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Matthew Cooper
Matthew Cooper is Executive Editor Digital at the Washington Monthly. He is also a contributing editor of the magazine and a veteran reporter who has covered politics and the White House for Time, The New Republic, Washingtonian, National Journal and many other publications.
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Posted inPolitics
The Democratic Hunger Games
After a redistricting fiasco pits New York Democrats against each other, careers are lost, but the state looks the same.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Trump “Will Be Indicted”
As the former president faces legal investigations, the author and white-collar-crime scholar Jennifer Taub identifies the probe that’s furthest along, what January 6 Committee graphic was key, and why you can’t get a toupee in federal prison.
Posted inPolitics
Does Liz Cheney Have a Future?
Despite the admiration she’s earned for her courage and resolve, Cheney doesn’t have a lot of ways to bring down Trump—except maybe one.
Posted inPolitics
Meadows Aide Describes Trump Madhouse to January 6 Committee
Cassidy Hutchinson’s riveting testimony.
Posted inPolitics
Biden’s Wartime State of the Union
The threat of Putin and an uneasy peace with the pandemic dominate a strong speech.
Posted inPolitics
Should Impeachment Votes Be Cast in Secret?
One year after Trump’s acquittal, Congress should create a secret ballot for impeachment votes.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Why Biden Should Pick a Black Woman Politician for the Supreme Court
From Earl Warren to Sandra Day O’Connor, elected officials have made strong Supreme Court justices. We don’t need another career jurist.
Posted inMain, Political Animal, Politics
Bob Dole, RIP: Veteran, Organization Man, and the Search for “Regular Order”
A few thoughts on overlooked aspects of the late senator and GOP leader’s career.
Posted inFeatured, Political Animal, Politics
How to Cover the Presidency the Washington Monthly Way
It’s a unique and winning formula: Editors and reporters who have worked in the West Wing, deep knowledge of policy and politics, and avoiding all of the who’s-up-who’s-down nonsense.
