Senate Minority Leader Schumer has put the party on a path to acquiescence.
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The Fatal Flaw in Donald Trump’s Claims of Executive Privilege
Congress’s interest in pursuing the truth of January 6 outweighs Trump’s interest in confidentiality.
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Stay Calm. Biden’s Presidency Is Not “On the Line” with Build Back Better.
It’d be great to pass the historic measure, but Democrats could still run well in the next two elections without it.
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The Most Promising Presidential Reform Moment Since Watergate
Why Congress should act now to impose new systems of checks and balances.
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The Civil War–Era Roots of the Debt Ceiling Crisis
The framers of the Fourteenth Amendment saw today’s Republican Party coming.
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House Democratic Moderates Have Reason to Boast
They’re in a stronger position to pass the bipartisan infrastructure deal that may be key to their political survival.
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AOC’s Weird Flex
The New York congresswoman wants to prove that progressives have major sway in Washington when they use hardball tactics. Can she deliver?
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That Time I Ran for Congress
Yes, I got creamed. But everybody should try it once.
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The “Talking Filibuster” Has Unintended Consequences
The idea of making senators pull all-nighters sounds like a sensible filibuster reform. But the procedure, a favorite of Strom Thurmond and Frank Capra, has its limits.
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After the Boulder Shooting, Are We Any Closer to Gun Control?
The good news: Democrats have never been more unified behind new restrictions. The bad: the media, the filibuster, and all that polarization.
