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Russell Berman
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Staff writer at The Atlantic, covering all things politics. Send tips/spin/spam to [email protected]. Emeritus of @thehill, @aolnews, @nysun
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    Russell Berman
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    Jul 19, 2018
    Sen @JeffFlake used truly startling language on the Senate floor just now, invoking the constitutional definition of treason to describe the president's comments w/ Putin in Helsinki. Trump, he said, "let down the free world by giving aid and comfort to an enemy of democracy."
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    Russell Berman
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    Sep 19, 2020
    The death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is the last thing the nation needed six weeks before a presidential election. The fight over her replacement could alter American society not only for the next four years, but for a generation to come:
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    What Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Death Means for America
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    Russell Berman
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    Dec 27, 2017
    Trump is the first sitting or incoming president not to be named most admired man in America in the Gallup poll since Jimmy Carter in 1980. Carter lost to the pope, Trump to his predecessor. news.gallup.com/poll/1678/most… cnn.com/2017/12/27/pol…
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    Most Admired Man and Woman
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    Russell Berman
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    Jan 31, 2017
    In his surprise vote against Chao, Schumer sets new marker for nominees: They must take a stand on immigration order
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    Schumer Votes Against McConnell's Wife
    The Senate is a famously cordial legislative body—a small country club with voting privileges, where pleasantries are exchanged, decorum is observed, and courtesies are extended even in the most...
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    Russell Berman
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    Jun 5, 2020
    One problem with Trump's crusade against vote-by-mail is that in states he desperately needs to win this fall, like Arizona and Florida, his voters rely on it: theatlantic.com/politics/archi…
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    Russell Berman
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    Sep 8, 2020
    "It's like shopping." Public-health experts now say that in-person voting is as safe as going to the grocery store, with the proper precautions. Will Democrats get that message out to their voters?
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    If You Can Grocery Shop in Person, You Can Vote in Person
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    Russell Berman
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    Mar 20, 2017
    So far Dems have not asked a key question Clinton camp would like to know: Why did Comey confirm Clinton probe but not Trump probe pre-Nov?
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    Russell Berman
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    Jun 24, 2019
    The second Democratic debate night will feature 8 candidates with a combined 150+ years of elected experience, and two who have a total of zero
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    What Do You Do When No One Takes You Seriously?
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    Russell Berman
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    Jun 5, 2020
    Because mail balloting is particularly popular among older and rural voters, the combined attacks on vote-by-mail and the Postal Service could backfire on Trump theatlantic.com/politics/archi…
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    Russell Berman
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    Jun 21, 2020
    It turns out Oklahomans might care more about their own health than the president does:
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    Where Was the ‘Silent Majority’?
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    Russell Berman
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    Sep 19, 2020
    Mitch McConnell announced within hours of Antonin Scalia's death in 2016 that any replacement nominated by President Obama would not get a Senate vote. Less than 2 hours after Ginsburg's death, he says that Trump's nominee will:
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    What Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Death Means for America
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    Russell Berman
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    Mar 20, 2017
    Comey asked about Trump tweets DURING his testimony. Comey says it was 'not our intention' to say Russia didn't influence electoral process
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    Russell Berman
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    Jan 8, 2021
    "There has been nothing like this since the Civil War." My colleague @JohnGHendy spoke to @RepRaskin about how he somehow made it through an unbearable week: theatlantic.com/politics/archi…
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    Russell Berman
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    Jan 16, 2019
    Pelosi's letter was cloaked in the politesse of a formal communication from the leader of one branch of government to another. But it was nothing less than a threat to deploy her authority as speaker to deny Trump use of the country's most powerful pulpit
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    Nancy Pelosi’s Power Move on the State of the Union
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