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  1. early and often
    U.S.-NEW YORK-PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY
    Polls Aside, New Research Shows the Parties Are DeadlockedLong-term trends show Democrats and Republican in constant balance with some exchanges of supporters and more polarization.
    By Ed Kilgore
  2. life after roe
    Kari Lake And Senator John Barrasso Hold Press Conference In Phoenix, Arizona
    In a First, Arizona Republicans Rush to Dismantle a Total Abortion BanAfter decades of tactical advances, they’re engaging in tactical retreats. Get used to it.
    By Ed Kilgore
  3. early and often
    President Biden Delivers State Of The Union Address
    Don’t Get Too Attached to Speaker Mike JohnsonHe can probably out-maneuver MTG and keep his gavel until November. But his survival as Speaker post–Election Day looks far less certain.
    By Ed Kilgore
  4. behind the scenes
    Who Is Jeff Yass, the GOP’s Billionaire Donor Dominating 2024?His firm owns a part of TikTok and a stake in Truth Social, and he’s donated more than any other American this cycle.
    By Matt Stieb
  5. early and often
    Donald Trump,Benjamin Netanyahu
    Republicans Abandon Their Strategic Silence on the Israel-Hamas WarRepublicans shrewdly kept quiet and let Biden take the heat from Americans angry at Israel. Now, led by Trump, they’re now loudly backing Netanyahu.
    By Ed Kilgore
  6. life after roe
    Fox News' Super Tuesday 2024
    Republicans Have More Than a ‘Brand Problem’ on AbortionAs long as Republicans support extremist abortion bans that the public doesn’t like, all the reframing in the world won’t help them.
    By Ed Kilgore
  7. life after roe
    US-POLITICS-WOMEN-RIGHTS-ABORTION
    Anti-Abortion Activists Have Republicans in a ViseThe sudden controversy over IVF has exposed Republicans to intense pressure from their anti-abortion allies to take deeply unpopular positions.
    By Ed Kilgore
  8. early and often
    Republican Presidential Candidate Nikki Haley Announces She's Suspending Her Campaign
    Haley Ends Campaign As She Started It: With No Clear Path ForwardHer inability to come to grips with what Donald Trump has done to her party has characterized Nikki Haley’s campaign from the get-go.
    By Ed Kilgore
  9. early and often
    Republicans Are Acting Like 2024 Is Their Last CampaignLara Trump’s desire to spend “every last penny” on her father-in-law’s reelection is not a healthy sign of a party built to last.
    By Ed Kilgore
  10. early and often
    Lauren Boebert Didn’t Punch Her Ex-Husband After AllNot only was she cleared of the allegation, her ex was charged with assault.
    By Matt Stieb
  11. january 6 anniversary
    How Republicans Learned to Love January 6Three years ago, the insurrection was condemned by the very same people who now support returning Donald Trump to power.
    By Ed Kilgore
  12. early and often
    Trump’s Extreme Agenda Is a Problem for Republicans, TooEven if GOP lawmakers don’t care about Trump’s draconian policies, they should be worried about what he’ll do to Congress.
    By Ed Kilgore
  13. early and ofteh
    Why Don’t Republicans Just Run on the Economy, Stupid?Republicans are in good shape for 2024 thanks to their advantage on the economy. But there’s a reason they’re not laser focused on that message.
    By Ed Kilgore
  14. life after roe
    California GOP May Drop Anti-Abortion StanceGolden State Republicans want to moderate unpopular national party positions on abortion and same-sex marriage. It won’t happen without a fight.
    By Ed Kilgore
  15. early and often
    Oregon Republicans’ Self-Destructive Culture-War WalkoutGOP state senators are disqualifying themselves from reelection to block gun restrictions, abortion rights, and gender-affirming care.
    By Ed Kilgore
  16. early and often
    On the First Earth Day, Environmentalism Wasn’t PartisanOver the past 53 years, Republicans have turned protecting the environment into a culture-war issue. It didn’t have to be this way.
    By Ed Kilgore
  17. early and often
    The GOP’s Addiction to Culture War May Cost It in 2024The habitual Fox News viewer is worried about “wokeness.” The median voter? Not so much.
    By Eric Levitz
  18. live blog
    Kevin McCarthy’s Humiliation Finally Ends: Live UpdatesIt took 15 rounds and some messy late-night drama, but McCarthy was finally elected Speaker.
    By Matt Stieb, Ed Kilgore, and Margaret Hartmann
  19. house arrest
    Kevin McCarthy Is Stuck in PlaceHe’s still far from becoming Speaker of the House, and it’s anyone’s guess what happens next.
    By Ben Jacobs
  20. early and often
    Republicans Have Not Changed Their Extremist ViewsWhile midterms campaigns are now focused on inflation and the economy, fresh polling confirms GOP cultural views haven’t moderated at all.
    By Ed Kilgore
  21. student loans
    The War on Student-Debt Forgiveness BeginsRepublican-led states sue over Biden’s plan to free millions of people.
    By Sarah Jones
  22. early and often
    Freedom Caucus Won’t Let Kevin McCarthy Forget Who Owns HimMembers are already making demands that would limit McCarthy’s power if he becomes Speaker. In a closely divided House, he’ll have to bow to them.
    By Ed Kilgore
  23. early and often
    Impeaching Biden Will Be Job One If Republicans Win the HouseSpeaker McCarthy will face intense pressure from the party’s MAGA wing to impeach Biden, setting up a performative Senate trial heading into 2024.
    By Ed Kilgore
  24. vision 2024
    Please Shut Up About Liz Cheney or Larry Hogan in 2024The media should quit indulging what is almost disinformation about their White House aspirations.
