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Protecting Workers From AI Is Easier Said Than Done

Editor’s Note: Welcome to The TNR Blue Book. It’s our new daily newsletter that covers Congress and much more, but with a distinctly TNR twist:...

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Emma Janssen

Will This Bill Save Social Security, or Kill It?

Editor’s Note: Welcome to The TNR Blue Book. It’s our new daily newsletter that covers Congress and much more, but with a distinctly TNR twist:...

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Emma Janssen

How Popular Is Hakeem Jeffries Among Democrats?

Editor’s Note: Welcome to The TNR Blue Book. It’s our new daily newsletter that covers Congress and much more, but with a distinctly TNR twist:...

05.08.2026 2

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Emma Janssen

The Crucial Voting Bloc in Michigan’s Primary Today

Editor’s Note: Welcome to The TNR Blue Book. It’s our new daily newsletter that covers Congress and much more, but with a distinctly TNR twist:...

04.08.2026 4

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Can Dems Exploit the Tension Between Trump and Republican Senators?

Editor’s Note: Welcome to The TNR Blue Book. It’s our new daily newsletter that covers Congress and much more, but with a distinctly TNR twist:...

31.07.2026 1

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Emma Janssen

Why Epstein Survivors Aren’t Impressed With Blanche’s Olive Branch

Editor’s Note: Welcome to The TNR Blue Book. It’s our new daily newsletter that covers Congress and much more, but with a distinctly TNR twist:...

30.07.2026 2

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Emma Janssen

The Wildfire Fighter Who Just Might Flip Montana

Editor’s Note: Welcome to The TNR Blue Book. It’s our new daily newsletter that covers Congress and much more, but with a distinctly TNR twist:...

29.07.2026 4

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Emma Janssen

What Dems Really Think About the NYT’s DNC Report

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28.07.2026 6

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Emma Janssen

ChatGPT’s Daring Escape Forces Dems to Pick a Path on AI Legislation

Editor’s Note: Welcome to The TNR Blue Book. It’s our new daily newsletter that covers Congress and much more, but with a distinctly TNR twist:...

24.07.2026 7

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Emma Janssen

Instead of Tariffs, Maybe Help Canada Put Out Wildfires?

Editor’s Note: Welcome to The TNR Blue Book. It’s our new daily newsletter that covers Congress and much more, but with a distinctly TNR twist:...

23.07.2026 7

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Emma Janssen

Democrats’ Plan for Ending the Iran War

Editor’s Note: Welcome to The TNR Blue Book. It’s our new daily newsletter that covers Congress and much more, but with a distinctly TNR twist:...

22.07.2026 7

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Emma Janssen

Three Keys to a Democratic Victory in Maine

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21.07.2026 10

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Emma Janssen

Will Any Republican Senators Vote Against Todd Blanche?

Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday pressed attorney general nominee Todd Blanche, President Trump’s former lawyer, on a range...

16.07.2026 10

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Emma Janssen

The Democrats Face Another Divisive Vote on Military Aid to Israel

A legislative amendment that would block U.S. security aid to Israel has split Democrats in Congress to such an extent that House Minority Leader...

15.07.2026 10

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Emma Janssen

She Wants to Win Lindsey Graham’s Senate Seat—and Impeach RFK Jr.

Senator Lindsey Graham’s death on Saturday shocked Washington, D.C. It also upended the race for Senate in South Carolina, where the longtime...

14.07.2026 10

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Emma Janssen

The Race to Replace Graham Platner Is Heating Up

With Graham Platner bowing out of the race for U.S. Senate in Maine following allegations that he raped his former partner, the scramble to replace...

11.07.2026 10

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Emma Janssen

Poll: Swing Voters Want Progressive Populism

A new report from Data for Progress spells good news for Democrats—particularly those running on a message of economic populism. DFP surveyed 447...

09.07.2026 9

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Emma Janssen

Who Benefits From Mallory McMorrow’s Exit in the Michigan Senate Race?

In Michigan’s Democratic race for U.S. Senate, state Senator Mallory McMorrow was caught in the middle of—and ultimately squeezed out...

08.07.2026 10

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Emma Janssen

The Ex-Vegan Looking to Unseat a Republican Cattle Rancher in Congress

Manny Rutinel’s victory this week in Colorado’s primaries has set up a once-unthinkable scenario: This November, in one of the most crucial swing...

02.07.2026 10

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Emma Janssen

What SCOTUS’s Campaign Finance Ruling Means for Democrats

“This is Citizens United 2.0,” Representative Greg Casar said Tuesday about the Supreme Court’s ruling allowing political party campaign...

01.07.2026 20

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Emma Janssen

The Bill That Pits House Against Senate Against Big Tech

On Monday night, the House passed a weaker version of the Senate’s Kids Online Safety Act, or KOSA, aimed at regulating the tech industry and...

30.06.2026 20

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Emma Janssen

A Michigan Dem Just Dropped an AI Plan Even Tougher Than Bernie’s

Abdul El-Sayed, a primary candidate for U.S. Senate in Michigan, released an ambitious AI policy platform Monday, joining other progressives like...

29.06.2026 10

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Emma Janssen

What’s Going on With the Big Housing Bill, Exactly?

As President Trump holds a popular bipartisan bill hostage, Democrats say that the issue is out of their hands, and that the onus is on Republicans to...

26.06.2026 10

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Emma Janssen

Hakeem Jeffries Downplays Socialist Wins. Others Aren’t So Sure.

Some are calling it the Democratic Tea Party. While establishment Democrats are still downplaying Tuesday night’s primary wins by democratic...

25.06.2026 10

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Emma Janssen

Dems Celebrate Housing Bill: “We Finally Did Something”

The bipartisan housing bill the House and Senate passed this week doesn’t go far enough, Democratic leaders say. But it’s still one of the most...

24.06.2026 20

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Emma Janssen

The AI Industry Is Spending an Insane Amount to Tank This NY Democrat

As New Yorkers head to the polls on Tuesday, a crowded Democratic primary in the state’s 12th congressional district could serve as a referendum on...

23.06.2026 10

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Emma Janssen