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President Joe Biden just welcomed a long-awaited cat to the White House. He should lean into cat parenthood, Koltun writes. Above, Willow the cat surveys its new Washington home last week.

Joe Biden can reset his presidency with Willow the cat

By Ben Koltun
Posted January 31, 2022 at 1:09pm
Speaker Nancy Pelosi can get a reconciliation bill through the House with the help of a few policy hacks, including creative scoring and borrowing from Republicans’ “tax cuts pay for themselves” playbook, Koltun writes.

Democrats have a few reconciliation life hacks at their disposal

By Ben Koltun
Posted October 8, 2021 at 6:00am
The opportunity Lisa Murkowski, Joe Manchin III and other like-minded legislators have in changing the congressional power dynamics is something anthropologists could study for years to come, Koltun writes.

The baboons are ready to disrupt Congress

By Ben Koltun
Posted May 28, 2021 at 6:00am