Opinion · 117th Congress
Don’t bet on the GOP coming to its senses just yet
Will recent developments among Republicans cause a rift between the establishment and Donald Trump, Stu Rothenberg asks.
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Opinion · 117th Congress
Black women are Americans, and representation raises the bar — legal and otherwise
President Joe Biden's pledge to nominate a Black woman to the Supreme Court has set off a wave of revealing comments from Republicans, Mary C. Curtis writes.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Midterm voters have a way of reminding presidents what to focus on
President Joe Biden is following the playbook of his predecessor heading into a midterm election. Similar results could follow.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Money still can’t buy you love — or an election
No tactical advantage lasts for long. Just look at "dark money" spending, gerrymandering and more, writes Walter Shapiro.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Congress must call Amazon’s bluff on antitrust
Congress has a chance to call Big Tech’s bluff with a suite of antitrust legislation that has a good shot at becoming law, Hal Singer writes.
Opinion · 117th Congress
New Democratic strategy: Repackage the BBB and expect a different result
President Joe Biden and Democratic leaders are hoping that simply repackaging their failed legislation will work in their favor.
Opinion · 117th Congress
What was Joe Biden supposed to do in his first year?
Did Joe Biden promise too much? Maybe. But not pursuing key priorities of Democrats was not really an option either.
Opinion · 117th Congress
In Sinema’s speech, a warning and a path forward
Sen. Thom Tillis writes that his colleague Kyrsten Sinema's recent speech on partisanship contained both a warning and a path forward.
Opinion · 117th Congress
You don’t notice climate change, until you do
OPINION — Isn’t it better to be aware and prepared to act than to ignore the effects of climate change until it’s in your face?
Opinion · 117th Congress
Joe Biden and the dangers of inbred optimism
OPINION — So many of Biden’s first-year missteps flow from a buoyant optimism reminiscent of a gambler who thinks he’s on a lucky streak.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Approval voting: The political reform engineers — and voters — love
OPINION — Approval voting would allow voters to support candidates across the spectrum of ideologies, eliminating the appeal of extremists.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Americans who excuse violence need to see the world through Maxine McNair’s eyes — and soul
OPINION — A year after the Jan. 6 carnage, so many choose to support the idea of real violence that leaves real consequences in its wake.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Biden’s economic message needs a reality check
OPINION — Biden’s penchant for painting a rosy picture that conflicts with reality won’t convince those struggling in the present economy.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Democrats’ early panic over gerrymandering could prove costly in November
OPINION — Exaggerated fears of gerrymandering contributed to the biggest political mistake of the Biden presidency, Shapiro writes.
Opinion · 117th Congress
For many Capitol Hill staffers, the trauma of Jan. 6 has never left
OPINION — The toxic work environment that has engulfed Capitol Hill in the year since Jan. 6 affects not just members but their staff too.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Jan. 6, 2021, the ‘New Right’ and a republic at risk
OPINION — The “New Right” was previously an outlier in GOP politics. Now it’s all that is left, for the most part, Stu Rothenberg writes.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Republican amnesia aside, the American Rescue Plan continues to help the American people
OPINION — Blaming the American Rescue Plan for inflation is disingenuous at best and a flat-out lie at worst, Leahy writes.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Democrats have few answers on ending losing streak after Manchin’s reconciliation dagger
Losing can often breed more losing. Washington Democrats are on a remarkable losing streak, with few clear answers on how to get a win.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Where have you gone, Richard Nixon?
OPINION — With his gracious concession in 1960, Richard Nixon set an example that many in his party would find hard to emulate today.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Careless adults take note: ‘Children will listen … children will see’
OPINION — Sondheim’s words sadly resonate in a country where children are learning the wrong lessons from adults who should know better.