That sound you hear is the playing of the world’s tiniest violin for Republican Governors who didn’t have enough sense to walk away from the party once Donald Trump secured the GOP presidential nomination in 2016, and who now fear the consequences: For nearly a decade, meetings of the Republican Governors Association were buoyant, even […]
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Where Moderate Republicans Are Wildly Popular
The most popular Republicans in the country are blue state governors.
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Trump’s Empty Promise on Opioids
The president says there will be a big announcement next week, but his administration hasn’t done the prep work.
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Jersey Bore: Who Wants to Watch Chris Christie on Cable TV?
Is this a practical joke, or a real idea? New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s possible career as a sports broadcaster may not have panned out, but he might still have a shot at a television gig. Christie has had conversations with both MSNBC and CNN about possible contributor deals after his term ends, according to […]
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The GOP’s Woeful War Over Warren
Massachusetts Republicans are incapable of making a coherent case against Warren.
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Bob Menendez Is in Real Trouble
The New Jersey senator is likely to be convicted on numerous charges.
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Jeff Sessions Deserves to Be Humiliated
What did I tell you back down the line? I’ll scratch your back, you can scratch mine… Steely Dan, “Gaucho,” 1980 You have to admit: it couldn’t happen to a nicer guy, and it feels good to see him get screwed. Jeff Sessions probably looks in the mirror now and finds himself restraining the urge […]
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Murphy’s Law: Chris Christie’s Legacy is on the Ballot in New Jersey
Hey, if you were him, you’d be disgruntled too. Earlier this month, disgraced New Jersey Governor Chris Christie chewed out the man now expected to succeed him as the Garden State’s CEO: Gov. Chris Christie on Thursday gave a full-throttled attack against the person that polls show is the most likely to replace him, blasting […]
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Chris Christie’s Day of Failure
His effort to combat opioid addiction with President Trump is a total farce.
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Think Globally, Act Statewide
With climate denier Scott Pruitt poised to take over the Environmental Protection Agency, the states are going to play an important role in determining whether America continues to take bold steps to both reduce carbon pollution and hold the fossil-fuel industry accountable–and the industry and its elected lackeys know it: Concerned about what he calls […]
