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Jerry Nadler
August 11, 2023
Tori Otten
Deeply Unpopular Michael Cohen Wants to Run for Congress (as a Democrat)
Who advised the former Trump adviser to do this?
November 9, 2022
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Alex Thomas
If the GOP Retakes the House, Blame New York’s Bumbling, Selfish Democrats
On a night when things mostly went right for the party, the Empire State’s liberal leaders will be left to rue their costly errors and campaign struggles.
August 22, 2022
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Grace Segers
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Katie Herchenroeder
The Bitter Manhattan Primary That Will End One House Democrat’s Career
In New York’s redrawn 12th district, longtime allies Carolyn Maloney and Jerry Nadler have become fierce enemies trying to remain in power—and fight off a young upstart looking to defeat them both.
May 23, 2022
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Grace Segers
New York’s Redistricting Has Caused a “Train Wreck of Democrats’ Own Creation”
Democrats in New York gerrymandered too close to the sun, and now they’re paying the price.
April 15, 2021
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Matt Ford
The Democrats’ Court-Packing Plan Doesn’t Make Any Sense
A bill to expand the Supreme Court to 13 justices seems motivated by political revenge, not sensible judicial reform.
September 22, 2020
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David Faris
Four New Justices, No Matter What
The Democrats prefer to whine about Republican extremism rather than retaliate. If the party wins in November, nothing less than absolute ruthlessness will do.
March 25, 2020
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William Hogeland
History Won’t Save Us
Why the battle for history must be won in the here and now
June 17, 2019
Alex Shephard
House Leadership Is Looking Flakey
Democrats were quick to condemn Trump after comments welcoming foreign "dirt," but their refusal to do more mirrors a recently retired senator.
May 29, 2019
Matt Ford
Democrats Just Ran Out of Excuses on Impeachment
Robert Mueller extinguished any hope of further revelations from the Trump investigation—and put Congress on the spot.
May 29, 2019
Alex Shephard
His Master’s Voice
Michael Wolff’s latest exposé says Mueller thought indicting Trump was possible and proper—but the special counsel himself isn’t talking.
May 14, 2019
Matt Ford
This Is Not a “Constitutional Crisis”
Not yet, anyway. And American democracy faces a bigger problem than Trump's abuses of power.
May 3, 2019
Alex Shephard
Democrats Must Make an Example of Bill Barr
Lock him up!
April 23, 2019
Alex Shephard
Should Democrats Impeach Trump? Wrong Question.
Allowing the president's crimes and misdemeanors to take a backseat to impeachment's political implications does little to emphasize the rule of law.
April 5, 2019
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Norman J. Ornstein
Jerry Nadler Was Born to Battle Trump
The House Judiciary Committee chair has been preparing for this moment for decades.
February 8, 2019
Matt Ford
Trump’s Perfect Foot Soldier Sent Democrats a Clear Message
Matt Whitaker responded to House oversight with evasion, denial, and delay. Expect more of the same from the administration.
January 23, 2019
Marcy Wheeler
How Trump Suborns Perjury
Even without BuzzFeed’s explosive report about Michael Cohen, the evidence shows that the president has persuaded his associates to lie to Congress and the feds.
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