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Jim Demint
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house freedom caucus
Mark Meadows Wants to Take Your State Capitol HostageThe House Freedom Caucus wants to replicate itself and its notorious tactics.
By Ed Kilgore
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Right-Wing Ideological Commissar Jim DeMint Ousted From Heritage FoundationA leading theory is that he helped screw up the Obamacare repeal-and-replace effort.
By Ed Kilgore
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Remember Jim DeMint? His Fingerprints Are All Over the Trump TransitionIt’s a sign of the times that the bomb-throwing former senator is playing a big behind-the-scenes role.
By Ed Kilgore
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Nikki Haley Gets a Foreign-Policy Credential for Her Future Presidential RunTrump gets diversity points and a telegenic international face for his administration. She gets what she needs for a credible White House candidacy.
By Ed Kilgore
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Trump Made a Big Promise Aimed at Winning Over Nervous ConservativesHe seems to understand that quelling fears about the Supreme Court might be the most important thing he can do right now.
By Ed Kilgore
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the national interest
Think-Tank President Not So Good at ThinkingHow Lincoln freed the slaves by getting Big Government out of the way.
By Jonathan Chait
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Stephen Colbert Needs Your Help to Become a U.S. Senator
The Tea Party’s Jim DeMint, a Senator from Stephen Colbert’s home state of South Carolina, announced plans to resign from the Senate to work […]
By Bradford Evans
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comings and goings
Jim DeMint Cashes InThe South Carolina senator is leaving the Senate to head a think tank in January.
By Dan Amira
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GOP Senators Decide Todd Akin Isn’t So Bad After AllFour are co-hosting a fund-raiser for him this week.
By Andre Tartar
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legitimate rape
By Andre Tartar
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early and often
By Dan Amira
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republican woodstock
What You Need to Know About CPACThe gay controversy, the Palin controversy, the presidential horse race, and more.
By Dan Amira
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the war on christmas
By Bryan Hood
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war on christmas
War on Christmas Now Being Waged in the Very Halls of the Senate [Updated]GOP senators fight for their right to not work immediately before and after Christmas.
By Dan Amira
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election hangover
By Dan Amira
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Talk Box: McConnell’s Earmark Flip Encourages at Least One LiberalBut Rachel Maddow is happy to point out his George W. Bush problem.
By Dorsey Shaw
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Tea Party Senators Get Their First VictoryThe GOP looks set to enact a self-imposed earmark ban.
By Dan Amira
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the after party
Hey, Look, Republican Recriminations!They blame South Carolina senator Jim DeMint for their failure to take the Senate.
By Avi Zenilman
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early and often
By Dan Amira
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weird al greene
Alvin Greene Has an Awesome New Campaign StrategyJust repeat something bad you made up about your opponent over and over again.
By Dan Amira
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early and often
By Dan Amira
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weird al greene
By Dan Amira
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early and often
Taking It Easy on ToyotaWho was really on the stand at yesterday’s hearing?
By Jason Zengerle
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early and often
By Dan Amira