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CQ Roll Call National Security Editor
Cover Stories
Click on the covers to read a sampling of my articles for CQ Roll Call:
Close Race
Tired of four years of bellicosity in the White House and eight months living with a pandemic, the public voted for normalcy in 2020. But as I argued in my Dec. 9, 2020 cover story for CQ Magazine's New Member Guide for the 117th Congress, the public also spurned Democrats' hopes of an overwhelming victory, even as it elected Joe Biden and denied Donald Trump a second term.
Acquitted
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The Senate's vote to acquit Donald Trump of abusing his power by strong-arming Ukraine into investigating a political rival demonstrated how much the executive has seized power from Congress, I argued in CQ Magazine's Feb. 10, 2020 cover story.
Lead us not into Trump Nation
Despite his personal failings, President Trump won over the Religious Right. I explored how he overcame strong resistance from social conservatives during his 2016 campaign in a March 14, 2016 cover story for CQ Magazine.
Exit Stage Right
House Speaker John Boehner's resignation in 2015 underscored just how hard it had become to govern the GOP coalition after the tea party's rise. In my Sept. 28, 2015 cover story for CQ Magazine I argued it was likely to become even more difficult.
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