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Republicans’ “candidate quality” problem sank their Senate chances

Senate Minority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) returns to his office after a weekly Republican policy luncheon at the US…

1 year ago

Why a second Trump term would be even more dangerous than his first

Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally on October 9 in Mesa, Arizona. | Mario Tama/Getty Images Trump…

1 year ago

Sam Bankman-Fried’s support for Democrats is massively overstated

Sam Bankman-Fried testifies before the Senate Agriculture Committee on crypto. | Getty Images The one-time crypto darling didn’t have much…

1 year ago

NASA says its long-delayed moon mission is finally a “go”

Christina Animashaun/Vox After several delays, NASA hopes to finally launch the Artemis 1 mission and return to the moon. After…

1 year ago

The not-so-lame duck session

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi talks with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer during the Moms Demand Action Gun Violence Rally on…

1 year ago

Kevin McCarthy is so close to being speaker — and yet, so far

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy at a news conference in 2021 in Washington, DC. | Alex Wong/Getty Images Kevin McCarthy’s…

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What Trump vs. DeSantis says about the future of the American right

Former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis illustrate a divide in the Republican Party. | Jeff Swensen/Getty Images;…

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How did Sam Bankman-Fried happen?

Sam Bankman-Fried, chief executive officer of FTX, a cryptocurrency exchange he founded in 2019, is pictured in New York in…

1 year ago

Kari Lake’s defeat in Arizona may only be a temporary blow to Trumpism

Arizona Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake cheers with her supporters at the Republican election night watch party in Scottsdale, Arizona,…

1 year ago

Democrats kept the Senate. But Georgia is still important.

Photo by Megan Varner/Getty Images A split Congress is likely, but a Warnock win would still benefit Democrats. While Democrats…

1 year ago