Republicans

DACA Dreamers Protest

With DACA in Jeopardy, It’s Time for Congress to Act With DACA in Jeopardy, It’s Time for Congress to Act

Three-quarters of Americans support legal status for immigrants brought to the United States as children, yet Congress has failed to enact permanent protections.

Oct 17, 2022 / StudentNation / Teresa Mettela

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) during his weekly press conference at the U.S. Capitol.

Kevin McCarthy Is a Quisling Who Stands Apart Kevin McCarthy Is a Quisling Who Stands Apart

Two news stories highlighting the House minority speaker’s role in downplaying the January 6 coup attempt show him to be a weak and amoral Trump collaborator.

Oct 13, 2022 / Chris Lehmann

Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) at a rally for former president Donald Trump.

Republicans Go Full Racist on Crime. Will It Matter? Republicans Go Full Racist on Crime. Will It Matter?

Democrats can do more to make the GOP own its phony fearmongering.

Oct 10, 2022 / Joan Walsh

The Dangers of a MAGA Wave Election

The Dangers of a MAGA Wave Election The Dangers of a MAGA Wave Election

If Republicans win big in 2022, governance could become impossible.

Oct 10, 2022 / Jeet Heer

The Real Reason Herschel Walker’s Abortion Scandal Hurts the GOP The Real Reason Herschel Walker’s Abortion Scandal Hurts the GOP

The issue isn’t his character. It’s Walker’s policy that’s the problem.

Oct 7, 2022 / Jeet Heer

Governor Greg Abbott speaking with former President Donald Trump during a June 2021 tour of the US-Mexico border wall.

Exclusive: Texas Governor Greg Abbott Used Covid Aid to Pay for a Border Wall Exclusive: Texas Governor Greg Abbott Used Covid Aid to Pay for a Border Wall

Texas steered $1 billion in federal pandemic dollars to Operation Lone Star, which was used to hire thousands of guards, expand the wall, and bus migrants out of state.

Oct 6, 2022 / Barbara Koeppel

Protest against Dobbs ruling at the Supreme Court Building

The Supreme Court’s Majority Reconvenes Its Assault on Democracy The Supreme Court’s Majority Reconvenes Its Assault on Democracy

The six-justice, right-wing majority is using a self-selected docket of cases to advance minority rule.

Oct 5, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

President Barack Obama and then-President-elect Donald Trump smile before the 2017 inauguration.

Off the Record: Barack Obama on Donald Trump Off the Record: Barack Obama on Donald Trump

A newly declassified press conference shows the former president’s prescience—and his blind spots.

Oct 3, 2022 / Jeet Heer

The January 6 Committee Can’t Quit Before It Examines the Clarence Thomas Connection

The January 6 Committee Can’t Quit Before It Examines the Clarence Thomas Connection The January 6 Committee Can’t Quit Before It Examines the Clarence Thomas Connection

In addition to exposing Trump’s coup plotting, the committee must examine whether a Supreme Court justice abused his position to aid the plotters.

Sep 30, 2022 / John Nichols

A still from the film “Deconstructing Karen”

Fox News Compares a Film Examining White Women’s Racism to Pearl Harbor Fox News Compares a Film Examining White Women’s Racism to Pearl Harbor

Really. So I had to watch it.

Sep 29, 2022 / Joan Walsh

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