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Mitch McConnell
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
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

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