Sign up here to get On Politics in your inbox every Tuesday and Thursday. In February 2018, I went to Arizona to report on what progressive …
Democrats Lost the Most in Midwestern ‘Factory Towns,’ Report Says
WASHINGTON — The share of the Democratic presidential vote in the Midwest declined most precipitously between 2012 and 2020 in counties that …
Justice Dept. to Weigh Prosecuting F.B.I. Agents in Nassar Case
The Justice Department is reviewing its decision not to prosecute the F.B.I. agents who failed to pursue allegations of sexual abuse made in 2015 …
Bank Groups Unite Against Biden’s Pick for Key Regulatory Post
When White House officials began looking for new candidates to lead one of the banking industry’s top regulators this summer, they saw Saule …
Arizona Could Lose Relief Funds for Undermining School Mask Mandates
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration warned Arizona on Tuesday that it could lose some of its state and local recovery funds because it has been …
Biden Is Taking a Page Out of Trump’s Immigration Playbook
This article is part of the Debatable newsletter. You can sign up here to receive it on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Last week, as images emerged from …
Do Democrats Have the Courage of Liz Cheney?
A few months ago I had the chance to have a long conversation with Wyoming Representative Liz Cheney. While we disagreed on many policy issues, I …
What’s Missing from the Conversation about Systemic Racism
“He thinks there’s no systemic racism.” No, it’s just that I think we overstate its role in American society today. “But what about redlining …
Think of Mitch McConnell as a New Jersey Shark
Yesterday every single Republican senator voted to shut down the U.S. government and provoke a global financial crisis. Of course, they claimed …
How to Save New York City’s Cabdrivers
New York City has an opportunity to solve a debt crisis that has devastated a central institution in the lives of many New Yorkers: yellow cabs …