Today on TAP: Like the Jacobins and Stalinists of yore, today’s Republicans have extirpated their moderates and have no one left to execute besides themselves.
Kevin McCarthy
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Samuel Beckett’s House
The lower house of Congress can neither convene nor adjourn.
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A Party Divided Against Itself Cannot Stand (to Govern)
Today on TAP: The GOP’s ‘We can’t even convene’ circus commences.
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Could Democrats Really Elect a Moderate Republican Speaker?
Today on TAP: It’s a long shot, but not out of the question.
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Of All Things, Progressive Bipartisanship
The midterms displayed a polarized America. Paradoxically, the thin Republican House majority and some substantive areas of convergence produce opportunities.
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Republicans Are in for Two Years of Hell
Trump and the Freedom Caucus are going to unleash chaos in their own party.
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The Real Republican Dilemma
Check out this week’s exit polls: The party’s defining positions don’t command popular support.
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The Ukraine Conundrum
Today on TAP: Democrats ask ‘what’s the endgame,’ then withdraw the question (which nonetheless persists).
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Is Kevin McCarthy the Next Liz Truss?
Today on TAP: The six-week reign of the U.K.’s PM makes clear that Reaganomics is a disaster in the real world—but Republicans don’t live in the real world.
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The Coming Republican Inquisition
Biden has been spared the harassment of congressional investigations. That could change for the worse in November—unless Democrats can hold the House.
