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September 2, 2016
Laura Reston
Jeanette Rankin’s Wonderful Lemon Meringue Pie
In 1917, the editors of the New Republic bemoaned the media’s coverage of the first woman elected to Congress.
August 12, 2016
Eric Kleefeld
Mitch McConnell is saying it is time to panic.
August 12, 2016
Madeleine Schwartz
Beyond Zika: How Congress Is Flirting With Medical Disaster
The dysfunctional response to the Zika virus lays bare a system that is increasingly ill-equipped to respond to outbreaks.
August 10, 2016
Eric Kleefeld
Republicans can easily hurt themselves down-ballot without Donald Trump’s help.
July 29, 2016
Clio Chang
While Congress is in recess, Zika may have shown up in U.S. mosquitos.
July 15, 2016
Sukjong Hong
While Congress sleeps in, the Zika virus will storm its way through mosquito season.
July 6, 2016
Clio Chang
Republicans are still mad about the Democratic sit-in.
June 23, 2016
Alex Shephard
Would it make a difference if the Democrats were fighting for a gun control bill that didn’t suck?
June 21, 2016
Alex Shephard
Has the NRA bought off Congress?
June 15, 2016
Michelle Legro
Get ready for a debate about women and the draft that will surely not become sexist in any way.
June 9, 2016
Alex Shephard
The anti-Trump movement is growing. That might help Trump.
June 8, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
It’s chilling to watch Narendra Modi yuck it up in the U.S. Congress.
May 17, 2016
Adam Peck
House Republicans pretty much have zero interest in combating the Zika virus.
April 27, 2016
Adam Peck
Establishment Democrats are doing pretty well in tonight’s Senate primary races.
February 24, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
Why is Obama considering a Republican for the Supreme Court?
February 17, 2016
Stephen Wolf
Is America’s Presidential System Doomed?
The fiasco surrounding Antonin Scalia's death points to a long-term illness.
February 16, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
There’s no way President Obama gets his Supreme Court nominee through the Senate.
February 16, 2016
Scott Lemieux
The End of the Supreme Court as We Know it
The fight over Antonin Scalia's successor heralds a descent into politically uncharted territory.
February 13, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
Mitch McConnell says there will be no Scalia Supreme Court replacement under President Obama.
December 22, 2015
Sasha Belenky
Most Republicans support action on climate change, even though their elected leaders don’t.

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