To honor Harry Reid's legacy, Democrats need to heed his warnings
CNN
Reid was a congressional insider, but he came to understand that the rules of the game were being so abused that they posed a danger to our democracy, writes Julian Zelizer.
Reid, who died on Tuesday after a four-year battle with pancreatic cancer, was elected to the Senate in 1986 and served as majority leader from 2007 to 2015. Those who have followed Reid's career know that he preferred the negotiations of legislating over press conferences and public performances.
In the days and weeks leading up Hunter Biden’s trial on felony gun charges, President Joe Biden made little attempt to distance himself from his son. Instead, Hunter Biden was seen at the White House and in Delaware at his father’s side amid what the president’s allies acknowledge is a difficult moment for both men.