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Day Two: It Isn't Easy Being Orange
Jury selection is often the most important part of any trial
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Jonathan Alter
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On Day One, Judge Merchan Sets the Tone
Before jury selection, we learned a lot about the contours of the case
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Jonathan Alter
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The Death of the New Jersey Machine
It took a while, but the bossism of my Chicago youth and current home is finally done
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Jonathan Alter
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Make Trump Pick Up Trash
That’s the right penalty when he violates the gag order
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Jonathan Alter
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March 2024

Trump in the Dock: It's On, Baby
Judge Merchan scuttles Trump’s final bid for delay
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Jonathan Alter
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Stormy Weather Ahead for Trump
A New York judge increases the odds of conviction
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Jonathan Alter
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Phew! Biden Nails It
The president didn’t just clear the senility bar, he demolished it.
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Jonathan Alter
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February 2024

Watching LBJ Quit in 1968
Ruminating with Tom Johnson, witness to history.
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Jonathan Alter
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Will Fani Willis Flame Out?
The two best-informed reporters on the Georgia case explain what’s happening and why.
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Jonathan Alter
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Surviving Biden's Brain Freezes
Seven “Old Shoe” Steps to Getting Reelected
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January 2024

Can Taylor Swift Save the Republic?
How the “Decisive Dozen” Might Trip Up Trump
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Jonathan Alter
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Ruminating with Marvin Kalb
The legendary newsman on democracy, anti-Semitism, the Middle East, Ukraine and meeting Nikita Khrushchev
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Jonathan Alter
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