From GOP leaders to titans of business, those who might have mitigated the president’s second term lawlessness instead bent the knee. Each had their reasons.
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What is Political Courage?
It’s more complicated than just bucking one’s party or president. What I learned from Representatives Peter Meijer, Tom Suozzi, Don Bacon, and Jamie Raskin.
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Who Killed Roe v. Wade?
The decades-long plot against abortion rights had many fathers, who were largely lost to history until now.
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How Trump Escaped Jail or Acquittal by Election
A combination of prosecutorial bumbling, dumb luck, compliant jurists, and winning the election allowed our new president to avoid a day behind bars.
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An Iron Hand Loses Its Grip
Mitch McConnell wielded power deftly for decades, only to see his party and the institution he loved fracture around him.
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As GOP Senators Choose Their Leader, Trump Demands They Bend the Knee
The president-elect wants the Senate to abdicate its role in reviewing presidential appointments. It shouldn’t give in.
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What Trump and Vance Could Do to What’s Left of Reproductive Freedom
Dobbs was a disaster. A national abortion ban would make it worse, but a MAGA White House could install judges ready to take down the abortion pill to laws in legal abortion states.
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With Vance Selection, Trump Doubles Down on America First
Besotted with authoritarians like Viktor Orban, the vice presidential pick is Trumpism personified and the heir to Charles Lindbergh, Pat Buchanan, and other GOP isolationists.
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Why Trump’s Veep Pick Matters
Why Trump’s Veep Pick Matters: It’s not just because a 78-year-old reelected Trump could die during his second term. The Republican Party will have a future once the felon leaves the political stage. Trump’s 2024 running mate may shape it.
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How the Justice Department’s Trump Prosecution Ran Aground
Filing the documents case in Florida instead of D.C and not probing disqualification earlier—these are among the errors that should be nagging at Merrick Garland and Jack Smith.
