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Lauren Boebert
May 2, 2022
Daniel Strauss
How Kevin McCarthy Punted on a Chance to Stop Marjorie Taylor Greene
A new book reveals that GOP aides wanted the party to back MTG’s primary opponent—but McCarthy, afraid of Donald Trump’s reaction, killed the idea.
March 9, 2022
Jason Linkins
Bad News for Marjorie Taylor Greene: Congress Might Bring Back Earmarks
The end of the formal ban on the practice will force Capitol Hill’s MAGA performance artists to do some real legislative work for a change.
December 8, 2021
Grace Segers
The 2022 Midterms Are Shaping Up to Be a Blue Wave—of Retirements
With partisan redistricting favoring the GOP and an increasingly “toxic” environment on Capitol Hill, more and more Democrats are opting to leave the House.
December 4, 2021
Jason Linkins
The “Better” Republicans Aren’t Coming
As the House GOP caucus eats its own in tribal tests of purity, it’s hard to imagine that a party that hasn’t been normal for years will ever be normal again.
December 3, 2021
Maya Wiley
How the Charlottesville Verdict Can Inform the January 6 Committee’s Strategy
The select committee needs to get to the bottom of what happened last January, yes. But it can also perform a broader, and hugely important, function.
December 3, 2021
Daniel Strauss
Why Can’t Democrats Make GOP Extremism a Campaign Issue?
The danger Republicans pose to democracy is obvious to liberals. But to less engaged swing voters, it’s going to be a tough sell.
September 7, 2021
Daniel Strauss
Kevin McCarthy Really Doesn’t Want the January 6 Committee to See Those Phone Records
The House minority leader is raising suspicions about what GOP lawmakers might have said on the phone during the riot.
June 8, 2021
Alex Pareene
Democrats, Stop Negotiating With Traitors
Party leaders should act like they believe their own rhetoric on Republican extremism.
March 5, 2021
Jacob Silverman
The NatSec Bros Who Want to Save Congress From QAnon
Two new tough-guy Democrats hope to topple Lauren Boebert and Marjorie Taylor Greene. But they come with questions.
January 13, 2021
Matt Ford
The Call Is Coming From Inside the House (and Senate)
Can members of Congress trust each other to keep their colleagues safe?
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