Elaine Godfrey

staff writer at The Atlantic

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Leading the GOP coup against House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and a sex scandal have defined Matt Gaetz’s tenure in Congress .

Scandal-plagued, self-described ‘Firebrand’ Matt Gaetz keeps winning

Leading the GOP coup against House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and a sex scandal have defined Matt Gaetz’s tenure in Congress .

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The anti-abortion movement has struggled to form the same unity and cohesion it once had. Activists in favor of abortion access have gained their own victories.

Anti-abortion movement has no unified goal — 50 years after Roe

The anti-abortion movement has struggled to form the same unity and cohesion it once had. Activists in favor of abortion access have gained their own victories.

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Why was the violence able to get out of hand in the first place?

Insurrectionists at US Capitol: Who they were, how they planned the siege

Why was the violence able to get out of hand in the first place?

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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