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February 8, 2018
MagazineElizabeth Drew, Sarah Jones, Ana Marie Cox, Eve Fairbanks, Heather Boushey, Ai-jen Poo, Monica Potts, Jill Abramson
How Sexual Harassment Shapes Politics in Washington
Eight essays from women in policy, public affairs, and media
May 16, 2017
MagazineClio Chang
How Republicans Are Blocking Cities From Raising the Minimum Wage
April 18, 2017
David Sarasohn
When States Stand for What’s Right—Against Trump’s Feds
The U.S. government and local authorities are fighting once again over civil rights. But the dynamic has been turned upside down.
February 28, 2017
MagazineClio Chang
The Anti-Protest Backlash
Republican lawmakers are trying to criminalize dissent. Does this herald a larger and more dangerous backlash against free speech?
October 26, 2016
Graham Vyse
Hillary Clinton Is Fighting. Donald Trump Is Folding.
The end of this campaign speaks volumes about how much each candidate really wants the presidency.
February 12, 2016
Emma Foehringer Merchant
President Obama is pretty over Washington, D.C.
May 5, 2015
Danny Vinik
Washington, D.C. Has the Highest Infant Mortality Rate of 25 Rich World Capitals
November 20, 2014
Jonathan Chait
The Year Washington Lost Its Mind
And I found my calling
October 24, 2014
Gregg Herken
Ben Bradlee and the Powerful Cold War Georgetown Set
September 26, 2014
Danny Vinik
Politico's Crash Course in How Not to Write About Leadership
September 12, 2014
Strobe Talbott
Think Tanks Should Take Money From Foreign Governments
We should work with them when we can contribute insight on the issues they are facing
August 11, 2014
Jonathan Cohn
CHART: Liberals Live in Cities and That's Bad for Liberalism
The structure of the Senate puts urban states at a disadvantage
March 25, 2014
Nora Caplan-Bricker
The Hobby Lobby President Is Also Building a Bible Museum for Over $70 Million
March 25, 2014
Marc Tracy
Dan Snyder Acknowledges Existence of People He Prefers to Slur
January 28, 2014
Nora Caplan-Bricker
Meet the GOP's Supermom
Why Cathy McMorris Rodgers is giving the State of the Union response
November 26, 2013
T.A. Frank
America's Least-Favorite City Has Become Television's Favorite Subject
November 26, 2013
The New Republic Staff
The Most Blatant Ways Homeland Gets Washington Wrong
November 26, 2013
Jennifer Kirby
What 'Scandal' Gets Right About Washington
November 22, 2013
The New Republic Staff
On Our Cover: Hate-Watching Washington
November 9, 2013
Leon Wieseltier
"By Doing Nothing in Syria, Obama Ensured That There Is Nothing We Can Do."

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