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June 15, 2023
GOP Senator Admits Biden Bribery Tapes Might Not Exist After All
Chuck Grassley was at the forefront of pushing these claims to begin with.
June 1, 2023
GOP Senator Admits Republicans Don’t Care if Accusations Against Joe Biden Are “Accurate”
Republicans have totally lost the plot with their investigation into Joe Biden.
April 27, 2023
Don’t Look Now, but a Bipartisan Plan to Rein in the Supreme Court Has Arrived
Clarence Thomas’s news-making scandals have senators eager to rein in the high court. At least one Republican has signed on to the effort.
February 23, 2023
The U.S. Senate Has Three Buildings. Why Is One Still Named for a White Supremacist?
Georgia’s Richard Russell was an unrepentant racist. You’d think a name change would be a no-brainer. And yet...
January 31, 2023
The Blue Slip Is the Hot New Senate Tradition That Democrats Should Abolish
Republicans did away with the arcane practice when it suited their purposes.
October 10, 2022
We Only Ever Want to Bust OPEC When We Can’t
Tough talk about applying antitrust law against the oil cartel means nothing unless we follow through, and the time to do that isn’t now.
June 30, 2022
A Hearing Aid Oligopoly Is Trying to Strangle Cheap Over-the-Counter Competitors
Your grandmother can’t afford a hearing aid. The FDA wants to fix that, but Senators Elizabeth Warren and Chuck Grassley say legacy manufacturers are trying to block the way.
June 28, 2022
Magazine
How Iowa Fell in Love With the Republican Party
Barack Obama won the state twice. Now Democrats are an endangered species there.
June 2, 2022
The Democrats Fighting to Make Iowa Purple Again
Former Representative Abby Finkenauer is part of a crowded field trying to both unseat Senator Chuck Grassley and restore their party’s fortunes in the Hawkeye State.
April 15, 2022
Dianne Feinstein Can Resign Now With Dignity, or...
A San Francisco Chronicle report on her mental state is devastating and undeniable. DiFi, don’t be the Democrats’ Strom Thurmond.
March 21, 2022
Marsha Blackburn and Josh Hawley Greet Ketanji Brown Jackson With Bad-Faith Attacks
Their Republican colleagues seemed loath to join in during the first day of the Supreme Court nominee’s confirmation hearings.
April 21, 2021
The Republicans’ Unhinged, Baseless Attacks on Biden’s DOJ Nominees
Vanita Gupta and Kristen Clarke are eminently qualified for senior positions in the Justice Department. So why are Ted Cruz and Tom Cotton painting these two nonwhite women as radicals?
September 17, 2020
Magazine
Behind Every Republican Man
Joni Ernst’s reelection campaign may be an object lesson in what it takes for a woman to win in today’s GOP.
October 4, 2018
This Is Not the Last Kavanaugh Report
The Republicans didn't pursue the truth about the allegations against the nominee. The Democrats will.
September 19, 2018
Senate Republicans rule out an FBI investigation into Brett Kavanaugh.
September 19, 2018
The American Rule of Law Has Failed Women
The allegations against Brett Kavanaugh highlight the lack of justice in society for women wronged by men.
September 19, 2018
Kavanaugh’s accuser wants an FBI investigation but Senate Republicans are resisting.
September 4, 2018
The Misleading Chaos of the Kavanaugh Hearing
Democrats didn't hold back on the Supreme Court nominee and his Republican defenders, but their end game is less assured.
August 29, 2018
Don McGahn is leaving the White House at a critical time for Trump.
August 18, 2018
The Kavanaugh Confirmation Fight Is Getting Messy
President Donald Trump's nominee for the Supreme Court should be sailing through the Senate. Instead, his situation is only getting worse.

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