The New York Times 7:00 am on May 28, 2022
Tags: Bannon, Stephen K ( 73 ), Cotton, Tom, DeSantis, Ron ( 161 ), Endorsements ( 150 ), Georgia ( 538 ), Kemp, Brian P ( 90 ), Mastriano, Doug ( 19 ), McConnell, Mitch ( 393 ), Midterm Elections (2022) ( 228 ), Pence, Mike ( 250 ), Pompeo, Mike ( 188 ), Presidential Election of 2020 ( 4,043 ), Presidential Election of 2024 ( 136 ), Republican Governors Assn ( 6 ), Republican Party ( 2,654 ), Scott, Timothy Eugene ( 23 ), Trump, Donald J ( 6,500 ), WinRed ( 9 )

Trump’s Primary Losses Puncture His Invincibility

With many of Donald J. Trump’s endorsed candidates falling to defeat in recent primaries, some Republicans see an opening for a post-Trump candidate in 2024.

#bannon-stephen-k, #cotton-tom, #desantis-ron, #endorsements, #georgia, #kemp-brian-p, #mastriano-doug, #mcconnell-mitch, #midterm-elections-2022, #pence-mike, #pompeo-mike, #presidential-election-of-2020, #presidential-election-of-2024, #republican-governors-assn, #republican-party, #scott-timothy-eugene, #trump-donald-j, #winred

The New York Times 4:00 pm on April 14, 2022
Tags: Collins, Susan M ( 69 ), Cotton, Tom, internal-sub-only-nl ( 645 ), Jackson, Ketanji Brown (1970- ) ( 101 ), McConnell, Mitch ( 393 ), Murkowski, Lisa ( 44 ), Oz, Mehmet C ( 35 ), Republican Party ( 2,654 ), Romney, Mitt ( 69 )

Trump Still Has the Republican Party in His Grasp

He rages. McConnell trembles. We all lose.

#collins-susan-m, #cotton-tom, #internal-sub-only-nl, #jackson-ketanji-brown-1970, #mcconnell-mitch, #murkowski-lisa, #oz-mehmet-c, #republican-party, #romney-mitt

The New York Times 6:45 pm on April 7, 2022
Tags: Appointments and Executive Changes ( 983 ), Blackburn, Marsha ( 14 ), Cotton, Tom, Courts and the Judiciary ( 227 ), Cruz, Ted ( 114 ), Graham, Lindsey ( 78 ), Jackson, Ketanji Brown (1970- ) ( 101 ), Senate Committee on the Judiciary ( 113 ), Supreme Court (US) ( 1,203 ), United States Politics and Government ( 9,015 )

Oh, Josh & Marsha & Ted & Lindsey … Sorry, Judge Jackson

At every stage, the nominee comported herself with professionalism, grace and dignity — the precise opposite of what we witnessed from some of the Republican lawmakers involved.

#appointments-and-executive-changes, #blackburn-marsha, #cotton-tom, #courts-and-the-judiciary, #cruz-ted, #graham-lindsey, #jackson-ketanji-brown-1970, #senate-committee-on-the-judiciary, #supreme-court-us, #united-states-politics-and-government

The New York Times 2:10 pm on March 26, 2022
Tags: conspiracy theories ( 222 ), Cotton, Tom, Cruz, Ted ( 114 ), Graham, Lindsey ( 78 ), Hawley, Josh D (1979- ) ( 75 ), internal-sub-only-nl ( 645 ), Jackson, Ketanji Brown (1970- ) ( 101 ), qanon ( 136 ), Republican Party ( 2,654 ), Right-Wing Extremism and Alt-Right ( 443 ), Supreme Court (US) ( 1,203 )

Republican Senators Play the QAnon Game

On the dishonest questioning during Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation hearings.

#conspiracy-theories, #cotton-tom, #cruz-ted, #graham-lindsey, #hawley-josh-d-1979, #internal-sub-only-nl, #jackson-ketanji-brown-1970, #qanon, #republican-party, #right-wing-extremism-and-alt-right, #supreme-court-us

The New York Times 12:43 am on March 25, 2022
Tags: Appointments and Executive Changes ( 983 ), Blackburn, Marsha ( 14 ), Booker, Cory A ( 28 ), Cotton, Tom, Courts and the Judiciary ( 227 ), Cruz, Ted ( 114 ), Durbin, Richard J ( 23 ), Graham, Lindsey ( 78 ), Jackson, Ketanji Brown (1970- ) ( 101 ), McConnell, Mitch ( 393 ), Republican Party ( 2,654 ), senate ( 1,279 ), Senate Committee on the Judiciary ( 113 ), Supreme Court (US) ( 1,203 ), United States Politics and Government ( 9,015 )

The Respectful Supreme Court Hearing That Wasn’t

Republicans’ hostile interrogation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson and relentless re-litigating of past Supreme Court feuds marred a historic moment.

