“Subtract [Trump] from that equation…the numbers go up dramatically.”
As I have repeatedly noted: Trump is the leader of the Republican Party.
As I have repeatedly noted: Trump is the leader of the Republican Party.
The second day of questioning for Judge Brett Kavanaugh was a bit rockier than the first, but nothing happened that seriously threatens his eventual confirmation.
The first day of the Kavanaugh confirmation hearings was much ado about pretty much nothing, but then that can be used to describe a process whose outcome is pretty much foreordained.
A new poll shows Ted Cruz in a much tighter than expected race for re-election, but it’s going to take more to consider Texas a state that Democrats could pick up in the fall.
The Trump Administration has taken the latest step in a process that began in May with the withdrawal from the JCPOA. Where it takes us is anybody’s guess, but the probability of something going wrong is quite high.
The Texas Senate race between Ted Cruz and Beto O’Rourke is looking close, but Democrats should not hold out much hope of flipping this seat.
The unconscionable violation of norms in 2016 won’t apply in 2018; it’s a matter of power, not principle.
Donald Trump continues to demonstrate that he has nothing but utter contempt for the Rule of Law. At some point, he will either be called to account for this or our nation’s institutions will suffer as a result.
House Republicans are supposed to vote on one or more immigration bills this week, but can’t even agree what their policy should be.
Donald Trump wants Republicans to make his immigration policies the centerpiece of the midterm campaign. What could possibly go wrong?
President Trump has issued another controversial pardon.
A new poll indicates that Texas Senator Ted Cruz isn’t as vulnerable as previously thought, and reminds us that Texas is still a very red state.
As expected, President Trump has withdrawn the United States from the nuclear deal with Iran. There was no rational basis for doing so.
Whether Don Blankenship wins or loses in West Virginia, his success is yet another example of how Donald Trump has changed the GOP for the worse.
A majority of Americans want the President to stay in the nuclear deal with Iran. That’s unlikely to matter to him.
Failed Senate candidate Roy Moore is suing several of the women who accused him of sexual misconduct during last year’s campaign.
General (Retired) Michael Hayden has some harsh, and concerning, criticisms of the Trump administration.
French President Emmanuel Macron predicts, correctly, that President Trump will pull out of the nuclear deal with Iran for the worst possible reasons. This will be a disaster for America’s national interests.
French President Emmanuel Macron is in the U.S. hoping to lobby President Trump to keep the United States in the nuclear deal with Iran. He’s got his work cut out for him.
The transformation is complete. The GOP is now the party of Donald Trump. If you’re sticking around and not speaking out against what the President represents, you’re part of the problem, not part of the solution.
The first real poll of the Senate race in Texas shows Ted Cruz with a much thinner lead than might be expected in a state like Texas. That doesn’t mean we should expect a Democratic upset there, though.
Not surprisingly, a joint Senate Committee failed to really lay a glove on Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg at yesterday’s hearing.
Republicans are raising the fear of impeachment to motivate a base that could become disaffected heading into November.
In selecting John Bolton as his National Security Adviser, Donald Trump has signaled to the world that he’s likely to take action that will only serve to make the world a more dangerous place.
Will Bunch wildly exaggerates the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
The selection of Mike Pompeo as the next Secretary of State makes it more likely that President Trump will take the foolish and dangerous step of withdrawing the United States from the nuclear deal with Iran.
The tragedy in Florida last week revealed once again how hyperpartisanship is destroying our politics and harming the country.
The prospect for a fix to help DACA beneficiaries is looking gloomier than ever.
With just hours to go, it seems increasingly unlikely that the Senate can reach a deal to keep the government open.
With the results from Alabama. the GOP faces a hard road ahead defending its majority in the Senate.
The Senate passed a tax cut bill last night, but it leaves a lot to be desired.
Forget all the talk about a civil war in the Republican Party, the truth is that Republicans and conservatives have already surrendered to Trump and Bannon.
Former Trump aide Steve Bannon is declaring war on Republicans in the Senate.
Reports are indicating that President Trump will decertify the nuclear weapons deal with Iran. This would be a foolish and potentially dangerous mistake.
Bob Corker, who has served in the Senate since winning election in 2006, announced yesterday that he would not stand for re-election.
Despite, or perhaps because of, his bigoted, radical, far-right positions on the issues, Roy Moore beat the sitting Senator from Alabama in a runoff election that essentially guarantees that he will win the General Election later this year.
What was essentially the final effort to ‘repeal and replace’ the Affordable Care Act is officially dead.
The latest effort to ‘repeal and replace’ the Affordable Care Act appears to be dead.
Seven years of rhetoric on health care reform ended early this morning with a narrow vote on a bill that even Republicans didn’t really support.
President Trump’s weeklong effort to undermine his own Attorney General continues.
Senate Republicans have introduced their latest version of a plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.
The Senate GOP’s effort to ‘repeal and replace’ the Affordable Care Act is headed for a bumpy ride.
The Senate is back from its recess, but no closer to a health care bill that has any realistic chance of passing.
Once again, a bad CBO score is casting doubt on a Republican health care reform bill.
The Senate GOP health care reform care bill faces a crucial week, and things aren’t looking good.
Senate Republicans released their proposed health care plan this morning, but it could already be doomed.
Jeb Bush predicted that Donald Trump would preside over a “chaos Presidency,” and he was right.