Latest from Peter W. Stevenson
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At least 7 GOP senators say they’re open to a commission focused on Jan. 6
Several Republicans who voted to convict former president Donald Trump in his second impeachment trial favor an inquiry, putting the Senate well on its way to the 60 votes needed to pass a bill.
- May 18, 2021
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It doesn’t pay to be a congressional Republican opposing Trump
Republicans in Congress who oppose Donald Trump are usually consigned to the same fate: a quick end to their political careers.
- May 13, 2021
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The GOP push to cut unemployment benefits is the welfare argument, all over again
Conservative pushback against expanded unemployment benefits echoes decades of arguments that government assistance makes people lazy.
- May 11, 2021
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Here’s what H.R. 1, the House-passed voting rights bill, would do
If passed, the bill would mark a huge expansion of voting rights.
- May 11, 2021
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How Liz Cheney became increasingly isolated – and what it would take to remove her from GOP leadership
Cheney's successor seems to be waiting in the wings; now it's a question of when and how House Republicans call a vote.
- May 6, 2021
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The slow redefinition of ‘herd immunity’ — and what’s actually possible in the United States
Public health experts are concerned that achieving herd immunity isn't possible in the United States — so they have a more modest goal: simply reducing infections as much as is possible.
- May 3, 2021
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Major League Baseball’s antitrust exemption becomes the next target of the culture wars
Republicans say businesses should stay out of politics – but baseball and politics have always been intertwined.
- Apr 16, 2021
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How Biden’s definition of bipartisanship has quickly evolved
Biden’s overture to Republicans comes at a time when there seems to be little space or political will for negotiation or agreement in the Senate.
- Apr 13, 2021
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The six actions Biden took on guns show the limits of what he can do
Real change to America's gun laws will require more than executive actions.
- Apr 9, 2021
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The filibuster, explained
Sen. Joe Manchin III says he won’t vote to weaken the filibuster. Are those efforts really dead now, and why does this matter?
- Apr 9, 2021