#appointments-and-executive-changes, #blackburn-marsha, #booker-cory-a, #cotton-tom, #courts-and-the-judiciary, #cruz-ted, #durbin-richard-j, #graham-lindsey, #jackson-ketanji-brown-1970, #mcconnell-mitch, #republican-party, #senate, #senate-committee-on-the-judiciary, #supreme-court-us, #united-states-politics-and-government

The New York Times 11:36 pm on March 24, 2022
Tags: Appeals Courts (US) ( 95 ), Appointments and Executive Changes ( 983 ), Child Abuse and Neglect ( 271 ), Cotton, Tom, Cruz, Ted ( 114 ), Graham, Lindsey ( 78 ), Hawley, Josh D (1979- ) ( 75 ), Jackson, Ketanji Brown (1970- ) ( 101 ), senate ( 1,279 ), Sex Crimes ( 641 ), Supreme Court (US) ( 1,203 ), United States Politics and Government ( 9,015 )

Critics of Jackson’s Child Sex Abuse Sentences Backed Judges With Similar Records

Republican senators criticized Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson for imposing sentences lower than prosecutor recommendations in child sexual abuse cases. Other nominees had done the same thing.

#appeals-courts-us, #appointments-and-executive-changes, #child-abuse-and-neglect, #cotton-tom, #cruz-ted, #graham-lindsey, #hawley-josh-d-1979, #jackson-ketanji-brown-1970, #senate, #sex-crimes, #supreme-court-us, #united-states-politics-and-government

The New York Times 4:10 pm on March 24, 2022
Tags: Cotton, Tom, Cruz, Ted ( 114 ), Hawley, Josh D (1979- ) ( 75 ), internal-sub-only-nl ( 645 ), Jackson, Ketanji Brown (1970- ) ( 101 ), Sasse, Benjamin E ( 21 ), Senate Committee on the Judiciary ( 113 ), The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story (Book) ( 8 ), Trump, Donald J Jr ( 62 )

Where, In This Senate Circus, Is Ketanji Brown Jackson?

Her Supreme Court nomination hearing is a digressively ugly free-for-all.

#cotton-tom, #cruz-ted, #hawley-josh-d-1979, #internal-sub-only-nl, #jackson-ketanji-brown-1970, #sasse-benjamin-e, #senate-committee-on-the-judiciary, #the-1619-project-a-new-origin-story-book, #trump-donald-j-jr

The New York Times 6:25 pm on March 23, 2022
Tags: Biden, Joseph R Jr ( 5,137 ), Blackburn, Marsha ( 14 ), Cotton, Tom, Cruz, Ted ( 114 ), Education (K-12) ( 1,127 ), Graham, Lindsey ( 78 ), Jackson, Ketanji Brown (1970- ) ( 101 ), Manafort, Paul J ( 25 ), Mental Health and Disorders ( 529 ), Senate Committee on the Judiciary ( 113 ), Suicides and Suicide Attempts ( 127 ), Supreme Court (US) ( 1,203 ), Teachers and School Employees ( 211 ), Trump, Donald J ( 6,500 ), United States Defense and Military Forces ( 1,089 ), United States Politics and Government ( 9,015 ), Zelensky, Volodymyr ( 217 )

A Poised Supreme Court Nominee, and ‘Nasty Politicians’

Readers were impressed by Judge Jackson’s performance in the face of G.O.P. senators’ attacks. Also: Troops’ mental health; Trump and Ukraine; supporting teachers.

#biden-joseph-r-jr, #blackburn-marsha, #cotton-tom, #cruz-ted, #education-k-12, #graham-lindsey, #jackson-ketanji-brown-1970, #manafort-paul-j, #mental-health-and-disorders, #senate-committee-on-the-judiciary, #suicides-and-suicide-attempts, #supreme-court-us, #teachers-and-school-employees, #trump-donald-j, #united-states-defense-and-military-forces, #united-states-politics-and-government, #zelensky-volodymyr

The New York Times 11:01 pm on March 21, 2022
Tags: Cotton, Tom, Cruz, Ted ( 114 ), Hawley, Josh D (1979- ) ( 75 ), internal-sub-only-nl ( 645 ), Jackson, Ketanji Brown (1970- ) ( 101 ), Presidential Election of 2024 ( 136 ), Primaries and Caucuses ( 483 ), Republican Party ( 2,654 ), Sasse, Benjamin E ( 21 ), Supreme Court (US) ( 1,203 ), United States Politics and Government ( 9,015 )

These Senators Grilling Judge Jackson Have Ambitions Beyond Senate

Four of the senators on the panel grilling Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson are known to have dreams beyond the walls of the U.S. Senate.

