Behind the RNC's anti-Trump revolt
After losing both chambers of Congress during Trump’s presidency and after waging a disappointing campaign to recapture them in 2022, the Republican Party is having a lot of intra-party feuds. This we...
27 Tammi 202336min
The people of New Hampshire vs. Joe Biden
What do you do when you are one of the guardians of your state’s most precious political and cultural institution — the very thing that defines New Hampshire — and the president you love and the party...
20 Tammi 202352min
The strategist who didn't believe in the red wave
In off-the-record conversations and private emails, AFL-CIO political director Michael Podhorzer argued that the pundits focusing exclusively on the fundamentals of the race — Biden’s approval rating ...
13 Tammi 20231h 2min
The unauthorized history of the House Freedom Caucus
In late 2014, Rep. John Fleming (R-La.) was traveling back to Louisiana with his wife when he had an idea: a plan to empower arch-conservatives to push back against their Leadership, led by then-Speak...
6 Tammi 202353min
The anti-McCarthy faction teases a shadow speaker
Rep. Bob Good (R-Va.) and his allies are trying to end Kevin McCarthy’s reign as leader of the House Republicans. Good is one of five Republicans in the far-right Freedom Caucus vowing to block McCart...
23 Joulu 202237min
Will the fusion breakthrough ignite a Congressional chain reaction?
Department of Energy announced a breakthrough in the decades-long quest to recreate on Earth the process that powers the Sun: nuclear fusion. To simplify slightly, scientists at the Lawrence Livermore...
16 Joulu 202223min
Gov. Chris Sununu surveys the field
Gov. Chris Sununu was recently re-elected to his fourth term in office. The Republican governor has been positioning himself for the 2024 presidential primaries for a while now. Before Election Day, ...
9 Joulu 20221h 12min
True or false: Colorado is a swing state
Michael Bennet is the senior Democratic senator from Colorado, a famously purple state. In the weeks leading up to the 2022 midterms, Colorado seemed to be a place where Republicans might flip a few s...
2 Joulu 202234min
