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The Squad

  1. politics
    Ilhan Omar smiling at the mic after winning her primary
    Ilhan Omar Breaks the Squad’s Summer Losing StreakShe defeated her Democratic challenger, keeping hold of her seat just weeks after her colleagues Jamaal Bowman and Cori Bush lost theirs.
    By Nia Prater
  2. early and often
    Cori Bush Becomes Second Squad Member to Lose 2024 PrimaryMuch like Jamaal Bowman, Bush was taken down by the combination of a credible challenger and lots of AIPAC-directed money.
    By Ed Kilgore
  3. early and often
    CONGRESSWOMAN LAUREN BOEBERT
    One Good Primary Night Doesn’t Signal a Moderate ComebackDespite losses by Squad member Jamaal Bowman and several Trump endorsees, polarization is as strong as ever.
    By Ed Kilgore
  4. democrats in disarray
    Primary Voters Should Decide the Direction of the Democratic PartyThose waging factional battles over who should represent safe districts should defer to the wisdom of actual voters.
    By Ed Kilgore
  5. the new kids
    The Squad Is Bigger Than EverHouse progressives grew their ranks, but you wouldn’t know it from how the rest of Democrats talk about them.
    By Sarah Jones
  6. presidential debates
    Trump Started the Debate Disciplined, Then Lapsed Into Being HimselfTrump needed to make a coherent case that his record entitles him to a second term. He tried that, then began raving in right-wing code.
    By Ed Kilgore
  7. racism
    No, Uncle Joe, Trump Is Hardly Our First Racist PresidentTrump may rival the most racist of presidents given the context of their times, but he hardly invented presidential racism.
    By Ed Kilgore
  8. budget deal
    Will Conservatives Support Trump’s New Budget Deal? Will Trump?The deal could go through quickly, but Trump, conservatives, and House progressives could all play a role in blowing it up.
    By Ed Kilgore
  9. inexperience
    President Trump Disdains Inexperience When It’s Not His or His Administration’sTrump’s latest tweets deride AOC and Ilhan Omar for their ‘inexperience.’ He also wanted Ivanka, who is ‘good with numbers,’ to run the World Bank.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  10. free speech
    GOP: Ilhan Omar Is Un-American Because She Supports the First AmendmentOmar’s so-called “BDS resolution” merely affirms Americans’ constitutional right to participate in boycotts.
    By Eric Levitz
  11. house democrats
    Moderate Democrats Say AOC Is Distracting From Their Nonexistent MessageInstead of complaining that “the squad” is a distraction, moderates should spotlight all the unpopular policies that Trump doesn’t want to defend.
    By Eric Levitz
  12. racism
    Kellyanne Conway Accusingly Asks Reporter: ‘What’s Your Ethnicity?’Seems the president’s counselor thinks the best defense is to get really offensive.
    By Ed Kilgore