James Oliphant is longtime politics and legal affairs writer in Washington.
He covered three presidential campaigns for Reuters and has worked and reported for outlets such as the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune and National Journal.
He writes a Substack devoted to Cold War cinema called Nuclear Theater.
Articles on Tomorrow's Affairs reflect his own views.
U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed vanquished rival Haley Stevens in the closely watched Democratic primary in Michigan last week for several reasons – but high...
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