In This Episode
Republican leaders reject a bipartisan commission created to investigate their own attempted murder on 1/6, Democrats finish a new analysis of why they nearly lost the House in 2020, and NYU Law Professor Melissa Murray talks to Jon Favreau about the news that New York State has launched a criminal investigation into the Trump organization, as well as what’s ahead for the Supreme Court.
Show Notes
JAN. 6 COMMISSION
- Thompson statement on the bipartisan agreement to create commission
- CNN: All eyes on how many GOP defections will there be as House set to vote on bill to create January 6 commission
- WaPo: McConnell comes out against Jan. 6 commission, imperiling its chances of becoming law
- Vanity Fair: THE JAN. 6 COMMISSION IS MOVING FORWARD AS REPUBLICANS TRY REWRITING HISTORY
- The Hill: 9/11 commissioners slam GOP for rejecting Jan. 6 commission
- Axios: McConnell formally announces opposition to Jan. 6 commission
- NYT: McCarthy Announces Opposition to Jan. 6 Commission
- WaPo: The Daily 202: Kevin McCarthy of Jan. 6, meet Kevin McCarthy of Benghazi
- Slate: Republicans Are Tough on Terrorism Until the Terrorists Are Republicans
- CNN: Republicans fear January 6 probe could undercut 2022 midterm message
- Politico: Internal GOP drama over Jan. 6 commission exposes holes in McCarthy’s leadership
- WaPo: McConnell moves from rebuking Trump over Jan. 6 to potentially killing a Jan. 6 commission
- WaPo: Opinion: Why Republican opposition to a Jan. 6 commission could be a blessing in disguise
- Vox: The Big Lie is the GOP’s one and only truth
DCCC AUTOPSY REPORT
- WaPo: House Democrats’ 2020 election autopsy: Bad polling hurt and GOP attacks worked
- WaPo: Should House Democrats write off rural congressional districts?
- Vox: The Democratic Party’s down-ballot collapse, explained
- The Atlantic: Why Do Democrats Keep Losing in 2017?
- WaPo: Here’s what Democrats have won (and lost) in special elections this year
- Fivethirtyeight: Barack Obama Won The White House, But Democrats Lost The Country
- WaPo: Why the Democrats’ 2017 comeback dream is like nothing we’ve seen before
- WaPo: With violent crime spiking, the push for police reform collides with voters’ fears
- Axios: Danger lurks in the Democrats’ police talk
- Politico: ‘A conversation that needs to happen’: Democrats agonize over ‘defund the police’ fallout
- NYT: Philadelphia’s Progressive District Attorney Fends Off Democratic Challenger
- The Intercept: Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner Trounces Police-Backed Primary Challenger
- The Nation: The Police Union Failed Miserably in Its Attempt to Beat Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner
- NYT Op-Ed: Why Can’t the Republican Party Quit Donald Trump?
- FiveThirtyEight: Why The Republican Party Isn’t Rebranding After 2020
- WaPo Opinion: Democrats think voters will reward them for sending checks. What if they’re wrong?
- WaPo Opinion: The GOP hands Democrats the formula to keep the House majority
- Vox: New data helps explain Trump’s gains among Latino voters in 2020
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