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Biden keeps making it tougher for swing voters
If he truly believes that democracy is at stake, he should be proposing more of a consensus agenda.
Sinema, Haley, and the end of hope
At least for this election cycle.
The U.S. is moving, step by step, into the center of the Middle East geopolitical snake pit
The Biden administration is making Israel’s fight ours.
Can’t anybody in Congress play the game of governing?
MAGA Republicans dismiss a rare opportunity to improve order at the border. Biden throws a wild pitch with a log-rolling supplemental.
The Political Notebook 1.12.2024
Hobbs throws Biden under the bus over immigration. Caution about swing state polls. Reform the sunset review reform. Restore the old recount threshold.
What if the U.S. cannot effectively control low-skilled immigration
A thought experiment based upon an unsatisfactory premise.
The law and Trump’s behavior
Judges have a dense legal thicket to negotiate.
National security starts with a credible nuclear deterrent and missile defense
A congressional commission co-led by Jon Kyl points to vulnerabilities.
The Political Notebook 11.3.23
The country owes Pence a lot, but he deserves his political pariah status. Haley seems the only candidate with a shot, however long, to make the GOP more than a Trump vanity project.