Stacey Abrams, best known for losing the race for Governor of Georgia in 2018, is still apparently thinking of getting in the race. Her chances seem slim at best.

Chelsea Manning, who was being held in jail for refusing to comply with a Grand Jury subpoena, was released yesterday but it’s likely to only be a temporary freedom.

As he had threatened, President Trump has imposed new tariffs on Chinese goods, making a bad situation even worse.

There are several months to go before a budget must be passed but there are already signs that the White House and Congress could be headed for an impasse.

The President’s eldest son has been subpoenaed to appear before the Senate Intelligence Committee regarding Trump campaign contacts with Russia.

Patrick Shanahan, who has been serving as Acting Defense Secretary since James Mattis left in December, is being selected to replace Mattis in that position.

Two weeks into his campaign, Joe Biden continues to build an impressive lead in polling at the state and national levels.

Valerie Plame, the former CIA agent whose identity was outed during the Bush Administration, is running for Congress in New Mexico.

While he campaigned on a message of restraint, Donald Trump has largely adopted the interventionist foreign policies of his predecessors.

In a first of its kind move, voters in Denver have voted to decriminalize psychedelic mushrooms.

As expected, the House Judiciary Committee voted yesterday on party lines to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt for refusing to turn over a full copy of the Mueller Report

In an effort to block the release of the full report of Special Counsel Robert Mueller, the Trump Administration is invoking Executive Privilege.

The Trump Administration is taking an unnecessarily militaristic approach toward Iran, and that poses real dangers for the country and for the Middle East.

The New York Times has obtained about ten years worth of Donald Trump’s tax returns from the late eighties to early nineties. They don’t tell us much that we didn’t already know.

Donald Trump’s tariffs are hurting the American economy, American consumers, and American businesses.

California is the latest state to try to force all Presidential candidates, including the President, to release their tax returns as a condition for getting on the ballot. It’s not at all clear that this is permitted under the Constitution.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell declared “case closed” on the Mueller Report and the Russia investigation. This is far from the truth.

Recent poll numbers suggest that the President is vulnerable in the part of the country that assured his Electoral College victory in 2020, but Democrats are going to have to work hard to flip these states.

The Treasury Secretary is declining to comply with a Congressional request for the President’s tax returns. Whether this is proper is a question that will have to be resolved by the courts.

If the economy remains strong, then Democrats could find it harder to beat the President than they thought.

A seemingly out-of-the-blue political movement is arguing in favor of independent election of Vice-Presidents.

Despite poll numbers suggesting otherwise, one political analyst suggests that the United States may not be “ready” for a gay President.

A new poll finds that a small majority of Americans support abolishing the Electoral College, but that’s not nearly enough to make any change in how we elect Presidents possible.

As the Friday deadline for trade talks with China approaches, President Trump is threatening even more tariffs.

Later this week, the House Judiciary Committee will vote to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt, but it most likely won’t go anywhere.

With the apparent failure of the coup attempt in Venezuela, what happens next?

The move creates a rare Senate opening in the Equality State, and an opportunity for the daughter of a certain former Vice-President.

There’s a lot of talk right now about “electability.” but what the heck does it mean?

Another post-announcement poll brings good news for the former Vice-President, but there’s a long way to go.

A panel of three Federal Judges has found Ohio’s Congressional District map to be unconstitutional, but a case currently pending before the Supreme Court could mute the impact of this decision.

President Trump’s obsequious effort to please Russian President Vladimir Putin continues.

Avengers: Endgame earned $1 billion worldwide in its first weekend, but it will take a lot more to become the biggest grossing movie of all time.

Republicans have aborted President Trump’s lofty plan for a $2 trillion infrastructure deal just days after it was conceived.

The former Kentucky coal executive, Republican fundraiser, and Ambassador to Canada would replace Nikki Haley in what used to be a position dominated by more experienced diplomats.

After disappearing from public view for an extended period of time, Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh resigned yesterday amid an unfolding corruption scandal.

I sense a great disturbance in the Force. As if a billion voices are crying out “No, not Chewie!!!!”

Jobs Growth in April was much higher than expected, seemingly putting to rest for now fears that the economy might be slowing.

Lacking any real support from the military or police, the attempted coup against Nicolas Maduro has predictably failed.

Newly discovered evidence shows that foreign governments have expanded their leasing of space from at least one Trump-owned office building in New York City.

Another one bites the dust. And another one gone, and another one gone, another one bites the dust.

A Virginia Judge has ruled that automated license plate collection systems violate state law.

Colorado Senator Michael Bennet is the latest entrant into the race for the Democratic nomination for President, and the field isn’t done growing.

Former Vice-President Joe Biden is calling for an end to American support for the Saudi war on Yemen.

New poll numbers suggest that Congressional Democrats need to be careful about how aggressively they pursue their investigations of the Trump White House.

The President’s latest job approval numbers show little sign of movement in the wake of the release of the Mueller report

The U.S. military will no longer release reports regarding the success, or failure, of the current strategy in Afghanistan.

While street protests continue, the efforts to get the Venezuelan military to oust President Nicolas Maduro appear to have failed.

Robert Mueller objected to the Attorney General’s characterization of the final report he submitted, reports indicate.

In the end, Impeachment is a political act more than a legal one. For that reason, Democrats should not pursue impeachment unless they have a reasonable chance of winning.

The ongoing apparent attempted coup in Venezuela is already leading to talk of American intervention in the event of a crackdown. That would be unwise and unjustified.