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How Trump’s New Plan Affects The 11 Million Undocumented Immigrants In The U.S.
The Big Question: Why Were Sessions And Other Trump Officials Talking To Russia?
TrumpBeat: Follow The Money If You Want To Know What Trump Will Do
The Eight Power Centers Of The Trump Administration
Seven Groups That Could Complicate GOP Plans To Repeal Obamacare
There May Be 22 House Republicans Ready To Sink The GOP Health Care Bill
What Paul Ryan And Donald Trump Hope Will Happen On Obamacare This Week
The Obamacare Fight Is About Way More Than Health Care
The Easiest Way for Trump To Do Stuff Is To Not Do Stuff
How Trump Lost On Health Care
Should The Freedom Caucus Be Afraid Of Donald Trump?
Six Degrees Of Trump Opposition
The Democrats Found The Votes On Gorsuch. Now Can The GOP?
The Syria Strike Is Trump’s First Big Break From His Campaign Rhetoric
Most Senators Support Trump’s Syria Airstrike
It Doesn’t Matter If Bannon Stays Or Goes. It Matters Whether Bannonism Does.
How Tightly Should Congressional Republicans Embrace Trump?
Can Trump Avoid A Government Shutdown On His 100th Day?
The Identity Politics Of The Trump Administration
The GOP Health Bill Is Still Far From Law
The 7 Signs That Someone Might Be Running For President In 2020
Why Did Trump Fire Comey?
Just A Quarter Of GOP Senators Have Defended Trump’s Firing Of Comey
Even The Biggest Scandals Can’t Kill Party Loyalty
Why The Special Counsel May Be Good News For Republicans And Bad News For Trump
Some With Pre-Existing Conditions Could Lose Coverage Under The GOP Health Bill
Some Of The GOP’s Institutions Have More Reason To Be Loyal To Trump Than Others
Are Moderate Republicans Really Willing To Kill A Senate Health Care Bill?
Was Trump’s Paris Exit Good Politics?
The Bingo Card Guide To The Comey Testimony
Why The GOP Is So Hell-Bent On Passing An Unpopular Health Care Bill
The Senators Who Could Take Down The Health Care Bill
The ‘Resistance’ Lost On Health Care In The House. Can It Win In The Senate?
The New CBO Report On Health Insurance Didn’t Do Republicans Any Favors
Should Republicans Even Want The Senate Health Care Bill To Pass?
The Narrow Path Forward For The GOP Health Insurance Bill
The Latest Trump-Russia Story Has The Makings Of A Blockbuster
Republicans Are Still Seven Votes Shy On Health Care
Republicans Matter Most, And They Don’t Seem To Care Much About Trump Jr.
The New Health Insurance Bill Faces The Same Old Roadblocks
Is The Senate Health Insurance Bill Dead?
When To Trust A Story That Uses Unnamed Sources
Which Anonymous Sources Are Worth Paying Attention To?
John McCain Has Increasingly Been A Thorn In Trump’s Side
Why The Senate’s Obamacare Repeal Failed
The Party Establishment Wing Of Trumpworld Collapses
The Senate Seems More Willing To Push Back Against Trump Than The House — Why?
If Trump’s McConnell Bashing Is A Strategy, It’s A Dumb One
Charlottesville And The Rise Of White Identity Politics
Democrats Have Their Own Challenges In Talking About Racial Issues In The Trump Era
Bannon May Be Out, But Nationalism Probably Isn’t
The Arpaio Pardon Encapsulates Trump’s Identity Politics
Congress Probably Has The Votes To Make DACA Law. But That Doesn’t Mean It Will.
Trump’s Hardline Immigration Stance Got Him To The White House
Did Bernie Sanders Turn Democrats Into The Single Payer Health Care Party?
Trump Hasn’t Dismantled Obama’s Legacy Yet — And May Not Ever
4 Theories To Explain Why Trump Is Suddenly Working With Democrats
Republicans Really Could Repeal Obamacare This Time
How Graham-Cassidy Caught The Democrats Napping
The War Over Obamacare May Never End
Tax Policy Should Be Easier For Republicans. But Nothing Has Been Easy.
