David Firestone
Posts
Senators Have Perfected the Art of Obstruction
What’s new about the latest version of these Senate holds is the breadth and long-term nature of their effects.
Ron DeSantis Finds a New Set of Laws to Ignore
The Florida governor is skirting campaign finance rules in pathbreaking ways.
How to Use the Debt Ceiling to Inflict Cruelty on the Poor
Republicans have singled out low-income Americans, yet again, as a prime target in this year’s scheme over the debt limit.
George Santos Pushed Campaign Finance Abuse Past the Usual Line
So many campaign finance abuses are technically legal or occur in a gray area. But the scheme Mr. Santos is charged with is flagrant.
Can Brandon Presley Help Mississippi Break from the Past?
An outspoken Democrat (and Elvis’s second cousin) makes a strong case to end the state’s culture of corruption and improve the health of its citizens.
Fox News Remains an Aberration in American Journalism
A trial would have demonstrated the full extent of the company’s practice of deliberate deceit.
Trump’s Day of Martyrdom Didn’t Go Quite as He Expected
The images and the legal charges that emerged from Tuesday’s arraignment turned out to be both humbling and deeply serious.
Republicans Can’t Agree on a Path Out of Their Own Debt Crisis
House Republicans have become so factionalized that their leaders cannot speak in one voice.
A New Voice for Winning Back Lost Democratic Voters
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez has a few tips and proven experience on how to win over disaffected Trump voters and defeat MAGA Republicans.
Bill Barr’s Image Rehab Is Kaput
The Durham investigation was a failed attempt by Mr. Barr to rewrite the sour truths of Donald Trump’s history.
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