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April 19, 2017
Alex Shephard
Is Donald Trump the reason Jason Chaffetz just made the surprise decision to not run for re-election?
April 12, 2017
Alex Shephard
The good news for Republicans is that they won the Kansas special election. The bad news is everything else.
April 3, 2017
Graham Vyse
Will Donald Trump cost Republicans the House?
March 29, 2017
Emily Atkin
Republicans’ sneaky plan to smother future environmental regulations just passed the House.
February 14, 2017
Alex Shephard
The GOP is going to own the Michael Flynn scandal, too.
January 3, 2017
Jeet Heer
Get ready for a new era of corruption in Washington.
December 14, 2016
Adam Gaffney
Congress Just Quietly Handed Drug Companies a Dangerous Victory
The 21st Century Cures Act has been lauded as a bipartisan success. It's actually the result of a long war on drug regulation.
October 6, 2016
Alex Shephard
Paul Ryan can barely admit that he’s going to be on the same stage as Donald Trump.
July 26, 2016
Saif Alnuweiri
Do anti-encryption Democrats see the importance of encryption now?
July 6, 2016
Clio Chang
Republicans are still mad about the Democratic sit-in.
March 23, 2016
David Dayen
Is Retaking the House a Democratic Pipe Dream?
If Trump drags down the GOP candidates, there's a chance. But there are also a lot of obstacles—of the Democrats' own making.
September 25, 2015
Rebecca Leber
House Speaker John Boehner Resigns From Congress. Now What?
March 26, 2014
Nora Caplan-Bricker
The New Immigration Strategy Has Some Activists Unhappy
March 26, 2014
Nora Caplan-Bricker
Some Republicans About to Feel Uncomfortable on Immigration—and That's the Point
February 25, 2014
Kevin Mahnken
House of Nerds
The smartest member of Congress is retiring. Who inherits his title?
January 10, 2014
Nora Caplan-Bricker
Who are the Poorest Politicians in Congress?
November 21, 2013
Nora Caplan-Bricker
The 'Free Willy' Photoshop in the GOP’s Obamacare Playbook Makes No Sense, Either
October 16, 2013
Nora Caplan-Bricker
We're About to Default, and the House Is Debating Traffic Cones
October 8, 2013
Isaac Chotiner
Barney Frank Talks Shutdown, Calls an Old Colleague "Weird and Dissociated"
October 7, 2013
Benjamin Wittes
Tea Party Republicans Are Putting American Lives in Danger

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