Why do women wait decades to run for office? Running Start has a few ideas, and thinks it can change the status quo by recruiting a team of high school all-stars excited about elections.
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Congress Tells NSA to Keep Up the Good Work
A rare moment of bipartisanship, and a coalition of conservatives and liberals trying to rein in the NSA is foiled by a slightly larger coalition of conservatives and liberals.
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Rhode Island’s Small Victory
A third state offers paid leave, though not necessarily a clear path for other states
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Liz and Dick
With the help of her powerful father, Liz Cheney is running for Senate and setting off the next round of an intra-GOP fight over foreign policy.Â
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Semantic Innovation in Immigration Reform
Presto, “provisional legal status” becomes “probation.”
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Three Things You’ve Got Wrong about the Filibuster
As the Senate continues battling about executive-branch nominations and nuclear options, here are a few filibuster myths that need deflating.
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Ending Minority Rule
What the Democrats’ mini-war on the filibuster is really about.Â
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Reid, McConnell Attempt to Rebrand Filibuster Rules
Republicans’ filibustering of dozens of Obama appointees “has turned advise and consent into deny and obstruct,” said the majority leader. “When the founders wrote advise and consent, I don’t think they meant sit down and shut up!” the minority leader exclaimed.
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If Republicans Want to Govern, They Should Try Winning Elections
Nullification through obstruction isn’t an alternative.
