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January 3, 2022
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Jamie Raskin, Democracy’s Defender
How the Maryland representative became the man for this historical moment
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December 8, 2021
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Grace Segers
The 2022 Midterms Are Shaping Up to Be a Blue Wave—of Retirements
With partisan redistricting favoring the GOP and an increasingly “toxic” environment on Capitol Hill, more and more Democrats are opting to leave the House.
December 2, 2021
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Grace Segers
Peter Welch’s “All Hands on Deck” Moment
The question driving Vermont’s lone congressman to run for retiring Senator Patrick Leahy’s seat: “Are we going to defend democracy?”
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