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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 15h
NEW: In 2016, David Michael Levin served jail time for hacking election websites in Florida. Now, new records reveal Levin helped the Trump DOJ monitor the 2026 primaries in Maricopa County — a key target in Trump's bid to contest the 2020 vote.
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DOJ lawyer convicted of hacking election sites monitored voting in Maricopa County, Arizona
The involvement of the two lawyers in a state where President Donald Trump challenged the 2020 election results adds to concerns that the administration’s monitoring program for the fall — which it ha...
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 04/10/2026
Ineligible votes are exceedingly rare, yet treated as a grave threat to our elections. But when far more ballots from eligible voters get rejected over technicalities, nobody bats an eye. And the imbalance works to Trump's advantage: demdock.com/4zfOYLe
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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 05/10/2026
Actors linked to Iran, Russia, China, and other states are using AI to write and translate propaganda, create personas, mimic target audiences, and produce content at scale. @noupside.bsky.social investigates whether AI-generated influence operations are actually changing public opinion.
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Production, Persuasion, and Power: How Generative and Agentic AI Are Transforming Influence Operations
Generative AI can increase the quantity and quality of malign foreign influence campaigns. However, questions remain as to whether these campaigns influence public opinion.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
This is a really good piece by @natashakorecki.bsky.social at NBC News: "Many Latinos were better versed in the details of Salgado Araujo’s shooting death than in the names and backgrounds of those running for some of the highest-profile offices in their state..." www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
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How the shooting death of a Houston father is igniting Latino politics in Texas
Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was shot and killed on his way to work by ICE agents, who said he used his vehicle as a weapon. An outraged community is demanding justice — and change.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Remember when Judge Cannon blocked release of Vol. II of Jack Smith’s report? The part about the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case? Now there’s an encouraging update & you’ll want to know all about it. joycevance.substack.com/p/finally-vo...
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Finally. Volume II.
Jack Smith’s Mar-a-Lago report should be public. Donald Trump wants to keep that from happening.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 02/10/2026
NEW: A new USPS policy will eliminate evening mail pickups from select post offices across the country — a change that will eventually slow pick-up and delivery times for around 70% of zip codes in the U.S. We mapped those zip codes to help you figure out whether your mail ballot could be affected👇
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The Postal Service is slowing delivery. Will your mail ballot be affected?
Democracy Docket mapped the affected zip codes.
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 02/10/2026
U.S. nonfarm payrolls added only 29,000 jobs, well below expectations, in September while unemployment rose to 4.2 percent. Good luck to Republicans spinning this away. (Image by @byheatherlong.bsky.social)
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Each election year, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) takes extra steps to ensure ballots sent through the mail arrive at election offices on time. This year, it’s delaying those efforts. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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USPS pushes back measures that ensure mail ballots arrive on time
“The shorter timeframe is noteworthy and I don’t know why they’re doing this,” Steve Hutkins, who writes for Save the Post Office, told Democracy Docket.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
🚨BREAKING: Tarrant County voters filed an emergency lawsuit Friday accusing Republican county officials of intentionally making it harder for Black and Hispanic residents to vote by eliminating dozens of Election Day polling places. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Tarrant County voters sue to block GOP polling site cuts targeting minority voters
The lawsuit comes a month after the GOP-controlled Tarrant County Commissioners Court approved the cuts in a 3-2 vote despite intense opposition from residents and the court’s two Democratic commissio...
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 03/10/2026
North Carolinians are facing a confusing stream of letters warning voters they must update missing personal information by the Oct. 9 deadline. The mailers are another barrier to voting that makes some voters question whether they should bother casting a ballot at all: demdock.com/4rTwVrB
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
#NoKings October 17th! Make a plan for October 17th. Make a plan to vote. www.nokings.org
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No Kings
For more than a year, millions of people have come together to send a clear message: in America, we have no kings. Power doesn't belong to billionaires, strongmen, or politicians who think they're abo...
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
“Local newspapers are dying, and I don’t think we’re prepared for a world without them…” tulsaflyer.org/2026/09/29/c...
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Battle in McCurtain County at the center of new Peacock documentary
McCurtain County Sheriff’s officials wanted a family-run newspaper dead — literally. A new Peacock documentary explores the years-long battle and what it means for press freedoms.
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syndneycarton.bsky.social @syndneycarton.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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FACT CHECK FROM PROPUBLICA: “Susan Collins Dismissed Our Reporting As Old News. Some of Her Claims Aren’t True.” - Maine Democratic Party
Today, after Susan Collins and her team spent the better part of two days trying to dismiss ProPublica’s bombshell reporting that the FBI was circling Susan Collins for engaging in a pay-to-play schem...
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Nevada election officials said Thursday that 185 voters in the state who the Department of Homeland Security identified as noncitizens were all, in fact, citizens — the latest snafu in the department’s attempts to uncover illegal voters across the country. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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DHS noncitizen voter claims unravel in Nevada as state confirms flagged voters are citizens
Nevada election officials said Thursday that 185 voters in the state who the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) identified as noncitizens were all, in fact, citizens.
