Why Kevin McCarthy is winning the debt ceiling battle
Against all odds, he’s gotten a bill through the House
Elle Gyges
Thursday
Sunday
A love letter to Philadelphia
Philly is used to dealing with let-downs, and the Super Bowl was no different
Wednesday
Biden and Congress toss the debt ceiling hot potato
This is no quick and easy vote in the House
Thursday
Why the fight against Kevin McCarthy was necessary
The House of Representatives is a more small-d democratic place thanks to the theatrics
Thursday
The Freedom Caucus wins the vote for House speaker
Even if Kevin McCarthy prevails, their shrewd demands will have cost him everything
Monday
Kevin McCarthy is damaging the House speakership
He’s been so weakened by Republican infighting that it’s hurting the job he seeks
Monday
Kevin McCarthy’s party games
Republicans need a Christmas compromise if they want to avoid looking incapable of governing
Friday
The emerging bipartisan consensus on weed
In a lame duck Congress, Republicans and Democrats managed to come together
Saturday
Kevin McCarthy’s Faustian bargain
His fate is now in the hands of the conservative House Freedom Caucus
Monday
The debt ceiling battle lurking after the elections
It could be back to the early 2010s, especially if the GOP wins and Democrats get desperate
Thursday
Ben Sasse gets trapped between MAGA and woke academia
University of Florida students don’t want him as their president, though they should
Monday
There is no pro-life Senate candidate in Georgia
Being pro-life is a lifestyle. Herschel Walker has disqualified himself
Sunday
The Republican ‘Commitment to America’ feels like a Hail Mary
Unlike Newt Gingrich’s Contract, the rollout was botched and the policies are vague
Thursday
Don’t cancel Russian culture
There’s all the difference in the world between Putin and Tchaikovsky
Thursday
What Mitch McConnell knows about January 6
By standing with Liz Cheney, he’s acknowledged that dark day can still hurt the right
Thursday
January 6 and the coddling of the conservative mind
To defeat the radical left, the right must first acknowledge how much has gone wrong under its own tent
