2014 Midterms

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?

Why Is the U.S. Electorate So White? Because Our Voting System Is Broken. Here's How to Fix It.

The Big Question Democrats Need to Ask Themselves Before They Nominate Hillary

Republicans Won the Midterms. The NRA Did Not.

Hillary's Going to Have a Primary After All, and She Should Be Grateful

The Five Battlefronts in Republicans' War on the EPA

The Death of the Southern White Democrat Hurts African-Americans the Most

The Senate's New Environmental Leader Thinks Michael Crichton Is a Climate Expert

Tuesday's Elections Were a Major Warning Sign for Democrats

Climate Denier Ted Cruz Is Poised to Become a Lead Senator on Science

Obama and McConnell Are Trying to Pretend They're Not Plotting to Destroy Each Other

Tom Steyer: "I Have No Second Thoughts Whatsoever."

He has little to show for his $67 million in campaign donations, though

McConnell Didn't Win Everything

The GOP political victory came with a steep price

How Republicans Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Ivy League

Several GOP candidates rode their Harvard resumes to victory

Democrats Had a Winning Message in 2012—and Promptly Forgot It in 2014

America's Worst Mayor Finally Lost—Because Democrats and Republicans Teamed Up Against Him

The Most Female Congress Ever Will Be Terrible for Women

Just How Bad Was Voter Suppression This Election?

The CIA's Favorite Senator Will Soon Be In Charge of CIA Oversight

Pot Is Legal Now in D.C.—Just Not If You're a Federal Employee