#cotton-tom, #cruz-ted, #hawley-josh-d-1979, #internal-sub-only-nl, #jackson-ketanji-brown-1970, #presidential-election-of-2024, #primaries-and-caucuses, #republican-party, #sasse-benjamin-e, #supreme-court-us, #united-states-politics-and-government

The New York Times 4:38 pm on February 21, 2022
Tags: Addiction (Psychology) ( 68 ), Biden, Joseph R Jr ( 5,137 ), Cocaine and Crack Cocaine ( 27 ), Cotton, Tom, Cruz, Ted ( 114 ), Drug Abuse and Traffic ( 248 ), Hypodermic Needles and Syringes ( 12 ), Manchin, Joe III ( 228 ), United States Politics and Government ( 9,015 ), West Virginia ( 59 )

Uproar Over ‘Crack Pipes’ Puts Biden Drug Strategy at Risk

President Biden has made “harm reduction” a central pillar of his plan to fight a record number of drug-related deaths, but a conservative backlash is threatening the effort.

#addiction-psychology, #biden-joseph-r-jr, #cocaine-and-crack-cocaine, #cotton-tom, #cruz-ted, #drug-abuse-and-traffic, #hypodermic-needles-and-syringes, #manchin-joe-iii, #united-states-politics-and-government, #west-virginia

The New York Times 4:00 pm on February 5, 2022
Tags: Biden, Joseph R Jr ( 5,137 ), Bush, George W ( 129 ), China ( 2,197 ), Conservatism (US Politics) ( 443 ), Cotton, Tom, Defense and Military Forces ( 1,169 ), Hawley, Josh D (1979- ) ( 75 ), International Relations ( 432 ), Kennedy, John Fitzgerald ( 20 ), North Atlantic Treaty Organization ( 388 ), Politics and Government ( 4,288 ), Putin, Vladimir V ( 1,122 ), Republican Party ( 2,654 ), Rubio, Marco ( 41 ), Russia ( 1,809 ), ukraine ( 1,201 ), United States ( 3,834 ), United States Defense and Military Forces ( 1,089 ), United States International Relations ( 1,798 ), War and Armed Conflicts ( 843 ), Wilson, Woodrow ( 18 )

Hawks Are Standing in the Way of a New Republican Party

Conservatives must make a clear break with neo-neoconservative foreign policy.

#biden-joseph-r-jr, #bush-george-w, #china, #conservatism-us-politics, #cotton-tom, #defense-and-military-forces, #hawley-josh-d-1979, #international-relations, #kennedy-john-fitzgerald, #north-atlantic-treaty-organization, #politics-and-government, #putin-vladimir-v, #republican-party, #rubio-marco, #russia, #ukraine, #united-states, #united-states-defense-and-military-forces, #united-states-international-relations, #war-and-armed-conflicts, #wilson-woodrow

The New York Times 11:03 pm on July 6, 2021
Tags: Board of Elections (NYC) ( 20 ), Cotton, Tom, Elections, Mayors ( 340 ), New York City ( 2,777 ), Ranked choice voting ( 40 ), Rumors and Misinformation ( 791 ), Trump, Donald J ( 6,500 ), United States Politics and Government ( 9,015 ), Voter Fraud (Election Fraud) ( 505 )

Why New York’s Election Debacle Is Likely to Fuel Conspiracy Theories

Republicans have seized on the botched results of the mayor’s race — but the overall effect on public trust goes deeper.

#board-of-elections-nyc, #cotton-tom, #elections-mayors, #new-york-city, #ranked-choice-voting, #rumors-and-misinformation, #trump-donald-j, #united-states-politics-and-government, #voter-fraud-election-fraud

The New York Times 9:26 pm on May 29, 2021
Tags: Chait, Jonathan, China ( 2,197 ), conspiracy theories ( 222 ), Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) ( 13,485 ), Cotton, Tom, Laboratories and Scientific Equipment ( 97 ), Trump, Donald J ( 6,500 ), United States ( 3,834 ), Wade, Nicholas, Wuhan Institute of Virology (China) ( 15 ), Yglesias, Matthew ( 7 )

Why the Lab Leak Theory Matters

The debate about Covid’s origins will have implications beyond the media critique.

#chait-jonathan, #china, #conspiracy-theories, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #cotton-tom, #laboratories-and-scientific-equipment, #trump-donald-j, #united-states, #wade-nicholas, #wuhan-institute-of-virology-china, #yglesias-matthew

The New York Times 7:00 am on May 24, 2021
Tags: arkansas ( 74 ), Clinton, Bill ( 79 ), Cotton, Tom, Elections, Governors ( 266 ), Huckabee, Mike, Hutchinson, Asa ( 13 ), Republican Party ( 2,654 ), Sanders, Sarah Huckabee ( 12 ), United States Politics and Government ( 9,015 ), Walmart Stores Inc ( 65 )

Why Arkansas Is a Test Case for a Post-Trump Republican Party

Sarah Huckabee Sanders seems likely to bring the Trump brand to Arkansas politics in a big way. But the state is a testing ground for different possible futures for the party.

