Back To the Electoral College, And Why Getting Rid of It Is a Big Mistake

If JD Vance wins Wisconsin in 2032 but Wisconsin says it has to award its electoral votes to Pete Buttigieg, some version of ...
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America’s True Exceptionalism: A Culture of Impunity

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The Call is Coming From Inside the White House

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) — a nonpartisan watchdog, housed within the legislative branch, that examines how federal taxpayer dollars are spent — is one of the only federal agencies ...

No Room on the Lifeboat … Admin Sharks Circle Lutnick

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Trump Is Still Giving Orders. Are Republicans Still Taking Them?

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Chuck Schumer Gets a Challenge For Majority Leader

Schumer has maintained that he has the votes to win reelection, a plausible assertion. Democrats will have at least 55 ...

Colom Officially Defeats Hyde-Smith in Mississippi, Years After She Blocked His Federal Judgeship

Mississippi prosecutor Scott Colom has officially defeated incumbent Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in a contest that ...

Dems Warn Trump Is Trying To ‘Ram Through’ His Ally As Head of GAO During Lame Duck

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Trump Orders a Lame Duck Judicial Blitz

Before the end of the lame duck session, however, Trump wants 25 more. He also wants Congress to act on dozens of other open ...

Van Hollen Says the Filibuster Should Go

As I’ve noted, these leadership challenges don’t mean a lot if they don’t include abolishing the filibuster. This afternoon ...

White House Insists Congressional Oversight is a Crime

White House counsel on Wednesday blasted a letter out declaring that the investigations Democrats are gearing up to carry out ...
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CIA Behind Mystery Strikes on Ecuadorian Fishing Boats

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