Kara Voght
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Inside a conservative confab for young women, where feminism is a lie
For the modern MAGA woman, happiness might mean being a “trad wife,” fearing trans women and buying anti-woke tampons. → Read More
Angel Reese helps Jill Biden out of foul trouble
The LSU star presented Biden with a jersey as the champion Lady Tigers visited the White House, several weeks after a faux pas by the first lady created tension → Read More
Is Bernie Sanders happy?
He didn’t get to be president, but the senator from Vermont is spending his twilight years doing what he loves: Publicly grilling CEOs → Read More
Luke Russert’s Washington fairy tale is still missing an ending
He was anointed a prince of the D.C. press after his legendary father died. Then he left town to figure out what he really wanted. → Read More
Why Big Chains Thrived While Small Restaurants Died
How the National Restaurant Association bent the government to the will of the corporate behemoths—and left workers in the dust. → Read More
The GOP Pulled Out the Stops to Flip School Boards. It Didn’t Work.
“The school stuff is personal—you can’t mess with people’s kids.” → Read More
The Centerpiece of Biden’s Climate Agenda Is All But Dead. So Now What?
Progressives urge measures that achieve the same carbon reductions—or lose their votes. → Read More
What If the Progressive Revolt…Isn’t a Revolt at All?
They are no longer their party’s chief antagonists, but Biden’s key defenders. → Read More
To Get the Infrastructure Deal Done, Dems Need To Trust Each Other. There’s Just One Problem.
Okay, maybe two. → Read More
There’s A Flurry of Studies Trashing the Democrats’ Tax Agenda. They Have Corporate and GOP Dark Money Ties.
Shocker. → Read More
Democrats Are Living in Different Realities When It Comes to Passing Biden’s Agenda
They’re running into a looming deadline without agreement on how to move forward. → Read More
Dems Can’t Agree on How to Keep Racism Out of the Biggest Climate Jobs Program in History
There's a long trail of inequity in federal jobs initiatives. → Read More
A Small Group of Moderate Democrats Threaten to Derail Their Party’s Legacy
A group of nine House Democrats hailing from the caucus’ more moderate wing is threatening to block a $3.5 trillion spending package until their chamber first passes the Senate’s bipartisan infrastructure bill. The move jeopardizes the White House’s ambitious economic agenda and runs counter to the desires of both the president and congressional leadership. The lawmakers […] → Read More
The Moderates Are Blocking Biden’s Ambition. Why Is He Letting Them Get Away With It?
The Squad is gearing up for a fight on infrastructure. But they aren’t the one blocking Biden’s policy goals. → Read More
The Senate Finally Passed an Infrastructure Bill. Here Comes the Hard Part.
The Senate passed an infrastructure bill on Tuesday morning that would invest $1 trillion to rebuild the country’s aging utilities and transportation systems. The bill was backed by every Senate Democrat, and gained support from 19 Republicans. The passage ends months of rocky negotiations between a bipartisan group of senators and delivers a victory to President […] → Read More
House Progressives Get Antsy Over Senate’s Lead Role in Infrastructure Debates
“We don’t want an infrastructure bill that is worse for the environment.” → Read More
The Newest Member of the Squad Is Already Backing Challenges to Her Colleagues
The newest member of the Squad is jumping in early to try to boost the ranks of the progressive wing of the House → Read More
Democrats Promised “No Climate, No Deal.” But They Haven’t Decided What That Means.
Democrats have laid down a rhetorical ultimatum. Will they stick to it? → Read More
Nothing Proves The End of Bipartisanship Like Gun Control
Activists have conceded plenty to earn GOP support. The Senate stands in the way. → Read More
How the White House’s Shift on Unemployment Insurance Could Undermine Its Own Economic Agenda
Progressives are raising alarm that Biden is turning his back on his plans to empower workers. → Read More