Will GOP Leaders Block Another Immigration Measure? Will GOP Leaders Block Another Immigration Measure?
The Republican leadership is poised once again to back away from immigration reform, rather than take on the far right.
May 20, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
Inquiry Into Bridgegate Provides Clues That Christie Knew About the Lane Closures Inquiry Into Bridgegate Provides Clues That Christie Knew About the Lane Closures
Christie’s former top political aide and the governor’s spokesman dispute each other’s recollections.
May 16, 2014 / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss
Elizabeth Warren Reveals Inside Details of Trade Talks Elizabeth Warren Reveals Inside Details of Trade Talks
There's a reason corporations want the TPP negotiations secret—it wouldn’t pass otherwise.
May 15, 2014 / George Zornick
The Next Four Months Will Decide the Future of the Internet The Next Four Months Will Decide the Future of the Internet
The FCC has opened a debate on Net Neutrality. Activists must raise an outcry to assure it does not lead to a pay-to-play Internet.
May 14, 2014 / John Nichols
Bernie Sanders Could Be the 2016 Democratic Candidate We’ve All Been Waiting For Bernie Sanders Could Be the 2016 Democratic Candidate We’ve All Been Waiting For
The Vermont senator has given progressives leverage and a platform, a potent combination.
May 13, 2014 / Tom Hayden
The Tea Party Is Falling Fast in Its Battle with the GOP Establishment The Tea Party Is Falling Fast in Its Battle with the GOP Establishment
In 2014, Democrats can’t rely on many kooky right-wingers handing them Senate races on platters.
May 13, 2014 / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss
Democrat? Green? Independent? The ‘Run Bernie Run’ Jockeying Democrat? Green? Independent? The ‘Run Bernie Run’ Jockeying
Senator Sanders is considering a presidential bid. Activists want him to consider his political options.
May 12, 2014 / John Nichols
Did Congress’s Best Plan for NSA Reform Just Lose Its Teeth? Did Congress’s Best Plan for NSA Reform Just Lose Its Teeth?
A bill considered among the strongest of several competing bids to curb government spying has passed a major legislative hurdle—but not without significant trimming.
May 8, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
Voters Say ‘Yes’ to the Republican Who Said ‘No’ to Wall Street Voters Say ‘Yes’ to the Republican Who Said ‘No’ to Wall Street
North Carolina Congressman Walter Jones beats the bankers, the lobbyists and the neocons.
May 7, 2014 / John Nichols
Republicans Block Hearing on Long-Term Jobless Benefits Republicans Block Hearing on Long-Term Jobless Benefits
Forget holding a vote: GOP leadership won’t even allow a hearing on long-term jobless benefits inside the Capitol.
May 6, 2014 / George Zornick