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Conservatives feel threatened by change, while liberals are angry that they're being shut out of the power they deserve.
The Plum Line
Opinions from Greg Sargent and Paul Waldman
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A stark new threat from centrists could lead to disaster for all Democrats.
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How Congress can build guardrails against future Trumpian misdeeds.
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They have their differences, but they share a belief in government that makes it impossible to walk away.
- Opinion
Don't be fooled by the fact that they passed one bill; the Senate still makes everything worse.
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Why Republicans can focus largely on lathering up their base and still win in 2022.
- Opinion
There's broad majority support for mask mandates. Except among Republicans.
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Creating a new anti-mask backlash might not work, but they're going to give it a go.
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It's going to get cut down from its current $3.5 trillion. But even so, it could be revolutionary.
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Moderates and the left should be able to unite behind the emerging Biden agenda.
- Opinion
A local official will hold the line against the Florida governor amid a difficult situation.
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When people were fawning over his covid press conferences, they should have been looking deeper.
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Biden should relish this victory, but the factors that made it possible may not come together again.
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Anger builds at the GOP governors of Florida and Texas for sabotaging our covid response.
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The time has come to get rid of both the filibuster and the debt ceiling.
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Any politician can be a troll. But only some can do so much to help the pandemic spread in their own state.
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How Trump's efforts to corrupt the Justice Department help explain the insurrection.
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Behold the future that Carlson and his fellow travelers want for America.
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A toxic combination with truly alarming implications.
- Opinion
Another day, another radical and destructive threat from the GOP.
