Latest articles by Paul Waldman
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Why the Georgia special election went national
The Explainer This has nothing to do with Georgia
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Trump is used to breaking the rules with impunity. That will be his undoing.
opinion It turns out that the laws apply even to the president
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Why Bernie Sanders is not the answer to every election
opinion For one, his acolytes keep losing
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Why Republicans want to hide their dirty little health-care bill
opinion The GOP bill is not going through the committee process. There will be no hearings. There will be no markups. It's being written in secret. Here's why.
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Why Republicans will keep debasing themselves to protect Trump
opinion Defending Trump is demanding new levels of creativity and shamelessness from the GOP. Here's why they keep at it.
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Why was Trump so obsessed with protecting Flynn?
opinion This is the key mystery from Comey's testimony
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Will Comey bring the thunder?
opinion All signs point to yes
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Let the 2020 Democratic primary be a crazy free-for-all
opinion Everyone with a 'D' next to their name wants to run? Good.
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Trump's unwinnable war against his own administration
opinion What happens when the president goes to war against his own staff?
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The zero-sum presidency
opinion Why Trump insults foreign allies, can't see past the short term, and pulled out of the Paris deal
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The entire Trump presidency, in 1 mind-blowingly stupid announcement
opinion Trump's Paris accord decision was everything wrong with his presidency
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Trump's pathological obsession with being laughed at
opinion So far it has come out in ways more comical than serious — but that may not always be true
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How's that swamp draining going?
opinion It must be the greatest, most terrific swamp draining ever ... right?
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Why no one should be surprised by Greg Gianforte's win in Montana
opinion All politics is national, after all
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The surprisingly subdued President Trump
opinion Has the president learned to be quiet — or did aides just take away his phone?
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Trump is terrible at talking
opinion If Reagan was The Great Communicator, Trump is The Miserable Communicator
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Why Trump's brand of stupidity is so dangerous
opinion You can be dumb but modest, or dumb but thoughtful, or dumb but careful. President Trump is none of those things.
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How badly will Trump's trip go?
opinion "They're freaking out"
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What will the Pence presidency be like?
opinion It's no longer so implausible
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The White House doesn't have a communications problem. It has a Trump problem.
opinion In defense of Sean Spicer. Sort of.
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Do anti-Trump Republicans actually exist?
opinion It's really hard to find these mythical creatures. Are they even real?
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Why this is the leakiest White House in history
opinion It's driving Trump absolutely bonkers — and we should all be thankful
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2020 is shaping up to be a historic year for Democratic women
opinion It's early, but ...
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What it will take for Republican voters to abandon Trump
opinion It will only happen when GOP elites see it in their own interest to jump ship
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