The vehemence of the opposition to H.R. 1 tells us who feels threatened by it.
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The Sanders and Hickenlooper Fallacies
Senate Republicans will not help a Democratic president enact his or her agenda under any circumstances.
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The Concern That Drives Mitch McConnell’s Mendacity
Here’s why he took to the floor of the Senate to blame Democrats for Republican election fraud.
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The Republicans Stoop to New Lows in Congress
There is no argument too disingenuous for Republican leaders to make in pursuit of an advantage.
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A Strange Kind of Deep State Coup
The congressional leadership has known for two years that Trump is a counterintelligence concern.
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Mitch McConnell Once Again Demonstrates His Duplicity
He warned the president against declaring a national emergency, but now says he’ll support it.
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Taking on McConnell in 2020 Means Doing More Than Playing Defense
A serious challenge to the Senate Majority Leader is going to be a bare-knuckled brawl.
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McConnell Reverses Himself on the Merits of ‘Show’ Votes
After spending the government shutdown arguing against votes on bills that won’t pass, McConnell wants to vote on the Green New Deal.
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People Aren’t Used to Seeing the Democrats With So Much Leverage
The Republicans are getting a taste of their own medicine in the government shutdown negotiations.
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How a Trump Emergency Declaration Became the Mother of All Headaches
Congressional Republicans wrongly thought they could avoid a confrontation with the president and his base.