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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 26/09/2026
On Tuesday, tune into Lawfare's YouTube channel to watch the second installment of Lawfare's “Deportation, Inc.: The Rise of the Immigration Enforcement Economy," series, produced with @situ-research.bsky.social and @theintercept.com.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 19/09/2026
After Trump’s mail voting loss at the Supreme Court, his efforts to rig the election will escalate. What’s his next tactic? Marc Elias breaks down the new way the Trump administration will try to disenfranchise voters. Stay in the know: demdock.com/3T3Owjg
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
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Maddow INSTANTLY REACTS to Trump banning MS NOW from WH
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 17/09/2026
💭 Can you think of an ominous sign that the U.S. is backsliding on democracy? Here's one: An international election watchdog group that has observed every federal election for two decades won't be doing so for this year's midterms. All because the Trump administration didn't invite them.
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Exclusive: These international observers have monitored US elections for decades. This time, the Trump admin didn’t invite them
It’s the latest ominous sign that the U.S. is backsliding on democracy — and adds to concerns that the administration wants to undermine the vote.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Got 2 minutes and 44 seconds to spare? Our new doc comes out on Peacock, Sunday Sept 27 -- bit of a true crime thriller, which is not my usual genre, I know! But watch the trailer and you'll see why I am crazy for this story: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLfo...
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Kill. Bury. Print. | Official Trailer | Peacock Original
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Rural America gave Trump 93% of their vote. Then came record diesel, USAID gutted, farms raided, Medicaid and SNAP slashed, rural hospitals closed. When asked if any of it mattered to him, his answer was: "Not even a little bit." Is it time for rural voters to strike back?
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Rural Voters Strike Back: The Price Of Trump's Betrayal
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 18/09/2026
Truckers on skyrocketing diesel prices: "We can't continue to run like this." Semi trucks can carry up to 220 gallons of diesel fuel, which costs $1,320. So if diesel goes up, shipping costs go up with it and inflates the price of everything.
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 14/09/2026
Donald Trump is scared of your vote. @timdickinson.bsky.social explains ⬇️
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026
Exceptional journalism from @newyorker.com on Jared Kushner's catastrophic diplomacy, conflicts of interest, arrogance. He represents "a new kind of Washington figure, for whom public office serves as a means to extraordinary wealth" www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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Jared Kushner’s Dollar Diplomacy
Jared Kushner represents the kind of Washington figure for whom public office serves as a means to extraordinary wealth.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins (R) tried and failed to force voters to use a gerrymandered map for the upcoming midterm elections. Now, several voters are demanding he pay $80 million in damages. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Missouri voters seek $80 million in damages after Secretary of State Denny Hoskins’ redistricting debacle
Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins (R) tried and failed to force voters to use a gerrymandered map for the upcoming midterm elections. Now, several voters are demanding he pay $80 million in da...
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 12/09/2026
In Missouri, Republicans tried to undermine the rule of law to do Trump’s bidding and get one more congressional seat for their party. But that was too far, even for the anti-democratic Supreme Court, Billy Corriher writes: demdock.com/4cEiktL
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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 13/09/2026
What have we learned in the 25 years since 9/11 and the start of the Global War on Terror? Daniel Byman takes stock of what the United States got wrong. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/misu...
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Misunderstanding 9/11
The analytic mistakes made in the aftermath of the attacks still have lessons today.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 11/09/2026
The state Supreme Court found that the sudden switch violated Texas’ election laws by “unmoor[ing] the general election from its corresponding primary.” Find more details here:
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Republicans in Texas county can't swap voting maps between primary and general election, state Supreme Court says
The court said "nothing" in Texas’ election laws supported the GOP's sudden voting maps change.
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 11/09/2026
While America mourns 9/11, Trump lies about it for attention. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-GQ...
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NEW LINCOLN PROJECT AD: It's A Lie
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 12/09/2026
📩 USPS rejected a Florida county’s mail ballot envelope design because two lines of text sat 0.236 inches apart — when there should have been a full quarter-inch between them. The envelope design was accepted on appeal. But here’s what the snafu shows us: demdock.com/4yyzC46
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 10/09/2026
President Trump just said that if Republicans win the House and the Senate, everyone will get $5k. Bribing voters is illegal.
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Men's Hairy Armpits @menshairyarmpits.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
I don’t think there’s really even a colorable argument that this isn’t mass murder. theintercept.com/2026/09/02/m...
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The U.S. Has Killed 227 Civilians in Boat Strikes During “A Year of Murders”
“The boat strikes are, perhaps, the most stark testament to the lawlessness of the Trump administration.”
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said Tuesday that ICE agents could enter polling places to make arrests this November, raising fresh concerns about the Trump administration contemplating actions that federal law has long prohibited. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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DHS chief says ICE could make arrests at polling places — ignoring federal ban on armed agents at voting sites
Under federal law, an official who orders, brings or keeps “troops or armed men” at a location where a general or special election is taking place can face up to five years in prison and disqualificat...
