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Welcome to this week's edition of the Surge.

Unable to jail the President's enemies, a terrible attorney general discovers venality and bootlicking are not enough.

The real reason Pam Bondi was fired.

These women's ousters tell us something important about this president, his administration, and his movement.

We're in prime politicians-releasing-platitude-filled-books season. But do you know how platitude-filled?

Test your knowledge of this week's big stories.

The Supreme Court's decision in Chiles v. Salazar is painful to anyone who cares about LGBTQ+ adolescents.

Let's take stock of just how much Trump is distorting the truth about this war.

Now that a challenge has finally reached the Supreme Court, is birthright citizenship any safer?

Despite Bondi's best efforts to appease Trump, she ultimately failed to lock in her status within his Cabinet.