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The Threat to Nancy Pelosi’s Speakership Is Suddenly SeriousHer antagonists have her full attention.
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Pelosi’s Got ThisHow the former speaker will overcome the haters in her own party and cruise to leadership again.
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Republican Marsha Blackburn Trounces Phil Bredesen in His Long-Shot Tennessee Senate Race
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Republican Mike Braun Defeats Joe Donnelly in Indiana, All but Dooming Democrats’ Chances of Taking Back the Senate
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Tom Steyer: Democrats Shouldn’t Bother Trying to Work With Republicans. They Should Disgrace Them.
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The Misreading of Ted CruzThe Texas senator doesn’t win in spite of being a smug, calculated, point-scoring politician. He wins because of it.
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Susan Collins Will Be Judged By HistoryHer lengthy speech in defense of Brett Kavanaugh attempted to assure the country that he won’t move the court so far to the right. Only time will tell.
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The FBI’s Kavanaugh Report Has GOP Senators Declaring VictoryDemocrats, meanwhile, are trying to hide their helplessness.
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How the FBI’s Kavanaugh Report Could Become PublicIt wouldn’t necessarily have to leak. There’s a gambit for daring Democrats to consider, too.
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The FBI Investigation Won’t Change a ThingAll roads still lead back to Flake, Collins, and Murkowski.
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The Race to Succeed Nancy Pelosi Is Already OnMeet the ambitious representatives who are jockeying to be the next generation of Democratic leaders.
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Why Trump Doesn’t Care About House RepublicansThe president’s incessant caravan bashing is hurting the GOP’s chances of keeping the House. That’s fine by him.
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Uncle Pete’s in DangerFor his 22-year career, this congressman from the Dallas suburbs has been untouchable. Now he’s fighting for his political life.
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Republicans ScramblingAll of a sudden, the GOP is racing to save districts it once thought were safe.
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Nancy Pelosi Will Rise AgainSome Democrats are tired of Pelosi, and Republicans can’t stand her. Here’s why she’ll almost definitely be speaker again anyway.
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The Senate Is Drifting Away From Democrats IndefinitelyGiven the cyclical nature of our politics, Democrats should be poised to take back the Senate in 2020. They’re not.
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Why Joe Manchin Waited Until the Last Possible Moment to Advance Kavanaugh’s Confirmation
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Kavanaugh Has the Senate Trapped in Procedural HellDemocrats and Republicans are now clashing over the scope of the FBI investigation. Sound familiar?