It’s happened before. History underscores how rickety our elections and democracy are.
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Will It Be a Blue Wave?
With limited data, exactly how many Republican incumbents are in trouble is hard to know. But Democrats have good reason to think big.
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Democrats Have the Biggest Midterm Election Lead in May, by any Party, in 20 Years
All signs point to a Blue Wave, and they may need every drop to overcome recent gerrymandering woes and likely presidential scheming.
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Alan Dershowitz: Trump Can Serve a Third Term
The famous author and law professor argues that the president isn’t prevented from serving a third term. This former Dershowitz admirer begs to differ.
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On Capitol Hill, a Day of Celebration and Gnawing Memories
The biennial swearing-in day for members of Congress and the quadrennial count of presidential electors went off as smoothly as a Tesla, but no one could forget four years ago.
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The Decline and Possible Resurrection of Radical Gerrymandering
Exclusive: Gerrymandering is affecting U.S. House races much less often. But that could all change if the most conservative Supreme Court justices have their way.
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Biden Can Raise the Debt Ceiling Without Congress
Another Republican-engineered default crisis is looming, but this time a Democratic president should use a little-understood provision in the Fourteenth Amendment to save the day.
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Senators Did Not Hear Witnesses Against Trump. House Investigations Should.
There is still so much that we don’t know about the president’s actions in the lead-up to January 6.
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No, You Can’t Carry a Gun on the Floor of the House
Rep. Lauren Boebert and other members of the shoot-’em-up caucus think they have an unfettered right to pack heat in the Capitol and even in the House and Senate chambers. They don’t. Here’s why.
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No, Thomas Jefferson Didn’t Rig the 1800 Vote Count
Sorry, Trump dead-enders. You should have read that law review article to the end.
