The DCCC’s Plan to Punish Democrats for Backing Primary Challengers Is Sparking Major Backlash The DCCC’s Plan to Punish Democrats for Backing Primary Challengers Is Sparking Major Backlash
This attempt to protect incumbents will tamp down on the energy and diversity the party desperately needs.
May 8, 2019 / John Nichols
Andrew Gillum Wants the Supreme Court to Be a Central Issue in 2020 Andrew Gillum Wants the Supreme Court to Be a Central Issue in 2020
“We can’t give that ground anymore,” he says.
May 6, 2019 / John Nichols
The Constitution Is on the Side of Jerry Nadler, Not William Barr The Constitution Is on the Side of Jerry Nadler, Not William Barr
The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee is prepared to restore the system of checks and balances.
May 3, 2019 / John Nichols
Has Donald Trump Committed High Crimes and Misdemeanors? Has Donald Trump Committed High Crimes and Misdemeanors?
Rep. Jamie Raskin, a noted constitutional scholar—and member of the House Judiciary Committee—discusses the question.
May 2, 2019 / John Nichols
William Barr Is Acting as Trump’s Defense Lawyer, Not Attorney General William Barr Is Acting as Trump’s Defense Lawyer, Not Attorney General
The Senate Judiciary Committee hearing confirmed one thing: The United States does not currently, in any practical or realistic sense, have an attorney general.
May 1, 2019 / John Nichols
Bernie Sanders Is Hitting Donald Trump Where It Hurts Bernie Sanders Is Hitting Donald Trump Where It Hurts
Bernie is slyly trolling the president in battleground states, calling out GOP lies about saving jobs.
Apr 30, 2019 / John Nichols
Here’s a Handy Impeachment Refresher for Donald Trump Here’s a Handy Impeachment Refresher for Donald Trump
The president’s latest idiocy reveals his staggering ignorance of the Constitution he swore an oath to defend.
Apr 25, 2019 / John Nichols
Elizabeth Warren’s Constitutional Read of the Mueller Report Led Her to Call for Impeachment Elizabeth Warren’s Constitutional Read of the Mueller Report Led Her to Call for Impeachment
The presidential candidate’s bold embrace of checks and balances is what leadership looks like.
Apr 22, 2019 / John Nichols
AOC, Ilhan Omar, and Rashida Tlaib Make the Necessary Call for an Impeachment Inquiry AOC, Ilhan Omar, and Rashida Tlaib Make the Necessary Call for an Impeachment Inquiry
After reviewing the Mueller report, the congresswomen recognized a demand for congressional action.
Apr 19, 2019 / John Nichols
Inciting Hatred Is Trump’s 2020 Game Plan Inciting Hatred Is Trump’s 2020 Game Plan
The attacks on Ilhan Omar are just a foretaste; he will turn with increasing frequency to racism and xenophobia to divide and conquer Democrats.
Apr 19, 2019 / John Nichols