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Why Is Marjorie Taylor Greene Trying to Oust House Speaker Mike Johnson?
Even her opponents within the Republican Party stand to profit from the Georgia congresswoman’s latest outburst.
Our Columnists
The 2024 Republican Primary Was Over Before It Began
Donald Trump all but secured the nomination with his win over Nikki Haley in New Hampshire, but the former President’s party remains as divided as ever about his candidacy.
2023 in Review
The Year We Stopped Being Able to Pretend About Trump
The story of 2023 wasn’t the search for another Republican leader—but the Party’s embrace of the one it already has.
The Political Scene
Tim Scott’s Racial Absolution
The senator from South Carolina presents an early electoral victory—he became president of his high school, years after a “race riot”—as a tidy tale of prejudice overcome. Is that the full story?
Daily Comment
How Kevin McCarthy Defied the Freedom Caucus and Averted a Shutdown
The irony of the Speaker’s surprise last-minute move was that it was his only play all along.
Letter from the Southwest
The Ken Paxton Verdict Is Not the Vindication Republicans Want
The Texas attorney general was acquitted of corruption charges, but the trial further damaged the Republican brand.
Daily Comment
A Chaotic Display of Conservatism at the First Republican Debate
Donald Trump was absent, but the fissures he has opened in the G.O.P. took center stage.
The Political Scene
In Vivek Ramaswamy, the Republicans Have Something New
The thirty-eight-year-old “anti-woke” polemicist and political novice has become one of Trump’s main rivals.
The Political Scene
Mike Pence’s Rickety Revival
In Iowa, the former Vice-President hopes to pull evangelical voters back from Trump. Is being born again enough?
Our Columnists
Can Anybody Stop Donald Trump in the 2024 Republican Primary?
Even as the former President has a commanding poll lead in a splintered field, one veteran G.O.P. consultant argues that it’s too early to coronate him.
Letter from Biden’s Washington
“I Am the Only One”: Trump’s Messianic 2024 Message
Under threat of prison, the master of fear and anger takes another dark political turn.
Letter from the South
The Most Belligerent Flack on Capitol Hill
Nick Dyer, the deputy chief of staff to Marjorie Taylor Greene, has built a career as a political aide out of what one observer calls “pure, non-strategic contempt.”
Letter from Biden’s Washington
Finally, a Few G.O.P. Candidates Dare to Speak Trump’s Name
The former President has been indicted again—but does it matter?
Daily Comment
What Secrets Does the “Donald Trump of Beijing” Know?
The case against Guo Wengui could expose more about America’s politics than China’s.
Our Columnists
J. D. Vance, Ron DeSantis, and the G.O.P’s Diverging Paths
The upcoming Presidential primary will likely pit rural white nationalism against “anti-woke” culture warfare.
Letter from Biden’s Washington
The Trump Enablers Dance On
As the ex-President runs unopposed, so far, even Facebook welcomes him back.
Dispatch
The Democratic Party’s Political Gift to Ron DeSantis
Republicans’ sustained and successful courting of Latino voters in South Florida could be a road map for the G.O.P. in 2024.
Comment
Kevin McCarthy and the Republicans’ Rocky Road Ahead
With members of the House G.O.P. caucus still pulling in all directions, does anyone know where the Party is headed?
Letter from Biden’s Washington
Kevin McCarthy Is Not the Only Loser in the House G.O.P.’s Speaker Mess
Notes from a historic debacle on Capitol Hill.
Our Columnists
Behind the Humiliation of Kevin McCarthy
The G.O.P. has gone from being a disciplined party of limited government to a party of anti-government protest to, now, a party of performative verbiage.