What experts get wrong about Nikki Haley’s run
Nikki Haley, the former governor of South Carolina, and President Donald Trump’s ambassador to the United Nations, is running for president. But not everyone on the right is impressed. In a brutal Val...
17 Helmi 202347min
Have China hawks flown the coop?
In Washington, there is now a bipartisan consensus around being tough on China. This was happening even before the Chinese sent a spy balloon drifting across the United States. Last month, by a vote o...
10 Helmi 202337min
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
