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Jeff Flake
October 12, 2020
Tom Zoellner
Trumpism Ate Martha McSally’s Brain
Why Arizona may be sending two Democrats to the Senate for the first time in 70 years
June 17, 2019
Alex Shephard
House Leadership Is Looking Flakey
Democrats were quick to condemn Trump after comments welcoming foreign "dirt," but their refusal to do more mirrors a recently retired senator.
January 2, 2019
Matt Ford
Who Is Mitt Romney Kidding?
The new senator from Utah has too much in common with Trump to become part of the #Resistance.
November 8, 2018
Alex Shephard
Mitt Romney Is the New Jeff Flake
The incoming Republican senator from Utah has been critical of Trump in the past. Will that change once he gets to Washington?
November 8, 2018
Jeet Heer
Senators offer vague warnings to Trump about the Mueller probe.
October 5, 2018
Jeet Heer
Kavanaugh narrowly wins procedural vote but his final fate is uncertain.
October 4, 2018
Matt Ford
This Is Not the Last Kavanaugh Report
The Republicans didn't pursue the truth about the allegations against the nominee. The Democrats will.
October 4, 2018
Jeet Heer
Kavanaugh’s strategy pays off as reaction to FBI probe breaks down along partisan lines.
September 28, 2018
Jeet Heer
What the hell just happened on Capitol Hill?
September 28, 2018
Alex Shephard
What will Joe Manchin and Heidi Heitkamp do about Brett Kavanaugh?
September 28, 2018
Sarah Jones
Jeff Flake was cornered by sexual assault survivors after announcing he’ll back Brett Kavanaugh.
September 28, 2018
Jeet Heer
Senate Republicans, pumped up by Kavanaugh’s testimony, hurry to vote.
June 10, 2018
Jeet Heer
Where is the GOP as Trump trashes alliances?
April 27, 2018
Jeet Heer
The Republican Party, Not Trump, Is the Real Threat to American Democracy
January 30, 2018
Jeet Heer
Anti-Trump Republicans Refuse to Wake From Their Dream of a Third Party
January 18, 2018
Jeet Heer
Fox News, Not the “Fake News Awards,” Is the Real Threat
Why the TV network's right-wing bubble is more worrisome than Trump's attacks on the mainstream press
January 16, 2018
Jeet Heer
Trump Isn’t a Toddler. He’s an Abusive Patriarch.
The president is the mercurial head of a party of enablers and deniers.
December 19, 2017
Alex Shephard
The Republican Opposition Goes Out With a Whimper
There are many elected Republicans who claim to stand against Donald Trump. But they have all quietly submitted to the president anyway.
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 24, 2017
Jeet Heer
Jeff Flake is out—and the GOP becomes further Trump-ized.

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