Topic: Rep. Chris Van Hollen

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Dems' dangerous trap

Joan Walsh
Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address, Capitol Hill, Jan. 20, 2015. (AP/Mandel Ngan)

Obama trolls the GOP

Joan Walsh
Elizabeth Warren, Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi (AP/Charles Dharapak/Carolyn Kaster/Reutesr/Kevin Lamarque/Photo montage by Salon)

The left strikes back!

Joan Walsh