I remember the Obama years well. There was a massive surge of national pride when Barack Obama was elected. America had done something important. It…
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How Democrats Planned for Doomsday
The video call was announced on short notice, but more than 900 people quickly joined: a coalition of union officials and racial justice organizers, civil…
View More How Democrats Planned for DoomsdayIn Biden’s Catholic Faith, an Ascendant Liberal Christianity
While conservative Catholics have doubled down on abortion policy and religious freedom for the past four years, Mr. Biden’s policy priorities reflect those of Pope…
View More In Biden’s Catholic Faith, an Ascendant Liberal ChristianityJoe Biden’s Catholic Moment
And, of course, invocations of Pope Francis. A decade ago it was a commonplace to regard liberal Catholicism as a tradition in decline. Its period…
View More Joe Biden’s Catholic MomentJoe Biden and Democrats Must Help People Fast
To give Manchin his due, a more high-minded fear — shared by others in his caucus — is that we have just come through a…
View More Joe Biden and Democrats Must Help People FastWhat Jerry Brown Could Teach Joe Biden
President Biden moved into the White House this week, replacing a leader whose constant need to command attention left millions of American exhausted by the…
View More What Jerry Brown Could Teach Joe BidenThe 46th: Joe Biden to the Rescue (Plan)
michelle goldberg I’m Michelle Goldberg. ross douthat I’m Ross Douthat, and this is “The Argument“. [MUSIC PLAYING] This week, it’s goodbye, Donald Trump, hello, Joe…
View More The 46th: Joe Biden to the Rescue (Plan)In Biden’s Washington, Democrats and Republicans Are Not United on ‘Unity’
The new White House press secretary, Jen Psaki, later dismissed the notion that Mr. Biden’s opening policy initiatives have not lived up to his unity…
View More In Biden’s Washington, Democrats and Republicans Are Not United on ‘Unity’McConnell Seeks Impeachment Trial Delay as Senate Dysfunction Reigns
WASHINGTON — Senator Mitch McConnell, Republican of Kentucky and the minority leader, asked Democrats on Thursday to delay former President Donald J. Trump’s impeachment trial…
View More McConnell Seeks Impeachment Trial Delay as Senate Dysfunction ReignsDemocrats, Assuming Power, Face Recalcitrant Republicans
WASHINGTON — Democrats will take control of both the White House and Congress on Wednesday for the first time in a decade, but they have…
View More Democrats, Assuming Power, Face Recalcitrant Republicans