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Joshua Roberts / Reuters Bernie Sanders Makes His Pitch for Single Payer
The Vermont senator will formally introduce the 2017 version of his “Medicare-for-all” legislation on Wednesday. Will it stand up to scrutiny?
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J. Scott Applewhite / AP / Katie Martin ... What Joe Manchin Can Teach Democrats
Is the West Virginia senator’s centrism an anachronism or a way forward for the Democratic Party in Trump’s America?
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Stephanie Keith / Reuters 'Free Speech' Event in Boston Met by Massive Counter-Protest
The Boston Police Department said that 33 people have been arrested in connection with the rally and counter-demonstrations on Saturday.
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Joshua Roberts / Reuters How the President, the Police, and the Media Embolden the Far-Right
A Q&A with Brennan Center fellow Michael German, a former FBI special agent and counterterrorism expert
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Patrick Semansky / AP Baltimore Takes Down Its Confederate Monuments
The city removed them less than a week after violent protests broke out in Charlottesville, Virginia, over a statue of Robert E. Lee.
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AP Photo/Brynn Anderson Strange and Moore Advance to Runoff in Alabama Special Election
The Republican race tested the power of President Trump’s endorsement.
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Can Democrats Gain Ground in Deep-Red Alabama?
A crowded field of candidates is vying for the Senate seat vacated by Jeff Sessions, despite extremely long odds.
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Carolyn Kaster / AP Should the Democratic Party Reject Pro-Life Candidates?
Its current platform upholds “safe and legal” abortion, but some activists want its leaders to draw a line at supporting those who would legislate based on their beliefs.
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Walter Scriptunas II / AP West Virginia Governor Switches From Democrat to Republican
Jim Justice made the announcement at a rally with President Trump.
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J. Scott Applewhite / AP Why a Republican Senator Wanted a Vote on Single-Payer Health Care
The amendment failed to pass on Thursday afternoon, after no lawmakers voted for it.
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Aaron Bernstein / Reuters Democrats Bet on a Populist Message to Win Back Congress
The party is promising “A Better Deal.” Will voters be convinced?
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Gary Cameron / Reuters Mitch McConnell Vows Obamacare Repeal Vote in the 'Near Future'
The Senate majority leader doesn’t appear to have the support necessary to pass a repeal-only bill, but seems determined to press ahead without it.
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Gary Cameron / Reuters Why So Many Democrats Are Embracing Single-Payer Health Care
Vocal support for universal coverage is on the rise among Democrats in Congress, though the party is far from united on the issue.
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Kevin Lamarque / Reuters After Setbacks, Mitch McConnell Calls for Full Obamacare Repeal Vote
The Senate majority leader conceded late Monday that “the effort to repeal and immediately replace” the Affordable Care Act “will not be successful.” He’s now pivoting to a repeal-and-delay plan.
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Paul Sancya / AP Can a Bernie Sanders Ally Win the Maryland Governor's Mansion?
Former NAACP chief Ben Jealous has the endorsement of the Vermont senator in a statewide race that will test Sanders’s political clout.
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Aaron P. Bernstein / Reuters House Democrat Escalates Call for Impeachment
Representative Brad Sherman is intent on keeping public attention on a scenario that remains highly unlikely and threatens to distract from the priorities of party leadership.
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Mark Kauzlarich / Reuters ‘These Emails Are Very Explosive’
Democrat Tim Kaine raised the potential for treason, while Republican Lindsey Graham called new revelations about Donald Trump Jr. “disturbing.”
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John Minchillo / AP Bernie Sanders's Pitch to Trump Voters
The Vermont senator is making a pitch to the working class in a bid to defeat the Republican effort to dismantle the Affordable Care Act.
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Bryan Woolston / Reuters Can Liberal Activists Keep Attention on the Republican Health-Care Bill?
Protests and sit-ins at lawmakers’ offices may not be enough to compete with a crowded news cycle.
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Evan Vucci / AP The Mystery of Trump, Morning Joe, and the National Enquirer
Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough alleged on Friday that White House staff said the tabloid would “publish a negative article about us unless we begged the president to have the story spiked.”
