Politics

Dispatch Live: GOP Primary Updates and a Dispatch From Ukraine
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Our Best Stuff From the Week We Didn’t Fix the Debt Ceiling
Plus, immigration policy and two more GOP candidates for president.

Tim Scott Gets a Leg Up From DeSantis’ Stumble
The senator from South Carolina benefited from excellent timing this week.

Trailing Trump, DeSantis Comes Out Swinging
Plus: Republican spending groups pick their horses for West Virginia Senate Seat.

An Unlikely Rout
Republicans are winning the politics of the debt ceiling fight handily.

The Patron Saint of the Technocracy
Progressives like Pete Buttigieg worship the state and condemn the institutions that stand in their way.

Here Comes Ron DeSantis
Plus: Arizona’s Kari Lake is making moves to distance herself from the state GOP.

Does the GOP Deserve Tim Scott?
Too many Republicans prefer Trump’s self-indulgent chaos over smart policy.

When Campaigns Infect Congress
How we got to the possibility of Biden invoking the 14th Amendment to solve the debt-ceiling crisis.

Sen. Tim Scott Joins the Race
Plus: Vacant offices spell trouble for commercial real estate.