#arkansas, #clinton-bill, #cotton-tom, #elections-governors, #huckabee-mike, #hutchinson-asa, #republican-party, #sanders-sarah-huckabee, #united-states-politics-and-government, #walmart-stores-inc

The New York Times 9:00 am on April 27, 2021
Tags: Biden, Joseph R Jr ( 5,137 ), Cotton, Tom, Cruz, Ted ( 114 ), Debates (Political) ( 215 ), Hawley, Josh D (1979- ) ( 75 ), Minimum Wage ( 78 ), Republican Party ( 2,654 ), Romney, Mitt ( 69 ), Rubio, Marco ( 41 ), senate ( 1,279 ), United States Politics and Government ( 9,015 )

How a Common Good Caucus Could Save the G.O.P.

American politics needs more factions. The Republican senators floating populist proposals should forge one.

#biden-joseph-r-jr, #cotton-tom, #cruz-ted, #debates-political, #hawley-josh-d-1979, #minimum-wage, #republican-party, #romney-mitt, #rubio-marco, #senate, #united-states-politics-and-government

The New York Times 6:37 pm on April 22, 2021
Tags: Asian-Americans ( 187 ), Collins, Susan M ( 69 ), Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) ( 13,485 ), Cotton, Tom, Discrimination ( 1,438 ), Hate Crimes ( 161 ), Hirono, Mazie K ( 5 ), Meng, Grace ( 4 ), Moran, Jerry (1954- ), senate ( 1,279 ), United States Politics and Government ( 9,015 )

Senate Passes Bill to Target Anti-Asian Hate Crimes

The bipartisan vote amounts to the first legislative action either chamber of Congress has taken to bolster law enforcement’s response to rising attacks on the Asian-American community.

#asian-americans, #collins-susan-m, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #cotton-tom, #discrimination, #hate-crimes, #hirono-mazie-k, #meng-grace, #moran-jerry-1954, #senate, #united-states-politics-and-government

The New York Times 9:00 am on April 9, 2021
Tags: Conservatism (US Politics) ( 443 ), Cotton, Tom, florida ( 597 ), Hutchinson, Asa ( 13 ), Immigration and Emigration ( 946 ), Katko, John (1962- ) ( 18 ), McConnell, Mitch ( 393 ), Republican Party ( 2,654 ), Trump, Donald J ( 6,500 ), United States Politics and Government ( 9,015 )

Republicans Take Up Trump’s Fight, Leaving Policymaking Behind

The former president’s instincts for red-meat political fights over governing and policymaking have left party leaders in a state of confusion over what they stand for.

#conservatism-us-politics, #cotton-tom, #florida, #hutchinson-asa, #immigration-and-emigration, #katko-john-1962, #mcconnell-mitch, #republican-party, #trump-donald-j, #united-states-politics-and-government

The New York Times 12:15 am on March 16, 2021
Tags: Agriculture and Farming ( 406 ), Asylum, Right of ( 188 ), Biden, Joseph R Jr ( 5,137 ), Cotton, Tom, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals ( 53 ), Dream Act (Development, Relief and Education for Minors Act) ( 27 ), Durbin, Richard J ( 23 ), Immigration and Emigration ( 946 ), Lofgren, Zoe ( 8 ), Mayorkas, Alejandro ( 40 ), McCarthy, Kevin (1965- ) ( 89 ), Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria ( 108 ), Trump, Donald J ( 6,500 ), United States Politics and Government ( 9,015 )

House Tackles Biden’s Immigration Plans Amid Migrant Influx

Democrats are preparing to push the first pieces of President Biden’s immigration plan through the House this week as a migrant surge threatens to unravel an already delicate coalition.

#agriculture-and-farming, #asylum-right-of, #biden-joseph-r-jr, #cotton-tom, #deferred-action-for-childhood-arrivals, #dream-act-development-relief-and-education-for-minors-act, #durbin-richard-j, #immigration-and-emigration, #lofgren-zoe, #mayorkas-alejandro, #mccarthy-kevin-1965, #ocasio-cortez-alexandria, #trump-donald-j, #united-states-politics-and-government

President Biden and Immigration: House Tackles Plans Amid Migrant Influx

Democrats are preparing to push the first pieces of President Biden’s immigration plan through the House this week as a migrant surge threatens to unravel an already delicate coalition.

The New York Times 10:01 pm on March 2, 2021
Tags: Conservatism (US Politics) ( 443 ), Conservative Political Action Conference ( 23 ), Cotton, Tom, DeSantis, Ron ( 161 ), Hawley, Josh D (1979- ) ( 75 ), Noem, Kristi ( 33 ), Pompeo, Mike ( 188 ), Republican Party ( 2,654 ), Scott, Richard L ( 11 ), Trump, Donald J ( 6,500 ), United States Politics and Government ( 9,015 )

Ambitious Republicans’ Dance: Embrace Trump, but Don’t Try to Be Him

As jockeying begins for 2024, rank-and-file Republicans say they are most drawn to leaders who both pledge fealty to the former president and appear to showcase a distinct political identity.

