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Chip Somodevilla / Getty; Ron Antonelli / Bloomberg … The Trump Suburban Squirm
Democratic candidates in this fall’s elections are doing their best to make sure that the former president is still on the ballot.
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Ray Chavez / MediaNews Group / The Mercury … What California’s Recall Election Says About America
Gavin Newsom’s struggles could spell trouble for Democrats everywhere.
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Seth Wenig / Getty The Threat of a Cuomo Comeback
Absent further action by the state legislature, the governor could run for his old job next year—and a recent poll suggests he would have a shot at victory.
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Alex Wong / Getty The Next Face of the Democratic Party
Hakeem Jeffries could end up being the first Black speaker of the House—but not all progressives are happy about his rise.
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Sarah Silbiger / Bloomberg / Getty; Win McNamee … Biden’s Strategy: Treat Trump Like a ‘Crazy Person’
The 46th president’s slate of problems to deal with includes the erratic behavior of the 45th.
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Jim Watson / AFP / Getty What Is Pete Buttigieg Doing?
The secretary of transportation is on the road, talking infrastructure with anyone who will listen.
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Damon Winter / The New York Times / … Andrew Yang, Political Kardashian
Yang is the first celebrity candidate who’s famous for being a celebrity candidate—and he’s defined the New York City mayoral race around him.
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Eric Baradat / AFP / Getty What Biden Didn’t Realize About His Presidency
In his first interview after his inauguration, Biden explained what he got wrong about Trump—and what he still hoped to squeeze out of Republicans.
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Samuel Corum / Jim Watson / Getty / … The Inside Story of Joe Biden’s Most Fateful Decision
His mind was made up about a 2020 presidential run—until it wasn’t.
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Brendan Smialowski / AFP / Getty What Kamala Harris Has Learned About Being Vice President
Everyone expects Harris to run for president again one day, but her job requires her to avoid even the appearance of preparing for her political future.
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Adam Maida / The Atlantic The First Congressman to Take Parental Leave Is Ready to Fight for It
Democrat Colin Allred of Texas wants to make paid parental leave possible for everyone. The White House appears poised to join him.
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Yuri Gripas / Reuters Democrats’ No. 1 Target for 2022
If Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin seeks reelection, the race could be a key test of Trumpism’s viability in a swing state.
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Getty / The Atlantic Vaccine Refusal Will Come at a Cost—For All of Us
People who refuse to get the COVID-19 vaccine will have higher health-care costs. The rest of us will foot the bill.
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Anna Moneymaker / Getty The Strange Life of a Congressional Trump Basher, After Trump
Representative Eric Swalwell built a public profile criticizing the ex-president. He’s still figuring out what’s next.
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Rahel Patrasso / Getty Democrats Are Failing the Schools Test
The fight between politicians, parents, and teachers over school reopenings could soon affect elections.
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Michael S. Williamson / The Washington Post via … The Left’s Answer to Trump Is 6 Foot 8 and Wears Shorts in February
There’s never been a statewide politician like John Fetterman. Now he’s a front-runner for the U.S. Senate.
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Mike Segar / Reuters Of Course Andrew Cuomo Isn’t Going to Resign
But his dream of a fourth term is slipping away.
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Logan Mock-Bunting / Redux The Window for D.C. Statehood Won’t Be Open Forever
But Democrats are taking their time weighing their next move.
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Getty / The Atlantic What Does This Man Know That Other Democrats Don’t?
Governor Roy Cooper’s winning streak in North Carolina may be hard for purple- or red-state leaders to replicate.
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Win McNamee / Getty How Biden Plans to Beat Republican Obstructionism
History suggests that Joe Biden and the Democrats are going to have a tough two years and a disaster in the midterms. Here’s their plan to avoid that.
