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The Grand Strategy Behind J.D. Vance’s Latest Push To Kill Ukraine Aid

REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK Why the Ohio senator and MAGA favorite is going to war against foreign aid. Sen. J.D. Vance speaks with reporters on his way...

19.04.2024 90

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Jeffrey Toobin Got His Big Break on O.J. Simpson. He Says Trump’s Trial Will Be a Whole New Kind of Spectacle.

11.04.2024 20

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They Overturned Roe. Now They’re Fighting Abortion Pills. How Far is Alliance Defending Freedom Willing to Go?

25.03.2024 10

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No, You Don’t Need to Go to a Trump Rally

Everyone’s just going through the motions.

24.01.2024 10

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'We Only Care About Damaging Donald Trump'

Inside the New Hampshire campaign to persuade Democrats to vote for Nikki Haley.

20.01.2024 10

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‘This Is a Universal Strategy’: How Christopher Rufo and His Merry Band of Conservative Activists Toppled Harvard’s President

The conservative activist explains the motivations behind his latest crusade.

03.01.2024 3

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He Opposed Trump’s Impeachment. Now He Wants Trump Kicked Off the Ballot.

J. Michael Luttig explains why he thinks the 14th Amendment should prevent Trump from running for president again.

21.12.2023 300

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‘A Very Large Earthquake’: How Trump Could Decimate the Civil Service

“The proposals that are on the table would create a deep state.”

20.12.2023 60

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Welcome to the Nixon Renaissance, Where ‘Tricky Dick’ is Cool, Watergate Was a Set-Up and Trump Looms Large

The young conservatives trying to make Richard Nixon great again.

15.12.2023 60

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‘Are We Truly So Precious?’: James Bennet’s Damning NYT Portrayal

The former Times editorial page editor clears the record on his controversial 2020 firing.

15.12.2023 6

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Mike Johnson Won the Funding Battle — But Is He Losing the Intra-GOP Civil War?

Congressional expert Matt Glassman on why the new GOP speaker is on weak footing the next time a government shutdown looms.

15.11.2023 3

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The Conservative Boot Camp Training Gen-Z for Swamp Warfare

The next Republican president needs foot soldiers not just cabinet secretaries. This scrappy group is making sure they’re ready for January 2025.

03.11.2023 9

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55 Things You Need to Know About Dean Phillips

The Minnesota Democrat and member of Congress is preparing to run for president. He doesn’t really disagree with Joe Biden, he just thinks he’s...

27.10.2023 4

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How House Speaker Became Washington’s Most Miserable Job

An expert on House speakers explains how changes in campaign finance, media, and the type of people who get elected created the current debacle.

17.10.2023 6

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Kevin McCarthy’s Downfall Is the Culmination of the Tea Party

Political scientist Theda Skocpol on how tea party politics laid the foundation for the GOP’s current troubles.

05.10.2023 100

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Mick Mulvaney Dreamed of Shutting Down the Government. Then He Got to Do It.

Trump’s budget chief on what it’s like to be in charge of closing the government.

30.09.2023 6

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Why Is New Jersey a Hotbed for Political Corruption?

An expert explains how Sen. Bob Menendez fits into a long tradition for his state.

28.09.2023 3

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A Moderate Anti-Trump Republican Who Got Fed Up With the Senate Has Retirement Advice for Mitt Romney.

On his way to the golf course, former Sen. Bob Corker explained why the Senate has become miserable for politicians seeking bipartisan work.

16.09.2023 20

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He Was Paul Ryan’s Favorite Wonk. Now He’s a Self-Help Guru Writing Books With Oprah.

Inside the many lives of Arthur Brooks.

15.09.2023 8

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‘Politically, That’s Not a Winner.’ A Warning for Kevin McCarthy Ahead of the Looming Shutdown

Eric Cantor offers lessons from the 2013 shutdown.

11.09.2023 30

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‘How Are You Feeling, Mr. Leader?’ Mitch McConnell’s Weird Return to D.C.

As Congress returned to Washington, all anyone cared about was the GOP leader’s health.

08.09.2023 1

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