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Don’t Fall for Trump’s Lie. Democrats Have Been Very Productive. Don’t Fall for Trump’s Lie. Democrats Have Been Very Productive.
Mitch McConnell and other Senate Republicans have blocked almost everything House Democrats have passed.
Feb 11, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
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Trump’s Vulnerability Is That He’s Divorced From Reality Trump’s Vulnerability Is That He’s Divorced From Reality
In the State of the Union, the president made clear that his reelection strategy is to foment fear and division through lies and merciless propaganda.
Feb 5, 2020 / Robert L. Borosage
![Donald Trump giving his State of the Union address.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/trump-sotu-2020-b-ap-img.jpg)
Wine, Lobsters, and the State of the Union at DC’s Trump Hotel Wine, Lobsters, and the State of the Union at DC’s Trump Hotel
Trump’s speech did not command the same attention as what appeared to be the true purpose of the event: schmoozing.
Feb 5, 2020 / Ken Klippenstein
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Trump’s State of the Union Was a Terrifying Game Show Stunt Trump’s State of the Union Was a Terrifying Game Show Stunt
The president lied and handed out medals, while the Democrats fumbled.
Feb 5, 2020 / Elie Mystal
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Republicans Are About to Show Just How Low They’ll Go to Save Trump Republicans Are About to Show Just How Low They’ll Go to Save Trump
When Trump’s impeachment trial begins next week, GOP senators will do just about anything to prevent him from being convicted.
Jan 17, 2020 / Elie Mystal
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Madam Secretary, RIP Madam Secretary, RIP
Because in the Age of Trump, even centrists have dreams.
Jan 2, 2020 / Danny Goldberg
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The Impeachment Deadlock Is an Opportunity Democrats Should Seize The Impeachment Deadlock Is an Opportunity Democrats Should Seize
The longer Senate Republicans block a fair Senate trial, the more Democrats can hammer home how the scandal implicates Trump’s defenders.
Dec 31, 2019 / Jeet Heer
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10 Stories From 2019 That Might Just Renew Your Faith in Politics 10 Stories From 2019 That Might Just Renew Your Faith in Politics
From funding for the Census to Stacey Abrams’s persistence, progressives did score some victories this year.
Dec 24, 2019 / Steve Phillips
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The Democratic Leadership’s Strategy on Impeachment Is Doomed and Dangerous The Democratic Leadership’s Strategy on Impeachment Is Doomed and Dangerous
It’s hard to take the charge that Trump is a threat to national security seriously when Democrats in Congress are happy to help him shovel more money at the military.
Dec 19, 2019 / Aaron Maté
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Speaker Pelosi Seeks Articles of Impeachment Speaker Pelosi Seeks Articles of Impeachment
Reasserting Congress as a check and balance on the presidency, she says, “If we allow a president to be above the law, we do so surely at the peril of our republic.”
Dec 5, 2019 / John Nichols