Where Democratic senators stand on changing or eliminating the filibuster
An analysis of the positions where Democratic senators stand on changing or eliminating the filibuster
By JM Rieger and Adrián BlancoDecember 22, 2021- Analysis
Dear Republicans: Your favorite president wants you to get vaccinated
Recapping the former presidents various comments on the subject.
By Aaron BlakeDecember 21, 2021 - Analysis
GOPers’ efforts to distance themselves from Jan. 6 face increasing scrutiny
A new claim in court ties two of them more closely to the organizing of the rally than they let on. But they're not the first statements to be called into question.
By Aaron BlakeDecember 21, 2021 - Analysis
What can happen to Mark Meadows and other Trump advisers who are ignoring Jan. 6 subpoenas?
The special House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection and former president Donald Trump’s role in it has limited enforcement power to get Trump allies like Mark Meadows to talk. But they can try to put these people in jail.
By Amber PhillipsDecember 21, 2021 - Analysis
What Joe Manchin doesn’t like about Build Back Better
A lot of things.
By Amber PhillipsDecember 20, 2021 - Analysis
Trump got his booster, after a Fox host goaded him to knock boosters
The effort to seed vaccine skepticism, epitomized and obliged.
By Aaron BlakeDecember 20, 2021 - Analysis
Manchin hits back at effort to ‘badger’ him, reinforcing Democrats’ gamble
Assessing the Democrats' sudden decision to get tough on Manchin -- and their lack of leverage.
By Aaron BlakeDecember 20, 2021 - Analysis
The White House’s extraordinary, furious statement about Joe Manchin
White House press secretary Jen Psaki tore into Sen. Joe Manchin III (D-W. Va.) for abruptly ending negotiations on Build Back Better.
By Amber PhillipsDecember 19, 2021 - Analysis
The top 10 non-Biden Democrats for president in 2024, ranked
It's become clear that Biden seeking reelection is no done deal. So what would happen then? Here's some early handicapping.
By Aaron BlakeDecember 19, 2021 - Analysis
Democrats’ redistricting dilemma: Good government or ‘fight fire with fire’?
Over the next decade, they have a decision to make. Do they become the first major party to forsake gerrymandering, and hope voters reward them for that?
By Amber PhillipsDecember 17, 2021 - Analysis
Why there are so many vacancies in the Biden administration
Senate-confirmed positions in the federal government have grown by more than 50 percent since 1960, leading to longer confirmation times, more vacancies and a greater willingness by presidents to rely on acting officials in the government.
By JM RiegerDecember 17, 2021 - Analysis
Mitch McConnell is suddenly legitimizing the Jan. 6 committee. But why?
It's clearly part of a concerted effort. And it harms GOP efforts to play this off as a partisan witch hunt.
By Aaron BlakeDecember 17, 2021 - Analysis
Jim Jordan’s text makes a thoroughly weird case involving Alexander Hamilton
Among the many desperate, dubious arguments for overturning the election, the idea Jordan shared is certainly up there.
By Aaron BlakeDecember 16, 2021 - Analysis
What to know about the Texas abortion law
The controversial state law and the legal battle over it, explained
By Amber PhillipsDecember 16, 2021 - Analysis
The GOP’s ‘stolen election’ litmus test
Two recent examples drive it home.
By Aaron BlakeDecember 16, 2021 - Analysis
The filibuster debate is (maybe) coming to a head on voting rights. Here’s what could happen.
Any compromise that keeps the filibuster intact likely means Democrats still don’t have enough votes to pass voting-rights legislation.
By Amber PhillipsDecember 16, 2021 - Analysis
On Laura Ingraham’s defense
It's not that she dismissed the Capitol riot. It's that she (and others) tried to separate it from the guy who obviously spurred it.
By Aaron BlakeDecember 15, 2021 - Analysis
Will Mark Meadows be charged with a crime for not cooperating with the Jan. 6 committee?
Walking through the legal case he has -- or doesn't have -- to stay out of jail.
By Amber PhillipsDecember 15, 2021 The debt ceiling fight, explained
For the second time this year, the United States faces the possibility of financial calamity if Congress doesn't raise the debt ceiling before Christmas.
By Amber PhillipsDecember 15, 2021- Analysis
The GOP plotted to overturn the 2020 election before it was even over
New pieces of evidence place the effort to get Republican legislators to appoint alternate electors as taking place before the race was over -- and in one case on Nov. 4 in states that hadn't even been called.
By Aaron BlakeDecember 15, 2021