    By Ed Kilgore
  25. the national interest
    Mitch McConnell’s Terrible Candidates Are His Own FaultThis happened because the GOP decided not to confront Trump’s election lies.
    By Jonathan Chait
  26. books
    Trump’s FathersTwo recent books demonstrate the GOP’s long descent from reason and a country in serious danger.
    By Sarah Jones
  27. early and often
    Why Republicans Stopped Talking to the Press“I just don’t see the point,” said an adviser to a GOP presidential aspirant.
    By David Freedlander
  28. life after roe
    Will Dobbs Change the Way We Feel About ‘Good’ Republicans?It’s time to reconsider whether to keep lionizing people like Mike Pence and Liz Cheney.
    By Ed Kilgore
  29. life after roe
    Why the Post-Roe GOP Will Only Get More RadicalDecades after partnering with the anti-abortion movement, the Republican Party has finally delivered. But ending Roe is just the start.
    By Ed Kilgore
  30. the national interest
    Republicans Will Do It AgainThey have not been chastened by the revelations of the January 6 committee.
    By Jonathan Chait
  31. early and often
    California Republicans Downplay Their Toxic Brand to SurviveRick Caruso, Anne Marie Schubert, and Lanhee Chen are distancing themselves from the GOP even as they run on conservative themes.
    By Ed Kilgore
  32. life after roe
    How the GOP Abandoned Pro-choice RepublicansOver decades, the Republican Party became uniformly anti-abortion, leaving many pro-choice GOP voters stranded. They could be a problem for the party.
    By Ed Kilgore
  33. life after roe
    When Could Republicans Ban Abortion Nationwide?If Republicans win the White House and Congress in 2024, which is plausible, they’ll be under intense pressure to end abortion even in blue states.
    By Ed Kilgore
  34. life after roe
    Republicans Too Upset About Leak to Celebrate Abortion WinConservatives can’t talk about the Supreme Court ending reproductive rights right now, but please ask again after the midterms.
    By Ed Kilgore
  35. 2022 midterms
    Republicans Can Still Fumble Away the SenateThe GOP is favored to retake the Senate in 2022, but they’ve screwed up similar situations through a combination of extremism, gaffes, and bad luck.
    By Ed Kilgore
  36. 2022 midterms
    Rick Scott’s Ultra-MAGA Agenda Gives Democrats a Midterm LifelineDemocrats are eager to campaign against a party that, according to Scott, wants to raise taxes and sunset Medicare and Social Security.
    By Ed Kilgore
  37. 2022 midterms
    Why Republicans Are Turning an Easy Election Into a Culture WarRepublicans are complicating an election they’re already likely to win because the base wants a fight and Trumpism tells them to never retreat.
    By Ed Kilgore
  38. u.s. supreme court
    GOP’s Antics at Jackson Hearings Weren’t Just an Appeal to QAnonExtremist dog whistling aside, Republicans senators’ primary goal was to paint Democrats as soft on crime and hostile to parents and children.
    By Ed Kilgore
  39. politics
    ‘RINO’ Just Means ‘Disloyal to Trump’ NowWhat was once an ideological insult for GOP moderates and liberals is now mostly applied to Republicans who won’t buy Trump’s stolen-election myth.
    By Ed Kilgore
  40. politics
    Republicans’ Attack Plan for the Ketanji Brown Jackson HearingsInstead of getting nasty in a fight they can’t win, Republicans will use the hearings to reinforce their midterm message against Democrats.
    By Ed Kilgore
  41. 2022 midterms
    Post-Recall, California Republicans Are Running on EmptyHaving lost their best shot at a statewide win in 2021, the Golden State GOP looks incapable of challenging Gavin Newsom’s reelection.
    By Ed Kilgore
  42. politics
    Do Republicans Know What Communism Is?Some members of the GOP have taken to calling Democrats “communists.” It betrays a willful historical ignorance.
    By Ed Kilgore
  43. politics
    Why New York Republicans Are Dreaming of a Banner YearThe state GOP hopes to expand on its 2021 wins, take further advantage of Democrats’ distraction, and ride the national red wave.
    By Errol Louis
  44. politics
    RNC Claims It’s Merely Defending Fake Electors, Not RiotersRonna McDaniel says “legitimate political discourse” referred to “alternate” electors … who were also part of Trump’s election-coup plot.
    By Ed Kilgore
  45. politics
    Democrats’ Control of Senate Iffy As Luján Recovers From StrokeThankfully, the New Mexico senator is expected to recover fully. But during his absence, some big Democratic initiatives must be put on hold.
    By Ed Kilgore
  46. gerrymandering
    Another State Says to Hell With GerrymanderingAfter the Supreme Court punted on the issue, state constitutions like Ohio’s may hold the key to reform.
    By Ed Kilgore
  47. politics
    The GOP Has Adopted an Anti-Voting-Rights Case It Once RejectedToday’s Republicans are using the same arguments southern Democrats once used to oppose the original Voting Rights Act.
    By Ed Kilgore
  48. january 6
    What Will It Take to Stop a 2024 Election Coup?A warning from election-law expert Rick Hasen suggests options for stopping state legislatures from stealing electoral votes may be limited.
    By Ed Kilgore
  49. politics
    Ted Cruz (Mistakenly) Touts His 2024 Presidential OddsThe senator noted that “historically the runner-up is almost always the next nominee.” It’s a common but untrue hypothesis.
    By Ed Kilgore
  50. joe manchin
    Could Joe Manchin Really Switch Parties?The senator may become a Republican one day, but giving up the enormous leverage he holds over Democrats right now makes little sense.
    By Ed Kilgore
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