Boston: “It’s our hometown”
It's been a decade since I lived there, but I've never felt more like a Bostonian than I do right now
Tuesday, Apr 16, 2013 11:45 AM UTCNews Boston Bombings
News Boston Bombings
The GOP’s phony silver lining
No, GOP governors haven't stumbled on a magic formula for the national party
Tuesday, Mar 19, 2013 11:46 AM UTC 16Politics Opening Shot, Republican Party
Is Rand Paul the next Robert Taft?
His CPAC performance and new mainstream persona are latest hints he's not just the second coming of his father
Monday, Mar 18, 2013 11:20 AM UTC 34Politics Opening Shot, Rand Paul, Ron Paul
Hey, guys, there was an election
Why House Republicans and their leader are behaving like Obama didn't win
Friday, Mar 15, 2013 11:47 AM UTC 93Business Opening Shot, John Boehner
CPAC: 3 things to watch for
The event, which starts today, has never seemed like more of a caricature of itself. But we can still learn from it
Thursday, Mar 14, 2013 11:45 AM UTCPolitics Opening Shot, Rand Paul, CPAC
Paul Ryan and the problem with losing
Like myriad candidates before him, Paul Ryan is learning how damaging being part of a failed ticket can really be VIDEO
Wednesday, Mar 13, 2013 4:54 PM UTC 23Politics Video, Opening Shot, Paul Ryan
Did Obama get played by the Republicans?
With the sequester taking hold, the New Year's Eve fiscal cliff deal is starting to look a lot different now
Tuesday, Mar 12, 2013 11:30 AM UTC 45Politics Opening Shot, Barack Obama
A reality check for Ashley Judd
What she's really up against, if she does run against Mitch McConnell in Kentucky. Inside the numbers and history
Monday, Mar 11, 2013 11:30 AM UTC 54Politics Opening Shot, Ashley Judd
Can we forgive Bill Clinton for DOMA?
17 years later, he comes out against one of the worst laws he signed (and campaigned on) as president
Friday, Mar 8, 2013 1:32 PM UTC 42Politics Opening Shot, Bill Clinton, DoMA
Rand: Craftier than his dad
What his epic filibuster tells about the way he plays politics -- and what his party thinks of him
Thursday, Mar 7, 2013 12:40 PM UTC 28Politics Opening Shot, Rand Paul
It’s almost like the Tea Party won
The election was a rebuke of austerity -- but the hard right is getting its way on the sequester
Wednesday, Mar 6, 2013 1:04 PM UTC 49Politics Opening Shot, Barack Obama
The exoneration of Bob Menendez?
The salacious allegation at the root of his recent troubles seems to be evaporating before our eyes
Tuesday, Mar 5, 2013 12:37 PM UTC 24Politics Opening Shot, Bob Menendez
Obama can’t escape the GOP
Why his plan to win back the House in '14 is such a long-shot -- and why Democrats shouldn't (necessarily) despair
Monday, Mar 4, 2013 2:32 PM UTC 87Politics Opening Shot, Editor's Picks
“In the real world we were kidding ourselves”
Newt Gingrich talks to Salon about why he and his party were so wrong about the election and the future of the GOP
Sunday, Mar 3, 2013 12:00 PM UTC 153Politics Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney
Portrait of a powerless man
There's only one way for Boehner to save Republicans from themselves on the sequester. And it's going to be ugly
Friday, Mar 1, 2013 4:44 PM UTC 57Politics Opening Shot, John Boehner
Chris Christie is no moderate
Don't believe the hype. Despite a CPAC snub and hostility from conservatives, Chris Christie is a true right-winger
Thursday, Feb 28, 2013 12:40 PM UTC 17Politics Opening Shot, Chris Christie
Hillary the field-clearer
When it comes to non-incumbent White House candidates, she really could break the mold if she runs
Wednesday, Feb 27, 2013 12:39 PM UTC 26Politics Opening Shot, Hillary Clinton
NRA’s worst nightmare?
Michael Bloomberg is targeting a pro-NRA Democrat in Illinois today as a guinea pig for a new gun control strategy
Tuesday, Feb 26, 2013 1:12 PM UTC 14Politics Opening Shot, Michael Bloomberg
The GOP’s Ted Cruz problem
Why his brand of conservatism could damage his party more than Joe McCarthy and Jesse Helms ever did
Monday, Feb 25, 2013 3:08 PM UTC 130Politics Opening Shot, Ted Cruz
The wisdom of … Newt Gingrich?
His warnings about the futility of Karl Rove's newest project prove that even a broken clock is right twice a day
Friday, Feb 22, 2013 12:36 PM UTC 15Politics Opening Shot, Newt Gingrich
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Steve Kornacki writes about politics for Salon. He’s previously written about politics for the New York Observer and Roll Call, and his work has also appeared in the New York Times and Wall Street Journal and on the Daily Beast.
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