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September 30, 2021
Daniel Strauss
Elise Stefanik Gets Trumpier Still With New Immigration Attack
The New York GOP congresswoman transformed herself into a Trump suck-up earlier this year to replace Liz Cheney. The transformation proceeds apace.
May 6, 2021
Walter Shapiro
The Washington Media Is Overblowing the Liz Cheney Story
The Republican coup against her is an irresistible story, but it’s hardly a national referendum on Trump.
March 30, 2017
Clio Chang
House Republicans can’t even agree on a meeting. How do they hope to pass a health care bill?
January 3, 2017
Brian Beutler
Trump to Congressional GOP: Be craftier about gutting your ethics watchdog.
October 7, 2016
David Dayen
Who Detoxified Paul Ryan’s Budget?
Feckless Democrats and fawning journalists.
September 30, 2016
David Dayen
Democrats Won the Latest Budget Battle. But Republicans Have Won the War.
July 6, 2016
Clio Chang
Republicans are still mad about the Democratic sit-in.
June 24, 2016
David Dayen
When Democrats Sat In, Republicans Took Them Hostage
In Thursday's wee hours, the House slashed public-health programs, lined fat cats' wallets, and even greenlit the Confederate flag.
April 22, 2016
David Dayen
Paul Ryan Is Making John Boehner Look Like a Legislative Genius
The Speaker of the House is casting his predecessor's tenure in a new light.
April 1, 2016
David Dayen
Why Are We Colonizing Puerto Rico?
A GOP proposal to resolve the island's debt crisis would harm its economy, sideline its democracy, and boost corporate profits.
October 8, 2015
Elspeth Reeve
The Republican House Is More Melodramatic Than High School
September 25, 2015
Elspeth Reeve
Sympathy for the Boehner
September 25, 2015
Rebecca Leber
House Speaker John Boehner Resigns From Congress. Now What?
March 17, 2015
Danny Vinik
Congress Shouldn't Bother Trying to Balance the Budget
December 10, 2014
Danny Vinik
Congress's Obamacare Witch Hunt Will Have a Chilling Effect on Academics
December 2, 2014
Danny Vinik
A Government Funding Fight Is Coming. Will It Be Small or Big?
August 5, 2014
Danny Vinik
House Republicans Have Voted to Increase the Debt by Nearly $1 Trillion This Year
July 28, 2014
Danny Vinik
House Republicans Just Passed Another Tax Cut for the Rich—While Hurting the Poor
June 11, 2014
Brian Beutler
Paul Ryan Can Save Congressional Republicans From Civil War—Here’s How
June 4, 2014
Danny Vinik
Republicans Are Making the Long-Term Unemployed as Desperate as Possible

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