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April 19, 2024
Ben Metzner
Republicans Can’t Stop Pointing Fingers Over Congressional Chaos
With the party split ahead of a major vote, Republicans are trying to find someone to blame for it all.
April 18, 2024
Ben Metzner
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Wild Strategy to Delay Foreign Aid Package
The Georgia representative keeps trying to add bizarre amendments to the House foreign aid bills.
April 10, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Mike Johnson’s Reign of Chaos Could Soon Be Coming to an End
The House speaker is struggling to control his Republican caucus.
February 14, 2022
Matt Ford
Death to the Acronym Bills!
The not-funny names that lawmakers invent to sell their policy ideas are evidence of a legislative body in deep decline.
February 26, 1977
Michael Harrington
Hiding the Other America

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