McCarthy has a weak hand when it comes to the debt ceiling, so there’s no reason to keep giving the speaker the cold shoulder.
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“I Am Hoping It’s Not Too Late”
As Netanyahu’s right-wing government dismantles Israeli democracy, a once apolitical psychologist describes her political awakening and her nation’s.
Posted inHealth Care
Expanding Medicaid Coverage to the Incarcerated and Those Recently Released
The bipartisan Reentry Act is smart policy, giving states a powerful tool to reduce the number of drug overdose deaths ravaging the country.
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Why DeSantis Should Take a Pass on the 2024 Presidential Election
The idea that the Florida governor could clinch the GOP nomination by running as a competent, no-drama Donald Trump is fundamentally flawed. Here’s why.
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Clarence Thomas’s Vacation Scandal Shouldn’t Fade From Memory
Yes, the judicial Code of Conduct doesn’t apply here, but a reading of the law and even the late Justice Antonin Scalia’s comments on free travel underscore Thomas’s deceit.
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The Senate Is Even More Anti-Democratic Than You Think
New numbers on population disparities show that senators representing just 10 percent of the country can thwart majority rule.
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How Congress Got Smart on Tech
Four years ago, lawmakers re-created an in-house agency to advise them on science and technology issues. Taxpayers are already benefiting.
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How to Stop Vulture Funds From Killing Local News
Washington has the tools. It’s time to use them.
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In a Biden-DeSantis Race, All Politics Will Be Local
In June 2021, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed legislation blocking local governments from requiring that gas stations in their jurisdictions provide electric vehicle charging stations. It was a classic DeSantis move, like his effort to ban certain books from school libraries: aggressively use state power to overturn decisions by local officials that he doesn’t like. […]
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Could Ballot Images Loosen the Grip of Disinformation?
In Arizona, the current secretary of state has joined with a predecessor—one is a Democrat, the other a Republican—to push for election transparency.
