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Mike Lee
early and often
Oct. 13, 2022
Trump Ally Mike Lee Begs for Mitt Romney’s Endorsement on TV “Please get onboard,” the Republican asked Romney in an appeal on Fox News after the race for Utah senator got tighter than expected.
By Matt Stieb
2022 midterms
Apr. 26, 2022
Utah Democrats Endorse Independent Evan McMullin in Challenge to Mike Lee Democrats opted not to nominate their own candidate in order to help McMullin unseat the Republican senator.
By Ed Kilgore
the national interest
Apr. 14, 2021
By Jonathan Chait
impeachment
Jan. 14, 2021
Are There Enough Senate Republican Votes to Convict Trump? With the MAGA base still strong and plenty of excuses for Republicans to say no, conviction faces steep odds.
By Ed Kilgore
authoritarianism
Oct. 8, 2020
Mike Lee Opposes Democracy — But Supports Rule by ‘The People’ Like other Republicans, Lee’s view on whether “government by the people” is desirable depends on who counts as “the people.”
By Eric Levitz
the national interest
Oct. 8, 2020
Republican Senator Blurts Out That He Hates Democracy Mike Lee loves Trump because they’re both authoritarian.
By Jonathan Chait
supreme court
Oct. 3, 2020
Could the White House COVID-19 Outbreak Screw Up Barrett’s Confirmation? That depends on how many Republicans can show up for key committee and floor votes.
By Ed Kilgore
qasem soleimani
Jan. 8, 2020
GOP Senator: White House Briefing on Soleimani Was ‘Insulting’ Mike Lee called the administration’s case for assassinating Soleimani “the worst briefing, at least on a military issue, I’ve seen.”
By Eric Levitz
the national interest
Mar. 26, 2019
By Jonathan Chait
national emergency declaration
Mar. 12, 2019
Will Republicans Save Trump From an Embarrassing Vote on Emergency Declaration? A deal may be in the works where Trump okays a curtailment of presidential power in future emergency declarations in exchange for approval right now.
By Ed Kilgore
criminal justice reform
Nov. 20, 2018
Will Mitch McConnell Stand Tall for the Lock-Em-All-Up Racists of His Party? Trump could probably get his son-in-law’s prison-/sentencing-reform compromise through the Senate with a call to McConnell — but he may not even try.
By Ed Kilgore
the kavanaugh hearings
Sept. 5, 2018
Republicans Are Trying to Make Kavanaugh’s Confirmation Seem Routine. It Isn’t. Republicans are trying to disguise a confirmation that they think is an epochal moment in history as a bland, uncontroversial exercise in bureaucracy.
By Ed Kilgore
Trump Wants Suspense Before Another Reality-Show SCOTUS Reveal The White House deployed some misdirection before the Gorsuch announcement, and that could happen again leading up to the big announcement.
By Ed Kilgore
A Look at Trump’s Shortlist for Replacing Anthony Kennedy Don’t expect any surprises given Trump’s unusual self-discipline in keeping his judicial promises to conservatives.
By Ed Kilgore
The First Big SCOTUS Rumor Sends Senator Mike Lee to the Bench This may be the first of many SCOTUS trial balloons for Trump. But it’s amusing to watch Lee try to walk back his earlier attacks on Roe v. Wade .
By Ed Kilgore
House GOP Passes Spending Bill Aimed at Shifting Shutdown Blame to Democrats Since real negotiations have failed, the government is probably shutting down on Friday — and now it’s all about the blame game.
By Ed Kilgore
Hatch: If AL Voters Want Alleged Sexual Abuser in Congress, They Can Have One In sharp contrast to his fellow Mormon Mitt Romney, Orrin Hatch now sees nothing wrong with Roy Moore’s behavior if he’s elected.
By Ed Kilgore
Senate GOP Working Overnight to Pass Its Hastily Revised Tax Bill It was brought to the Senate floor in an unwieldy mess after long delays, but that won’t keep Republicans from passing this unpopular tax bill.
By Ed Kilgore
House Budget Vote Necessary, But Not Enough, in the GOP’s Tax Cut Plans The GOP dissenters in the House’s vote on a budget resolution setting up tax cuts indicate some potential problems ahead for the GOP.
By Ed Kilgore
The GOP’s Latest Health-Care Gambit This last-gasp effort at a GOP-only bill mostly gives states the flexibility to cut health-care services, while threatening insurance-market chaos.
By Ed Kilgore
CBO Says Repealing Obamacare Without a Replacement Would Be a Disaster CBO says a “straight repeal” would cost 32 million their health coverage while doubling premiums.
By Ed Kilgore
Senate GOP to Try Doomed Vote on ‘Straight Repeal’ of Obamacare Now that Trumpcare is all but dead, McConnell will give conservatives their “straight repeal” vote, and then move on to tax and budget legislation.
By Ed Kilgore
the national interest
July 17, 2017
By Jonathan Chait
the national interest
July 11, 2017
By Jonathan Chait
GOP Hits a Dead End on Trumpcare, Cancels Vote After a “final offer” to House conservatives failed, Trump and Ryan may be back to square one with a divided GOP and no clear path forward.
By Ed Kilgore
the national interest
Feb. 9, 2017
By Jonathan Chait
Trump May Have Set an Unfortunate Precedent With His SCOTUS Short List In the future, it might be tough for Republican presidential candidates not to do the same.
By Ed Kilgore
Why Right-Wingers Want Sen. Mike Lee on SCOTUS He’s the most rigorous ideologue available, he’s confirmable — and, most of all, he’s young.
By Ed Kilgore
the national interest
Mar. 5, 2015
By Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Mar. 6, 2014
Mike Lee’s Tax-Reform Plan Does, in Fact, Suck Unless you didn’t like George W. Bush’s economic program, in which case it’s great.
By Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Jan. 22, 2014
By Jonathan Chait
the after party
Nov. 4, 2010
Hey, Look, Republican Recriminations! They blame South Carolina senator Jim DeMint for their failure to take the Senate.
By Avi Zenilman