Something New Is Happening in the House: Progressives Are Winning Internal Fights
A House rule that required a supermajority to raise taxes is being iced under pressure from the Congressional Progressive Caucus.
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A GOP Governor Has a Chance to Fix a Blue State’s Draconian Approach to Paroling Juvenile Offenders
Larry Hogan, re-elected to his second and final term, should give juveniles with life sentences a real chance at parole, criminal justice reformers urge.
The Remarkable Tale of the Corporate Lobbyist Sworn In as a Temporary U.S. Senator
“By getting this dip into the Senate, he gets an increased profile, an increased rolodex. It burnishes his stature but does nothing for the republic.”
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John Kelly Was a Bully, Bigot, and Liar for Trump. Goodbye and Good Riddance.
The departing White House chief of staff was Trump’s nasty and brutish mini-me. He was never the “adult in the room.”
Falling for “Les Fake News,” Trump Spreads Lie That French Protesters Chanted His Name
Donald Trump is so vain, he really thinks the protests in Paris are about him.
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How George H.W. Bush Rode a Fake National Security Scandal to the Top of the CIA
The killing of a CIA agent in Greece was used to thwart reforms as Bush became the first openly partisan director of the spy agency in 1976.
Trump's Pick for Attorney General Pushed for Military Strikes on Drug Traffickers, Questioned Asylum Law
William Barr felt like George H.W. Bush never got tough enough: “We never tightened the noose.”
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Republicans Are Clinging to Power in Wisconsin. Expect to See More GOP Power Grabs.
The anti-democratic moves to strip power from incoming Democrats are now officially part of the Republican playbook.
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Let’s Talk About George H.W. Bush’s Role in the Iran-Contra Scandal
Hagiographies of the late president neglect his role in a secret war in Nicaragua and illegal weapons sales to Iran for the release of hostages.
Buried in Wisconsin Republicans’ Lame-Duck Legislation: Drug Testing Requirements for Food Stamp Applicants
Wisconsin will be the only state that requires drug testing for non-felon SNAP applicants.