Nancy Pelosi's Fight: How She Revived Obamacare After Democrats Left it for Dead
Nancy Pelosi, a complicated political figure, saved the Affordable Care Act from Democratic destruction.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Can't Run for President in 2020. Trump Should Be Relieved.
The Constitution says the president must be at least 35 years old. But age doesn't guarantee wisdom or ability.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Rashida Tlaib Aren't Finished Challenging Incumbent Democrats Who Come Up Short
Incumbent Democrats are about to start showing a lot more interest in a Green New Deal.
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Calling Out Racist Voters Is Satisfying. But It Comes at a Political Cost.
Bernie Sanders’s clumsy comments about voters in Florida and Georgia reignited a debate on how politicians talk about racism.
All the President’s Crimes
What Republican Senators Said About Impeaching Bill Clinton vs. Donald Trump
The same Republican senators who defend Trump now were obsessed with defending the special counsel in the late 1990s — when Bill Clinton was president.
Making a Killing
Oops: House Democrats Mistakenly Cast Votes Blocking Resolution on Ending Yemen War
On Wednesday, six House Democrats voted with the GOP to prevent any action on the Yemen war this legislative session. Two said they did it by accident.
Fallout From Election Day Chaos Continues in Indiana’s Porter County
Logistical problems were so bad that local officials in Porter County felt that they needed to call in the FBI for help getting to the bottom of things.
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Chuck Schumer Caved to Facebook and Donald Trump. He Shouldn't Lead Senate Democrats.
Schumer has sided with the GOP on Wall Street, Israel, Iraq, Iran, and Facebook. Almost any other Democrat should be Senate minority leader instead.
Amazon HQ2 Will Cost Taxpayers at Least $4.6 Billion, More Than Twice What the Company Claimed, New Study Shows
Amazon’s new headquarters will bring it at least $4.6 billion in state and local subsidies, according to an analysis by Good Jobs First.
All the President’s Crimes
The Watergate Blueprint for Impeaching Donald Trump
Trump’s actions to establish a different standard of justice for himself are exactly the kind we declared impermissible in Nixon’s articles of impeachment.