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Published
May 17, 2022

Our View: ‘Great replacement’ lie runs deep in Republican politics

Party leaders tolerate radical anti-immigrant ideology, even as it motivates racist massacres like last weekend’s mass shooting in Buffalo.
Published
May 16, 2022

Letter: Republican party has failed the working class
Published
April 22, 2022

Commentary: Fusion voting brings more people to the polls

Letting two or more parties run a common candidate appeals to independent, younger and Black voters. Now, one of the last states to allow it is poised to abolish it.
Published
April 12, 2022

Commentary: Republicans need to tell voters what their plans are

Mitch McConnell wants his party’s midterm candidates to avoid discussing specific policies – but his spat with Sen. Rick Scott shows that can backfire.
Published
February 19, 2022

Commentary: I’ve been canceled by the Republican Party’s culture warriors

The radical right wing increasingly lives in an echo chamber of its own making, where critical voices are hushed and critical theories are attacked.
Published
February 13, 2022

Jim Fossel: We’re actually seeing bipartisan progress on Capitol Hill

The talks on spending and electoral reform may not be sweeping, but that’s exactly why they’re moving ahead.
Published
February 10, 2022

Republican rift exposes choice: With Trump or against him

While Donald Trump's allies believe there should be no limits in their loyalty to the former president, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and other establishment leaders believe there is a line Republicans should not cross.
Published
February 10, 2022

Commentary: Moderate Republicans could save voting rights by following Bob Dole’s lead

Dole compromised to stand up for a government elected by all eligible Americans. Now senators like Lisa Murkowski, Mitt Romney or Susan Collins must do the same.
Published
February 8, 2022

Sen. McConnell rebukes Republican National Committee, calls Jan. 6 ‘violent insurrection’

Maine Sen. Susan Collins said that the rioters who 'broke windows and breached the Capitol were not engaged in legitimate political discourse, and to say otherwise is absurd.'
Published
February 4, 2022

Republican National Committee condemns Cheney, Kinzinger for serving on Jan. 6 panel

RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel said the two Republican House members persecuted members of the pro-Trump mob who, she said, ‘engaged in legitimate political discourse.’