The Anti-Trump Wave Has Come, and Republicans Can’t Stop It
Even as Democrats win big in Virginia, the GOP remains dead set on self-destruction.
Jonathan Chait
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Ed Gillespie, Populist Lobbyist and State-of-the-Art Trump Republican
The future of Trumpism without Trump is a cash grab.
Trump Babbles Incoherently While Attempting to Read Speech in South Korea
“Our nations remind the world of the boundless potential of societies that choose freedom over tyranny, and who set the free. And we will free.” Okay.
The Richest One Percent of America Gets Half the Trump Tax Cuts
Never change, Republicans.
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The Republican Tax Plan Is Political Suicide
A bill that reads like it was reverse-engineered from attack ads.
The House Republican Tax Cut Is a Failure on Its Own Terms
Paul Ryan vowed not to repeat the mistake of the Bush tax cuts. He’s repeating it.
Republicans Delay Tax-Cut Plan Again, Insist All Is Well
By the way, is there anybody onboard who knows how to fly a plane?
Sarah Sanders Claims John Kelly Learned Civil War Nonsense From Ken Burns. She’s Probably Right.
We would like to believe that nice Ken Burns could not depict the same ideas as nasty John Kelly.
Trump Should Probably Not Be Glad His Campaign Manager Was Arrested for Federal Crimes
Paul Manafort has done a lot of very bad things, and his indictment covers just a few of them.
Trump Demotes ‘Excellent’ Consultant George Papadopoulos to ‘Low-Level Volunteer’
He hires the best people.
The Republican Party Is Gearing Up for War on the Rule of Law
The GOP is not taking Robert Mueller’s indictments lying down.
The Republicans Have Developed a Theory of Alt-Collusion to Defend Trump From Mueller
“No puppet, no puppet, you’re the puppet” is now the official Republican case against Robert Mueller.
DI Politics Chat: Jeff Flake and the Anti-Trump Republican Politician
Three Daily Intel writers chat about how Democrats should think about Jeff Flake’s retirement.
Trump Again Forced to Remind America He Is ‘a Very Intelligent Person’
One of the hallmarks of intelligent people is that they are frequently announcing to others that they are very smart.
The Insane Republican Plan to Win Reelection Through Plutocracy
Republicans have somehow convinced themselves that the public will reward them for helping one-percenters.
Jeff Flake’s Rousing Speech Illustrates Trump’s Stranglehold on the GOP
Only a retiring lawmaker could get away with saying what he said.
Legislative Mastermind Donald Trump Now Feuding With Entire Senate Margin for Error
A brilliant strategy for passing tax cuts.
The Republican Roots of Trumpism
Jonathan Chait interviews conservative former talk-radio host Charlie Sykes on the rise of Donald Trump.
Republican Investigator Trey Gowdy Stops Pretending, Admits ‘This Is Politics’
We have crossed a new threshold when the leader of an investigation drops the façade of nonpartisanship.
Trump Is Still Treating the Federal Government Like He Owns It
The president continues to abuse his power, and we’ve stopped paying attention.