Border bill failure shows how Congress may get even less done in 2024
This article first appeared in The Early 202 newsletter. Not a subscriber? Sign up here. Last year was the least productive year in Congress in at least 50 years. This…
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Biden special counsel report complete, under review for executive privilege
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Biden special counsel report complete, under review for executive privilege
Special counsel Robert K. Hur has submitted his investigative report into classified documents found at President Biden’s private home and office — and the findings remain under review by White…
Young and non-White voters have shifted right since 2020
For years, it has been assumed that the Democratic Party had a distinct demographic advantage over the Republicans: Younger and non-White voters — two groups that have some significant overlap…
Senate Republicans retreating into the same ungovernable chaos as House GOP
Once the self-proclaimed grown-ups of their party, Senate Republicans are at risk of descending into a rudderless caucus incapable of following through on basic pledges. The vast majority of them…
Ronna McDaniel’s wobbly tenure is largely her tormentor’s fault
It was Donald Trump who, in December 2016, tapped Ronna Romney McDaniel to run the Republican National Committee. Trump and the party were ascendant, holding majorities in both chambers of…