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Nancy Pelosi
August 29, 2019
Osita Nwanevu
The Border Wall Is Trump’s High Crime
There's no better reason for Democrats to impeach him.
July 24, 2019
Matt Ford
The Media Missed Mueller’s Clear Case for Impeaching Trump
Beltway pundits treated his testimony as disappointing entertainment rather than a damning portrait of a rogue president.
July 24, 2019
Elizabeth Spiers
Beyond Pelosi
Why impeachment can’t penetrate the cult of D.C. savvy.
July 15, 2019
Matt Ford
Trump and His Deplorables
The president's racist attack on four Democratic congresswomen warrants universal condemnation, yet his supporters and party largely stand by him.
July 11, 2019
Alex Shephard
Nancy Pelosi Has Power—She Just Doesn’t Want to Use It
The Speaker's feud with Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez reveals a great deal about her approach to leadership.
July 9, 2019
Matt Ford
Tom Steyer’s $100 Million Vanity Project
If he really cares about reforming American democracy, he shouldn't blow his money on a doomed presidential bid.
July 5, 2019
Alex Shephard
Do Democrats Really Want To See Trump’s Tax Returns?
Representative Richard Neal has filed suit to enforce the House's right to IRS information—six months after gaining the power to do so.
June 27, 2019
Alex Shephard
Pelosi Bows to Conservatives on Border Funding
In the name of party unity, the Speaker again sells out the Progressive Caucus—and stiff-arms the Democratic base.
June 18, 2019
Matt Ford
Ex-President Trump on Trial
The Justice Department has never prosecuted a president after he leaves office. Kamala Harris wants to change that. What could go wrong?
June 17, 2019
Alex Shephard
House Leadership Is Looking Flakey
Democrats were quick to condemn Trump after comments welcoming foreign "dirt," but their refusal to do more mirrors a recently retired senator.
June 13, 2019
Matt Ford
Enemy of the State
Trump is inviting foreign meddling in American democracy (again), and the Democrats aren't doing enough to stop him (again).
June 12, 2019
Alex Shephard
Democrats Are Losing This Made-for-TV Moment
John Dean's Judiciary Committee testimony was the House majority's latest failed attempt to out-spectacle a cable-savvy president.
June 10, 2019
Michael Kazin
The Impossibility of Impeachment
Andrew Johnson’s opponents discovered the difficulties of removing a president.
June 6, 2019
Alex Shephard
If Trump Belongs in Jail, Democrats Should Impeach Him
Pelosi's latest case against starting an impeachment inquiry creates more problems for Democrats than it solves.
June 3, 2019
Alex Pareene
Do Democrats Actually Want to Make Drugs Cheaper?
Or are they just looking to cut a deal for the sake of cutting a deal?
May 29, 2019
Matt Ford
Democrats Just Ran Out of Excuses on Impeachment
Robert Mueller extinguished any hope of further revelations from the Trump investigation—and put Congress on the spot.
May 24, 2019
Matt Ford
The Democrats Are Overthinking Trump’s Impeachment. Naturally.
They're scared that trying to remove him would backfire, but they're taking the wrong lessons from the past—and ignoring voters' wishes in the present.
May 24, 2019
Alex Shephard
The Do-Nothing President
Trump accuses Pelosi of choosing investigation over legislation, but compared to the president, Democrats are masters at multitasking.
May 23, 2019
Alex Shephard
Trump v. The “I” Word
As legal decisions go against the administration, the president appears caught in his own impeachment trap.
May 22, 2019
Alex Shephard
Impeachment Is Coming
Speaker Pelosi's plan to keep Trump's crimes and misdemeanors on the back burner has been overtaken by events—and a Michigan Republican.
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