Tom Price’s Use Of Private Jets Wasn’t His Only Big Political Mistake
Trump Hasn’t Killed Obama’s Biggest Policies, But He’s Making Lots Of Important Changes
The GOP Had One Big Divide On Health Care. It Has Three On Taxes.
The ‘Last Hurrah Caucus’ Now Has The Power To Kill Trump’s Agenda In The Senate
What The GOP Budget Taught Us About The Party’s Tax Reform Plans
Trumpism Works Better Without Trump
Which Reactions To The Manafort Indictment Matter Most
The GOP Tax Bill Has A Chance As Long As Americans Don’t Hate It
How Roy Moore Could Lose Alabama’s Senate Race
These House Republicans Could Cause Problems For The Tax Bill
Taking On Obamacare With Tax Reform May Backfire For Republicans
Why Did Trump Pick The Same Person To Run Two Major Agencies?
10 Senate Republicans Who Could Tank The Tax Bill
Why GOP Senators Wary Of The Tax Bill Are Getting On Board
The Tax Bill Process, However It Ends, Shows A GOP Struggling To Govern
Three Lessons From How Congress Is Handling Sexual Misconduct Allegations
Michael Flynn’s Guilty Plea Is Bad For Trump In Lots Of Ways
The GOP Takes A Big Step Toward Passing A Big Policy Goal
Don’t Expect a Government Shutdown, But Don’t Rule It Out Either
Democrats Appear To Have Lost The DACA Fight For Now
Doug Jones’s Win Gives The Senate’s Moderate Republicans Even More Power
The Tax Bill Will Probably Pass Despite Republican Senators’ Rumblings
The Goals Of The GOP’s Anti-Mueller Campaign And Their Likelihood For Success
If You Want To Know Who’s Running In 2020, Watch Capitol Hill, Not Iowa
The Compromise On Immigration Is Clear, But The Parties Are Struggling To Get There
Infrastructure Is A Political Opportunity For Trump That Will Likely Go To Waste
Democrats Probably Won’t Force A Shutdown Over DACA
Why The Chances Of A Government Shutdown Suddenly Seem Higher
The Shutdown Didn’t Change Anything, But It Did Teach Us Some Stuff
Politics Podcast: The Three-Day Shutdown
Why We Hate The State Of The Union. And A Rebuttal.
What To Make Of Republicans’ Decision To Release The ‘Nunes Memo’
Is Trump Delivering On His Promises To Reverse Obama’s Policies?
Why The Nunes Memo Probably Won’t Do What Trump Wants It To
White Democrats Have Gotten Way More Liberal On Identity Issues
The Path To A Bipartisan Immigration Bill
Republicans Are Coming Home To Trump
How The Media Bungled The John Kelly Story
Why Trump Isn’t Taking Democrats’ Offer For A Wall
How Happy Should Joe Biden Be About His Lead In 2020 Democratic Primary Polls?
How Gun Laws Could Change Even If Republicans Don’t Embrace Restrictions
The Midterms Could Set Trump On A Path Toward Impeachment
What The Hope Hicks Resignation Could Mean For Trump
The State Of Senate Democrats In Trumpland Is …
How Trump And Race Are Splitting Evangelicals
Four Reasons That Gary Cohn’s White House Resignation Is Different
Which Power Centers In The Trump Administration Still Have Power?
How The Pennsylvania Special Election Could Matter To Trump And Pelosi
Making Sense Of Trump’s Two Big Moves On North Korea And Tariffs
What Firing Rex Tillerson Could Mean For Trump — And The World
Tariffs And Bank Regulations Are Splitting Both Parties In The Lead-Up To The Midterms
Americans Are Partisan About Everything — Even Sex Scandals
Religious Democrats, Young Republicans: What The Stereotypes Miss About Both Parties
Trump Is Bringing In Loyalists And Getting Rid Of Critics
Gun Policy Is Already Changing In The Wake Of Parkland
How A Massachusetts Republican Became One Of America’s Most Popular Politicians
The Diversity Of Black Political Views
Paul Ryan Gave Up One Of The Most Powerful Jobs In Politics. It Totally Makes Sense.
