Trump’s Iran campaign may have the surprising effect of putting foreign policy back into the hands of American voters.
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Democrats Already Jostling to Oppose Trump’s War on Iran
In North Carolina, primary challenger Nida Allam is betting that the most credible critic of the latest joint Trump-Israel war will win.
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In Memoriam: Britain’s Labour Party
Labour’s move away from its working-class roots and to the right cemented its political demise.
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Iraq, Iran, Irate
Saddam Hussein and Iran’s ayatollahs were horrendous leaders who inflicted horrors on their subjects, but neither posed a threat to the United States, despite claims that both were developing nuclear weapons.
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Congress? Maybe Check Back in 2027.
The State of the Union address made sure that Republicans will preside over a year of inaction in our nation’s legislature.
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Brad Lander Is Building a United Progressive Front
The former New York City comptroller and councilmember is running for Congress. To unseat incumbent Democratic Rep. Dan Goldman, he’ll have to consolidate the progressive left.
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The SOTU Clips That Should Prove Disastrous for Trump and the GOP
Democrats should stream and broadcast the president’s odes to our economy over and over again.
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A New Age for Houston Politics?
The Democratic primary for Texas’s 18th Congressional District pits two generations of politicians—represented by Christian Menefee and Al Green—against each other.
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Bestowing Medals, Vilifying Democrats, Clinging to Tariffs
No wonder Trump’s State of the Union took two hours.
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AI Goes to Bat for Valerie Foushee
A super PAC funded by Anthropic, makers of Claude, is spending nearly $1 million to get the North Carolina congresswoman, who sits on a key AI commission, re-elected.
