A Democrat-Sponsored Tax Cut Calls the GOP’s Anti-Poverty Bluff A Democrat-Sponsored Tax Cut Calls the GOP’s Anti-Poverty Bluff
A proposal to expand the Earned Income Tax Credit will test Republicans' professed support for the program.
Mar 26, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
Jeb Bush, Chris Christie and the ‘Sheldon Adelson Primary’ Jeb Bush, Chris Christie and the ‘Sheldon Adelson Primary’
The billionaire casino magnate is wondering on whom to place his bets.
Mar 25, 2014 / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss
The GOP 2016 Hopefuls Are Clueless on Ukraine The GOP 2016 Hopefuls Are Clueless on Ukraine
They don’t like what Obama is doing, but they want him to do more of it.
Mar 21, 2014 / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss
Christie Runs Into a Buzz Saw at Town Hall Meeting Christie Runs Into a Buzz Saw at Town Hall Meeting
But he drops a hint about running for president.
Mar 18, 2014 / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss
Scott Walker, 2016 Hopeful, Fights for His Life in 2014 Scott Walker, 2016 Hopeful, Fights for His Life in 2014
A Tea Party darling with strong ties to the GOP establishment finds himself tied in his re-election bid.
Mar 14, 2014 / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss
Paul Ryan’s Culture Canard Paul Ryan’s Culture Canard
“Inner-city men,” says Ryan, need to learn the “value and the culture of work.”
Mar 12, 2014 / Michelle Goldberg
CPAC’s Twilight Zone CPAC’s Twilight Zone
An odd collection of souls gathered around the annual conservative watering hole.
Mar 11, 2014 / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss
Rand Paul, CPAC’s Rock Star, Wins Big Rand Paul, CPAC’s Rock Star, Wins Big
A far-right, tax-hating, regulation-strangling libertarian wins over the faithful.
Mar 9, 2014 / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss
Rick Perry at CPAC Panel on Criminal Justice: ‘Shut Prisons Down. Save That Money.’ Rick Perry at CPAC Panel on Criminal Justice: ‘Shut Prisons Down. Save That Money.’
You won’t believe what some leading conservatives had to say about criminal justice reform this week—because they were actually right.
Mar 7, 2014 / George Zornick
Paul Ryan’s CPAC Speech Was Based on a Lie Paul Ryan’s CPAC Speech Was Based on a Lie
The kid in Ryan’s “full stomach…empty soul” CPAC speech is actually an advocate for free school lunches.
Mar 7, 2014 / Michelle Goldberg