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2018 Elections
virginia
Feb. 6, 2019
Scandal Engulfs Virginia’s Top 3 State Officeholders
The governor and attorney general wore blackface. The lieutenant governor is facing sexual-assault allegations. The way forward is unclear.
By
Ed Kilgore
politics
Oct. 8, 2018
Red State Democrats Can Do Better Than Joe Manchin
Manchin’s Kavanaugh vote and recent strides by red state progressives raise questions about the wisdom of Dems settling for conservative candidates.
By
Sarah Jones
politics
Oct. 6, 2018
McConnell Says Outrage Will ‘Blow Over’ and GOP Takeover of Courts Will Continue
The Senate Majority leader has been enjoying his Kavanaugh confirmation victory lap, and says more conservative court stacking is on the way.
By
Chas Danner
the kavanaugh hearings
Sept. 24, 2018
Kavanaugh Goes to War As New Sexual-Assault Allegations Emerge
The guarded judge of the earlier Senate hearings is gone, as Kavanaugh identifies with his angry defenders.
By
Ed Kilgore
paul gosar
Sept. 22, 2018
GOP Representative Says ‘Stalin Would be Proud’ of Siblings Who Denounced Him
That “no-politics” rule might be difficult to enforce at Thanksgiving this year.
By
Benjamin Hart
government shutdown
Sept. 20, 2018
Congressional Republicans Ignoring Trump Government Shutdown Threats
Trump is again threatening to shut down the federal government over border wall funding. His congressional allies are strangely sure he’s bluffing.
By
Ed Kilgore
the kavanaugh hearings
Sept. 20, 2018
If Kavanaugh Goes Down, Will Republican Voters Be Discouraged or Enraged?
Losing Kavanugh could be a buzzkill for the Republican base in November, unless Democrats wind up getting the blame.
By
Ed Kilgore
the kavanaugh hearings
Sept. 18, 2018
Will Trump Stick With Kavanaugh Come Hell or High Water?
It might be more rational to dump Kavanaugh and go with another SCOTUS nominee. But presidential rage may come into play.
By
Ed Kilgore
immigration
Sept. 17, 2018
Last Year’s Refugee Cap Was the Lowest Ever. Trump Just Cut It By a Third.
The U.S. let nearly eight times as many refugees come in during 1980 as it will in the next year.
By
Ed Kilgore
the kavanaugh confirmation
Sept. 17, 2018
Why the Clock Is Ticking on Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court Nomination
If Brett Kavanaugh isn’t confirmed soon, Trump’s mission to reshape the Supreme Court could get dicier.
By
Ed Kilgore
the kavanaugh confirmation
Sept. 17, 2018
Trump Should Have Nominated a Woman to the Supreme Court
Trump’s famous vetting process did not protect him from a SCOTUS nominee who may join the president as a presumed sexual predator.
By
Ed Kilgore
donald trump
Sept. 13, 2018
Stephen Miller May Be the Only Staffer Trump Trusts Now
Trump’s paranoia may lead him to rely ever more closely on his young and trollish policy adviser.
By
Ed Kilgore
puerto rico
Sept. 13, 2018
Florida Republicans Scramble to Repudiate Trump Tweets on Maria Death Toll
The president has thrown a stink bomb into Florida politics at the worst possible moment.
By
Ed Kilgore
2018 primaries
Sept. 13, 2018
Rhode Island’s Raimondo Brushes Aside Progressive Challenge
Called by her opponent “an extreme corporatist Democrat,” the incumbent became the 13th woman to win a gubernatorial nomination this year.
By
Ed Kilgore
2018 elections
Sept. 13, 2018
Ex-Cuomo Aide Drafted False Cynthia Nixon Anti-Semitism Mailer
The Cuomo campaign confirmed that the flier was drafted and approved by two men close to the governor — though they say it was an oversight.
By
Margaret Hartmann
donald trump
Sept. 12, 2018
Stormy Daniels to Publish a Tell-All Book About Trump Just Before Midterms
Adding to the distractions created by Bob Woodward’s book, it could be a stormy October for the White House.
By
Ed Kilgore
2018 midterms
Sept. 12, 2018
New Hampshire Democratic Front-runners Win, Famous Son Loses
New Hampshire will elect either its first black congressperson or its first openly gay congressperson in the fall.