#conservatism-us-politics, #conservative-political-action-conference, #cotton-tom, #desantis-ron, #hawley-josh-d-1979, #noem-kristi, #pompeo-mike, #republican-party, #scott-richard-l, #trump-donald-j, #united-states-politics-and-government

The New York Times 12:57 am on February 27, 2021
Tags: Cheney, Liz ( 146 ), Conservatism (US Politics) ( 443 ), Conservative Political Action Conference ( 23 ), Cotton, Tom, Cruz, Ted ( 114 ), Hawley, Josh D (1979- ) ( 75 ), Presidential Election of 2020 ( 4,043 ), Presidential Election of 2024 ( 136 ), Republican Party ( 2,654 ), Speeches and Statements ( 111 ), Trump, Donald J ( 6,500 ), United States Politics and Government ( 9,015 )

Trump Loyalists Spurn ‘Failed Republican Establishment of Yesteryear’

At an annual gathering of conservatives, devotees of Donald J. Trump pledged their fealty to him and issued grave warnings about the political left.

#cheney-liz, #conservatism-us-politics, #conservative-political-action-conference, #cotton-tom, #cruz-ted, #hawley-josh-d-1979, #presidential-election-of-2020, #presidential-election-of-2024, #republican-party, #speeches-and-statements, #trump-donald-j, #united-states-politics-and-government

The New York Times 10:00 am on February 26, 2021
Tags: Conservatism (US Politics) ( 443 ), Conservative Political Action Conference ( 23 ), Cotton, Tom, Cruz, Ted ( 114 ), DeSantis, Ron ( 161 ), florida ( 597 ), Haley, Nikki R ( 21 ), Hawley, Josh D (1979- ) ( 75 ), Trump, Donald J ( 6,500 )

CPAC Day 1: Ron DeSantis, Rick Scott and Ted Cruz to Headline

Day 1 of the Conservative Political Action Conference will include speeches from Senators Tom Cotton, Ted Cruz, Rick Scott and others. Here’s what to expect.

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The New York Times 10:00 am on February 25, 2021
Tags: Conservatism (US Politics) ( 443 ), Conservative Political Action Conference ( 23 ), Cotton, Tom, Cruz, Ted ( 114 ), Hawley, Josh D (1979- ) ( 75 ), Pompeo, Mike ( 188 ), Presidential Election of 2020 ( 4,043 ), Republican Party ( 2,654 ), Rumors and Misinformation ( 791 ), Speeches and Statements ( 111 ), Storming of the US Capitol (Jan, 2021) ( 1,192 ), Trump, Donald J ( 6,500 ), Voter Fraud (Election Fraud) ( 505 )

Full CPAC 2021 Guide: Trump, Cruz, Pompeo and More

Even more than usual, the Conservative Political Action Conference this year will be a barometer for the Republican Party, newly out of power in Washington and trying to chart a way back.

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The New York Times 12:00 am on February 19, 2021
Tags: Cotton, Tom, Eisenhower, Dwight David ( 10 ), Palin, Sarah ( 28 ), Reagan, Ronald Wilson ( 81 ), Republican Party ( 2,654 ), Romney, Mitt ( 69 ), Roosevelt, Theodore ( 19 ), Sasse, Benjamin E ( 21 ), United States Politics and Government ( 9,015 )

Letter to a Young Republican

How should you spend your life?

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The New York Times 10:00 am on January 26, 2021
Tags: alphabet workers union ( 3 ), Computers and the Internet ( 1,767 ), Cotton, Tom, Facebook Inc ( 651 ), Gebru, Timnit ( 7 ), Google Inc ( 329 ), Labor and Jobs ( 1,593 ), Parler LLC ( 33 ), Race and Ethnicity ( 1,888 ), Sanders, Bernard ( 170 ), Social Media ( 2,366 ), Strikes ( 99 ), Trump, Donald J ( 6,500 ), United States Politics and Government ( 9,015 )

The Rising Union Movement at Amazon, Google and Twitter

The Trump era spurred them to collective action. But the work has just begun.

#alphabet-workers-union, #computers-and-the-internet, #cotton-tom, #facebook-inc, #gebru-timnit, #google-inc, #labor-and-jobs, #parler-llc, #race-and-ethnicity, #sanders-bernard, #social-media, #strikes, #trump-donald-j, #united-states-politics-and-government

The New York Times 10:00 am on January 5, 2021
Tags: Absentee Voting ( 349 ), Cotton, Tom, Elections, House of Representatives ( 419 ), Georgia ( 538 ), Presidential Election of 2020 ( 4,043 ), Raffensperger, Brad ( 88 ), Republican Party ( 2,654 ), Trump, Donald J ( 6,500 ), Voter Fraud (Election Fraud) ( 505 )

Can Only Republicans Legitimately Win Elections?

Trump and many of the G.O.P.’s leaders seem to think so, with ominous consequences for the future.

