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March 23, 2016
David Dayen
Is Retaking the House a Democratic Pipe Dream?
If Trump drags down the GOP candidates, there's a chance. But there are also a lot of obstacles—of the Democrats' own making.
September 25, 2015
Rebecca Leber
House Speaker John Boehner Resigns From Congress. Now What?
March 26, 2014
Nora Caplan-Bricker
The New Immigration Strategy Has Some Activists Unhappy
March 26, 2014
Nora Caplan-Bricker
Some Republicans About to Feel Uncomfortable on Immigration—and That's the Point
February 25, 2014
Kevin Mahnken
House of Nerds
The smartest member of Congress is retiring. Who inherits his title?
January 10, 2014
Nora Caplan-Bricker
Who are the Poorest Politicians in Congress?
November 21, 2013
Nora Caplan-Bricker
The 'Free Willy' Photoshop in the GOP’s Obamacare Playbook Makes No Sense, Either
October 16, 2013
Nora Caplan-Bricker
We're About to Default, and the House Is Debating Traffic Cones
October 8, 2013
Isaac Chotiner
Barney Frank Talks Shutdown, Calls an Old Colleague "Weird and Dissociated"
October 7, 2013
Benjamin Wittes
Tea Party Republicans Are Putting American Lives in Danger
October 7, 2013
Nate Cohn
Take Back the House? Democrats Aren't Even Ahead on Friendly Turf In 2014
June 19, 2013
Nora Caplan-Bricker
Don't Give Republicans' Anti-Abortion Strategy Too Much Credit
May 6, 2013
Nora Caplan-Bricker
"She Had an Abortion": A History of a Political Smear
Elizabeth Colbert Busch isn't the first female candidate to face the insinuation
April 5, 2013
Nate Cohn
A Democratic Landslide in 2014? Unlikely
But don't blame gerrymandering
March 20, 2013
Nate Cohn
Mark Sanford's Political Comeback Is Shaping Up Nicely
March 5, 2013
Noam Scheiber
The Power of Orange
A mash note to John Boehner
January 22, 2013
Timothy Noah
The Filibuster and "The Fermata"
January 16, 2013
Noam Scheiber
It's Not a Fever! How Obama Can Break the House Republicans
January 14, 2013
Jonathan Cohn
In Georgia, a Blueprint for Battling Obamacare
January 3, 2013
John B. Judis
Obama Wasn't Rolled. He Won!

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