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June 15, 2021
McConnell Explains How He’ll Steal Another Supreme Court Pick From Another Democratic President
The Republican signals that if his party retakes the Senate, he’ll block Biden’s high court nominees in 2024—and very probably in 2023.
John Nichols
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April 27, 2021
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April 9, 2021
McConnell Has No Trouble With Corporate Speech—as Long as It Takes the Form of Bribery
The minority leader has a problem with corporations that call out Jim Crow voting restrictions. But he’s still happy to take their dirty money,
John Nichols
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April 7, 2021
Can Biden Fix the Courts That Trump Broke?
There is no progressive future without a serious fight to reclaim the judiciary from the grips of conservative judges.
Elie Mystal
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March 30, 2021
Biden Is Facing a Roosevelt Moment
Democrats can’t allow the timid to block making a material difference in people’s lives.
Katrina vanden Heuvel
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March 25, 2021
Retire, Justice Breyer? It’s Complicated.
It’s tough to call for a SCOTUS resignation just so a president can nominate a replacement. But given the GOP’s ruthlessness over the past five years, it’s tough not to.
Joan Walsh
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February 17, 2021
The Trump-McConnell Death Match Is Good for Dems—and the Country
The prospect of a fracturing Republican Party presents both opportunities and dangers.
Jeet Heer
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February 16, 2021
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February 9, 2021
GOP Senators Face a Reckoning Over Impeachment
They’re in a politically perilous position: If they defend Trump, they alienate the majority of voters; if they vote to convict, they alienate their own base.
Sasha Abramsky
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January 27, 2021
It’s Still Trump’s Party—GOP Can’t Cry Even if They Want To
Democrats need to keep reminding voters that the Republicans can’t give up on Trump.
Jeet Heer