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One Big Thing Biden’s SOTU Got Right

Zack Beauchamp Vox
The president dodged the “norms trap” by going straight after Trump on democracy. There is no hypocrisy in defending truth against lies.

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Trump Plan To Gut Civil Service Triggers Pushback

Tim Reid and Nathan Layne Reuters
Donald Trump has pledged to revive an executive order known as Schedule F that would give him the power, if re-elected president, to strip employment protections from tens of thousands of government civil servants, a step toward autocracy.

How Much Can Trump 2.0 Get Away With?

Thomas B. Edsall The New York Times
I am your warrior, I am your justice, Donald Trump told the crowd. And for those who have been wronged and betrayed, I am your retribution. The first Trump term was deeply alarming, a second Trump one will be far more alarming, with many fewer errors

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