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December 13, 2017
Elizabeth Drew
Backlash
The implications of sending Al Franken packing are starting to become clear on Capitol Hill. And they are troubling.
December 8, 2017
Alex Shephard
Trent Franks’s sexual harassment scandal is the strangest yet.
December 5, 2017
Elizabeth Drew
How Republicans Killed the Legislative Process
In rushing its tax reform bill through the Senate, the GOP has jeopardized the legislation’s claim to legitimacy.
November 28, 2017
David Dayen
For This Congress, Children Come Last
As lawmakers prepare to pass massive tax cuts for the wealthy, nearly 20 million poor Americans are needlessly at risk of losing their health insurance.
November 6, 2017
Alex Shephard
Donald Trump’s response to the Sutherland Springs shooting is a disgrace.
November 2, 2017
Emily Atkin
After achieving his wildest dreams, the worst climate denier in Congress is retiring.
October 27, 2017
Sarah Jones
Of course Congress has a huge sexual harassment problem, too.
October 26, 2017
Magazine
Elizabeth Goitein
A Chance to Control Domestic Spying
Why the Trump era represents a real opportunity to reform the NSA’s surveillance program.
October 25, 2017
Alex Shephard
Jeff Flake and the Great Failure of the Anti-Trumpists
It's hard to stand up to Donald Trump when what you stand for is intellectually bankrupt.
October 3, 2017
Steven Cohen
How Hurricane Maria Could Change Puerto Rico’s Political Future
The storm has caused untold devastation. But it might also be an impetus for long-overdue change.
September 14, 2017
Clio Chang
Why Bernie Sanders’s Medicare for All Plan Is Good Politics
Liberal opponents of the bill say it is damaged goods. But Sanders’s proposal is a savvy way to push health care reform in a new direction.
September 7, 2017
Alex Shephard
Trump’s deal with Chuck and Nancy didn’t throw Republicans under the bus.
September 5, 2017
Alex Shephard
Donald Trump’s DACA plan is a craven and shameless attempt to evade responsibility.
August 29, 2017
David Dayen
This Is What Flood Denialism Looks Like
After Hurricane Harvey, lawmakers could keep shoveling money into stopgap programs—or they could admit that warming seas won't fix themselves.
August 1, 2017
Alex Shephard
Why Jeff Flake’s
Conscience of a Conservative
Rings Hollow
The senator’s new book is a lucid examination of everything that’s wrong with the GOP in the Trump era. Too bad Flake is part of the problem.
June 21, 2017
Alex Shephard
Jon Ossoff’s loss shows that the suburbs aren’t a slam dunk for Democrats.
June 9, 2017
David Dayen
Trump’s Judicial Picks Are Keeping Republicans Happy—and Quiet
In a rare show of competency, he's tapped five times as many judges as Obama had at this point—and conservatives are delighted.
June 6, 2017
Graham Vyse
Republicans just want health care to go away—even if their bill fails.
May 24, 2017
Alex Shephard
It’s possible that Trump won’t get
any
major legislation passed before 2018.
May 17, 2017
Alex Shephard
The Russia investigation just got real.
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