These House Democrats may have more power than you think.
Nancy Pelosi
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If GOP Leaders Are Innocent, Why Sabotage the Insurrection Commission?
Republicans aren’t afraid of partisan grandstanding. They’re afraid of what a real investigation might uncover about their involvement in the January 6 assault.
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Nancy Pelosi’s Big Infrastructure Headache
The House Speaker has to corral progressives, soothe the moderates, and time votes without wrecking the fragile infrastructure deal Biden struck with moderate senators.
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How Nancy Pelosi Became the Master of the House
A conversation with Susan Page about her new, comprehensive biography of the House Speaker—and why the San Francisco Democrat feels kinship with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
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There’s a Huge Problem Getting Aid to the Unemployed
Computer screw-ups, cybercrime, and other problems are keeping people from getting their checks. It needs a national solution and presidential action.
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Democrats Form a Circular Firing Squad
With the minimum wage, it’s time for them to turn the heat up on Republicans—not each other.
Posted inLaw and Justice, Political Animal
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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After Impeachment, What Next?
Scholars debate whether a trial of a former president is constitutional. And if it is, what would it do to the new Biden administration or Trump if he’s acquitted?
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Democrats Should Tell the Hard, Partisan Truths About COVID Stimulus
The party needs a Senate majority to pass the kind of relief Americans really need.
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Chuck Schumer’s Last Desperate Options to Stop a Supreme Court Vote
Yes, the Senate Democratic leader doesn’t have the filibuster to stop a Supreme Court vote. But he can fashion an unlikely slingshot out of a few scraps. A look inside the Senate rules.
