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Read the latest issues of Wake Up To Politics:

12/17/21: Democrats end the year with a whimper
12/16/21: Back in the Covid doldrums
12/15/21: Senate Democrats arrive at a crossroads
12/14/21: What the Jan. 6 panel has learned
12/13/21: Why inflation is so disastrous for Biden
12/10/21: A whiff of bipartisanship
12/9/21: Two years of Covid
12/8/21: How to think about the state of the economy
12/7/21: Biden’s highest-stakes call
12/6/21: Remembering Bob Dole
12/3/21: Shutdown threat averted
12/2/21: How Biden plans to fight Omicron
12/1/21: The biggest abortion case in decades
11/30/21: Get ready for a long December in DC
11/29/21: Let’s talk about the Omicron variant
11/19/21: Democratic spending bill make passes in the House
11/18/21: House censures Gosar for violent video
11/17/21: Will the Glasgow climate pact work?
11/16/21: Inside Washington’s infrastructure pep rally
11/15/21: Bannon turns himself in
11/11/21: How rising agenda impacts the political scene
11/10/21: Senate Republicans have a recruitment problem
11/9/21: Who the Jan. 6 committee is targeting next
11/8/21: Biden got infrastructure. Now what?
11/5/21: House nears votes on Biden agenda
11/4/21: Six takeaways from the 2021 elections
11/3/21: Republicans romp in Virginia
11/2/21: What to watch on Election Day
11/1/21: Get ready for a big week ahead
10/29/21: It’s always Infrastructure Week
10/28/21: Have the Democrats struck a deal?
10/27/21: Biden comes off the sidelines
10/26/21: The (maybe) changing face of the Senate GOP
10/25/21: Dems creep closer to agreement
10/22/21: What Biden revealed at his town hall
10/21/21: Democrats have had it with Krysten Sinema
10/20/21: What’s in and what’s out of the Dem spending plan
10/18/21: Manchin vs. Sanders heats up
10/15/21: Jan. 6 panel to hold Bannon in contempt
10/14/21: What Democrats remain divided on
10/13/21: Trump returns to the fore
10/12/21: Warning signs flare for Democrats
10/8/21: Senate approves short-term debt ceiling hike
10/7/21: Has Congress found a debt ceiling fix?
10/6/21: Debt ceiling standoff comes to a head
10/5/21: “The Snapchat Generation” runs for office
10/4/21: What can be done about the debt ceiling?
10/1/21: No deal, no vote (yet)
9/30/21: The infrastructure moment of truth arrives
9/29/21: A cheat sheet for the chaos in Congress
9/28/21: Pelosi picks a side
9/27/21: Congress braces for a “week from hell”
9/23/21: Democrats search for spending consensus
9/22/21: Why the debt ceiling matters
9/21/21: Biden’s agenda in jeopardy
9/20/21: Poetry, prose, and the Biden presidency
9/17/21: Trump critic in the GOP calls it quits
9/16/21: Why Gen. Milley is facing calls to resign
9/15/21: Newsom survives
9/14/21: Your guide to the California recall
9/13/21: Senate returns with long to-do list
9/10/21: Biden’s new vaccine mandates
9/9/21: Five questions on the Dem spending plan
9/8/21: Biden tries to change the subject
9/7/21: Welcome to (another) Covid Autumn
9/3/21: Biden faces a month of headaches
9/2/21: SCOTUS lets Texas abortion law stand
9/1/21: The Biden Doctrine, explained
8/31/21: America’s longest war is over
8/30/21: Problems pile up for Biden
8/27/21: Biden’s darkest day
8/26/21: Kabul security threat upends evacuations
8/25/21: How did we get here in Afghanistan?
8/24/21: House Dems locked in budget standoff
8/23/21: Biden meets the August slump
8/13/21: Q&A with a former Biden pandemic adviser
8/12/21: The data dump that could decide control of Congress
8/11/21: Cuomo steps aside, Senate passes infrastructure
8/10/21: Time for the big vote
8/9/21: “Code red for humanity”
8/6/21: Looking down the horizon for Congress
8/5/21: What’s next for Andrew Cuomo?
8/4/21: Policy win, electoral setback for progressives
8/3/21: Ohio elections showcase party divsions
8/2/21: Current state of the pandemic, by the numbers
7/29/21: It’s actually Infrastructure Week!
7/28/21: Back to masks
7/27/21: The Jan 6. investigation begins
7/26/21: How is Delta impacting the economy?
