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How the Supreme Court could vindicate Bill Barr on obstruction

Attorney General William P. Barr arrives for a White House news conference in 2020. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post) Listen 6 min ...

21.04.2024 70

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Jack Smith’s Trump immunity brief highlights the prosecutor’s mistake

Special counsel Jack Smith in June. (Tom Brenner for The Washington Post) Listen 4 min Share Comment on this story ...

10.04.2024 60

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Republicans down, abortion up. What did overturning Roe achieve?

Supporters of the pro-life group Florida Voice for the Unborn demonstrate at the state Capitol in Tallahassee on May 24, 2022. (Phil Sears/AP) ...

05.04.2024 40

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The most exciting idea in politics is indifference

People vote in the New Hampshire primary on Jan. 23 in Concord, N.H. (Matt McClain/The Washington Post) Listen 4 min Share ...

01.04.2024 10

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Biden’s Israel spat shows the limits of democracy as a foreign policy tool

Vice President Harris applauds as President Biden delivers the State of the Union address at the Capitol on March 7. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters) ...

15.03.2024 10

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Why the Senate filibuster is hanging by a thread, again, in 2024

Sens. Kyrsten Sinema and Mitt Romney talk outside the U.S. Capitol on Aug. 4, 2022. Both senators have announced that they won't seek reelection this...

10.03.2024 40

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Liberal justices’ rage at the Trump ballot decision is incoherent

The Supreme Court on Monday. (Matt McClain/The Washington Post) Listen 5 min Share Comment on this story Comment...

06.03.2024 20

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Trump’s immunity claim deserves to fail. So does his Jan. 6 prosecution.

Former president Donald Trump participates in a Fox News town hall in Greenville, S.C., on Feb. 20. (Sam Wolfe/Reuters) Listen 5 min ...

01.03.2024 7

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Trump the autocrat? This research suggests the odds are against him.

Former president Donald Trump speaks in Nashville on Thursday. (Seth Herald/Reuters) Listen 5 min Share Comment on...

26.02.2024 20

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The Senate and House are two poles of Republican decay

House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. (Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post; Kent Nishimura for The Post.) ...

13.02.2024 7

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The eyebrow-raising line in the Trump immunity opinion

Former president Donald Trump delivers remarks at a campaign rally in Manchester, N.H., on Jan. 20. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post) ...

07.02.2024 10

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The antislavery giant at the center of the Trump disqualification case

Opinion The antislavery giant at the center of the Trump disqualification case By Jason Willick Columnist | Add Follow ...

05.02.2024 20

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Push Israel now for a two-state solution? You must be kidding.

A display, in Jerusalem on Oct. 29, of posters of Israeli hostages abducted by Hamas on Oct. 7. (Mahmoud Illean/AP) Listen 5 min ...

26.01.2024 20

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Why the Supreme Court ought to punt on Trump’s eligibility

(Jon Elswick/AP) Listen 5 min Share Comment on this story Comment Add to your saved stories ...

21.01.2024 70

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Remember ‘asymmetric polarization’? On immigration, Democrats drive it.

An immigration activist records video as police make an arrest at a protest near the White House on Sept. 15. (Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post) ...

14.01.2024 10

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Why a Taiwan election upset could be a U.S. blessing

Supporters of Hou Yu-ih, a candidate for Taiwan's presidency, attend a campaign event in Keelung, Taiwan, Jan. 4. (Ann Wang/Reuters) ...

05.01.2024 10

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Politics are now clearly shaping Jack Smith’s Trump prosecution

Special counsel Jack Smith arrives to announce the indictment of former president Donald Trump at a news conference in D.C. on Aug. 1. (Ricky...

12.12.2023 40

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College presidents reveal three surprise truths about free speech and antisemitism

Claudine Gay, the president of Harvard University, speaks during a House Education Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on Tuesday. At right is Liz...

08.12.2023 20

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Chuck Schumer reaches for a progressive anti-antisemitism

Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) speaks with reporters outside the Senate chamber on Capitol Hill, Nov. 28. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP...

01.12.2023 4

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Benjamin Netanyahu, moderate

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (Reuters) (Pool/via REUTERS) Listen 5 min Share Comment on this story ...

22.11.2023 3

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We can’t ignore the truth that Hamas uses human shields

Smoke trails from rockets being fired toward Israel are seen over Gaza on Friday. (Kenso Tribouillard/AFP/Getty Images) Listen 5 min ...

14.11.2023 90

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Ukraine’s supporters need to rethink their theory of victory

Valery Zaluzhny, commander in chief of Ukraine's armed forces, in Kyiv on Feb 24. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office/AP) Listen 5...

05.11.2023 20

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Why the Jamaal Bowman fire alarm scandal will keep burning

Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill in March. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post) Listen 4 min ...

02.11.2023 10

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Identity politics is a game Jews can’t win

Columbia University students rallying in support of Palestinians, on the school's campus in New York on Oct. 12. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images) ...

18.10.2023 20

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The coin flip that could convict Sam Bankman-Fried

Indicted FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried arrives at the federal courthouse in New York, July 26. REUTERS/Amr Alfiky (Amr Alfiky/Reuters) ...

13.10.2023 20

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The Jamaal Bowman scandal should set off Supreme Court alarms

Rep. Jamaal Bowman leaves the Capitol on Tuesday. (Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post) Listen 4 min Share Comment on...

05.10.2023 6

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How the diploma divide came to dominate American politics

Former president Donald Trump arrives for a campaign appearance in Clinton Township, Mich., on Wednesday. (Matthew Hatcher/AFP/Getty Images) ...

01.10.2023 10

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Go ahead, gag Donald Trump

Former president Donald Trump at the Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity before an NCAA college football game between Iowa State University and the University...

19.09.2023 2

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What a 1790s rebellion shows about the campaign to disqualify Trump

Former president Donald Trump at a rally in Waco, Tex., on March 25. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post) Listen 5 min ...

09.09.2023 10

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