What’s Up in DC: Jamie Raskin and AOC are Running the House’s Most Dynamic Subcommittee What’s Up in DC: Jamie Raskin and AOC are Running the House’s Most Dynamic Subcommittee
Attention to the US House of Representatives tends to focus on big votes and, occasionally, on big floor debates. But a lot of the hard work of Congress takes place at the subcommi…
Mar 29, 2021 / John Nichols
The NRA Can’t Stop Gun Safety Legislation This Time The NRA Can’t Stop Gun Safety Legislation This Time
Weakened and bankrupt, the NRA is no longer the insurmountable wall it once was.
Mar 29, 2021 / Shannon Watts
The Supreme Court May Be About to Blast Another Hole in Gun Control The Supreme Court May Be About to Blast Another Hole in Gun Control
As the country reels from two mass shootings in a single week, the Supreme Court is considering taking on a case that could vastly expand gun “rights.”
Mar 25, 2021 / Elie Mystal
Fire Louis DeJoy! Fire Louis DeJoy!
Removing the postmaster general is necessary to save the Postal Service, and Biden has the authority to begin the process.
Mar 24, 2021 / John Nichols
The Most Harmful Trump-Era EEOC Rule Faces a Congressional Challenge The Most Harmful Trump-Era EEOC Rule Faces a Congressional Challenge
The rule made it more difficult for victims of discrimination to pursue justice and weakened the commission’s ability to root out discrimination.
Mar 23, 2021 / Bryce Covert
Letters From the March 5/12, 2021, Issue Letters From the March 5/12, 2021, Issue
Along the Texas border… Leveling up… In the vicinity of bigotry (web only)…
Mar 23, 2021 / Our Readers and Jeet Heer
How Kyrsten Sinema Sold Out How Kyrsten Sinema Sold Out
The origin story of the Senate’s newest super villain.
Mar 22, 2021 / Aída Chávez
What’s Up in DC: Special Elections Produce a New GOP House Member, and a Hot Runoff Between Two Democrats What’s Up in DC: Special Elections Produce a New GOP House Member, and a Hot Runoff Between Two Democrats
A New Republican Member of Congress The first special election for an open House seat to be decided in 2021 produced a new Republican member from a very Republican district. Julia…
Mar 22, 2021 / John Nichols
Representative Ro Khanna Explains Why He Called Out Biden’s Air Strike in Syria Representative Ro Khanna Explains Why He Called Out Biden’s Air Strike in Syria
“I thought it was so important that, early on, Congress take a stand.”
Mar 22, 2021 / Q&A / John Nichols
The Importance of Logging Off The Importance of Logging Off
How Neera Tanden’s hard-punching tweets knocked her right out of Joe Biden’s cabinet.