On no other public policy issue have attitudes have changed as rapidly as on gay marriage, and Karl Rove, the man George W. Bush dubbed “the architect” of his reelection, epitomizes the shift in the Republican Party. Asked on...
In singling out federal programs for the deepest cuts during the haggling over raising the debt ceiling, the GOP is tapping into the myth that those who rely on public assistance are undeserving and can’t be trusted to responsibly...
South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley’s memoir about her unlikely rise to the top of the good-ol'-boy statehouse in a conservative state sounds a little like Sarah Palin's story.
Thanks to Congress, gun manufacturers are shielded against lawsuits, an extraordinary gift to a single industry and a tribute to the power that the National Rifle Association has over lawmakers.The Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA), passed...
As he worked to unleash the Republican Revolution, Newt Gingrich famously crafted a lexicon to disparage Democrats. Among his favorite 1990s buzzwords: corrupt, pathetic, and sick. With C-SPAN cameras newly installed in the House, he spoke to an empty...
It was just a year ago that Michele Flournoy stepped down as under secretary of Defense for policy, the third-highest civilian job at the Pentagon. As the first woman to hold such a senior position in the testosterone-laden military...
There’s been remarkably little open lobbying on behalf of the three known SCOTUS finalists, but lines are being drawn and clear preferences are emerging with the decision expected any day. Twenty-eight organizations that represent criminal defense attorneys, public defenders,...
A bipartisan Battleground Poll of 1,000 likely voters surveyed after the government shutdown and during the disastrous Obamacare rollout finds the pieces in place for a so-called “wave” election that could put control of the House of Representatives within...
The Biden campaign is making a big bet on voters waking up to how much President Joe Biden has accomplished, especially how much he has transformed the judiciary. His judges elevate public defenders, voting rights lawyers, and union organizers,...
It’s her turn now to convince voters that she believes in a place called Hope and that they can rely on her to guide them there.
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