The Afghanistan War Commission’s probe is getting very real.

“No one will look like an unblemished hero, and nobody will look like a complete scapegoat,” says co-chair Colin Jackson.

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Rick Scott wants to transcend Mitch McConnell’s legacy – and become Trump’s man in the Senate
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Hunterbrook Media is part newsroom, part hedge fund. Can it be both?

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Column: Congress blames local D.C. for crime — but it's also leaving vacant a staggering number of judgeships that would actually fight crime.

What gives? Michael Schaffer breaks down the ludicrous system in this week's Capital City column.

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Trump's judgment day is coming — but what will the jury decide?

Watch for these clues to find out:

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“I have a rule which is, never trust someone’s self-report about grocery costs,” Ramit Sethi tells Alex Burns. The finance guru says Washington is getting the inflation debate all wrong. politico.com/news/magazine/…

Opinion | Time to Close the Hatch Act’s Escape Hatch
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Ultra-conservative policy on a range of issues like abortion dominates in north Idaho — but this Republican candidate thinks a new moderate coalition is ready to take a stand against extremism in his own party.

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By Cassidy Randall: A deeply reported dispatch from deep-red north Idaho about a candidate who voted for many of the state's very strict abortion laws--and then saw the fallout: politico.com/news/magazine/…

Vicious crackdowns on critics of the government have taken Georgia’s democracy to the brink — and dragged the country closer to the Kremlin’s orbit.

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Column: After their relationship took a rocky turn, Trump and Fox are getting cozy again — just look at the network’s coverage of his trial, writes Jack Shafer.
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DC internships are paying better and offering more flexibility — but there are fewer and fewer slots.

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Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders traded her national position for the top spot back home — but she brought Trump’s DC with her.

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What happens if Trump and Biden tie in the Electoral College? The last time it happened was 200 years ago — and it changed American democracy forever.

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“Trump’s legal team has made several considerable, and at times baffling, missteps over the course of the trial that have increased the odds of a conviction,” writes former federal prosecutor Ankush Khardori politico.com/news/magazine/…

The fate of the Senate (and of Jon Tester’s campaign) could depend on Montana Native Americans. But will turnout and voting barriers get in the way?
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A former top U.S. diplomat has stark warnings for the future of NATO under a potential second Trump term: “Don’t throw it out because you would never be able to recreate it again.”

Inside our exit interview with Victoria Nuland:
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“The Bible’s very clear. You’re supposed to bless even those who persecute you. I’m getting a lot of practice in that right now.”

Speaker Mike Johnson opened up about this week's ouster attempt and more:
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Opinion | The Culture of House Republicans Is Warped, via Brendan Buck, a former advisor to House Speakers John Boehner and Paul Ryan, and a partner at the communications firm Seven Letter politico.com/news/magazine/…