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Paul Ryan
December 20, 2018
Jeet Heer
Partial government shutdown looms as Trump refuses to budge on the border wall.
December 3, 2018
Jeet Heer
Unwilling to learn lessons from the midterms, Republicans are doomed to further losses.
November 14, 2018
Alex Shephard
Is the Freedom Caucus dead, or is it just the Republican Party now?
November 5, 2018
Alex Shephard
Paul Ryan Wrote His Own Obituary, and It’s Delusional
The House speaker's plea to midterm voters is a perfect summation of a fraudulent political career.
September 12, 2018
Jeet Heer
Congressman Steve King keeps retweeting racists with minimal GOP pushback.
August 15, 2018
Sarah Jones
Election updates: Randy Bryce wins the Democratic primary for Paul Ryan’s seat.
August 14, 2018
Sarah Jones
Viral Ads Don’t Guarantee Victory
Wisconsin's Randy Bryce is famous online, but that doesn't mean he'll win on Tuesday. Just ask Hawaii's Kaniela Ing.
June 20, 2018
Matt Ford
Do the Democrats Even Want Power?
While the Republican Congress breaks one norm after another, Democrats are mulling ideas that would weaken their future majority.
June 6, 2018
Jeet Heer
Imminent retirement has stiffened Paul Ryan’s spine.
May 22, 2018
David Dayen
A Fitting End to Paul Ryan’s Fraudulent Political Career
The Republican House of Representatives has become an unruly mob, and the speaker has no one to blame but himself.
May 17, 2018
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Kevin Baker
Nothing in All Creation Is Hidden
Why America needs truth and reconciliation after Trump
May 4, 2018
Elizabeth Drew
No, Mr. President, Journalists Aren’t Elitists
An open letter to Donald Trump
April 23, 2018
Jeet Heer
The Republicans’ Desperate Obsession With Nancy Pelosi
She's the star of GOP attack ads because the party has no other choice.
April 12, 2018
Alex Shephard
Twilight of the Reaganites
Paul Ryan's departure marks the end of an era—and the further Trumpification of the Republican Party.
April 11, 2018
Alex Shephard
Paul Ryan’s legacy will be a lasting one.
April 5, 2018
Jeet Heer
You’re Either With Trump on Trade, or Against Him
The president's tariff war with China is a decisive test for the Wall Street Republicans in Congress
April 3, 2018
Jeet Heer
Anti-Trumpism Is the Democrats’ Greatest Liability
Why campaigning against the president is the wrong way to defeat Republicans in this year's midterm elections
March 19, 2018
Matt Ford
Trump Isn’t an Army of One
How Republicans are enabling the president's assault on the Russia investigation
March 14, 2018
Jeet Heer
The Trump Curse Is Real
The Republicans' excuses for their likely loss in Pennsylvania don't hold up to scrutiny.
March 6, 2018
David Dayen
How Congress Can Wage an Effective Trade War
Trump's proposed tariffs won't do much for American workers, but what if Democrats return to power on Capitol Hill?
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