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Richard Shelby

  1. 2022 midterms
    Are Fears of 2022 Losses Driving House Democrats to Retire?Sometimes senior House members bail in anticipation of their party losing the majority. A wave of 2022 retirements could be a bad sign for Democrats.
    By Ed Kilgore
  2. politics
    The Midterms Could Give the Senate a MAGA MakeoverRetirements and primary challenges could decimate the Senate’s Establishment Republicans.
    By Ed Kilgore
  3. 2022 midterms
    Sex, Trump, and Insurrection: Alabama Republicans Are at It AgainWith Mo Brooks winning Trump’s endorsement and John Merrill imploding in a sex scandal, Alabama’s 2022 Senate primary is off to a fine start.
    By Ed Kilgore
  4. u.s. senate
    Richard Shelby, the Last of the South’s Senate Party-Switchers, to RetireThe six-term Alabama senator never changed that much but went with the flow of conservative southern politics.
    By Ed Kilgore
  5. border wall
    For Lack of Anything Better to Do, Congress Resumes Border NegotiationsWheeling and dealing on border-security appropriations are pointless unless Trump gets involved or decides to take matters into his own hands.
    By Ed Kilgore
  6. Senate Republicans Push Back on Trump Plan to Cancel Spending“It’s going nowhere,” said Lindsey Graham.
    By Ed Kilgore
  7. The Republican Civil War Might Be Coming to Mississippi in 2018Senator Thad Cochran is rumored to be stepping down soon due to poor health. The race to replace him could get wild.
    By Ed Kilgore
  8. Turnout Will Win It for Moore or Jones, But GOP Will Have a Headache Either WayIn a strange campaign where the front-runner disappeared and the polls are all over the place, turnout patterns will matter most.
    By Ed Kilgore
  9. Alabama Senator Makes It Clear He Didn’t Vote for Roy Moore‘When it got to the 14-year-old’s story, that was enough for me.’
    By Benjamin Hart
  10. The Fight Over Roy Moore Is Beginning to Divide the Alabama GOPEven as high-ranking state GOP office-holders refuse to come to Moore’s defense, the state party chair is threatening loss of ballot access.
    By Ed Kilgore
  11. early and awkward
    Eight Lawmakers Who Voted Against MLK DayMost people know about John McCain. What about Chuck Grassley?
    By Dan Amira
  12. bp problems
    Thousands of BP Claims Are Fraudulent, Says Claims FacilityAnd no one’s happy with how slow claims are being processed, either.
    By Julie Gerstein
  13. slouching toward reform
    Senate Passes Financial-Overhaul BillThe president is expected to sign it this week.
    By Jessica Pressler
  14. early and often
    Taking It Easy on ToyotaWho was really on the stand at yesterday’s hearing?
    By Jason Zengerle
  15. Richard Shelby Releases His Stranglehold on the Federal GovernmentFor the most part, at least.
    By Dan Amira
  16. the cotton state cockblock
    We Give Senator Richard Shelby’s Blanket Hold on Federal Nominees the Catchy Name It RequiresIf the Cotton State Cockblock makes it into textbooks, we’ll die happy.
    By Dan Amira