Ben Weyl
@benweyl
senior editor @PoliticoMag
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21-07-2009 02:59:19
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.Ben Jacobs goes to Georgetown to find out how McCarthy would like us to remember his time in office (and what he'd like us to not remember): politico.com/news/magazine/…
Trump is enmeshed in a “two-tiered system of justice,” he often says — and he’s right. There are two tiers. But Trump frequently has been the beneficiary, not the victim. via James Romoser politico.com/news/magazine/…
“Andrés’ path to rock star status is an evolution that says as much about Washington as it does about Andrés — and makes the fallout from the killing worth watching as a barometer of Beltway opinion about Israel’s campaign against Hamas.” -Michael Schaffer politico.com/news/magazine/…
Inside the WSJ’s effort to Free Evan Gershkovich
The Wall Street Journal publisher Almar Latour tells Ryan Lizza about the first call indicating Evan might be in trouble, the past year’s public and private diplomacy, and prospects for a prisoner swap.
#IStandWithEvan
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Practically every Trump joke is “an in-group and out-group joke,” and “laughing at the joke is a sign of loyalty,” Jennifer Mercieca tells Michael Kruse.
“That is how autocrats work.” politico.com/news/magazine/…
“Now, McConnell isn’t trying to stand up to the man he does not think has any business being president – he’s trying to make the best of it for Republicans.” Smart Jonathan Martin politico.com/news/magazine/…
A ‘Stunning’ Element of the Alabama IVF Ruling: Megan Messerly’s Q&A with Mary Ziegler. tinyurl.com/csn9n5a4
“Erin Hawley’s status as a senator’s wife is perhaps the least interesting thing about her. By some accounts, she’s having a greater impact on the law in this country than her lawmaker husband is.” via Kathy Gilsinan politico.com/news/magazine/…