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April 20, 2023
Pablo Manríquez
What Is the Senate Judiciary Committee Going to Do About Clarence Thomas, and When?
Mazie Hirono says there will be a hearing on the Supreme Court not following a code of ethics. Mmmm, OK. But what else, Democrats?
April 18, 2023
Grace Segers
What Can the Democrats Do Now That Republicans Blocked the Feinstein Swap?
With the proposal to temporarily seat a replacement for the ailing senator on the Judiciary Committee, the majority’s plans—and Biden’s judges—may be left in limbo.
March 22, 2022
Faiz Shakir
Big Oil Is Making Billions. Let’s Tax It and Give the Money to the People.
Democrats in Congress want to pass a windfall profits tax and send the money to Americans via stimulus checks. Well—most Democrats, that is.
May 7, 2021
Peter Stone
How America Became the Money Laundering Capital of the World
The U.S. is the venue of choice for cartels and kleptocrats. Now lawmakers want to use an agency called FinCEN to do something about it.
May 5, 2021
Ankush Khardori
Biden Isn’t Holding Trump Accountable. Sheldon Whitehouse Is Very Concerned.
An in-depth interview with the Democratic senator about Supreme Court reform, Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley’s culpability in the Capitol riot, and the importance of investigating the previous administration
October 26, 2018
Matt Ford
Sheldon Whitehouse’s Frustrating, Illogical Remarks on D.C. Statehood
Why is the Democratic senator from Rhode Island so hesitant on full representation for the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico?
October 16, 2017
Marcy Wheeler
Is Donald Trump Installing a Mole in the Mueller Probe?
Brian Benczkowski, a former aide to Jeff Sessions, will soon be in a position to share information about the grand jury investigation with the president.
January 16, 2017
Abby Rabinowitz
At Scott Pruitt’s Confirmation Hearing, Science Will Be on Trial
Trump’s EPA nominee is more than just a climate change denier. Democrats must frame his appointment as a corporate-backed attack on science itself.
January 8, 2013
Norman J. Ornstein
Welcome to Another Golden Era of Liberal Senators
June 15, 2011
Nathan Pippenger
Is the U.S. Inadvertently Arming Mexico's Drug War?
February 18, 2011
Bradford Plumer
Walking the Plank
June 28, 2010
Jonathan Chait
Supreme Court Fights, Beyond Social Issues
June 25, 2010
E.J. Dionne Jr.
The Liberal Hour
December 8, 2009
Bradford Plumer
'Climategate' Not Making Much Of A Splash In Congress
January 16, 2009
Jonathan Cohn
Reform: "as Soon As Possible"
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