If Pruitt Gets Fired, Liberals And Conservatives Could Both End Up Disappointed
Democrats’ Chances Of Winning The Senate Are Looking Stronger
Republicans And Democrats Should Be Worried About 2020
The Georgia Primary Offers A Preview Of Democrats’ 2020 Fault Lines
Support For Same-Sex Marriage Isn’t Unanimous
Trump’s Move On Iran Could Unravel A Signature Obama Achievement
Why Obama vs. Trump Is Such A Blowout
Missouri’s Claire McCaskill Has Been Savvy And Lucky — Can She Do It Again?
Very Few Voters Actually Read Trump’s Tweets
What Happens If Republicans Keep Control Of The House And Senate?
Trump’s Handling Of North Korea Has Been One Of The Few Things Americans Liked About His Presidency
When Trump Should Start Worrying About A 2020 Primary Challenger
Can Stacey Abrams Really Turn Georgia Blue?
Why Trump Is Likely To Keep Talking About The NFL Protests
A ‘Great’ And ‘Excellent’ Economy Isn’t Making Trump Popular
Let’s Talk About Identity And Politics
How Trump’s Popularity Is Holding Up, By State
The 500-Page Inspector General’s Report In 900 Words
What Is Really Behind Trump’s Controversial Immigration Policies?
An Updated Look At The Race For The Senate
Why The Republican Party Elects So Few Women
Democrats Are Wrong About Republicans. Republicans Are Wrong About Democrats.
Will Any Republicans Vote Against Trump’s Eventual Supreme Court Pick?
The Abortion Debate Isn’t As Partisan As Politicians Make It Seem
How The Putin-Trump Press Conference Rates On Our Trump Opposition Scale
GOP Criticism Of Trump Is All Talk — But It Still Matters
What The Rise Of Kamala Harris Tells Us About The Democratic Party
Trump Looks To Beat The GOP Establishment In Key Governors’ Races
How The Freedom Caucus Learned To Love Trump
Why LeBron Can Say Whatever He Wants About Politics
Why Democrats Elect Way More Women Than Republicans: Tennessee Edition
What Mattered Most In Ohio, Kansas And Tuesday’s Other Elections
The Problem With ‘Electability’
Republicans Are Talking About Impeachment Way More Than Democrats
What John McCain’s Death Means For The Senate
McCain’s Replacement Is No Maverick
Why Democrats Were So Fiery On Day 1 Of The Kavanaugh Hearings
Kavanaugh Was Quietly Conservative On Day 2 Of His Hearing
What We Actually Know About ‘Electability’
Why Democrats Were Willing To Break The Rules On Kavanaugh Day 3
Politics Podcast: How Useless Are Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings?
Americans Are Shifting The Rest Of Their Identity To Match Their Politics
The White House Unified On Old Issues — And Then Started New Fights
What Happens To Brett Kavanaugh’s Nomination Now
Kavanaugh May Be Getting More Unpopular
The Biggest Divides On The Kavanaugh Allegations Are By Party — Not Gender
Don’t Assume Trump Will Fire Rosenstein — Or That He Won’t
The 7 Senators Who Will Decide Kavanaugh’s Fate
What To Watch For In Today’s Kavanaugh Confirmation Hearing
Can Conservatives Ever Trust A Tech Industry Staffed Mostly By Liberals?
Republicans Rescued Kavanaugh’s Nomination By Making It About #MeToo
Who’s Behaving Like A 2020 Presidential Candidate
Three States Could Elect A Black Governor This Year. Will They?
Governors Update: Democrats Suddenly Have A Real Chance In Alaska
Trump-Style Politics Will Be Put To The Test In Florida, Georgia And Kansas
Why Are Democrats Looking So Strong In The Midwest?
Governors Update: Democrats Could Win In Some Very Red States
Election Update: Democrats Are Likely To Make Big Gains In Governors Races
Democrats Had A Big Night In Governors Races, But It Could Have Been Bigger
Why Nancy Pelosi Isn’t Guaranteed The Speakership
What Does It Mean That Abrams And Gillum Are Both Likely To Lose?
Who Could Become Speaker Of The House If Pelosi Doesn’t?
How Big A Difference Does The House Speaker Really Make?
House Progressives Are Set To Wield A Lot Of Power In 2019
The Two (Or Three) Senators To Watch In 2019
The Republican Party Has Changed Dramatically Since George H.W. Bush Ran It
What If We Already Have The Mueller Report?
