Is Trump’s Hold On The GOP Still Strong?

26 January 2022 by Mike Bond

Welcome to FiveThirtyEight’s politics chat. The transcript below has been lightly edited. sarah (Sarah Frostenson, politics editor): We at FiveThirtyEight in no way mean to undermine the very real and lasting influence that former President Donald Trump has within the GOP, but we do want to probe whether his power might be overstated. From Republican … Read more

Attention, Democrats: The Constitution Trumps the Filibuster

10 January 2022 by Mike Bond

President Joe Biden with Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. (Stefani Reynolds-Pool / Getty Images) Subscribe to The Nation Subscribe now for as little as $2 a month! Thank you for signing up for The Nation’s weekly newsletter. Thank you for signing up. For more from The Nation, check out our latest … Read more