Campaign spending data from party-affiliated committees show that Democrats are playing offense in some surprising places.
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Blood on the U.S. Senate Floor
The 1856 caning of Senator Charles Sumner, an anti-slavery Republican, by a pro-slavery U.S. Representative Preston Brooks was a step on the road to the Civil War and has echoes in our own violent times.
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Michigan’s Democratic Senate Primary Needs a Non-Aggression Pact
Polls show the three-way slugfest between Abdul El-Sayed, Mallory McMorrow, and Haley Stevens is dragging them all down and creating a pickup opportunity for the GOP.
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Blue Wall Turns to Rubble; Democrats Despondent; Harris Speaks at 4:00 p.m.
Despite felony convictions, the Republican Nominee will carry the Electoral College; GOP recaptures the U.S. Senate; Legal Abortion prevails in Arizona, Nebraska, and Colorado, but not Florida.
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The Senate Is Even More Anti-Democratic Than You Think
New numbers on population disparities show that senators representing just 10 percent of the country can thwart majority rule.
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Voters Don’t Believe You Stand for Things Until You Actually Do Them
What’s behind the Democratic comeback summer? Chalk it up to voters seeing Republicans overturn Roe and Democrats making big moves on issues like climate change.
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The Senate Can Stop Trump’s Plan to Gut the Civil Service
If the ex-president retakes the Oval Office, he’ll eviscerate the ranks of career government employees. There’s a way to stop him.
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How Mitch McConnell Made the Senate Even Worse
Republican power grabs and hyper partisanship are just part of his grim reign as Senate Republican Leader.
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Two Cheers for the Senate Gun Deal
The compromise won’t solve the gun problem, but it’s a step toward a better understanding of it.
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Don’t Count Out An Infrastructure Bill Just Yet
History shows bipartisan negotiations over transportation legislation never moves quickly.
