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May 3, 2019
Alex Shephard
Democrats Must Make an Example of Bill Barr
Lock him up!
March 21, 2019
MagazineAlex Pareene
Nihilist in Chief
The banal, evil, all-destructive reign of Mitch McConnell
December 11, 2018
Jeet Heer
A bipartisan group of 44 former Senators publish a banal, poorly written statement.
November 21, 2018
Alex Shephard
Can a Republican Lose in Mississippi?
When the Republican in question is Cindy "Public Hanging" Hyde-Smith, the answer is: maybe?
November 7, 2018
Alex Shephard
Democratic Senator Robert Menendez survives in New Jersey despite the taint of corruption.
October 11, 2018
Alex Shephard
The Democrats’ hopes of retaking the Senate are dying.
September 18, 2018
Alex Shephard
Democrats: Don’t Get Your Hopes Up On Brett Kavanaugh
The accusations against Trump's Supreme Court pick are credible, but the GOP has shown over and over again what kind of party it is.
May 16, 2018
Emily Atkin
The Senate gave Scott Pruitt third-degree burns.
March 1, 2018
Alex Shephard
Trump embraced gun control on Wednesday, and everyone shrugged.
February 7, 2018
Alex Shephard
Are Democrats messing up the budget deal?
December 18, 2017
David Dayen
The Republican Tax Bill Is a Gift to the Washington “Blob”
An alleged kickback to sway Senator Bob Corker shows how self-interest drives the nation's capitol today.
December 14, 2017
Emily Atkin
The tax bill is a massive gift to the oil industry—that it may not want.
December 12, 2017
Alex Shephard
Roy Moore Will Haunt Republicans for Years
Whether he wins or loses his race for the Senate, the GOP will rue the day it embraced the accused child molester.
December 11, 2017
Graham Vyse
The stakes of the Roy Moore campaign are about so much more than sexual misconduct.
December 8, 2017
Sarah Jones
Twenty-nine people are dead because of this coal baron. Now he’s running for Senate.
December 7, 2017
Sarah Jones
Al Franken grudgingly announced his resignation.
December 5, 2017
Alex Shephard
Republicans are changing their tune now that they think Roy Moore will win.
November 21, 2017
Emily Atkin
The Toxic Chemical Industry Is Having a Really Great Year
The Senate's EPA spending bill would kill a program that assesses health risks posed by chemicals, the latest in a long line of recent gifts to the industry.
November 10, 2017
Emily Atkin
The Republican Tax Plan Is an Assault on Renewable Energy
While preserving billions in subsidies for fossil fuel companies, it would slash credits for wind and solar power.
November 1, 2017
Emily Atkin
Republican senator: NASA disputes climate consensus. NASA: No we don’t.

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