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Democracy survived the midterm elections, just barely, and we have two years to test whether the US will cast aside Trumpist authoritarianis...

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 An editorial is due on the effects of the midterm election, challenged by the timing that this newspaper goes to press hours before the pol...

  COVER/Jeremy Schwartz and  Jessica Priest, ProPublica Churches are breaking the law by endorsing in elections, while the IRS looks the oth...

 Republicans have a special skill for staying on their message, no matter what the facts are, and the broadcast media is unwilling or unable...

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  Art by Kevin Kreneck

 For months, pundits have been predicting Republicans would win control of Congress in the midterms because that’s what usually happens. But...

  Art by Kevin Kreneck