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Paul Ryan confers with an aide.

Paul Ryan Was Already Rejected for a Leadership Position—by the Voters Paul Ryan Was Already Rejected for a Leadership Position—by the Voters

Paul Ryan demands unwavering support for House speaker. But if this “young gun” is the GOP’s “only hope,” the party’s in even bigger trouble than it seems.

Oct 21, 2015 / John Nichols

Trey Gowdy Is Very Angry You Think His Partisan Benghazi Committee Is Partisan

Trey Gowdy Is Very Angry You Think His Partisan Benghazi Committee Is Partisan Trey Gowdy Is Very Angry You Think His Partisan Benghazi Committee Is Partisan

The GOP prosecutor is having a pity party over the media finally telling the truth about his Benghazi farce. Can one big day with Clinton salvage his credibility?

Oct 21, 2015 / Joan Walsh

Two States, Two Competing Futures for Voting Rights in America

Two States, Two Competing Futures for Voting Rights in America Two States, Two Competing Futures for Voting Rights in America

Republicans will eventually have to reckon with a country that is more diverse, more compassionate and more progressive.

Oct 20, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Sanders in Portland

Bernie Sanders Dominates With Small Donors, While the GOP Rakes in the Dark Money Bernie Sanders Dominates With Small Donors, While the GOP Rakes in the Dark Money

After a surprisingly strong third quarter, Sanders has almost as much cash on hand as Hillary Clinton.

Oct 16, 2015 / Joshua Holland

John Boehner

The Freedom Caucus The Freedom Caucus

The GOP’s in disarray. The Freedom Caucus wants its say. It’s time, they think, to take a stand For principles from cuckoo land.

Oct 15, 2015 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Democratic presidential debate Las Vegas

Republicans Mentioned Israel 23 Times During Their Last Two Debates. Democrats Only Mentioned It Once. Republicans Mentioned Israel 23 Times During Their Last Two Debates. Democrats Only Mentioned It Once.

Support for Israel was once bipartisan. But it’s become a political touchstone for conservatives.

Oct 14, 2015 / Joshua Holland

Donald Trump Speech Media Fawning

Why Today’s GOP Crackup Is the Final Unraveling of Nixon’s ‘Southern Strategy’ Why Today’s GOP Crackup Is the Final Unraveling of Nixon’s ‘Southern Strategy’

Tea Party rebels are exposing the deep rifts between country-club elites and social-issue hard-liners.

Oct 12, 2015 / William Greider

3 Facts About the Supposed Cost of Undocumented Immigration

3 Facts About the Supposed Cost of Undocumented Immigration 3 Facts About the Supposed Cost of Undocumented Immigration

Or, a campaign-inspired lesson on why myth busting and fact checking isn’t going to be enough to fight anti-immigrant politics in 2016.

Oct 12, 2015 / Julianne Hing

Boehner and McCarthy Reap What They Sowed

Boehner and McCarthy Reap What They Sowed Boehner and McCarthy Reap What They Sowed

Time and again, the GOP leaders caved to the far right—and encouraged its delusions of power.

Oct 9, 2015 / Joan Walsh

John Boehner, Kevin McCarthy

Kevin McCarthy’s Exit Proves What We Already Know—the GOP Is Completely Dysfunctional Kevin McCarthy’s Exit Proves What We Already Know—the GOP Is Completely Dysfunctional

The Republican Party has become not only antigovernment but anti-governing.

Oct 8, 2015 / John Nichols

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