Jim Newell
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Past articles by Jim:
The Saddest CPAC Ever
CPAC was skippable this year for potential presidential candidates—and attendees. → Read More
Democrats Deferred to Dianne Feinstein in 2018. They Couldn’t Afford to Do So Again.
The saddest part of the senator's reelection announcement was how unsurprising her confusion was. → Read More
Republicans Are Angry at Joe Biden for Accurately Describing Plan to Sunset Social Security
The threat to two of the nation’s most beloved social programs was the backdrop of the most dramatic moment of Biden’s State of the Union address. → Read More
Republicans’ Latest Headache Is a Fight About Ilhan Omar
A perfect, stupid sequel to the party’s speaker battle has arrived. → Read More
We’re About to See How Kevin McCarthy’s Most Audacious Concession Plays Out
The speaker gave hard-liners key seats on the Rules Committee. He's choosing optimism. → Read More
Three Factors That Could Decide the Already Wild Arizona Senate Race
Rep. Ruben Gallego is positioning himself as the opposite of Sen. Kyrsten Sinema. → Read More
The Absurd Arc of Gas Stove–Gate
Stoves got polarizing in, uh, something like 72 hours. Time for a tweet rundown. → Read More
The Most Sweeping Changes Kevin McCarthy Just Made to House Rules
The newly minted Speaker gave away his job security, but at least lobbyists got banned from the House gym. → Read More
How Much More of This Can Kevin McCarthy Take?
His quest to be speaker of the House has become a tragicomic tale of epic proportions. → Read More
‘These People Are Charlatans’: Inside the Republicans’ Historic Failure to Pick a Speaker
The first day of Congress ended with the House in a once-in-a-century void. → Read More
What Can We Expect From the Jan. 6 Committee’s Big Finale This Week?
The House committee must release its report before the next Congress. → Read More
Raphael Warnock Didn’t Just Defeat Herschel Walker. Something Bigger Happened.
The year of Republicans blowing it is now complete. → Read More
Nancy Pelosi Is Out as Leader of House Democrats. Who’s Next?
Her successors are shuffling into place. → Read More
Mitch McConnell Stares Down His First Mutiny
Outraged by their poor showing in the midterms, some disgruntled Senate Republicans are calling for a change in leadership. → Read More
Republicans Blew the Senate. Who’s Really to Blame?
There's a lot of angry finger-pointing, much of it directed at the wrong guy. → Read More
So, How’s Ol’ Mitch Feeling?
Despite his claim not to "deal in feelings," the Senate Minority leader has got to be hopping mad at Donald Trump. → Read More
If Republicans Win Big Tonight, It Will Be Thanks to an Unholy Amount of Campaign Spending
Two Slate reporters discuss the record-breaking spending that fueled the 2022 midterms. → Read More
The Midterms: Here’s How to Stress Out Appropriately
Read for some important guidelines to analyzing election night results like a pro. → Read More
Can We Get Jan. 6, Harry Styles, and Bigfoot Erotica All in the Same Headline?
Thanks to Denver Riggleman, we can! → Read More
The Only Way Lindsey Graham’s Abortion Ban Makes Political Sense
Putting midterm politics aside and looking ahead to the medium term, Graham is merely cutting to the chase. → Read More