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Biden's Cabinet members told the White House they plan to stay for his full term

While Biden has retained 94% of his initial Cabinet, according to the White House, turnover has been higher among his senior-level administration officials — 58%, said Kathryn Dunn Tenpas, who compiled the data for the Brookings Institution.

Kathryn Dunn Tenpas

Trump’s High Court Hail Mary

Could six conservative justices, three of whom were hand-picked by Trump himself, set aside the precedent established during the Nixon years and promote a strict constructionist reading of the Constitution that declares the judiciary, in fact, has no authority over Trump’s actions as president? Legal experts say it’s not out of the realm of possibility – especially since the former president’s lawyers seem poised to appeal any number of procedural decisions emerging from his criminal cases that could be the vehicle for such an opinion. “Some kind of case like this on this very issue could come to the court in the Trump cases,” says Barbara Perry, professor in presidential studies at the University of Virginia’s Miller Center.

Barbara Perry

Election 2024 and the future of the GOP

Looking ahead to the 2024 presidential election, three conservative thinkers weigh in on the future of the Republican Party. How will its various factions split their loyalties? What are the core issues of importance to GOP voters? And what does this tell us about the health of the American political system?

Ron Christie

The New Useful Idiots

Eric welcomes syndicated columnist, Bulwark Policy Editor, and host of the Beg to Differ Podcast Mona Charen. They discuss Mona’s 2003 book, "Useful Idiots," describing the left’s Cold War and post-Cold War passion for anti-anti Communism and indulging in apologetics for Communist regimes including the Soviet Union, the PRC, Cuba, and others in search of a utopian socialism that never quite met expectations and ended up excusing some of the world’s worst human rights violators.

Eric Edelman

Beshear attacks Cameron over abortion restrictions in Kentucky’s race for governor

According to Jennifer Lawless, a professor of politics at the University of Virginia, Democrats in states that generally vote Republican like Kentucky, are hoping that some voters are looking for more moderate policies around abortion.

Jennifer Lawless

It Was Matos’ Election to Lose - How She Lost

“This entire ordeal happened not because one person dropped one ball. Many people dropped many balls. And based on the content of this press conference, there’s little reason to be confident that more balls won’t soon hit the ground,” said Jennifer Lawless, chair of the political science department at the University of Virginia.

Jennifer Lawless