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Use Bipartisan Opening to Protect Dreamers Sep. 08, 2017
President Donald Trump's decision this week to remove protection for 800,000 immigrants who came her... Read More
Getting Along With People Sep. 02, 2017
It's pretty basic stuff. Getting along with people you agree with — or, in this era of yes-per... Read More
Why Trump's Wall Is Not Going to Happen Aug. 27, 2017
Donald Trump has served one-seventh of his constitutionally allotted term of office, and given his t... Read More
Attacking Fellow Republicans Is Risky Strategy for Trump Aug. 24, 2017
WASHINGTON — Senators — who needs them? Most presidents try not to feud with members of ... Read More
Rising from Surgery, McCain Speaks on What Ails the Senate Jul. 28, 2017
The warhorse entered the Senate, stage right. John McCain looked, in his words, "a little worse for ... Read More
Brilliant Move By GOP on Health Care Bill Jul. 26, 2017
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is pulling a rabbit out of a hat by redefining what constitut... Read More
Not the Most Dependable of Friends Jul. 01, 2017
Dean Heller is a 57-year-old Mormon, husband and father of four who — because he is a U.S. sen... Read More
No Recess for the American Public Jun. 28, 2017
On Tuesday, public outrage forced the Republicans to postpone their vote to gut the Affordable Care ... Read More
Obamacare: Will the Senate Let It Live? Jun. 23, 2017
Obamacare is a patient etherized upon the Senate table, under a secret scalpel on the dark side of t... Read More
Trump's Wall Is Already Collapsing Apr. 02, 2017
Donald Trump spent more than a year rousing crowds with a simple promise: "I'll build a great, great... Read More
Elizabeth Warren For President Feb. 10, 2017
First of all, despite the martyr act, no one has the power to silence Sen. Elizabeth Warren. And tha... Read More
The Sisterhood Stands Against Trump Feb. 10, 2017
WASHINGTON — The Massachusetts Democratic senator was silenced at the arc of her speech. Eliz... Read More
Dear Time Travelers: Welcome to 2017 Feb. 08, 2017
My Lord, these time travelers. They're everywhere. I first noticed this influx of visitors from the ... Read More
Trump's 2nd-Week Follow-through Feb. 03, 2017
Donald Trump's second week as president has been full of surprises and Sturm und Drang. His Friday a... Read More
Let Republicans Fix What They Break Dec. 13, 2016
What if Republicans abruptly repealed Obamacare, chaos ensued and Democrats sat on their hands and w... Read More
Congress to Embrace Its Favorite Pastime, Kicking the Can Sep. 15, 2016
Election cycles can be unfriendly to serious policy debates on critical issues, such as Washington's... Read More
Obama to GOP: Do as I Say, Not as I Did Mar. 17, 2016
Washington, D.C., should host an Olympics for finger-pointing. There would be no shortage of accompl... Read More
Republican 'Takers' Take Down the Establishment Mar. 03, 2016
Just as Donald Trump did a Super Tuesday stomp on the Republican establishment, the establishment sh... Read More
Obama's Lonesome Ride to the Supreme Court Feb. 26, 2016
Shoot. Me. Now. Senator Barack Obama scribbled that note to an aide in a committee hearing. The risi... Read More
Why Should You and I Have to Keep Paying Mitch McConnell's Salary? Feb. 24, 2016
Antonin Scalia is gone. The nastiest and noisiest of right-wingers on the Supreme Court is dead. But... Read More