By
Ed Kilgore
2018 elections
Sept. 12, 2018
Cuomo Aide Shopped Nixon Anti-Israel Story Ahead of False Anti-Semitism Mailer
Though Cuomo denies he knew about the inflammatory flier, the New York
Post
says one of his top campaign aides pitched a similar story on Nixon.
By
Margaret Hartmann
2018 elections
Sept. 11, 2018
Voters Hate Trump More Than They Like This Economy
Trump’s approval rating is falling, even as wages and consumer confidence rise. That suggests the economy won’t save Republicans in November.
By
Eric Levitz
2018 elections
Sept. 11, 2018
Manchin (Literally) Fires Away At Obamacare Repeal in New Ad
The shoe is definitely on the other foot as Republican attacks on preexisting condition coverage are coming back to haunt them.
By
Ed Kilgore
2018 elections
Sept. 5, 2018
Ayanna Pressley Beats 20-Year Incumbent Mike Capuano in Democratic Primary Upset
She’s the second woman to unseat a House Dem in 2018, after Ocasio-Cortez, and she’ll be the first black woman to represent Massachusetts in Congress.
By
Margaret Hartmann
2018 elections
Aug. 30, 2018
If Gillum’s Coalition Shows Up in November, It Could Be a Game-Changer
Florida’s Andrew Gillum seems to have gotten a lot of young and minority voters who don’t usually participate in midterms to show up.
By
Ed Kilgore
alabama
Aug. 30, 2018
Alabama Republicans Forsake Sessions for Trump, Who Looks Down on Them
Now Jeff Sessions’s old friends are abandoning him at the behest of a president who reportedly can’t stand southern accents or non-Ivy educations.
By
Ed Kilgore
economics
Aug. 30, 2018
How a Federal Job Guarantee Could Lower Crime & Help the Formerly Incarcerated
California wildfires and the prison strike show us that the incarcerated are valuable workers. We should help them be productive when they leave, too.
By
Vanessa A. Bee
2018 primaries
Aug. 28, 2018
Progressive Andrew Gillum Wins Florida Democratic Gubernatorial Primary in Upset
Bernie Sanders–endorsed Gillum, who hopes to be Florida’s first black governor, will face Trump pick Ron DeSantis in a high-stakes general election.
By
Ed Kilgore
the national interest
Aug. 27, 2018
House Republicans Have a Secret List of Trump Scandals They’re Covering Up
The GOP’s closing argument for the midterms: look at all the corruption that will be uncovered if Democrats gain control!
By
Jonathan Chait
duncan hunter scandal
Aug. 24, 2018
Indicted Republican Blames Wife for Misusing Campaign Funds
Duncan Hunter’s excuses for his serious legal fix are evolving and, well, totally shameless.
By
Ed Kilgore
criminal justice reform
Aug. 23, 2018
Trump Overrules Kushner, Puts Hold on Criminal-Justice Reform Bill
In the end, Trump listened to crime demagogues like Tom Cotton instead of Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley — or his own son-in-law.
By
Ed Kilgore
election hacking
Aug. 23, 2018
White House Reportedly Killed Bipartisan Bill to Fight Election Hacking
The Secure Elections Act looked like a sure thing to become law, until it didn’t.
By
Adam K. Raymond
the national interest
Aug. 23, 2018
Republican Senator Gives Trump Green Light to Fire Sessions
Lindsey Graham: “The president’s entitled to an attorney general he has faith in.” Which means a hack.
By
Jonathan Chait
2018 elections
Aug. 23, 2018
Why Republicans, Not Democrats, Want the Midterms to Be About Impeachment
The Democratic base is sufficiently fired up, but the GOP hopes the rising threat of impeachment can rally Trump’s voters in November.
By
Margaret Hartmann
2018 elections
Aug. 23, 2018
6 New Midterm Polls You’ll Want to See
Barn-burners in Wisconsin and Texas, a GOP governor in trouble in Illinois, and other numbers from the campaign trail.
By
Ed Kilgore
2018 senate elections
Aug. 22, 2018
Democratic Drive to Win Senate Hitting Some Barriers in Florida and New Jersey
Most Senate observers are focused on Democrats in deep-red states. But Nelson of Florida is in trouble, and Menendez of New Jersey could be, too.
