They are learning that they shouldn’t hold themselves to standards that Republicans have long abandoned.
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Two Special Elections That (Almost) Don’t Matter
Voting in California and Wisconsin today will decide little—except whether Republicans draw closer to Trump or push him away.
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House Republicans Want to Subpoena the Whistleblower
They will do whatever it takes to make it politically survivable to defend the president.
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Robert Mueller Failed His Country
He was so worried about protecting his reputation that he skirted his responsibility to the rest of us.
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Will Anti-Wall Street Pressure Force Centrist Democrats to Back Impeachment?
It may not be a coincidence that Rep. Jim Himes came out for a formal inquiry after being targeted for a primary challenge.
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Will Congress Willingly Neuter Itself?
Citing William Barr for statutory or civil contempt will be completely ineffectual, but Congress has another option.
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Does Don McGahn Have to Comply With Congressional Subpoenas?
The White House counsel in not the president’s personal attorney.
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If He’s Exonerated, Why is Trump Prolonging the Battle?
The president says he survived the Mueller investigation but his actions ensure that the investigation will continue.
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House Democrats Are United in Passing Massive Electoral Reform Bill
The House passed the For the People Act on a party-line vote, but below the surface there were some divisions.
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Congress Will Rebuke Trump’s National Emergency Declaration
Republicans cannot prevent a congressional condemnation of Trump’s effort to divert money for his border wall.
