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Mitch McConnell
August 1, 2016
Brian Beutler
The Republican Milgram Experiment
GOP leaders are administering dangerous shocks to the heart of U.S. democracy, and they can't stop themselves.
July 21, 2016
Brian Beutler
McConnell says supporting Trump is fine, because if push comes to shove, we can always have a coup.
July 20, 2016
Brian Beutler
Mitch McConnell forgot that the perpetual Supreme Court vacancy is all about high-minded principle.
July 1, 2016
Brian Beutler
Anti-Trump Conservatives Are Putting Power Over Principle
Supporting Trump is irresponsible; supporting his enablers is almost as bad.
June 13, 2016
Brian Beutler
Donald Trump Stuck to His Script. What Do GOP Leaders Say Now?
As Monday's Orlando speech showed, a teleprompter doesn't make Trump any less odious, or any more reasonable.
June 7, 2016
Jeet Heer
Why Trump’s Attack on Gonzalo Curiel Is the Final Straw
Trump has been a racist for a long time, but he's finally picked a target that even the Republicans feel sympathy for.
June 7, 2016
Adam Peck
Republicans have been reduced to calling each other racists, thanks to Donald Trump.
June 6, 2016
Brian Beutler
Donald Trump’s Racism Is Coloring Every Aspect of Republican Politics
A little-noticed anti-transgender maneuver exposes the GOP's pro-Trump opportunism.
May 12, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
Paul Ryan isn’t just a “policy guy.” He’s an ideologue.
May 5, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
Maybe the Republican Party will come around to Donald Trump after all.
February 19, 2016
Simon Lazarus
How John Roberts Can Save the Supreme Court
Senate Republicans plan to paralyze the nomination process. Here's a way forward for the chief justice this year.
February 17, 2016
Brian Beutler
Did Mitch McConnell Blow It?
Republicans are already breaking ranks over the Supreme Court vote. But with McConnell, there's always a method.
February 16, 2016
Brian Beutler
How to Make Sense of All the Post-Scalia B.S.
A plea for cross-ideological understanding.
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 14, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
The GOP’s blanket block of Obama’s Supreme Court nominee could backfire in a big way.
February 13, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
Mitch McConnell says there will be no Scalia Supreme Court replacement under President Obama.
February 1, 2016
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Brian Beutler
This Year’s Republican Primary Is a Gamble Seven Years in the Making
Republicans have been demanding an anti-Obama for years—and tonight, they'll begin the process of nominating one.
December 17, 2015
Laura Reston
Mitch McConnell and Harry Reid are feuding like seventh graders.
December 16, 2015
Rebecca Leber
Congress is so inept, it can’t even block Barack Obama’s climate agenda.
November 4, 2015
Brian Beutler
The Superficiality of the Republican Commitment to Racial Justice
Look no further than the governor's race in Kentucky
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