Congress

Joe Biden delivering the State of the Union

President, 80, Bests House Speaker, 58 President, 80, Bests House Speaker, 58

An invigorated Joe Biden proved that Sleepy Kevin McCarthy is the GOP leader in name only. And maybe not for long.

Feb 8, 2023 / Joan Walsh

Climate Crisis Forest Fire

California’s Extreme Weather Is the Future of Climate Change California’s Extreme Weather Is the Future of Climate Change

After years of thirst, the state has been drowning, and the poorest people have been among those hardest hit.

Feb 8, 2023 / Rebecca Gordon

Incoming DCCC chair Representative Suzan DelBene (D-Wash.)

5 Questions the New DCCC Chair Needs to Answer 5 Questions the New DCCC Chair Needs to Answer

House Democrats have a new campaign chief. She needs to make a lot of changes. Here are some good places to start.

Feb 7, 2023 / Steve Phillips

Threat inflation: the Chinese balloon floats over Billings, Mont., on Wednesday, February 1.

Raving Balloonatics Take Over Washington Raving Balloonatics Take Over Washington

"Mr. President, we must not allow…a balloon gap!"

Feb 6, 2023 / Jeet Heer

The Immense Irony of the GOP’s Anti-Socialism Vote

The Immense Irony of the GOP’s Anti-Socialism Vote The Immense Irony of the GOP’s Anti-Socialism Vote

Republicans are crowing over their resolution denouncing socialism, but their next presidential candidate will be chosen in a city that socialism built.

Feb 6, 2023 / John Nichols

US President Joe Biden arrives to deliver the State of the Union address on March 1, 2022 in Washington, DC.

Biden, Go Bold in the State of the Union Biden, Go Bold in the State of the Union

What he needs to say.

Feb 6, 2023 / Robert L. Borosage

Josh Hawley holding pencil in front of microphone

The GOP’s Phony Class War The GOP’s Phony Class War

Racist resentment plus plutocratic economics don’t equal a “working-class party.”

Feb 3, 2023 / Jeet Heer

Ilhan Omar Will Not Be Silenced

Ilhan Omar Will Not Be Silenced Ilhan Omar Will Not Be Silenced

The GOP’s decision to remove Omar from her most cherished committee was petty and cruel—but she’s not going anywhere.

Feb 3, 2023 / John Nichols

Joe Biden on January 30, 2023

Biden’s Ending of the Covid Emergency Is a Public Health Disaster Biden’s Ending of the Covid Emergency Is a Public Health Disaster

The White House is tearing away vital pandemic protections for millions of vulnerable Americans—and pretending that everything's going to be just fine.

Feb 2, 2023 / Gregg Gonsalves

Immigration Reform Protest

For Mixed-Status Students, Immigration Reform Is the Only Hope For Mixed-Status Students, Immigration Reform Is the Only Hope

More than 22 million people in the US are in mixed-status households, where at least one undocumented person lives with citizens or lawful temporary immigrants.

Feb 2, 2023 / StudentNation / Yamila Martinez

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