Jill Lawrence writes for the National Journal: “Five senators in any small room will set the atmosphere crackling with authority and power, and that was true here despite the conspicuous absence of testosterone. You don’t get to become or stay a senator…
Brad Friedman writes for Salon: “Late Thursday night, the North Carolina state legislature approved a radical voter suppression bill on a party line vote. The measure, easily the most extreme anti-voter bill passed by any state since the Jim Crow Era, no…
John Nichols writes for The Nation: “When New Jersey Governor Chris Christie was asked in mid-May about his political bona fides, he replied, ‘I’m a damn good Republican and a good conservative Republican.’ Believe what he says—especially the ‘conservati…
Ramsey Cox writes for The Hill: “Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.), 89, died Monday morning after serving in Congress for more than 30 years.”
Martha Burk writes for The Huffington Post: “With the next election 18 months away, senators who bucked 90 percent of the public on the recent vote to expand background checks for gun buyers probably think time will fade the memory for voters.”