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February 1, 2016
MagazineBrian 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
October 16, 2015
Brian Beutler
Raising the Debt Ceiling Won't Prove House Republicans Are Sane
September 14, 2015
Rebecca Leber
Get Ready for Another Government Shutdown Battle
Ted Cruz wants to defund Planned Parenthood—and improve his position in the Republican race
September 9, 2015
Rebecca Leber
Mitch McConnell Is Powerless to Block Obama’s Climate Change Deal
August 4, 2015
Rebecca Leber
Attacking Obama's Climate Plan Won't Save America's Dying Coal Industry
June 2, 2015
Tim Starks
The Republican Party Is Shifting on National Security, It Just Doesn't Know How
May 1, 2015
Danny Vinik
McConnell to Democrats: Get Ready for Another Debt Ceiling Fight!
March 20, 2015
Rebecca Leber
McConnell Is Now Going Outside of the Senate to Obstruct Obama
March 4, 2015
Rebecca Leber
McConnell Wants States to Just Ignore EPA Regulations, But His Plan Makes No Sense
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 4, 2015
Brian Beutler
Republicans May Have Cornered Themselves Into Shutting Down the Department of Homeland Security
January 23, 2015
Brian Beutler
Republicans Know Their Obamacare Case Is Bogus. Here's the Proof.
January 21, 2015
Brian Beutler
Conservatives Are Pouting That Obama Ignored the Meaningless Midterm Results
January 21, 2015
Danny Vinik
Mitch McConnell's "No Compromise" Strategy Is Finally Failing
January 16, 2015
Kevin Mahnken
Orrin Hatch Is Third in Line to the Presidency!
It's time to amend the Constitution
January 14, 2015
Brian Beutler
Senate Republicans Are Already Frustrated With John Boehner's Crazy Caucus

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