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January 26, 2021, 11:14 AM
Amid absence, Trump sets up new intra-party battles for GOP: The Note
Trump's brand was built on disruption and the force of his own personality. Even through a quiet period, that disruption is set to continue into at least 2021 and 2022.
January 26, 2021, 11:14 AM
January 25, 2021, 6:25 PM
Partisan logjams loom for Biden: The Note
As President Joe Biden heads into another week in office, his message of unity may not pan-out the way he hoped.
January 25, 2021, 6:25 PM
January 22, 2021, 3:19 PM
Middle has its moment as Biden pitches plans: The Note
It will always be instructive to watch the progressive react to President Joe Biden.
January 22, 2021, 3:19 PM
January 21, 2021, 11:10 AM
Biden opens deal-making window in bid for new unity: The Note
President Joe Biden is operating in a rare political sweet spot. Now he wants to cut some deals.
January 21, 2021, 11:10 AM
January 20, 2021, 7:40 PM
Unity themes will get early tests in flurry of Biden actions: The Note
Whether Joe Biden can govern the way he has promised -- despite or even because of all the challenges -- could determine the health of the nation in more ways than one.
January 20, 2021, 7:40 PM
January 19, 2021, 1:11 PM
Political divides deepen Biden's COVID challenge: The Note
The political divides so evident at this moment are likely to enhance the difficulties President-elect Joe Biden will face.
January 19, 2021, 1:11 PM
January 18, 2021, 1:17 PM
Biden seeks early momentum on COVID and more: The Note
The hope is that addressing the pandemic through fast, bold action will lead to a broader national healing.
January 18, 2021, 1:17 PM
January 15, 2021, 11:33 AM
Seeds of 3rd party grow in Capitol siege’s wake: The Note
President Donald Trump made the party his own -- and it’s still his as this week closes, despite signs that it’s slipping from his grips.
January 15, 2021, 11:33 AM
January 14, 2021, 6:53 PM
Impeachment vote sets up challenge for Biden and new Senate: The Note
President Donald Trump was impeached for the second time. That may cause challenges for Biden at the beginning of his presidency.
January 14, 2021, 6:53 PM
January 13, 2021, 11:08 AM
GOP dam breaks as impeachment vote takes on greater meanings: The Note
President Donald Trump is about to become the first president to be impeached twice. The second one will almost certainly be the one that matters the most.
January 13, 2021, 11:08 AM
January 12, 2021, 2:14 PM
Trump’s fate lands with Pence again as GOP fissures grow: The Note
Vice President Pence appears stuck where so many Republicans are at the moment, after having reached the limits of his loyalty to President Trump.
January 12, 2021, 2:14 PM
January 11, 2021, 6:21 PM
Shaken Washington mulls Trump’s fate and more: The Note
The president will almost certainly be impeached again by the House early this week.
January 11, 2021, 6:21 PM
January 8, 2021, 11:14 AM
Truths and consequences remain for Trump and GOP: The Note
President Donald Trump effectively broke the Republican Party before making it his own. It won't be nearly so easy for Republicans to break Trumpism.
January 8, 2021, 11:14 AM
January 7, 2021, 10:11 PM
Threats that will outlast Donald Trump exposed in siege of Capitol: The Note
Until Wednesday, there seemed to be little cost to Republicans indulging Trump.
January 7, 2021, 10:11 PM
January 6, 2021, 1:40 PM
Trump’s losing streak sets up lasting loyalty test for GOP: The Note
The final public act of the post-election spectacle will mark just a starting point for the broader debate over the future of the Republican Party.
January 6, 2021, 1:40 PM
January 5, 2021, 12:08 PM
Big stakes for Biden as Georgia settles Senate races: The Note
Tuesday's races will determine control of the Senate for the first half of Biden’s first term.
January 5, 2021, 12:08 PM
January 4, 2021, 1:49 PM
Trump exposes costs of loyalty as high-stakes week begins: The Note
It’s going to take at least the first full week of 2021 to settle some of 2020’s highest-profile political business.
January 4, 2021, 1:49 PM
1 month ago
Washington brings rare rays of hope for the holidays: The Note
Washington heads into the holidays with some of the best news it’s been able to deliver in some time.
1 month ago
1 month ago
Friendly and unfriendly fire confronts emerging Biden agenda: The Note
The president-elect continues to face pressure from Democrats.
1 month ago
1 month ago
Kamala Harris assumes critical role – now and later: The Note
Harris will be a key figure in convincing communities of color to trust the COVID-19 vaccine.
1 month ago
1 month ago
Biden plays hardball as he seeks a mandate: The Note
Final defeat of President Donald Trump won’t bring the kind of victory President-elect Joe Biden really wants.
1 month ago
1 month ago
Electoral College voting brings crossroads for Trump and his GOP: The Note
Trump looms large over the future of the Republican Party. But his interests and those of his party are already diverging.
1 month ago
2 months ago
The Note: Trump plants time bombs for GOP with refusal to admit realities
President Donald Trump's term is destined to end with falsehoods about the election he lost, distilled into a final plea to the Supreme Court.
2 months ago
2 months ago
The Note: Trump makes loyalty list that GOP will check before joining
President Donald Trump is defeated but not changed. The same may not hold for the Republican Party, which he has become used to dominating.
