Will Democrats Really Nuke the Filibuster—and What Happens If They Do?
Are Mitch McConnell's threats credible, or is he a paper tiger?
Are Mitch McConnell's threats credible, or is he a paper tiger?
If MAGA conservatives want libertarians to be part of their tribe, they should halt their attacks on the free market.
Is the senator's authoritarian grandstanding the dark future of the GOP?
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Electorally vulnerable Democratic governors have historically been tougher on crime than Republicans.
Americans are choosing jobs, brands, and friends for partisan reasons, say researchers.
The Senate minority leader's triangulation does not bode well for the GOP's ability to stand for something other than a personality cult.
The 33-year-old lawmaker, who occupies Justin Amash's old seat, on how his party needs to reclaim the mantle of limited government, capitalism, and individualism.
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The president could form a sizable splinter party if he's serious, but GOP defectors would have major ballot-access issues. Might they take over a smaller party instead?
The Senate minority leader sees a grave political risk in failing to repudiate the former president.
It can be hard to see what's in front of you, especially when you're struggling not to see it.
Here is how Mitch McConnell, Mike Pence, Liz Cheney, Ted Cruz, and Josh Hawley responded to the president's election delusions.
The organization has devolved from skepticism toward government to veneration of politicians.
Impeachment, 25th Amendment, or censure? Deplatforming, Section 230, or inclusion? The Reason Roundtable debates.
“This is banana republic crap we’re watching happen right now.”
When one party controls both Congress and the White House, the result is never a reduction in the size or cost of government.
The ideal (if unlikely) outcome might be a split decision.
The Trump-friendly paper says the president should stop "cheering for an undemocratic coup" and focus on the GOP's political interests.
It might just be political posturing at this point, but the GOP is going down a dangerous path
To move back in a libertarian direction, the Republican Party will have to do more than jettison Trump. But as long as it remains in Trump's thrall, that reversal is all but impossible.
With a Democrat about to re-occupy the White House, a Republican congressman rediscovers his commitment to fiscal restraint.
Which leaves the U.S. without a major party even slightly inclined to leave people alone to manage their own affairs.
Unfortunately, I'd guess the party did just well enough in the last election to punt those discussions to another day.
Anyone who was rooting for both "teams" to lose on Election Day should be fairly satisfied right now.
No, we're not talking about the presidency.
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A GOP Senate could act as a powerful check on a Biden administration.
It's been a good night for incumbents.
In an age of parties run by extremists, the next majority is just an election away, explains political scientist Morris P. Fiorina.
All Democrats voted in opposition, making Barrett's confirmation the most partisan since Reconstruction.
The government is going after Google not to stop consumer harm but to level the business playing field.
The 72-year-old political commentator says Biden's platform is "full of unicorns and flying ponies" but is better than "having the inmates run the asylum."
Sens. John Cornyn and Ben Sasse have spoken out sharply against Trump's policies and character as the election nears.
Republicans understandably prepared for attacks on Barrett's faith which thankfully haven't materialized.
After years of federal fiscal recklessness, is Washington's bill finally coming due?
Failing a renewed national commitment to live and let live, we may be in for a long and bloody road.
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If confirmed, she would cement a strong 6-3 conservative majority.
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Democrats are proposing $3 trillion.
Bridget Phetasy on why Trump and Biden fail to inspire and how new media are reshaping politics.
A political party can be destroyed by warring factions after it nominates a celebrity candidate and loses its coherence. That’s what happened…after 1848, when the Whigs backed Zachary Taylor.
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