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Shutdown serves as exhibit A into why Congress does not work

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Steven Pearlstein

Where are those ‘Don’t Tread on Me’ flags now?

As someone who reported on quite a few tea party gatherings after the election of President Obama added jet fuel to anti-government sentiment, I...

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Mary C. Curtis

Are we at the beginning of the next civil war?

I was wrong. For years, despite all of the partisan fighting, I’ve been very dismissive of the idea that our country would become entangled in...

wednesday 2

Nathan L. Gonzales

One win isn’t enough for Democrats in this year’s governor’s races

With a little less than a month until the Virginia gubernatorial contest, Democratic former Rep. Abigail Spanberger has opened up a lead in the...

06.10.2025 2

Stuart Rothenberg

How an editor found a home at Roll Call in unconventional ways

As part of Roll Call’s 70th anniversary, we’ve asked several notable alumni to reflect on their time working for the paper. Recently, I visited the...

02.10.2025 5

Louis Jacobson

Voters hate shutdowns

Government shutdowns never produce good outcomes for the country, and rarely for either political party, for that matter. Still, the logic that...

01.10.2025 3

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