
I write about politics, culture and religion. I'm pro-complexity, pro-nuance, and pro-context. I've covered two White Houses and two presidential elections. I'm the author of "Camelot's End," a book released in 2019 about the epic clash between Ted Kennedy and Jimmy Carter in 1980. I'm trying to understand how our politics is broken and how to fix it, and host a podcast on that topic called "The Long Game."
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As nation reels from Uvalde massacre, Supreme Court is expected to expand gun rights
As the nation reels from one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history, the Supreme Court is poised to issue a ruling that would likely increase the number of guns in public places.
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Cheney and Pence take the fight to Trump, from Georgia to Wyoming
The battle for the Republican Party is entering a new phase, and Rep. Liz Cheney sounded the first shot of it on Sunday evening, saying, “We face a threat we have never faced before: a former president attempting to unravel our constitutional republic.”
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Don't fear the recount: Vote check in Pennsylvania is just part of democracy
As the Pennsylvania Republican Senate race heads toward a recount, experts say the recount process rarely changes the outcome once all the votes are cast.
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What the Republican primaries are telling us about Trump's influence in the GOP
The past three weeks of Republican primary elections have presented a muddled picture of former President Donald Trump’s influence over the GOP, leaving open the question of how strong his grip on the party really is.
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Madison Cawthorn loses his seat in Congress after a turbulent 2 years in office
Cawthorn, the youngest member of Congress, lost his seat in a Republican primary contest on Tuesday.
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Trump takes aim at Kathy Barnette as little-known Senate candidate throws Pa. GOP into chaos
Days before Pennsylvania’s primary elections, the Republican Senate nomination has been turned upside down with a late surge from Kathy Barnette, a virtual unknown whose rise has riled former President Donald Trump and his allies.
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Trump-backed candidate loses in Nebraska in possible preview of setbacks to come
Donald Trump’s pick for governor of Nebraska was defeated in Tuesday’s Republican primary there, but in a showdown between two congressional candidates in West Virginia, the former president’s choice won handily.
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Trump's hold on GOP faces another test in Nebraska, where his chosen candidate is accused of sexual misconduct
Donald Trump is testing his political strength for the second straight week Tuesday, this time in Nebraska, where the former president is backing a candidate for governor accused of sexually assaulting multiple women.
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Conservative urges American Christians to reject the new right's authoritarian impulses
There is no shortage of evidence available to help make the case that American conservatives are falling out of love with democracy.
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Trump-backed candidate J.D. Vance wins crucial GOP Ohio Senate primary
J.D. Vance won the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in Ohio on Tuesday, emerging from a crowded field with the help of a late endorsement from former President Trump to win with roughly a third of the total vote.
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Why the Latino vote is a growing problem for Democrats
A series of recent polls indicate that Latino voters, long a reliably Democratic bloc, are becoming more Republican under President Biden.
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The evangelical world remains confusing to many because it is 'invisible' to them, author says
Kristin Kobes Du Mez in her book, "Jesus and John Wayne," makes the case that American culture, not the Bible, has shaped the beliefs of many American evangelicals.
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Why Trump's candidate in Ohio is doing so much better than his pick in Georgia
In Georgia, Donald Trump’s pick for governor has run into a brick wall of indifference among Republicans who say they like the former president but couldn’t care less about who he supports. But in Ohio, Trump’s entry into a fierce contest for the U.S. Senate seat there has had a big impact.
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Georgia Gov. Kemp looks as if he's crushing a Trump-backed GOP primary challenge
With just weeks to go until the May 24 primary, a second straight poll in Georgia has found Gov. Brian Kemp crushing former Sen. David Perdue in the Republican contest.
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Marjorie Taylor Greene confronted with past statements regarding violence in court hearing
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene faced questioning under oath Friday in a Georgia elections court from lawyers who say she violated the Constitution by aiding the Jan. 6 insurrection and should therefore be disqualified from running for reelection.
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How this year's GOP primaries could give Trump's Republican rivals a boost in 2024
Former President Donald Trump has endorsed a slew of candidates this year who are about to face competitive Republican primaries. And should his chosen candidates wind up losing those races, the results could cause him serious trouble ahead of a likely 2024 presidential run.
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An author struggles with how to recover community in a technological age
Very few people are happy with the way technology has come to dominate our lives, argues author Andy Crouch, and he thinks it will take a while for humans to reclaim autonomy from machines.
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Marjorie Taylor Greene seeks to quash effort to block her from running for reelection
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., in a hearing in federal court on Friday, sought to quash a legal challenge that would bar her from running for another term in Congress.
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Journalists grapple with the media's role in losing the trust of the public
At a conference in Chicago on Thursday on disinformation, journalists discussed how the mainstream media has lost the confidence of a substantial segment of its audience.
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North Carolina Republicans look to sink GOP Rep. Madison Cawthorn
North Carolina Republicans believe Rep. Madison Cawthorn is beatable in a May 17 party primary, following his recent comments about orgies and cocaine, multiple sources in the state told Yahoo News.