Robert Draper
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William Burns, a C.I.A. Spymaster With Unusual Powers
Mr. Burns, a key figure in bolstering the Biden administration’s support for Ukraine, has amassed influence beyond most previous spy chiefs.
Kyrsten Sinema’s Party of One
What the Arizona senator’s breakup with the Democrats means for American politics.
Iraq, 20 Years Later: A Changed Washington and a Terrible Toll on America
The White House, Congress, the military and the intelligence agencies see the war as a lesson in failed policymaking, one deeply absorbed if not thoroughly...
Matt Gaetz, Political Arsonist, Has New Powers. What Will He Do With Them?
“I am not some ‘Lord of the Flies’ nihilist,” said the far-right congressman and chief tormentor of Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
From Gingrich to McCarthy, the Roots of Governance by Chaos
Mr. Gingrich began the zero-sum politics that mutated into the Tea Party to Trump M.A.G.A. Republicans to the raucous five-day stretch in the House that...
The Problem of Marjorie Taylor Greene
What the rise of the far-right congresswoman means for the House, the G.O.P. and the nation.
The Arizona Republican Party’s Anti-Democracy Experiment
First, it turned against the establishment. Now it has set its sights on democracy — the principles, the process and even the word itself.
Cassidy Hutchinson: Why the Jan. 6 Committee Rushed Her Testimony
Sequestered with family and security, Ms. Hutchinson, 26, has in the process developed an unlikely bond with Representative Liz Cheney, the panel’s vice chairwoman.
What Watergate Highlights About the Jan. 6 Hearings
On the anniversary of the June 17, 1972, break-in, alumni of the hearings gather for a reunion. They had it easier than the Jan. 6...
Trump and Ukraine: Former Advisers Revisit What Happened
Amid the current crisis, Fiona Hill and other former advisers are connecting President Trump’s pressure campaign on Ukraine to Jan. 6. And they’re ready to...
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