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Steny Hoyer
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Why Giving Marjorie Taylor Greene the Steve King Treatment Might Not WorkTaking her off committees is the new favored way of punishing the extremist Republican.
By Ed Kilgore
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d.c. statehood
Congress to Vote on D.C. Statehood for the First Time in DecadesIt would likely take a Democratic Senate plus filibuster reform to become law, but the cause of making D.C. the 51st state remains alive.
By Ed Kilgore
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interesting times
Andrew Sullivan: The Appeasement of Donald TrumpThe angry king is banking every concession and, empowered and emboldened, getting more aggressive and more power hungry.
By Andrew Sullivan
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impeachment
Elizabeth Warren Comes Out for ImpeachmentWhere Warren leads, will other candidates follow — and will House Democrats be taken where they have so far refused to go?
By Ed Kilgore
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mueller time
Trump Deserves Impeachment. But Should the Democrats Do It?Yes, Mueller seems to have provided an “impeachment referral.” But it remains risky and perhaps unnecessary this close to the 2020 election.
By Ed Kilgore
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nancy pelosi
Pelosi May Accept 4-Year Term Limit on SpeakershipIt’s mainly a face-saving measure for anti-Pelosi rebels who, at most, can keep her from serving as House Democratic leader well into her 80s.
By Ed Kilgore
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‘Rigging’ Primaries Is Fine. Backing Bad Candidates Isn’t.It isn’t illegitimate for a party to put its weight behind the more “electable” candidate — but only if it can be trusted to know who that is.
By Eric Levitz
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House Democratic Leaders Rally to Defend Their Illinois HereticDoes a Democratic “big tent” really require that deep blue districts continue to elect congressmen like the right-of-center Dan Lipinski?
By Ed Kilgore
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important ceilings
By Dan Amira
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metaphorical ceilings
By Julie Gerstein
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metaphorical ceilings
By Dan Amira
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health carnage
By Dan Amira
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health carnage
Does Obama Have a ‘Plan B’ or Not?What Obama will do if health-care reform fails.
By Dan Amira