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October 31, 2016
David Sarasohn
Will Democrats Nuke the Filibuster?
If Democrats win the Senate and the White House, the Republicans' favorite obstructionist tool could be wiped out.
October 28, 2016
Alex Shephard
Mark Kirk isn’t much better than Donald Trump.
October 25, 2016
Laura Reston
Will Mushy Moderates Cost the Democrats a Senate Majority?
If handpicked candidates like Katie McGinty blow this chance to take back the Senate, the party will have only itself to blame.
October 20, 2016
Alex Shephard, Laura Reston
Will 2016 Mark the Return of the Blue Dog Democrat?
Jason Kander's Senate campaign in Missouri hearkens back to the Democratic Party's recent past.
September 28, 2016
Anakwa Dwamena
Congress’s first override of an Obama veto is a victory for 9/11 families.
August 12, 2016
Eric Kleefeld
Mitch McConnell is saying it is time to panic.
August 10, 2016
David Dayen
Wall Street’s Dream Senator
How the lobbyists are angling to get Evan Bayh on the Banking Committee.
July 26, 2016
Saif Alnuweiri
Do anti-encryption Democrats see the importance of encryption now?
July 15, 2016
Saif Alnuweiri
Will someone please direct Senator Thom Tillis to Article 2, Section 2, Clause 2 of the Constitution?
June 17, 2016
David Dayen
The Democrats’ Filibuster to Nowhere
Why are they rallying around a questionable policy that won’t put a dent in America’s gun-violence epidemic?
April 27, 2016
Adam Peck
Establishment Democrats are doing pretty well in tonight’s Senate primary races.
April 25, 2016
Adam Peck
The most interesting Democratic primaries tomorrow don’t involve Hillary or Bernie.
March 16, 2016
Gwyneth Kelly
Report: Republicans told Obama they’d confirm Merrick Garland if the Democrats win the presidential election.
February 4, 2016
Alex Shephard, Clio Chang
Everybody Hates Ted
Ted Cruz is so easy to hate that loathing him has become a form of political poetry.
October 27, 2015
David Dayen
Luxury Cruises and Super Bowl Rings: Inside the Glam Kickbacks of the Annuities Industry
October 2, 2015
Rebecca Leber
Kelly Ayotte Should Be Worried About Losing Her Seat Over Gun Control
August 4, 2015
Naomi Shavin
Why an Indie Press in Brooklyn Is Publishing the Pope
April 28, 2015
Danny Vinik
Deal With It
How Patty Murray makes things happen on polarized Capitol Hill
March 31, 2015
Rebecca Leber
Democrats Are Losing Their Top Environmentalists. Who Will Replace Them?
March 27, 2015
Danny Vinik
Elizabeth Warren Should Not Replace Harry Reid

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