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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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March 18, 2022
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January 6 Recap: The RNC’s Email Platform Company Will Turn Over Documents
Plus, Proud Boys leader Enrico Tarrio will remain in jail, and Ginni Thomas admits she attended Trump’s “peaceful” rally.
March 18, 2022
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You’d Forgotten All About Paul LePage. Don’t. He Could Be Maine Governor Again.
The Republican known for his coarse and sometimes racist remarks will be the GOP nominee. And in Maine, that means he has a shot.
March 16, 2022
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Democrats Are Wondering How to Run on Inflation. They Can’t Run Away From It.
High prices are likely to linger, but the worst thing Democrats up for reelection can do is to pretend the problem doesn’t exist.
March 9, 2022
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So Now Trump Wants to “Bomb the Shit” Out of Russia. Will Republicans Ever Get Wise to This Guy?
Trump saw that his Putin praise was a seriously bad look within the GOP, so he changed his tune. The party is unlikely to punish him at all for the flip-flop.
March 8, 2022
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The Most Important Election in 2022 That You’ve Never Heard Of
Governor? Senator? Member of Congress? No, no, and no. The Colorado secretary of state may decide the presidency in 2024.
March 4, 2022
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January 6 Committee Recap: Committee to John Eastman: We Can Play Hardball, Too!
We now know the committee says it has evidence that Donald Trump committed a crime. All thanks to his brilliant lawyer.
March 2, 2022
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Should Democrats Return Len Blavatnik’s Campaign Donations?
The Russian moneyman—don’t call him an oligarch!—has kept Putin at arm’s length. But is this really the kind of money Democrats want?
February 25, 2022
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January 6 Recap: Is Ivanka Trump Going to Squeal on Her Father?
The ex–first daughter may cooperate with the committee. John Eastman definitely will not. And the Supreme Court deals Donald Trump another setback.
February 22, 2022
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Trump and DeSantis Are on the Brink of War
The CPAC conference, and its famous straw poll, happens this week. How dare the Florida governor challenge the king!
February 18, 2022
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January 6 Committee Recap: What Did Trump Do, and When Did He Do It?
The announcement about the impending release of the White House’s January 6 visitor logs to the House select committee is potentially of massive importance.
February 16, 2022
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New Swing-State Ads Try to Tell Black Voters: Yes, Biden’s Looking Out for You
Enthusiasm is at dangerous lows among the constituency that made Joe Biden the Democratic nominee. One group is trying to do something about it.
February 15, 2022
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Rudy Giuliani May Appear Before the January 6 Committee—but Is He Really Going to Talk?
Trump’s lawyer has signaled an openness to answering some of the committee’s questions. But that doesn’t mean he’s ready to spill everything he knows.
February 11, 2022
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January 6 Committee Recap: Concerns About Trump’s Records Can’t Be Flushed Away
Trump could be in legal trouble for potentially violating federal laws related to the handling of government records.
February 9, 2022
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Georgia Is the Midterm Ground Zero for America’s Political Future
Rarely has one state featured so many dramatic, implication-rich races in a midterm year. Can the Democrats—led by Stacey Abrams—pull this off?
February 4, 2022
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January 6 Recap: Finally Scratching the Surface on How Far Trump Was Willing to Go
Bombshell memos, high-level testimony, piles of documents. It adds up to a heap of trouble for the former president.
February 3, 2022
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Will Joe Biden Opt for Lindsey Graham’s Preferred Supreme Court Nominee?
Does the all-but-certain promise of a “yes” vote from Graham—along with Jim Clyburn’s support—make Michelle Childs the odds-on favorite?
February 2, 2022
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Democrats Can Win the Pennsylvania Senate Seat—if They Don’t Slaughter One Another First
The Keystone State is the party’s most likely chance at flipping a Senate seat. But Dems are looking at four months of a grueling and potentially rough primary.
January 28, 2022
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January 6 Committee Recap: The Walls Continue to Close in on Trump and the Insurrectionists
The Justice Department gets serious, the Fulton County case against Trump takes a big step forward, and Seb Gorka steps on a rake.
January 27, 2022
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Whatever’s Ailing This Administration, It’s Probably Not Ron Klain
The chief of staff is taking a whipping this week in the press. But replacing him would accomplish ... well, probably nothing.
January 25, 2022
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Ron DeSantis Is Eyeing the White House. Florida Democrats Are Eyeing Him.
He seems to be the heavy favorite for reelection at the moment. But remember—he only won by 30,000 votes last time. And he’s under 50 percent. Stranger things have happened.

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