By
Ed Kilgore
duncan hunter scandal
Aug. 22, 2018
Rep. Duncan Hunter Says He’s a Victim of Trump’s Justice Department — Like Trump
Rep. Duncan Hunter, charged of making illegal purchases with campaign funds, accuses Democrats in Trump’s Justice Department of plotting against him.
By
Ed Kilgore
2018 primaries
Aug. 22, 2018
Trump Didn’t Get a Win for His Billionaire Buddy in Wyoming
Foster Friess’s vast wealth and Trump’s Election Day endorsement weren’t enough in a very competitive gubernatorial primary.
By
Ed Kilgore
2018 elections
Aug. 21, 2018
California GOP Congressman Indicted for Personal Use of Campaign Funds
One of Trump’s allies, Hunter’s misuse of funds — for video games, dentistry, and a plane ticket for a pet rabbit — puts a safe GOP seat in jeopardy.
By
Ed Kilgore
house republicans
Aug. 20, 2018
Will Losing the House Bring Down Kevin McCarthy’s Bid for Leadership?
Ryan’s designated successor has no choice but to get out there on the campaign trail. But anything other than a GOP win could be dangerous for him.
By
Ed Kilgore
criminal justice reform
Aug. 20, 2018
Criminal-Justice-Reform Deal Facing Opposition From Left and Right
Trump’s support is crucial to a deal that would add sentencing reforms to a House-passed prison-reform bill. But Cotton and Booker aren’t on board.
By
Ed Kilgore
Aug. 20, 2018
Trump’s Base Has Become Too Delusional For the GOP’s Own Good
Republican voters believe that Trump is wildly popular and Democrats have no chance of taking the House. That could keep them at home this November.
By
Eric Levitz
new york politics
Aug. 19, 2018
Can Andrew Cuomo Win by Being Andrew Cuomo Again?
Even as he’s pushed leftward, the governor thinks there’s still plenty of elbow room for a Democrat like him.
By
Chris Smith
california
Aug. 18, 2018
Rich Absentee Landlords Make a Killing from California’s Prop 13
Designed originally to protect middle-class homeowners, California’s Prop 13 is now benefiting rich absentee landlords who inherited their properties.
By
Ed Kilgore
keith ellison
Aug. 17, 2018
Franken Resignation Casts Long Shadow on Keith Ellison
Democrats, especially in Minnesota, don’t want Ellison to suffer Franken’s fate, but also don’t want a double standard.
By
Ed Kilgore
2018 elections
Aug. 17, 2018
GOP’s Fate in the Midterms Is in the Hands of Women
College-educated and minority women are trending Democratic at potentially historic levels. If white working-class women begin to join them, look out!
By
Ed Kilgore
2018 elections
Aug. 17, 2018
Is Robert E. Lee a Hero? GOP Candidate’s Twitter Poll Isn’t Going as He Hoped
Mississippi’s Chris McDaniel is sticking up for the Confederate general this week.
By
Adam K. Raymond
department of motor vehicles
Aug. 16, 2018
California GOP Candidate for Governor Compares DMV Lines to the Holocaust
The underdog gubernatorial candidate got more than a little carried away in complaining about bureaucracy.
By
Ed Kilgore
2018 elections
Aug. 16, 2018
No, Democrats Don’t Need a National Platform for the Midterms
The most important thing to Democrats this year is that they aren’t the party that’s the party of Donald J. Trump.
By
Ed Kilgore
revivals
Aug. 16, 2018
Steve Bannon Launches Comeback Nobody Asked For
He’s helming a new pro-Trump group and putting out a documentary aimed at making the midterms a referendum on Trump’s impeachment.
By
Margaret Hartmann
2018 elections
Aug. 15, 2018
Bad News, Republicans, Voters Aren’t Afraid of Nancy Pelosi
A new CNN poll shows that the former Speaker isn’t the bogeyman the GOP wishes she was.
By
Adam K. Raymond
dana rohrabacher
Aug. 15, 2018
Somebody Hacked a Democratic Opponent of ‘Putin’s Favorite Congressman’
It’s a mystery, and nobody’s making accusations, but it can’t be good for Dana Rohrabacher that his pro-Russian views are getting fresh publicity.
By
Ed Kilgore
2018 elections
Aug. 15, 2018
Leah Vukmir’s Victory in Wisconsin Is a Rare Win for Republican Women
The veteran conservative state legislator will now face incumbent Democrat Tammy Baldwin in another uphill race in Wisconsin.
By
Ed Kilgore
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