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Susan Collins
April 16, 2018
Matt Ford
How Not to Remove a President
Democrats who want to impeach Trump can learn a lot from the Republicans' failed effort to oust Bill Clinton two decades ago.
December 19, 2017
Alex Shephard
The Republican Opposition Goes Out With a Whimper
There are many elected Republicans who claim to stand against Donald Trump. But they have all quietly submitted to the president anyway.
December 14, 2017
Sarah Jones
Does Susan Collins care if the tax bill is bad?
July 28, 2017
Sarah Jones
The moderate Republicans who saved Obamacare aren’t heroes.
July 28, 2017
Clio Chang
John McCain saving Obamacare is proof that the system is broken.
July 28, 2017
Alex Shephard
How John McCain—John McCain!—became Obamacare’s savior.
July 24, 2017
Brian Beutler
Rand Paul is leaving Trumpcare up to John McCain.
July 10, 2017
Brian Beutler
How Trumpcare Dies
Republicans' health care legislation is on the fritz. Here's what it'll take to grind it to a halt indefinitely.
June 27, 2017
Jeet Heer
Republicans Are Lying Their Way Toward a Health Care Catastrophe
Trump and his enablers brazenly claim the GOP plan isn't a massive cut to Medicaid—and they just might get away with it long enough to screw millions of poor Americans.
June 26, 2017
Brian Beutler
The Democrats’ Last Best Chance to Rescue Obamacare
It isn't strident opposition, but backchannel negotiations with persuadable Republican senators.
February 16, 2017
Emily Atkin
There is exactly one Republican senator who cares about saving the EPA.
February 1, 2017
Alex Shephard
Is Betsy DeVos doomed?
January 25, 2017
Brian Beutler
Democrats Should Seriously Consider This GOP Alternative to Obamacare
It could save health care reform—or at least delay the repeal effort.
August 9, 2016
Alex Shephard
Susan Collins not endorsing Trump isn’t exactly a profile in courage.
June 15, 2016
Nathaniel Rakich
Four Contenders Who Definitely Won’t Be Veep
And four unlikely candidates who should be considered instead.
June 10, 2016
Adam Peck
When you need a hint of political conflict or a dash of bipartisanship, Susan Collins always delivers.
November 3, 2014
Brian Beutler
Mitch McConnell and Ted Cruz Are More Similar Than You Think
October 10, 2014
Brian Beutler
This Republican Senator Could Spell Doom for the Obamacare Repeal Movement
October 18, 2013
Marc Tracy
The New York Times Was Wrong: The Senate Is Still an Old Boys' Club
October 17, 2013
Jonathan Cohn
How Obama, Reid, and Pelosi Stopped Republican Extortion
Three reasons the Democrats won
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