Voices
$3.5 Trillion for the Build Back Better Agenda Is Much, Much Less Money Than You Think
This big, scary-sounding number represents just 1.2 percent of U.S. GDP over the next 10 years.
Politics
How Moderate Democrats Derailed Police Reform
Centrists demanded a police reform bill that didn’t go too far. Now they don’t get one at all.
Origins of Covid
Leaked Grant Proposal Details High-Risk Coronavirus Research
The proposal, rejected by U.S. military research agency DARPA, describes the insertion of human-specific cleavage sites into SARS-related bat coronaviruses.
Amendment to Stop Saudi War on Yemen Is Really an Excuse for Business as Usual
A proposal by Rep. Gregory Meeks is undermining a separate amendment to end U.S. complicity in the yearslong offensive.
Voices
America's Generals Are Cowards. Fire Them All.
The Kabul bombing reveals a cadre of generals who lack the courage to admit the dishonor of killing civilians.
Dark-Money Group to Donors: Reconciliation Bill Can Still Be Killed
In a leaked email, No Labels' director praised Sen. Kyrsten Sinema for her "heroic efforts" on the infrastructure bill.
Senate Parliamentarian Played Highly Political Role Against Filibuster Reform in 2013
Elizabeth MacDonough’s hubristic approach was on display in her fight against Democrats’ rule change.
A Slate of More Than 50 Progressive Candidates Looks to Take Over Rhode Island
The candidates, including gubernatorial ticket Matt Brown and Cynthia Mendes, will coordinate through a statewide co-op.
Conservatives Only Care About the Incarcerated When It Comes to the Capitol Rioters
Reps. Matt Gaetz and Marjorie Taylor Greene decried jail conditions in D.C. but remain silent about a settlement in Prince George’s County.
Right-Wing Democrats Ramp Up Assault on Biden Agenda
The next few weeks will see some of the most important political jockeying in half a century.