Jason Kander, a rising Democratic star, is leading a new organization that hopes to turn the tables on Republican voter suppression.
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A Redder Pennsylvania
But will the legislature—more Republican than ever—overplay its hand?
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Another First for Trump: A Policy Arm Operating Totally in Secret
Donald Trump isn’t the first president to enjoy the support of nonprofit groups that promote his policy agenda, but he may be the first whose outside backers operate entirely in secret. When Trump allies announced last week the formation of America First Policies, a 501(c)(4) issue group that will be the president’s main outside advocacy […]
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Gary Cohn: Trickle Downer of the Week
In which Goldman Sachs deregulates itself—and tells you it’s for your own good.
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Will Crumbling School Buildings Get a Piece of the Infrastructure Pie?
Public education advocates are hoping that Donald Trump’s infrastructure plan will help renovate the nation’s dilapidated schools, but lobbying for school repairs is never easy.
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Veterans of Obama’s Labor Department Look Ahead in Anguish
The Department of Labor was the regulatory hub for advancing Obama’s second-term agenda. Trump endangers all of that.
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The March To Impeachment
There are already plenty of grounds to impeach Trump. The question is when Republicans will decide that he’s more of a liability than an asset.
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Q&A: A Tale Told by an Idiot: Shakespeare and Trump
Allyn Burrows on mad kings, tragedy, and why Trump would fall short as a Shakespearean protagonist.
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The Prisoner’s Dilemma: Why Democrats Should Block Gorsuch
In a rational political system, Democrats might keep their powder dry in the Supreme Court battle. But Republican extremism has made resistance Democrats’ only option.
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Dismantling Dodd-Frank — And More
Candidate Trump promised to take on Wall Street. As deregulator-in-chief, he will be Wall Street’s best friend.
