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Elon Musk is having so much fun, he just can't be bothered to run Twitter. Now the entire company is on the brink of financial and legal implosion.

A former president's white-glove arraignment reminds Americans that our justice system is not built to prosecute the powerful.

Elon Musk is kicking up legal trouble from California to Germany. Those lawsuits will be devastating for a company still struggling to survive.

Despite fixing the worst of Donald Trump's excesses, Joe Biden and Democrats still face a GOP hellbent on dismantling American institutions.

The time has come for California's senior senator to serve democracy by standing aside.

Kevin McCarthy is the new Speaker of the House -- but his extremist colleagues will be doing all the speaking.

As Republican leaders in New York and Washington turn on him, George Santos contemplates his endgame.

With Tucker Carlson out at 8 p.m., Fox News is hemorrhaging viewers and influence. For Fox's Lawrence Jones, a tryout in primetime is anything but a blessing.

DeSantis' Very Online presidential announcement was plagued with errors both technical and strategic

Red states are pushing new, dangerous restrictions on abortion and contraception. Why has the national media stopped caring?

Congressman-elect George Santos is a fictional character crafted from self-serving lies. He's also the poster child for the sickness destroying the GOP.

Elon Musk gave celebrities their Blue Checks back - whether they wanted them or not. That could amount to an illegal false endorsement.

Arbitrary CEOs. A clueless Congress. Social media is driving a global revolution in speech, but our leaders still don't get it.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul tried to strongarm her own party into giving her a judge. Her failure speaks volumes about how the State Senate has changed.

Why is a Homeland Security Committee member trying to steer America into a devastating domestic conflict?

The United States spends more than any other nation on information security, only to be beaten by a cardboard moving box.

Your quick hit of the best political analysis and commentary from The Third Degree's Max Burns

Your quick hit of the best political analysis and commentary from The Third Degree's Max Burns

Your quick hit of the best political analysis and commentary from The Third Degree's Max Burns

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