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State of the Union
January 30, 2018
Emily Atkin
The Polluted State of the Union
It's too soon to have data on Trump's impact on the environment, but after his first year, the outlook is clear.
January 30, 2018
Graham Vyse
Democrat Joe Kennedy has a pot problem.
March 3, 2017
Primary Concerns
Making Sense of the Hot Mess on Capitol Hill
One of the country's leading legislative scholars brings clarity to the chaos in Congress, and places it in its proper historical context.
March 1, 2017
Brian Beutler
Trump’s Speech to Congress Was Oblivious to Reality
The president did little on Tuesday night to save his failing agenda.
January 14, 2016
Brian Beutler
This says so much.
January 14, 2016
Brian Beutler
Thursday’s Debate Is Make-or-Break for the GOP Establishment
Short of a Rubio miracle, party insiders will need to start thinking about which of two evils they fear less.
January 13, 2016
Jamil Smith
Barack Obama’s Quixotic Quest
The first black president was never going to be able to fix our politics.
January 13, 2016
Rebecca Leber
Feminists: It’s okay to obsess over Michelle Obama’s marigold dress.
January 13, 2016
Suzy Khimm
Obama: America Is Great Again Already
The president rejected the Republican narrative of decay and weakness in his last State of the Union address.
January 13, 2016
Jeet Heer
Nikki Haley’s Two-Front War
In her State of the Union response, Haley had to fight both Barack Obama and Donald Trump.
January 13, 2016
Rebecca Leber
President Barack Obama had an awkward laugh line about dirt-cheap gas.
January 13, 2016
Elizabeth Bruenig
Obama invokes Pope Francis to shame anti-Muslim rhetoric.
January 13, 2016
Adam Peck
Clear-eyed. Big-hearted. America can’t lose.
January 13, 2016
Jeet Heer
President Obama got the history of Sputnik wrong.
January 13, 2016
Brian Beutler
Obama used his final State of the Union to destigmatize welfare and poverty.
January 13, 2016
Elizabeth Bruenig
Obama blames the rich.
January 13, 2016
Jeet Heer
Obama continues to argue that Trumpism is driven by economic insecurity.
January 13, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
Even Paul Ryan kind of enjoyed President Obama’s opening joke at the State of the Union.
January 13, 2016
Brian Beutler
Awwwkwarrddd.
January 13, 2016
Rebecca Leber
Republicans are trolling President Barack Obama with their State of the Union guests.
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