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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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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Joshua Roberts / Reuters; Joe Raedle / Getty Biden Won Over Mitch McConnell. Now He Needs AOC.
The president won’t be able to celebrate the Senate’s bipartisan passage of an infrastructure bill until Democrats deliver the rest of his economic agenda this fall.
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Sarah Silbiger / UPI / Bloomberg / Getty The Republicans Have Already Given Biden What He Needs
GOP senators may have blocked the infrastructure agreement they negotiated, but the president may still win.
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Tom Williams/ CQ-Roll Call / Getty ; Brynn … Trump’s Revenge Begins in Georgia
In standing up to Donald Trump, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger likely sacrificed a second term.
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marvod / Getty; Katie Martin / The Atlantic The Democrats’ Dead End on Voting Rights
They claim that democracy is under threat, but they lack the collective will to save it.
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Jeff Kowalsky / AFP / Getty Why Canada Won’t Open Its Doors
COVID-19 case counts are plummeting and vaccinations are up, but hardly anyone can get across the border.
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Adam Maida / The Atlantic / Getty Mitch McConnell’s Gift to Progressives
For Democrats who want to scrap the Senate filibuster, the GOP’s move to block a January 6 commission is the perfect fight.
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Alex Wong / Getty / The Atlantic Is This the End?
The CDC’s surprising mask announcement was not just a public-health milestone.
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Mandel Ngan / AFP / Getty Liz Cheney’s Unforgivable Sin
The modern Republican Party does not tolerate criticism of its once—and current—leader.
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Christopher Lee / VII / Redux Why Larry Krasner’s Defeat Would be ‘Disastrous’ for Criminal-Justice Reform
The Philadelphia district attorney’s reelection bid will test whether a progressive prosecutor can survive a spike in gun violence.
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Tom Williams / Getty / The Atlantic Can Democrats Make Peace With Their Favorite Trump-Era Villain?
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s reform plan looks a lot better now that Donald Trump is no longer president.
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Drew Angerer / Getty The Blue States That Make It Hardest to Vote
Democrats are criticizing Republicans for pushing restrictive voting laws. But states such as Joe Biden’s Delaware can make casting a ballot difficult.
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Getty / The Atlantic Why Democrats Might Need to Play Dirty to Win
The party is trying to ban partisan gerrymandering nationwide, but aggressively redrawing districts in blue states like New York might be the only way to preserve its House majority.
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Getty / The Atlantic The Republican Electoral College Contradiction
State GOP lawmakers want to maximize their party’s advantage in the next presidential race, but their approach is far from consistent.
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