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Daniel Strauss

Daniel Strauss is a staff writer at The New Republic. He previously was a senior political reporter for The Guardian. Before that he spent four and a half years as a politics reporter at Politico. He has also been a reporter for Talking Points Memo and The Hill newspaper.

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January 10, 2023
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Lauren Boebert Was a Loser in the House Speaker Fight, but You’d Never Know It From How She’s Acting
The Colorado congresswoman is declaring last week a big win for her. The Democratic opponent she barely defeated, and many of her voters, beg to differ.
January 5, 2023
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George Santos’s Adviser Has a History of Working for Sleazeballs
One client pleaded guilty and resigned from Congress. Another lied about his business past and climbing Mount Everest. But Chris Grant makes no apology for advising them.
December 21, 2022
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The Holes in George Santos’s Record Were Just Sitting There
A combination of inaction and inattention allowed the newly elected Republican lawmaker to win office despite having apparently fabricated wide swaths of his biography.
December 19, 2022
Arizona Representative Ruben Gallego Is Definitely Eyeing a New Campaign, Based on Who He’s Talking To
The Arizona congressman is one of the top Democratic prospects for the Senate in 2024, since Kyrsten Sinema announced she is now an independent.
December 19, 2022
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Trump May Be the Figurehead, but the Rot of January 6 Permeates the Republican Party
The final hearing of the January 6 committee showed that the former president was far from alone in fomenting the insurrection.
December 15, 2022
Trump Has Raised Way Too Much Money on Those Weird NFTs
Someone created a real-time tracker of Donald Trump’s NFT sales, and it’s wild.
December 15, 2022
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Can Ruben Gallego Really Win a Three-Way Senate Race in Arizona?
The newly independent Kyrsten Sinema is deeply unpopular. But taking her down in a primary would have been much easier than in a general election between her, a Democrat, and a Republican.
December 14, 2022
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Morocco Is the World Cup’s Best Story
The African nation’s Cinderella run through the tournament was entirely unexpected outside of Marrakech. Now, fans of underdogs are united under its banner.
December 9, 2022
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Kyrsten Sinema’s Critics Waste No Time Unloading on the Former Democrat
“Our goal will be to make sure she becomes a political cautionary tale.”
December 9, 2022
The Chaos Maker: Kyrsten Sinema Ditches the Democrats
The Arizona senator says “nothing will change about my values or my behavior,” but Democrats should be forgiven for not taking much solace in that.
November 30, 2022
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Here’s Michiganders’ Pitch on Why They Should Be First in 2024
Democrats will decide this week how to shake up their presidential primary calendar. They should elevate a large, diverse battleground state. Hint: rhymes with “wish again.”
November 29, 2022
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World Cup Paradox: If Protesting Iran Team Beats U.S., It Helps the Regime
Iran’s players made a bold protest statement the other day. But like it or not, on the pitch, they represent national glory in which the regime wants to bathe.
November 23, 2022
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Inside Sam Bankman-Fried’s Long, Long, Long Money Trail
Democrats, Republicans, PACs, Senate candidates, House candidates, right-wingers to left-wingers (one or two): SBF peddled influence with them all.
November 15, 2022
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Trump Is Announcing Tonight. And No, Not All Republicans Are Aghast.
Murdochland and establishment conservatives are insisting the romance is over. It’s not likely to be that easy.
November 9, 2022
Arizona Judge Denies GOP Request to Extend Voting, Says There’s No Evidence People Couldn’t Vote
Conspiracy theorists are pointing to a problem with voting machines in Arizona's Maricopa County, but voters could still drop off their ballots.
November 9, 2022
We Won’t Get Immediate Election Results in Nevada, Georgia, or Arizona
Three battleground states will take longer to count their votes—and then come the conspiracy theorists.
November 8, 2022
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Democrats Will Hope That Their Suddenly Animated Base Will Be Enough to Stave Off a Midterm Bloodbath
Ahead of a challenging election, a spike in voter enthusiasm has given Democrats a small reason to hope that they might stem the expected red tide.
November 7, 2022
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The Real Battle Starts When the Voting Ends. Are Democrats Ready?
Democratic groups say they’ve got hundreds of people lined up to fight for voters on Election Day and after. Will it be enough?
October 18, 2022
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No, Democrats Should Not Be Freaking Out Over That Times Poll
Have independent women really turned that hard against the Democrats? It’s a national poll that measures mood, not specific reactions to specific candidates.
October 14, 2022
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Clip and Save: Herschel Walker’s Nine Most Stupendous, Ridiculous, and Offensive Lies
Did you know he once owned America’s largest upholstery business? Uh, no, you didn’t. Because he didn’t.

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