The final Senate confirmation vote of 53-47 sparked joy and relief that the ugly part was over, at least for Jackson. The rest of the country may not be so lucky.
Author: Amy Sorkin, The New Yorker
Breyer’s Decision to Retire Is in Keeping With His Tenure
At the Democratic Presidential primary debate in Charleston, South Carolina, on February 25, 2020, before Joe Biden had a hold on the race, Gayle King, of CBS News, asked each candidate for his or her personal motto.
The Supreme Court’s Vexing Mixed Message
On Thursday, the Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision in the case of Biden v. Missouri, allowed the Department of Health and Human Services to begin implementing a COVID-19-vaccine mandate for workers at health-care facilities that accept Medicare and Med…
Meadows and the GOP’s Response to Capitol Riot Probe
It’s tempting to dismiss the vitriol of some House Republicans as overblown, but their rhetoric points to a potentially dangerous shift within the Congress.
The Vaccine-Mandate Battle
Vaccines work, and so do mandates-but Aaron Rodgers and Republican politicians are among those who are muddying the message.
When Will January 6th Be Over?
Donald Trump, in trying to obstruct the investigation into the Capitol riot, is fighting not only to impose his view of the past but to insure his political future.
The GOP’s Race to Out-Trump the Trumpists
The midterm elections are approaching, and the Republican Party is heading into them with the former President as its leader.
The Supply-Chain Mystery
Why, more than a year and a half into the pandemic, do strange shortages keep popping up in so many corners of American life?
The Forever Trial at Guantanamo
President Biden moved to end the war in Afghanistan, but the proceedings against the remaining war-on-terror detainees, including the 9/11 suspects, drag on.