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Republican Party

  1. the national interest
    What I Got Wrong About DeSantis vs. TrumpThe personality cult is even cultier than I had thought.
  2. republican debate
    34 Things You Missed at the First Republican DebateThe candidates danced around Trump, called for invading Mexico, and ganged up on Vivek Ramaswamy. Here are the highs and lows.
  3. past is prologue
    Trump Didn’t Hijack Reagan’s GOP; It Was Never Fully HisTrump represents a pre-Reagan, pre-Bush conservatism that has come storming back, leaving Reagan-Bush conservatism to unpopular elites.
  4. on with kara swisher
    Chris Christie Says He Was ‘Honest’ When Questioned in Case Against TrumpKara Swisher talks to the former governor and GOP presidential candidate about Trump’s legal peril and the likelihood of him going to jail.
  5. the national interest
    The Last Republican PoliticianCan John Roberts stave off a Democratic assault on the Supreme Court?
  6. encounter
    Vivek Ramaswamy Does Not Like to Lose at TennisGoing toe to toe with the Republican primary’s No. 1 Trump fan.
  7. early and often
    A Tea-Party Veteran Has a Plan to Upend the ConstitutionTea-party veteran Mark Meckler and his “grassroots army” plot a right-wing reboot of the country.
  8. early and often
    It’s Payback Time for the House Far RightAccused of betrayal over the debt-ceiling deal, Kevin McCarthy is losing power to a group of rebels who show no sign of giving up.
  9. the national interest
    The GOP’s Authoritarian AccelerationInternal resistance to its anti-democratic turn has all but vanished.
  10. the right
    The Revolt of the Other MothersMoms for Liberty learned motherhood is a potent force. So too have their opponents.
  11. early and often
    Frank Luntz Can’t QuitThe GOP’s wunderkind pollster swore he was finished with Washington — except that penthouse with Kevin McCarthy.
  12. the national interest
    28 States, 71 Bills, and an Education System TransformedA running tally of how Republicans are remaking the American classroom.
  13. early and often
    Trump’s Indictment Has Become His PlatformIn his first post-arrest speech, Trump tried to turn his legal peril into bragging rights.
  14. the national interest
    What Ron DeSantis Can’t FakeTrump’s legal problems reveal an organic connection to the base that his rival is trying but failing to match.
  15. the swamp
    How Biden Learned to Love the Debt-Ceiling CrisisHe has turned a chronic political headache into a winning issue.
  16. early and often
    Rick Scott’s Revised ‘Rescue Plan’ Is Still Stuck on StupidAfter damaging his party and delighting Democrats, Scott finally relented on sunsetting Social Security and Medicare — but not the other madness.
  17. early and often
    McDaniel Hangs Onto RNC Gavel Despite DeSantis DefectionHarmeet Dhillon threw a scare into the chair of the RNC, but even late support from DeSantis didn’t convince party voters away from backing McDaniel.
  18. the national interest
    Why Post-Trump Republicans Are Pivoting to a Pre-Trump WorldWhat happened to the party’s great philosophical evolution?
  19. early and often
    Republicans Start Turning on George Santos“A campaign of deceit, lies, and fabrication.”
  20. early and often
    No, Congress Doesn’t Need More ‘Independents’ Like SinemaThe senator’s superficial rebranding does not make Congress more representative of the country.
  21. the city politic
    Meet New York’s New Republican VotersCrime and schools are causing a political realignment in the city, led by communities of recent immigrants.
  22. early and often
    GOP Leadership Fight in Congress Shows a Party of WarlordsA civil war started this week with convoluted battle lines.
  23. politics
    How to Make a Semi-Fascist PartyThe hostile, paranoid, and increasingly authoritarian path ahead for American conservatism.
  24. early and often
    Glenn Youngkin Is a Country-Club RadicalThe supposedly moderate Republican governor of Virginia campaigns for an election-denier in Arizona.
  25. the national interest
    The GOP’s Surrender to the AntisemitesHow an old scourge crept back into the political mainstream.
  26. the power trip
    Donald Trump on 2024: ‘I’ve Already Made That Decision’In an interview with New York, the former president says the only question left in his mind is when he’ll announce.