7/23/21: The latest in America’s “forever wars”
7/22/21: Pelosi vetoes GOP picks for 1/6 panel
7/21/21: Infrastructure package faces first vote
7/20/21: Biden’s six-month progress report
7/19/21: “A pandemic of the unvaccinated”
7/16/21: Schumer prods infrastructure dealmakers
7/15/21: Why this is a significant day for ending poverty
7/14/21: Breaking down the Democratic spending plan
7/13/21: Texas Dems flee to block voting bill
7/12/21: Four challenges facing Biden’s summer
7/2/21: SCOTUS upholds Arizona voting law
7/1/21: Trump Org’s day in court
6/30/21: What’s going on in New York City?
6/29/21: Portland, Miami, and the roiling climate debate
6/28/21: All eyes on Breyer
6/25/21: Biden’s infrastructure dilemma
6/24/21: Senators reach infrastructure framework
6/23/21: Inside the Capitol as S.1 was rejected
6/22/21: A guide to the NYC mayor’s race
6/21/21: America’s race against the Delta variant
6/17/21: New developments on infrastructure, voting rights
6/16/21: Biden, Putin prepare for high-stakes summit
6/15/21: McConnell’s SCOTUS threat
6/14/21: Summits, leak probes, and an infrastructure deal
6/11/21: What we’ve learned about the Trump DOJ
6/10/21: New challenges for “the special relationship”
6/9/21: Infrastructure talks crumble
6/8/21: America approaches normal
6/7/21: Biden, Harris step onto the world stage
6/4/21: Manchin in the middle
6/3/21: Eight questions for Summer 2021
6/2/21: Crunch time on infrastructure
6/1/21: What happened over Memorial Day weekend
5/28/21: Senate lingers in limbo
5/27/21: The first filibuster of the Biden era
5/26/21: Coronavirus in retreat
5/25/21: George Floyd’s death, one year later
5/24/21: RIP Bipartisanship (1/21-5/21)
5/21/21: Inside Biden’s quiet Mideast diplomacy
5/20/21: All your 1/6 Commission questions, answered
5/18/21: The future of Roe v. Wade
5/17/21: An Israel-Gaza primer
5/14/21: Vaxxed and unmasked
5/13/21: Deal or no deal
5/12/21: Liz Cheney’s last stand
5/11/21: Senate prepares for voting rights showdown
5/10/21: What’s driving the week in Washington
5/7/21: Texas, Florida join the voting wars
5/6/21: The GOP turning point that isn’t
5/5/21: Biden’s new vaccine goal
5/4/21: Can Liz Cheney survive again?
5/3/21: Six early indicators for the 2022 midterms
4/30/21: The tall order facing congressional Democrats
4/29/21: Biden cements his political evolution
4/28/21: What Biden will say to Congress tonight
4/27/21: All your apportionment questions, answered
4/26/21: FDR, Biden, and the 100-day vision
4/23/21: House approves DC statehood
4/22/21: Biden’s climate diplomacy
4/21/21: A rare police conviction
4/20/21: How Mondale paved the way for Biden and Harris
4/16/21: Joe Biden and the presidency of our minds
4/15/21: The elephant in the Senate chamber
4/14/21: Ending America’s longest war
4/13/21: Three flashpoints from 2021 America
4/12/21: The judicial wars resume
4/9/21: Gaetzgate gets worse
4/8/21: What Biden will announce on gun control
4/7/21: The pandemic’s awkward phase
4/6/21: Reconciliation redux
4/5/21: The stories I missed
3/26/21: Four takeaways from Biden’s presser
3/25/21: Biden meets the press
3/24/21: Will Congress act on gun control?
3/23/21: Democrats eye infrastructure push
3/22/21: A guide to the border crisis
3/19/21: 100 million shots in 58 days
3/18/21: A filibuster reality check
3/17/21: Biden vs. McConnell, Round 1
3/16/21: Checking in on the vaccine rollout
3/15/21: What doesn’t Biden want to talk about?
3/12/21: “America is coming back,” Biden promises
3/11/21: The pandemic turns one
3/10/21: Get ready for the Biden Show
3/9/21: What Roy Blunt’s retirement means for the Senate
3/8/21: All your stimulus questions, answered
3/5/21: Stimulus bill creeps towards passage
3/4/21: Capitol faces renewed threat
3/3/21: Biden pulls Tanden nomination
3/2/21: What will Democrats do about the minimum wage?
3/1/21: Cuomo under fire