Russell Berman
America’s Bluest State Loves Its Republican Governor
Vermont has weathered the pandemic better than any other state, making Phil Scott a surprising star in Bernie Sanders’s backyard.
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Stefani Reynolds / Bloomberg / Getty Why Mitch McConnell Caved Again
The Republican leader’s decision to fold—again—on the debt ceiling arises from a position of political strength, not weakness.
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Rick Wilking / Reuters Bob Dole Saw Every Stage of the GOP
From World War II to the election of Donald Trump, Bob Dole played a part in countless moments of American history.
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Ed Jones / AFP; Getty America’s Pandemic Star Loses Some Luster
Vermont’s COVID-19 surge could point the way toward an uncertain endemic future.
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Nic Antaya / Getty How the Build Back Better Act Could Backfire on Democrats
Will tax cuts for the rich really help Joe Biden’s party in the midterms?
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Mark Makela / Getty The Desperate Scramble to Stop an Insider Election Threat
Trump loyalists could be running polling places across Pennsylvania in 2024.
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Drew Angerer / Getty How Democrats Got Desperate
Progressives gave President Joe Biden a partial victory by passing his infrastructure bill, but the fate of the rest of their agenda remains as uncertain as ever.
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Anna Moneymaker / Getty If Democrats Can Lose in Virginia, They Can Lose Almost Anywhere
Led by a candidate who neither repudiated nor embraced Trump, the GOP sweeps to victory.
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Susan Walsh / AP The Revolution Will Be Improvised
President Joe Biden’s hastily announced framework for his “Build Back Better” plan doesn’t mean the deal is done.
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Stefani Reynolds / Bloomberg / Getty What Does Joe Manchin Do Now?
The fate of the Democrats’ push for voting-rights legislation lies once again in the hands of one senator from West Virginia.
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Getty; The Atlantic The Decision That Could Doom Democrats for a Decade
They predicted that nonpartisan redistricting commissions would make elections more fair, but Republicans might reap the benefits.
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Drew Angerer / Getty Kamala Harris Might Have to Stop the Steal
Constitutional scholars are already worrying about another January 6 crisis, and they warn that the next election might be harder to save.
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Stefani Reynolds / Bloomberg / Getty Transforming America With a One-Vote Majority
Joe Biden’s economic plan is stalled in Congress because the warring wings of his party aren’t yet desperate enough to compromise. They could be soon.
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Salwan Georges / The Washington Post / Getty The Progressives Have Already Won
They have President Joe Biden on their side. But will their ideological victory be empty?
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Getty; The Atlantic What the Rest of America Can Learn From Colorado
One year after widespread protests, state reforms have brought accountability to policing, if not an end to brutality.
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Getty; Adam Maida / The Atlantic Why the ACLU Flip-Flopped on Vaccine Mandates
The historically libertarian organization now says that strict public-health measures protect freedom rather than limit it.
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Getty; The Atlantic The Obvious Voting-Rights Solution That No Democrat Will Propose
The answer to one of the most vexing debates in American politics is an idea that everyone hates.
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Eric Baradat / AFP / Getty; Paul Spella … It’s the Pandemic, Stupid
What new polls reveal about American priorities
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Bill Clark / CQ Roll Call / Getty The Man in Joe Biden’s Way
Representative Josh Gottheimer of New Jersey is threatening to derail the Democrats’ carefully laid infrastructure strategy. Here he explains why he’s not ready to fold.
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Associated Press ‘This Is Not Saigon. This Is Worse Than Saigon.’
Why was the administration so slow to evacuate U.S. allies in Afghanistan trying to flee the Taliban?
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Brendan McDermid / Getty Why Cuomo Finally Resigned
Democrats hold their leaders to higher standards than Republicans do. When they abandoned the New York governor, he had no choice but to quit.
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