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A weekly roundup of TNR's political coverage
Please, House Republicans, Be Crazy Enough to Impeach Joe Biden
If Kevin McCarthy does what his unhinged caucus wants him to do, he may as well hand over his speakership to the Democrats.
by Michael Tomasky
McCarthy, Comer, and Jordan: The All-Time Congressional Clown Show
The House GOP’s crank caucus have been historically unproductive at governing—but that doesn’t mean they’ve done nothing.
by Michael Tomasky
Voters Keep Thwarting the Right’s Plans to Build Their Post-Dobbs Dystopia
As it turns out, their policies didn’t suddenly become popular just because the Supreme Court overturned Roe.
by Matt Ford
The Commentariat Lets Donald Trump Off the Hook
Stop arguing the former president’s utterances are too obviously vile to be plausibly illegal. He’s just a cheap crook.
by Timothy Noah

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Trump Has a Big Weakness, but His Rivals Don’t Want to Exploit It
The former president has been an electoral liability three cycles in a row. Why not mention it?
by Alex Shephard
How This Knife Could Upend Restrictions on Weapons All Across the Nation
A federal appeals court ruling could have a massive impact on the future of gun safety in America.
by Matt Ford
Why Is the Fed So Obsessed With 2 Percent Inflation?
The much-vaunted target is stupidly low—and not the most important economic indicator of the moment.
by Timothy Noah
The Real Reason the U.S. Women’s National Team Lost
It wasn’t because they were “woke,” of course. There’s a much simpler explanation.
by Alex Shephard
How Fidelity, Schwab, and Vanguard Fund Hate Groups
Charities affiliated with major investment banks allow anonymous donors to give millions of dollars to anti-LGBTQ and racist groups—and get a tax break for it.
by Alex Kotch
Trump’s Got Himself Some Jury Trouble
The former president is demanding a change in trial venue, for the same reason he demanded that votes not get counted in certain U.S. cities.
by Matt Ford

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