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The New York Times 3:33 pm on October 23, 2020
Tags: Biden, Joseph R Jr ( 5,137 ), Bush, George W ( 129 ), Cotton, Tom, Defense Department ( 440 ), Ernst, Joni ( 23 ), Esper, Mark T ( 68 ), Keane, John M, Mattis, James N ( 27 ), McSally, Martha ( 18 ), Obama, Barack ( 351 ), Pompeo, Mike ( 188 ), Presidential Election of 2020 ( 4,043 ), Trump, Donald J ( 6,500 ), United States Defense and Military Forces ( 1,089 )

A Trump Victory May Push His Defense Secretary Out an Open Door

Mark Esper’s strained relationship with President Trump, since he balked at using active-duty troops to quell civil unrest, may result in Mr. Trump choosing his fourth defense secretary if he keeps the White House.

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The New York Times 1:21 am on September 19, 2020
Tags: Appeals Courts (US) ( 95 ), Appointments and Executive Changes ( 983 ), Clement, Paul D ( 4 ), Cotton, Tom, Courts and the Judiciary ( 227 ), Cruz, Ted ( 114 ), Francisco, Noel J ( 6 ), Hawley, Josh D (1979- ) ( 75 ), Supreme Court (US) ( 1,203 ), Trump, Donald J ( 6,500 ), United States Politics and Government ( 9,015 )

Tom Cotton and Ted Cruz on Trump List of Possible Supreme Court Nominees

The president, who views his commitment to a conservative federal judiciary as critical to his 2016 victory, added 20 more names to earlier lists.

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The New York Times 9:00 am on August 28, 2020
Tags: Cotton, Tom, Giuliani, Rudolph W ( 156 ), McConnell, Mitch ( 393 ), Presidential Election of 2020 ( 4,043 ), Republican National Convention ( 139 ), Republican Party ( 2,654 ), Trump, Donald J ( 6,500 )

Catch Up on 4 Key Moments From a Night of Norm-Busting

Two of our reporters break down the big themes from the final night of the Republican National Convention.

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The New York Times 9:01 am on August 18, 2020
Tags: Biden, Joseph R Jr ( 5,137 ), Cotton, Tom, Democratic Party ( 2,411 ), McConnell, Mitch ( 393 ), Republican Party ( 2,654 ), senate ( 1,279 ), Trump, Donald J ( 6,500 ), United States Politics and Government ( 9,015 )

What if Trumpism Is the G.O.P.’s Natural State?

Beating Trump would be just the beginning. Democrats would still be confronted with a radical Republican Party.

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The New York Times 9:26 am on August 7, 2020
Tags: Bannon, Stephen K ( 73 ), Capitalism (Theory and Philosophy) ( 29 ), Cass, Oren ( 3 ), Conservatism (US Politics) ( 443 ), Cotton, Tom, Cruz, Ted ( 114 ), Hawley, Josh D (1979- ) ( 75 ), International Trade and World Market ( 695 ), Presidential Election of 2020 ( 4,043 ), Reagan, Ronald Wilson ( 81 ), Republican Party ( 2,654 ), Rubio, Marco ( 41 ), Sasse, Ben, Trump, Donald J ( 6,500 ), United States Politics and Government ( 9,015 )

What Will Happen to the Republican Party if Trump Loses in 2020?

The party looks brain-dead at every spot Trump touches. But off in the corners, there’s a lot of intellectual ferment.

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The New York Times 9:00 am on August 4, 2020
Tags: Conservatism (US Politics) ( 443 ), Cotton, Tom, Cruz, Ted ( 114 ), Federal Budget (US) ( 272 ), Haley, Nikki R ( 21 ), McConnell, Mitch ( 393 ), Paul, Rand ( 21 ), Presidential Election of 2020 ( 4,043 ), Republican Party ( 2,654 ), Romney, Mitt ( 69 ), Rubio, Marco ( 41 ), senate ( 1,279 ), Tea Party Movement ( 18 ), Trump, Donald J ( 6,500 )

Will the Tea Party Live Again?

The coronavirus relief debate has Republicans falling back into pre-Trump grooves.

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The New York Times 1:10 am on July 23, 2020
Tags: Breitbart News Network LLC ( 10 ), Cotton, Tom, Demonstrations, Protests and Riots ( 1,612 ), Domenech, Ben (1981- ) ( 4 ), Fox News Channel ( 194 ), Fox&Friends (TV Program) ( 15 ), Hannity, Sean ( 38 ), Ingraham, Laura A ( 30 ), Levin, Mark Reed ( 6 ), Limbaugh, Rush ( 30 ), News and News Media ( 1,048 ), Portland (Ore) ( 131 ), Presidential Election of 2020 ( 4,043 ), Television ( 2,128 )

How Limbaugh, Hannity and Other Right-Wing Media Stars Are Amplifying Trump’s “Law and Order” Message

Sean Hannity, Rush Limbaugh and other conservative pundits have seized on the Portland protests as a pro-Trump rallying cry.

