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As Paul Manafort and Michael Cohen are found guilty on criminal counts, Our Cartoon President and his closest confidants strategize about the best way to respond to the turmoil.

The minor blues is saddest with its' own sorrow and pain
You'll know it when you hear it with its sombre sad refrain
It's a major situation, givin' me the minor blues

Adam Davidson follows the money trail in one of President Donald Trump's past deals all the way to Vladimir Putin.

The man taking on Ted Cruz, Texas Senate candidate Beto O'Rourke, brilliantly explains why NFL players kneeling during the national anthem is not disrespectful.

The US is getting more diverse. As more Americans realize this new future, it is changing how cultural and political divides take shape.

Giant batteries are crucial to the future of power grids everywhere, but they are only one of the zanier forms of energy storage already in use around the country.

A massive shopping event like Prime Day is only possible in part because of Amazon’s Flex program, which recruits everyday people to deliver Amazon packages for a modest wage.

Rachel Maddow looks back at how David Pecker programmed the National Enquirer to promote Donald Trump and trash Hillary Clinton through the 2016 campaign, though he is now reportedly cooperating with investigators in the Cohen case and maybe more.

Organizations can hire fake advocates who create the illusion of real support for their message. It’s a shady practice called astroturfing that can warp the public perception of anything...even astroturfing.