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Government Shutdown
April 27, 2017
Brian Beutler
Dems to House GOP: try to mug us with Trumpcare and we won’t help you fund the government.
April 24, 2017
Brian Beutler
Donald Trump is using taxpayer dollars to enrich himself while asking Congress to fund his government.
April 24, 2017
Brian Beutler
Trump Will Provoke a Crisis or Be Humiliated This Week
The president has miscalculated the politics of government funding.
April 13, 2017
Brian Beutler
Republicans Are Holding Themselves Hostage
They're threatening a government shutdown—against their own party.
March 30, 2017
Brian Beutler
The Republicans Have Primed Our Government for Failure
They need Democrats to govern but trained their voters to expect otherwise. This spells disaster for us all.
August 31, 2016
David Dayen
This Year, Even the Fight Over Government Funding Is Upside Down
Another potential shutdown looms, but the demands have changed.
October 1, 2015
Brian Beutler
Kevin McCarthy Is Already Making Promises to Conservatives He Can't Keep
John Boehner's likely replacement as House speaker was a bit too optimistic on Fox News
September 25, 2015
Elspeth Reeve
Sympathy for the Boehner
March 17, 2015
Brian Beutler
Is John Boehner Finally Ready to Save His Party?
February 17, 2015
Brian Beutler
Republican Senators and Republican Congressmen Are on a Collision Course
February 12, 2015
Brian Beutler
To Fight Obama's Executive Amnesty, Republicans Should Kill the Filibuster
February 12, 2015
Danny Vinik
There's Another Shutdown Fight in Washington. Republicans Will Lose This One, Too.
February 4, 2015
Brian Beutler
Republicans May Have Cornered Themselves Into Shutting Down the Department of Homeland Security
December 15, 2014
Danny Vinik
GOP Congressman Destroys Ted Cruz's Argument Against the Government Funding Bill
One of the most honest interviews you'll ever hear from a politician
December 12, 2014
Brian Beutler
We Just Witnessed the Most Important Day in Politics All Year
December 10, 2014
Brian Beutler
Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid Just Revealed Democrats' 2015 Strategy
November 21, 2014
Danny Vinik
Get Ready for a Government Shutdown Over Obama's Immigration Order
November 14, 2014
Brian Beutler
Charles Krauthammer: Obama Is About to Commit an Impeachable Offense
November 6, 2014
Danny Vinik
Obama and McConnell Are Trying to Pretend They're Not Plotting to Destroy Each Other
October 28, 2014
Brian Beutler
The GOP Chair Just Declared a Post-Election War Against Obama

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