Trump Has Made U.S. Policy Much More Resistant To Immigration — Without The Wall
Have Republicans Given Up On Winning Black Voters?
Politics Podcast: Should Democrats Play Dirty?
Republicans Killed Much Of Obamacare Without Repealing It
Why Latino Voters Haven’t Completely Abandoned The GOP
Mattis Leaving Might Be The Most Important Trump Administration Exit Yet
Why Fights Over Immigration Keep Shutting Down The Government
Sure, Pelosi Is Unpopular. But Another Democratic Speaker Likely Would Be Too.
What Would It Take For Trump To Get Primaried?
How Will The Shutdown End?
Politics Podcast: Will Trump Face A Primary Challenge?
Party Unity Hasn’t Cracked Under The Weight Of The Shutdown
How Kamala Harris Could Win The 2020 Democratic Nomination
Why Trump Blinked
Politics Podcast: Do Americans Want A Candidate Like Howard Schultz?
How Cory Booker Could Win The 2020 Democratic Nomination
Can A ‘Moderate’ Win The 2020 Democratic Primary?
6 Things To Listen For When The 2020 Democrats Talk About Policy
Could Congress Block Trump’s Emergency Declaration?
Elizabeth Warren’s Ideas Could Win The Democratic Primary — Even If She Doesn’t
Trump’s National Emergency Policy Is Unpopular, But Not Really Unpopular
What Americans Think About Reparations And Other Race-Related Questions
What The House Vote Means For Trump’s National Emergency
The Six Wings Of The Democratic Party
Why Some Democrats And Virtually All Republicans Want To Talk About Israel
What Does Beto O’Rourke Believe?
What The Big Sanders And O’Rourke Fundraising Numbers Don’t Capture
The Five Wings Of The Republican Party
Black Voters Like Bernie Sanders Just Fine — They Just Might Like Other Candidates More
Why Identity Politics Could Be Good Politics For Democrats In 2020
Is Trump About To Get Even More Conservative On Immigration?
Joe Biden Supporters Are Older And More Moderate — And Sticking With Him So Far
What Happens If Biden Doesn’t Run — Or Flops?
Can Julian Castro Rally Latino Voters?
How Major Democratic And Republican Blocs Are Responding To The Mueller Report
Democrats Are Stifling Their Liberal Wing’s Biggest Ideas
Why Democrats’ Most Liberal Wing Is Struggling To Gain Power
Would Democrats Really Face A Backlash If They Impeached Trump?
Politics Podcast: Why Some States Are Passing New Abortion Restrictions
Three Reasons There’s A New Push To Limit Abortion In State Legislatures
A Lot Of Americans Say They Don’t Want A President Who Is Over 70. Really?
What Republicans And Democrats Are Doing In The States Where They Have Total Power
The House Probably Has A Pro-Impeachment Majority Right Now
What Bills Get Passed In States Where Parties Share Power?
Pelosi’s Agenda Is Popular — Much More So Than Impeaching Trump
Should We Take These Early General Election Polls Seriously? $#!% No!
Democratic Candidates Answer Yes-Or-No Questions About Criminal Justice Policy
How Will Biden’s Latest Comments Affect His Standing In The Democratic Primary?
Politics Podcast: How Much Trouble Is Biden In?
Politics Podcast: Trump’s Racist Tweets
What We Learned From The House Votes On Trump’s Tweets And Impeachment
Politics Podcast: Racial Resentment As A Political Strategy
Is Trump’s Use Of Identity Politics An Effective Strategy?
What Americans Know About Religion — And What They Don’t
A Pro-Impeachment Majority Among Democrats May Be Inevitable
GOP Politicians Are Much More Resistant To Gun Control Than GOP Voters Are
Democratic Candidates Answer Yes-Or-No Questions About Foreign Policy
Politics Podcast: What’s Driving Elizabeth Warren’s Comeback?
The Narrow Path For Black Politicians Who Want To Be President — And How It’s Changing
Four Interesting Findings From The Recent Flurry Of 2020 Polls
Would Elizabeth Warren Or Bernie Sanders Move To The Center Against Trump?
Why Black Voters Prefer Establishment Candidates Over Liberal Alternatives
Is Impeachment More Popular Because Of Ukraine? Or Because Voters Are Sheep?
What Happened To The Kamala Harris Campaign?