Donald Trump and his House Freedom Caucus allies want to hamstring a critical counterterrorism surveillance program. Democrats shouldn’t help them.
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If Conservatives Care About the Border So Much, They Shouldn’t Wreck Section 702
Republican hypocrisy and weak leadership is threatening the continuation of the critical counterterrorism program.
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Conspiracy Theories Have Helped Republicans—But They Can Doom Them, Too
The Republican Party’s insatiable appetite for absurdist notions can make it vulnerable to charismatic crackpots like RFK, Jr.
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The Washington Monthly Newsletter: October 24, 2023
“Why Republicans Can’t Fix Themselves” and the latest from the Washington Monthly website.
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Why Are Democrats Unified and Republicans in Chaos?
Taking control of the House chamber used to be fun. Your party installed its leadership after toiling in the minority. You celebrated. Ranking members became chairs, and their pet projects, like the Widget Protection Act and that new Museum of Trucking and Industry, got closer to passage. You got to run the “People’s House.” Since […]
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Why House Democrats Should Empower Temporary Speaker Patrick McHenry
Twenty-two House Republicans rejected Representative Jim Jordan’s speaker bid. They faced threats of primary challenges from Jordan’s allies before the vote. Now, at least two have received death threats and are responding defiantly. Jordan has disavowed the threatening messages, but the pugnacious Ohioan has a long history of bullying tactics and hasn’t disavowed his pressure […]
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Crossing the (Jim) Jordan
There are so many reasons why Republicans would be bonkers to elect Representative Jim Jordan as Speaker of the House on Tuesday. The first is that the twitchy, shirt-sleeved House Judiciary Committee Chairman and one of the founders of the House Freedom Caucus is not the face a normal GOP would want to put before […]
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Dumping Kevin McCarthy Was Easy. Keeping the Government Open Will Be Hard.
Democrats concluded McCarthy wasn’t principled enough to warrant saving, but a more principled speaker will likely be even more trouble.
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Jim Jordan, John Durham, and Their Ridiculous Investigations
The House Judiciary Chairman and the hapless special counsel keep insisting they’ve found frightful evidence of the “weaponization” of the government and especially the FBI and its poor target, Donald Trump.
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Marjorie Taylor Greene Is Winning
She’s got an enormous megaphone, essential committees, and Kevin McCarthy in her debt. What more could she want?
