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February 9, 2022
Mike Pence Is No Hero, and He Never Stood a Chance in 2024 Anyway
Some are praising the former vice president’s remark that “Trump is wrong,” but it was the kind of weak rebuke we’ve come to expect from establishment Republicans in the Trump era.
by Alex Shephard
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Why congressional staffers are pushing to unionize their offices on Capitol Hill
by Grace Segers
Rarely has one state featured so many dramatic, implication-rich races in a midterm year. Can the Democrats—led by Stacey Abrams—pull this off?
by Daniel Strauss
The Competes Act sailed through where Build Back Better floundered. That’s a troubling sign of politicians’ priorities.
by Kate Aronoff
The new Netflix drama about fake heiress Anna Delvey has much in common with “Billions” and “Succession.”
by Philippa Snow
A new administration report has great ideas, but only Congress can give labor real power, and the filibuster’s getting in the way.
by Timothy Noah

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