Ira Shapiro

Oct 18, 2024 | fredericknewspost.com | Ira Shapiro

As public attention focuses on extraordinarily high stakes race for the presidency, don't overlook the importance of the Senate, where party control hangs by a thread. At another time, the spirited campaign between Democrat Angela Alsobrooks and Republican Larry Hogan would be a contest between exceptionally qualified public servants. Unfortunately for Hogan, this election — like other major Senate contests this year — determines the Senate majority. That’s a stark choice.

Sep 4, 2024 | msn.com | Ira Shapiro

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Sep 4, 2024 | thehill.com | Ira Shapiro

While celebrating the confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court on Oct 26, 2020, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) said, “A lot of what we have done over the past four years will be undone sooner or later by the next election.” But, he added, “They won’t be able to do much about this for a long time to come.”So it was inevitable that McConnell would instantly offer a rebuke of President Biden’s Supreme Court reform proposals.

Aug 14, 2024 | washingtonmonthly.com | Robert Byrd |Ira Shapiro |Keel Hunt

It has been 40 years since Howard Baker, the Tennessee Republican, at the peak of his career, retired from the Senate at the age of 59 after serving three terms, including four years as Minority Leader and four as Majority Leader. Baker reached for the presidency and was defeated; he is not a household name like Ted Kennedy or John McCain, and there are no buildings in Washington. D.C., named for him.

Jul 20, 2024 | washingtonmonthly.com | Caroline Fredrickson |Ira Shapiro

The Supreme Court is out of the news, and reporters are focused on the presidential election, including whether Joe Biden will be the Democratic nominee, the despicable attempted assassination of Donald Trump, and the nomination of J. D. Vance for vice president. But no one should take the summer off from what the Court is doing. America is facing an assault on our democracy, carried out by the Court’s supermajority, led by Chief Justice John Roberts, and lower court judges.