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Trump’s Pro-Union Agenda Is Over. Its Former Leader Is Still in the Game.
Lori Chavez-DeRemer was picked by a union boss to lead Trump’s labor policy, until it all went awry. Now she tells The Free Press what comes next.
Audrey Fahlberg
The ‘Gay’ Attacks on Lindsey Graham Are All About Politics
We may never know about the late senator’s sexuality. But those who question it do so to punish him for his hawkish and conservative views.
James Kirchick
What Lindsey Graham Understood
Those who hated the senator for not turning against Trump gave him too little credit for what he was able to achieve by forging a friendship with the…
Eli Lake
Joe Klein: At 80, Here’s What I’ve Learned About Politics—and Life
The lesson I’ve learned in 60 years as a journalist is that ideology fails to grasp human creativity, and idealism fails to grasp human imperfection…
Joe Klein
The GOP Shadow Primary Is Already Underway
Well-known Republicans are exploring whether there will be a lane for a presidential nominee outside of Trump’s orbit.
Robert Costa
He Went to Prison. Now He Is in Charge of Them.
Josh Smith spent five years behind bars, turned his life around, and now is trying to deliver on Trump’s criminal-justice reforms.
P.G. Sittenfeld
Could a Libertarian Tip the Texas Senate Race?
Ted Brown claimed 2.4 percent of the vote in his last Senate run. That could be enough to spoil a tight race.
River Page
Two Drinks with . . . the Mom Who Prodded Trump About Childcare
Reshma Saujani went viral for asking Donald Trump how he was going to make childcare cheaper. ‘In this country, we love girls, but we hate women,’ she…
Kara Kennedy
Mike Pence: Conservatives Have Forgotten What They Believe
Republicans are reshaping conservatism in Donald Trump's image—and not always in positive ways. Barry Goldwater’s ‘The Conscience of a Conservative…
Mike Pence
Masculinity Is the First Battleground of the Texas Senate Race
In the Trump era, voters are used to candidates insulting opponents. One race this year may test how far the trend can go.
Audrey Fahlberg
‘Spencer, Saca La Bassura’: Will LA’s Latinos Back Pratt?
In 2020, Adrian Alvarez was so panicked Trump would win he wound up in hospital. Now he leads ‘Latinos por Pratt’ and makes AI videos for the outsider…
Peter Savodnik
Why the Attacks on Graham Platner Don’t Work
The evidence of past affairs is the latest of many scandals. Yet none have stuck because his troubles strike many as relatable.
River Page
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