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 02/09/2026
"Data centers don't use water. They're data centers. This is propaganda by our adversaries" - Trump's Secretary of Commerce Not only are they robbing you blind, they think you're an idiot.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 03/09/2026
“If we’re serving a warrant, we will be where we need to be,” DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said about ICE at polling places in November. The comments are some of the clearest yet from the Trump administration on whether immigration agents could appear at voting sites: demdock.com/4dbht3N
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 03/09/2026
House Democrats have a dire message for USPS Inspector General Tammy Hull amid new whistleblower claims: “Millions of voters could depend on your ability to quickly and thoroughly investigate the Postal Service’s apparent misconduct,” the lawmakers warned 👉 demdock.com/3UwYOJu
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
In a 5-4 decision, the Court’s conservative majority can’t find the spine to tell Trump no about the ballroom. Chief Justice Roberts is joined by the 3 liberal Justices in dissent, calling what Trump is doing “likely unlawful.”
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
"The largest planned AI data center in New Jersey is accused of violating federal law... "Located roughly a mile from two schools... "Running dozens of tractor-trailer-size gas-powered generators... "None have permits... floodlightnews.org/new-jersey-d...
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One of East Coast’s largest data centers accused of ‘violating federal law'
Thermal drone footage shows DataOne — the Microsoft-backed AI data center in Vineland — is powering its operations with dozens of unpermitted generators
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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 24/08/2026
On Aug. 14, the Office of Legal Counsel released an opinion concluding that military personnel can arrest individuals who unlawfully enter a national defense area after they have left the NDA. @chrismirasola.bsky.social explains the opinion's dangerous ramifications.
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OLC’s Dangerous, and Wrong, Opinion About the Posse Comitatus Act
OLC’s recent opinion about the PCA is unmoored from statute and case law and has dangerous implications for domestic uses of the military.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 22/08/2026
🏛️ LOSS: The Arkansas Supreme Court has dismissed a lawsuit to put a measure before voters this November that would stop lawmakers from overturning constitutional amendments passed by voters. Not only did the court disagree — it dismissed the lawsuit without explaining why.
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Arkansas Supreme Court rejects bid to save direct democracy ballot initiative
Supporters argued that such a minor bureaucratic mistake — which state officials could have, but didn’t, correct — shouldn’t justify silencing thousands of Arkansan voices.
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
“Looking ahead to the day when a Democratic president occupies the White House again, perhaps his or her agenda will include tearing down this monument to lawlessness, despotism and corruption.” www.americaamerica.news/p/must-the-b...
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Must the Ballroom Be Torn Down?
A Saturday Prompt
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Esp.el @esp-el75.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 19/08/2026
Stephanie Ruehle: "In Trump's home state of Florida, Republican voters rejected 2 of his candidates for the House. His pick for governor in Wyoming lost as well" MAGA is weakening.
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 19/08/2026
ELECTION FLIP: Last night in Pennsylvania, voters flipped a seat Republicans held for nearly 30 years in a Trump stronghold district to elect Democrat Brandon Dukes. A victory that sends a clear message ahead of the midterms.
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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 15/08/2026
Defense Secretary Peter Hegseth’s reversal on decades of progress on civilian harm mitigation and response procedures that has contributed to more civilian casualties, writes @maethompson.bsky.social, Kristine Beckerle, and @lukemoffett.bsky.social. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/from...
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From Promise to Peril: The U.S. Retreat From Civilian Harm Response
Hegseth’s U-turn on decades of CHMR progress has contributed to more civilian casualties and left victims without access to repair and amends.
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 13/08/2026
Meet your new boss: Artificial Intelligence 63-year-old Army veteran, Stephen Normandin was fired from his Amazon delivery job - not by his boss, but by AI software.
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Your Boss Is a Piece of Software
Surveillance is coming soon to an office near you (if it's not already watching)
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
A true patriot.
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Navy Veteran Expertly Rips Texas County Over Proposal To Dramatically Cut Polling Sites Despite Higher Voter Turnout In Mic Drop Rant
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Trump underwater almost everywhere
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 12/08/2026
BREAKING: In a win for voters, a Nebraska court rejected the RNC’s bid to block certain U.S. citizens living abroad from voting in the state. The ruling marks a major blow for the RNC, which has filed a wave of lawsuits across the country targeting such voters.
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Nebraska court throws out RNC lawsuit targeting overseas voters
The ruling is a major defeat for the RNC, which has filed a wave of lawsuits across the country targeting so-called “never resident” voters — U.S. citizens born abroad who are eligible under state law...
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All In with Chris Hayes @allinwithchris.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Journalist Garrett Graff joins to discuss "the Russian nesting doll of scandal" within Trump’s decoy plane swap, including corner-cutting on presidential security, an attack on freedom of the press, and the ongoing risk of Trump's war with Iran.
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‘Russian nesting doll of scandal’: New fallout from Trump’s secret flight
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