  27. anonymous
    ‘Things Will Be Fine’: GOP Insiders Doubt Overturning Roe v. Wade Will Cost ThemThey don’t seem all that worried the Supreme Court’s decision to end the right to an abortion will come back to haunt them in the midterms.
  28. early and often
    Welcome to Oz, PennsylvaniaCelebrity doctor Mehmet Oz is now the uncontested winner of the state’s GOP senate primary.
  29. early and often
    President Mike Pence Would Be Worse Than TrumpThe former vice-president is attempting to bolster his chances in 2024, but Democrats would be wise to beware any attempt to rehabilitate his image.
  30. life after roe
    Ending Roe v. Wade Is a War on Women and ChildrenThe right offers nothing but more suffering to the people it purports to help.
  31. early and often
    Trump’s Hold on the GOP Won’t Loosen Even If His Candidates FailHis cult of personality can withstand a few botched endorsements.
  32. early and often
    The Republicans Who Saved Trump After January 6This Will Not Pass demonstrates how GOP leaders betrayed their conscience in the name of power.
  33. the culture wars
    Mallory McMorrow: ‘If I’m Going Down, I’m Going Down Swinging’The righteous anger of the Democrats’ newest star.
  34. conservative extremism
    How Much Does Trump Still Matter to the GOP?In the eyes of his party, Trump may have already served his purpose.
  35. politics
    Madison Cawthorn Will Get Away With His Orgy ClaimsWhen the Republican Party adopted Donald Trump, it discarded accountability for its own kind.
  36. politics
    Is Ron DeSantis the Future of Trumpism?The greatest threat to Donald Trump’s hold on the Republican Party may be his Florida neighbor.
  37. politics
    Trump Jokes About Starting a War Between Russia and ChinaThe former president told an audience of GOP donors that the U.S. should paint Chinese flags on American warplanes and bomb Russia.
  38. politics
    Will the Bush Dynasty End Tonight?George P. got into the race against the Texas attorney general with everything going for him — except Trump’s endorsement.
  39. politics
    Trump and CPAC Had a Different War on Their MindsUkraine was mostly a side note at the annual conservative conference, where speakers were mainly vying to be America’s top culture warriors.
  40. politics
    Household TyrantsThe Republican push for “parental rights” comes at the cost of children.
  41. politics
    Republicans’ Selective Amnesia About January 6 Keeps SpreadingEven Mike Pence is now treating the Capitol riot as a one-time blip, rather than reckoning with what it meant or why it could happen again.
  42. politics
    Is Peter Thiel Trying to Buy a Fight With China?The tech billionaire turned GOP megadonor is betting big on candidates who happen to be China hawks.
  43. politics
    The Fantasy of Future Republican CentrismPeggy Noonan, the self-appointed tribune of Reaganism, is calling for a boring, centrist GOP, which is all but impossible in the age of Trump.
  44. politics
    Trump Disciple Vernon Jones Drops Out of Governor’s Race in GeorgiaNow David Perdue will have a clean shot at Brian Kemp as Trump’s instrument of revenge, while Jones enters a big extremist congressional field.
  45. covid-19
    Partisanship Made the Omicron Crisis WorseCould America have averted a huge wave of COVID deaths?
  46. the national interest
    How the January 6 Insurrection Birthed a New RightTrump has transformed his party into something once unrecognizable.
  47. politics
    Party Like It’s January 6A night out with Rudy Giuliani, Paul Gosar, and New York’s Young Republicans.
  48. politics
    Longtime Republican Lawmaker Bob Dole Dead at 98The former Senate majority leader, presidential candidate, and World War II veteran died in his sleep on Sunday.
  49. abortion
    Anti-Abortion Movement Nears Victory 29 Years After a BetrayalAfter a surprise defeat in the Supreme Court in 1992, Roe v. Wade opponents demanded more from Republicans, and Trump kept his promises to them.
  50. politics
    The New Anti-FeminismConservatives used to argue it was bad for men and women. Now they have dispensed with the pretense of caring about women.
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