Elections

California Gubernatorial Candidate Larry Elder Hosts Election Night Event

Republicans Are on the Retreat in California Republicans Are on the Retreat in California

Shifting tides after the attempted recall vote show that voters are concerned more with policy than with rhetoric.

Jan 7, 2022 / Sasha Abramsky

Will Garland Do What It Takes to Bring the Insurrectionists to Justice?

Will Garland Do What It Takes to Bring the Insurrectionists to Justice? Will Garland Do What It Takes to Bring the Insurrectionists to Justice?

A lot is riding on the attorney general’s prosecution of January 6 insurrectionists—including whether future coup plotters think they’ll be able to get away with it.

Jan 5, 2022 / Elie Mystal

Sens. Chuck Schumer and Raphael Warnock

The Best Way to Commemorate January 6 Is to Pass a Voting Rights Law The Best Way to Commemorate January 6 Is to Pass a Voting Rights Law

On January 5, 2021, Georgia’s Democratic majority took the Senate. The very next day, America’s violent white minority struck back. A voting rights push this week will make clear h...

Jan 4, 2022 / Joan Walsh

Harry Reid

Remembering Harry Reid, 1939–2021 Remembering Harry Reid, 1939–2021

The Nevada senator was a brilliant strategist, but his real secret was his ability to take your biggest vulnerability and make it your strength.

Dec 30, 2021 / Rebecca Kirszner Katz

Joe Manchin committee hearing

The Coverage of Build Back Better’s Failure Is Focused on the Wrong Culprits The Coverage of Build Back Better’s Failure Is Focused on the Wrong Culprits

This isn’t a case of “Democratic disarray.”

Dec 21, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Xiomara Castro

Honduras Elects a Socialist—but Will She Be Allowed to Govern? Honduras Elects a Socialist—but Will She Be Allowed to Govern?

Xiomara Castro’s administration won’t have it easy: Corrupt networks permeate every branch of government.

Dec 6, 2021 / Jared Olson

Ping!! How Those Trump/Russia Stories Got Shopped to the Media

Ping!! How Those Trump/Russia Stories Got Shopped to the Media Ping!! How Those Trump/Russia Stories Got Shopped to the Media

Thanks to recent indictments and ongoing lawsuits about an alleged Trump computer back channel to Moscow, we can now see just how journalists got played—and who played them.

Dec 2, 2021 / Feature / Barry Meier

Ron Johnson’s War on Free and Fair Elections

Ron Johnson’s War on Free and Fair Elections Ron Johnson’s War on Free and Fair Elections

As Senator Ron Johnson prepares for an expected 2022 reelection run, he wants to restructure how elections are conducted.

Dec 1, 2021 / John Nichols

Senators Meet For Weekly Policy Luncheons

The Republicans Have Become the Party of Organized Violence The Republicans Have Become the Party of Organized Violence

Right now, the GOP views threats of violence as offering a political advantage with no real downside. Normalization of this behavior by President Biden or the media will only make ...

Nov 29, 2021 / Column / Jeet Heer

Pramila Jayapal Has Made Her Case to Be Pelosi’s Successor

Pramila Jayapal Has Made Her Case to Be Pelosi’s Successor Pramila Jayapal Has Made Her Case to Be Pelosi’s Successor

The chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus could be in line to step into the Democratic leader’s shoes.

Nov 26, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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