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Reporting and analysis on American politics: campaigns, elections, Congress, the White House, and the fight to make our democracy work.
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DOGE Is Done, But the Wreckage Remains
Elon Musk’s ill-considered rampage through government has left Americans vulnerable to long-term health and safety threats, says Brookings Institution expert Elaine Kamarck.
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I’m a DNC Committee Member. The Party Isn’t Broken
The recent meeting was a success despite the naysayers.
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The Scarlet Letter Midterms
Every Republican incumbent voted with Trump more than 95 percent of the time. Make them pay for giving him an “A.”
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Death by a Thousand Papercuts
Annie Lowrey explains how the largely hidden “Time Tax,” built on government parsimony and bureaucratic hurdles, screws the poor and working class.
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How 2026 Is Not Like 2006
Twenty years ago, Republicans futilely tried to stave off a midterm defeat by vilifying House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi. Today, Hakeem Jeffries is a less inviting target. Enter Hasan Piker.
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DOGE Has Made Americans Less Safe
Hurricanes. Terrorism. Identity theft. DOGE’s year-long campaign of destruction has left all of us more vulnerable to threats.
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El-Sayed May Be Winning. But He Should Run Like He’s Losing
If the Democrats’ brash Senate nominee in Michigan believes only the good polls and not the bad, he may wrongly conclude he need not adjust to woo swing voters.
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How American Media Is Gaslighting Europeans on Air Conditioning
The continent is sweating not because of effete resistance to AC, but because of climate change.
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Americans Like Moderate Politicians and Progressive Policies, But Not Socialism
If Democrats focus on the vast terrain where liberals and moderates agree, they can build a durable center-left coalition.