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The New York Times 10:54 pm on July 22, 2020
Tags: Breitbart News Network LLC ( 10 ), Cotton, Tom, Demonstrations, Protests and Riots ( 1,612 ), Domenech, Ben (1981- ) ( 4 ), Fox News Channel ( 194 ), Fox&Friends (TV Program) ( 15 ), Hannity, Sean ( 38 ), Ingraham, Laura A ( 30 ), Levin, Mark Reed ( 6 ), Limbaugh, Rush ( 30 ), News and News Media ( 1,048 ), Portland (Ore) ( 131 ), Presidential Election of 2020 ( 4,043 ), Television ( 2,128 )

Right-Wing Media Stars Amplify Trump’s ‘Law and Order’ Campaign Message

Sean Hannity, Rush Limbaugh and other conservative pundits have seized on the Portland protests as a pro-Trump rallying cry.

The New York Times 2:35 am on June 13, 2020
Tags: Black Lives Matter Movement ( 1,032 ), Cotton, Tom, George Floyd Protests (2020) ( 1,334 ), Lowery, Wesley ( 5 ), News and News Media ( 1,048 ), senate ( 1,279 ), Washington Post ( 72 )

Roger Cohen: The Outcry Over ‘Both Sides’ Journalism

Moral clarity or only one acceptable truth?

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The New York Times 10:06 am on June 12, 2020
Tags: #MeToo Movement ( 268 ), Bennet, James ( 11 ), Biden, Joseph R Jr ( 5,137 ), Colleges and Universities ( 898 ), Cotton, Tom, Democratic Party ( 2,411 ), Demonstrations, Protests and Riots ( 1,612 ), DiAngelo, Robin (Author) ( 5 ), Discrimination ( 1,438 ), Floyd, George (d 2020) ( 413 ), George Floyd Protests (2020) ( 1,334 ), Kendi, Ibram X ( 17 ), Republican Party ( 2,654 ), Trump, Donald J ( 6,500 )

Ross Douthat: The Tom Cotton Op-Ed and the Cultural Revolution

How liberalism, and the liberal media, are changing before our eyes.

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The New York Times 1:01 am on June 11, 2020
Tags: Antifa Movement (US) ( 50 ), Cotton, Tom, Cyberharassment ( 84 ), Demonstrations, Protests and Riots ( 1,612 ), George Floyd Protests (2020) ( 1,334 ), New York Times ( 347 ), Social Media ( 2,366 )

Tom Cotton Duped The Times With His Op-Ed

A news organization is not a public square any more than Facebook or Twitter is.

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The New York Times 10:18 pm on June 7, 2020
Tags: Alcindor, Yamiche ( 2 ), Baquet, Dean ( 23 ), Baron, Martin D ( 8 ), Black Lives Matter Movement ( 1,032 ), Brown, Michael (1996-2014) ( 13 ), Civil Rights and Liberties ( 287 ), Cotton, Tom, Demonstrations, Protests and Riots ( 1,612 ), Discrimination ( 1,438 ), Ferguson (Mo) ( 7 ), George Floyd Protests (2020) ( 1,334 ), Lowery, Wesley ( 5 ), Minneapolis (Minn) ( 245 ), New York Times ( 347 ), News and News Media ( 1,048 ), Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings ( 1,320 ), Race and Ethnicity ( 1,888 ), Scarborough, Joe ( 8 ), Social Media ( 2,366 ), Sonmez, Felicia ( 3 ), Sulzberger, A G ( 14 ), Washington Post ( 72 )

Inside the Revolts Erupting in America’s Big Newsrooms

Staff members’ demands helped end the tenure of James Bennet as Opinion editor of The New York Times. And they are generating tension at The Washington Post. Part of the story starts in Ferguson, Mo.

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The New York Times 12:10 am on June 6, 2020
Tags: Cotton, Tom, Defense Department ( 440 ), Eaton, Paul D, Esper, Mark T ( 68 ), Joint Chiefs of Staff ( 32 ), Mattis, James N ( 27 ), McFaul, Michael A ( 3 ), Miller, Stephen (1985- ) ( 29 ), Milley, Mark A ( 71 ), National Guard ( 78 ), Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings ( 1,320 ), Trump, Donald J ( 6,500 ), United States Air Force ( 33 ), United States Defense and Military Forces ( 1,089 )

Milley, America’s Top General, Walks Into a Political Battle

The military that Gen. Mark A. Milley represents is facing what could be the worst schism with the American public since the fractious Vietnam War years.

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The New York Times 1:36 am on June 5, 2020
Tags: Conservatism (US Politics) ( 443 ), Cotton, Tom, Demonstrations, Protests and Riots ( 1,612 ), George Floyd Protests (2020) ( 1,334 ), Liberalism (US Politics) ( 130 ), New York Times ( 347 ), News and News Media ( 1,048 ), Newspapers ( 255 ), Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings ( 1,320 ), Republican Party ( 2,654 ), Trump, Donald J ( 6,500 ), United States Defense and Military Forces ( 1,089 ), United States Politics and Government ( 9,015 )

Tom Cotton’s Fascist Op-Ed

How should opinion pages respond to the right’s authoritarian turn?

