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Criminal justice reform faces political buzzsaw as GOP hones its midterm message

Criminal justice reform faces political buzzsaw as GOP hones its midterm message

Durbin (D-Ill.), meanwhile, said he’s concerned about the bill’s prospects, particularly given Republican accusations during Jackson’s confirmation he...

Eat Your Spinach — If You Dare

Eat Your Spinach — If You Dare

Contaminated spinach last fall made people sick in 10 states, and sent three people into kidney failure, but the agency reacted too slowly to get to t...

Trumpworld scrambles to contain Oz endorsement fallout

Trumpworld scrambles to contain Oz endorsement fallout

“You know I read a couple articles, I got a lot of reaction to this, 99 percent supportive, ‘MAGA is shocked,’” Hannity said. “When I supported Donald...

What could go wrong with Biden's booming economy? Here are the big risks.

What could go wrong with Biden's booming economy? Here are the big risks.

With the U.S. government reporting this week that inflation has hit a four-decade high and the Fed cranking up its efforts to drive down prices, Presi...

Political brawl looms over nuclear cruise missile Biden plans to scrap

Political brawl looms over nuclear cruise missile Biden plans to scrap

“One way or another, we need to overturn that decision,” Rep. Doug Lamborn of Colorado told POLITICO. Lamborn is the top Republican on the House Armed...

Why prosecuting Russian war crimes in Ukraine could be complicated

Why prosecuting Russian war crimes in Ukraine could be complicated

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and other leaders have said what the Russians are doing in Ukraine amounts to w...

Opinion | The Jan. 6 Committee Can Make a Difference: Simply by Revealing What It’s Found

Opinion | The Jan. 6 Committee Can Make a Difference: Simply by Revealing What It’s Found

But practically, it is hard to envision that a criminal referral would matter much one way or the other. For one thing, Congress already provided the ...

Opinion | Why Regime Change in Russia Might Not Be a Good Idea

Opinion | Why Regime Change in Russia Might Not Be a Good Idea

Overthrowing a personalist autocrat is not easy. Because individual elites can rarely remove a dictator on their own, they need a party, business orga...

Biden’s solution to the politics of rising crime: Focus on guns

Biden’s solution to the politics of rising crime: Focus on guns

“Democrats are on the defensive on violent crime, but they have a built-in trust advantage on gun violence prevention policies,” said Peter Ambler, ex...

Opinion | To Overcome the Republicans’ Culture War, Democrats Need to Punch Up, Not Down

Opinion | To Overcome the Republicans’ Culture War, Democrats Need to Punch Up, Not Down

A study by Way to Win, a network of progressive political donors that I helped start and which has moved over $200 million to grassroots efforts, medi...

Opinion | It’s Time to Fix FDA by Breaking It Up

Opinion | It’s Time to Fix FDA by Breaking It Up

But this means that, in the competition for commissioner time and support, the food program is a second-class citizen within FDA — a problem compounde...

5 crucial decisions as Jan. 6 investigation reaches final stage

5 crucial decisions as Jan. 6 investigation reaches final stage

Here are five endgame scenarios the committee must confront before going public: The committee is almost certain to seek testimony from Trump himself;...

The Supreme Court question Republicans won't answer

The Supreme Court question Republicans won't answer

Most liberals think they already know the answer — yes. Yet Republicans say they haven’t discussed the matter as a conference and, judging by their co...

‘All over Hunter Biden’: Republicans lay plans for their own investigation, despite the DOJ probe

‘All over Hunter Biden’: Republicans lay plans for their own investigation, despite the DOJ probe

But a federal inquiry isn’t deterring Republicans from pursuing broader allegations against Hunter Biden. The House GOP’s eagerness promises to test w...