2 months ago
2 months ago
The Note: Cabinet rumblings preview intra-party fights for Biden
Intra-party rumblings about diversity and experience are more than background noise as President-elect Joe Biden builds out his governing team.
2 months ago
2 months ago
The Note: Vaccine gets Trump’s hype but will test Biden
President Donald Trump will host what's billed as a "vaccine summit" at the White House on Tuesday, just days before the FDA holds its first hearing on a COVID-19 vaccine
2 months ago
2 months ago
The Note: Trump brings GOP along in dangerous final acts
The process that so many Republicans have been saying they want to play out is rather thoroughly exhausted already.
2 months ago
2 months ago
The Note: Trump deepens GOP rifts as Georgia races heat up
With action heating up in Georgia's run-off races, the contradictions the president is leaving Republicans to sort out will be more urgent than ever.
2 months ago
2 months ago
The Note: Biden’s bid for bipartisanship faces lame-duck tests
If a coronavirus deal does come together, it’s more than possible that President-elect Joe Biden has more to do with it than President Donald Trump.
2 months ago
2 months ago
The Note: Amid threats of violence, Trump loyalty tests haunt GOP
To not believe Trump and his lawyers is to potentially sacrifice your future in the Republican Party -- and maybe a whole lot more.
2 months ago
2 months ago
The Note: Biden turns to insiders, but COVID relief will have to wait
President-elect Joe Biden is rolling out a team meant not to inspire so much as bring confidence. But they're out of power another seven weeks amid a spiraling pandemic.
2 months ago
2 months ago
The Note: Deadlines and dead ends pile up losses for Trump
What Trump is pleading for is as improbable as it is breathtaking.
2 months ago
2 months ago
The Note: Last throes of Trump legal efforts flirt with dangerous forces
Trump's post-election legal, political efforts are testing the foundations of democracy, flirting with dangerous forces that appear increasingly likely to undermine Biden
2 months ago
2 months ago
The Note: Damage from Trump's defiance grows
A cascading series of deadlines will almost certainly lead to Biden becoming president on Jan. 20, whether Trump admits it or not.
2 months ago
2 months ago
The Note: Trump, GOP test limits as legal walls close in
From here, if the president and his legal team want to hold out, it could get lonely as well as costly.
2 months ago
2 months ago
The Note: Biden tries end-around of defiant Trump
President-elect Joe Biden is making clear that he wants President Donald Trump's help with the transition.
2 months ago
2 months ago
The Note: Toll of Trump’s defiance comes into view
The president’s refusal to acknowledge that he lost the election has now extended into a second full week, and now come warnings of more significant consequences.
2 months ago
2 months ago
The Note: Biden offers glimpses of new normalcy
Joe Biden continues to appear unbothered by the noise. That, in a way, was his appeal from the start.
2 months ago
2 months ago
The Note: Slow-motion vote count is less than meets the eye
Nine days after voting ended, it’s clear that the election could take a while to wind down. President Donald Trump continues to hope as Georgia issues a recount.
2 months ago
3 months ago
The Note: Biden opts out of Trump’s dangerous post-election game
While Biden may have more reason than most to be offended by the behavior of Trump and some Republicans, he isn't sounding particularly concerned about the hold-up.
3 months ago
3 months ago
The Note: Georgia races loom as tests of Trumpism and Trump’s GOP
As the Biden administration prepares for the transition, all eyes are on the Georgia Senate runoff races.
3 months ago
3 months ago
The Note: Biden faces new fissures as president-elect
Biden’s efforts to heal divisions face complications from fast-moving events.
3 months ago
3 months ago
The Note: Delayed results bring biggest stress test yet
Friday dawns with no new states having been projected, after a day marked by tension and occasional disbelief.
3 months ago
3 months ago
The Note: Biden on the precipice, amid harsh realities
An election that held out hope of clarity and unity might not wind up being particularly close, but it will be remembered as more complicated than it might have been.
3 months ago
3 months ago
The Note: Sleepless night sets up nightmare scenarios
There was no wave, there was no finality, and the “blue wall” looked shakier than ever. But there is even more than that at stake now.
3 months ago
3 months ago
The Note: A referendum election arrives, with no clean answers promised
It's a referendum on Trump, who has dominated the national conversation for four-plus years. Of course, even that doesn't guarantee a clean verdict or a drama-free ending
3 months ago
3 months ago
The Note: On election eve, Trump needs disruptions to pull off win
The ultimate disruptor needs one last shocker in order to succeed at the polls.
3 months ago
3 months ago
The Note: Early vote explosion show system working, with stress tests ahead
Voters are voting -- smashing records, adjusting behaviors and recalibrating expectations -- in ways that show the nation is many things but definitely not apathetic.
3 months ago
3 months ago
The Note: Contrasting images match competing themes in final election stretch
After the election, the images of the closing days of this election will be held out as evidence that of course things would turn out they way they did.
3 months ago
3 months ago
The Note: COVID disconnect looms over Trump in Midwest
The president is 20 points underwater on his handling of the pandemic in Wisconsin and Biden is trusted more than Trump on the subject by a similar 20 points.
3 months ago