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The Validation Brigade Salutes Trump
[ad_1] Sign up for The Decision, a newsletter featuring our 2024 election coverage. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, Republican of West Virginia, officially endorsed Donald…
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Steve Scalise Bows Out
[ad_1] When Representative Steve Scalise emerged yesterday from the private party meeting where House Republicans narrowly nominated him to serve as the next speaker,…
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Will Trump Get a Speedy Trial?
[ad_1] Settle in, America: This could take a while. When Special Counsel Jack Smith announced last week that a federal grand jury had indicted…
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Joe Biden Isn’t Popular. That Might Not Matter in 2024.
[ad_1] By almost any historic yardstick, President Joe Biden is beginning the reelection campaign he formally announced today in a vulnerable position. His job-approval…
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Chris Christie Doesn’t Want to Hear the Name Trump
[ad_1] This article was featured in One Story to Read Today, a newsletter in which our editors recommend a single must-read from The Atlantic,…
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The GOP Can’t Hide From Extremism
[ad_1] The role of extremist white nationalists in the GOP may be approaching an inflection point. The backlash against former President Donald Trump’s meeting…
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Four Lessons Republicans Must Learn Before 2024
[ad_1] The Republican Party swaggered into Tuesday’s midterm elections with full confidence that it would clobber President Joe Biden and his Democratic Party, capitalizing…
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C. J. Rice’s Narrow Path to Freedom
[ad_1] Last week, The Atlantic published its November cover story, “Good Luck, Mr. Rice,” in which Jake Tapper investigates the case of a Philadelphia…
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Bad Losers
[ad_1] Chris Thomas has made democracy his life’s work. A 73-year-old attorney, Thomas spent nearly four decades leading the elections division in the office…
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The Great Senate Stalemate
[ad_1] The map of competitive Senate elections is shrinking—and not just for November. Though Republicans began the year expecting sweeping Senate gains, the party’s…