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The New York Times 11:17 pm on June 4, 2020
Tags: Bennet, James ( 11 ), Cotton, Tom, George Floyd Protests (2020) ( 1,334 ), New York Times ( 347 ), Sulzberger, A G ( 14 )

New York Times Says Senator’s Op-Ed Did Not Meet Standards

After a staff uproar, The Times says the editing process was “rushed.” Senator Tom Cotton’s “Send In the Troops” essay is now under review.

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The New York Times 7:17 pm on June 4, 2020
Tags: Barr, William P ( 232 ), Black People ( 2,792 ), Civil Rights and Liberties ( 287 ), Constitution (US) ( 296 ), Cotton, Tom, Defense Department ( 440 ), Demonstrations, Protests and Riots ( 1,612 ), Discrimination ( 1,438 ), Esper, Mark T ( 68 ), Federal-State Relations (US) ( 99 ), Freedom of Assembly ( 8 ), George Floyd Protests (2020) ( 1,334 ), Justice Department ( 810 ), Kerner Commission ( 6 ), Mattis, James N ( 27 ), Trump, Donald J ( 6,500 ), United States ( 3,834 ), United States Defense and Military Forces ( 1,089 )

Trump and Tom Cotton Are Wrong. Don’t Send the Military to Protests.

President Trump threatens to bring a particularly authoritarian brand of executive power to American cities.

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The New York Times 9:00 am on June 4, 2020
Tags: Cotton, Tom, Demonstrations, Protests and Riots ( 1,612 ), Duterte, Rodrigo ( 45 ), George Floyd Protests (2020) ( 1,334 ), Orban, Viktor ( 97 ), Putin, Vladimir V ( 1,122 ), Republican Party ( 2,654 ), Trump, Donald J ( 6,500 ), United States ( 3,834 ), United States Politics and Government ( 9,015 )

Trump Tests a Role He’s Long Admired: A Strongman Imposing Order

The president’s unapologetic calls for force, and his efforts to bring the military into his political line, follow a strongman’s playbook. It’s a risky move for him, and for democracy.

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Trump, On George Floyd Protests, Tests a Role He’s Long Admired: A Strongman

The president’s unapologetic calls for force, and his efforts to bring the military into his political line, follow a strongman’s playbook. It’s a risky move for him, and for democracy.

The New York Times 2:42 am on June 4, 2020
Tags: Baquet, Dean ( 23 ), Bennet, James ( 11 ), Black Lives Matter Movement ( 1,032 ), Black People ( 2,792 ), Cotton, Tom, Demonstrations, Protests and Riots ( 1,612 ), Floyd, George (d 2020) ( 413 ), George Floyd Protests (2020) ( 1,334 ), New York Times ( 347 ), News and News Media ( 1,048 ), Newspapers ( 255 ), Social Media ( 2,366 )

Times Opinion Editor Defends Publishing Tom Cotton’s ‘Send In the Troops’ Op-Ed

Staff members at the newspaper, including a Pulitzer winner, denounced an opinion essay by Tom Cotton, Republican of Arkansas, calling for a military response to protests.

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The New York Times 9:00 am on May 5, 2020
Tags: Capitalism (Theory and Philosophy) ( 29 ), Conservatism (US Politics) ( 443 ), Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) ( 13,485 ), Cotton, Tom, International Trade and World Market ( 695 ), Republican Party ( 2,654 ), Rubio, Marco ( 41 ), Trump, Donald J ( 6,500 ), United States Economy ( 1,985 ), United States Politics and Government ( 9,015 )

Coronavirus Exposes a G.O.P. Divide: Is the Market Always Supreme?

A growing push by lawmakers and policy experts on the right is challenging some of the small-government, free-market tenets at the heart of the Republican Party’s agenda.

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The New York Times 3:53 pm on April 18, 2020
Tags: Biden, Hunter ( 60 ), Biden, Joseph R Jr ( 5,137 ), China ( 2,197 ), Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) ( 13,485 ), Cotton, Tom, Democratic Party ( 2,411 ), Economic Conditions and Trends ( 750 ), International Trade and World Market ( 695 ), Presidential Election of 2020 ( 4,043 ), Republican Party ( 2,654 ), senate ( 1,279 ), Trump, Donald J ( 6,500 ), United States International Relations ( 1,798 ), United States Politics and Government ( 9,015 ), Xi Jinping ( 332 )

A Key G.O.P. Strategy: Blame China. But Trump Goes Off Message.

Republicans increasingly believe that elevating China’s culpability for spreading the coronavirus may be the best way to improve their difficult election chances. The president is muddying the message.

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The New York Times 2:05 am on March 22, 2020
Tags: Club for Growth ( 8 ), Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) ( 13,485 ), Cotton, Tom, Income ( 71 ), Republican Party ( 2,654 ), Romney, Mitt ( 69 ), senate ( 1,279 ), Stimulus (Economic) ( 552 ), Tea Party Movement ( 18 ), United States Economy ( 1,985 ), United States Politics and Government ( 9,015 )

Push for Cash in Rescue Package Came From Unlikely Source: Conservatives

Republicans are making direct aid to individuals and families a centerpiece of a relief plan to respond to the coronavirus crisis.

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