Claire McCaskill
former U.S. senator and current MSNBC/NBC News political analyst
Claire McCaskill, a Democrat, was the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate from Missouri. She is currently an MSNBC and NBC News political analyst.
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The shutdown deal gives Democrats an opportunity to put pressure on the GOP
The fight isn’t over. The Democratic Party should use this moment to make it crystal clear to the American people who’s looking out for them.
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Tuesday’s results show Americans aren’t numb to Trump’s abuses
Since the president was reelected, there’s been talk that voters are growing numb. This election threw a cold bucket of water on all of that.
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Republicans who stood by as Bondi attacked their Democratic colleagues should be ashamed
The attorney general’s behavior would not have been tolerated when I was in the Senate. But that’s how far the Republican Party has fallen under Trump.
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Republicans are lying to the American people about Trump’s government shutdown
It’s hard to tell how this is all going to come out in the wash, but it is a good sign for Democrats that the GOP feels the need to mislead the public.
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Hegseth’s mystery military meeting broadcasts a damaging message of U.S. instability
In Trump, we already have a leader who is all over the map when it comes to military matters. Hegseth’s “highly unusual” meeting won’t help.
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As the House inches toward vote on Epstein files, spotlight shifts to vulnerable GOP senators
Some Republicans will need to ask themselves a very important question: Will they spend all their political capital keeping the Epstein files secret?
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ABC’s suspension of Jimmy Kimmel is corporate cowardice
This country craves two things: honesty and bravery. And right now, there’s not a lot of either of those on display.
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Missourians won’t let Trump and the GOP gerrymander the state without a fight
It’s terrible what Missouri Republicans are doing, but they won’t be able to do it quietly. There will be backlash.
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The question everyone should be asking Republicans about Trump’s tax bill
Republicans’ effort to rebrand the president’s tax and spending bill as a “working families tax cut” is like putting lipstick on a pig.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics staff won’t sit by quietly if the new chief tries to manipulate data
Trump’s pick to take over at the Bureau of Labor Statistics has a rocky road ahead.