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A pile of "I Voted" stickers (photo: Funknendai, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons), edited for Washington Eye cover

The Young Men Came Back: What the 2026 Youth Swing Does and Doesn't Tell Us

Pennsylvania State Capitol, Harrisburg, in autumn (photo: Governor Tom Wolf, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons), edited for Washington Eye cover

Five Statehouses and 48 Votes: Can Democrats Really Sideline the Electoral College by 2028?

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Oversight or Overreach? A Debate About the Next Congress

F/A-18F Super Hornet lands on USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea, 30 January 2026, U.S. Navy public-domain photo by Seaman Hannah Tross, edited for Washington Eye cover

Conservative Restraint After Iran: The Cost of a War Without an Endpoint

U.S. Capitol at dusk seen from the Library of Congress Jefferson Building, Architect of the Capitol public-domain photo, edited for Washington Eye cover

After the Wipeout, House Republicans Need a Comeback Leader, Not Just a Counter-Puncher

Immigration Politics

Trump and Republicans Blame Immigrants for France’s Riots Without Supporting Evidence

Politics U.S.

Trump’s $5,000 Promise Raises Questions About Power, Cost, and Midterm Politics

Montage of the Capitol, a president at a podium inside a congressional chamber, and war powers documents with the headline 'War Powers Showdown' in bold letters.
Politics U.S.

Trump, Senate Republicans and the Reassertion that Never Was

Policy Politics

An Unsettled Resolution: The Senate’s Shutdown Deal and Its Broader Fallout

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