The natural intuition of the aluminum tariff is that it would help Alcoa, the largest manufacturer of aluminum in the U.S. But apparently these things are a bit more complicated that one’s intuition would indicate.
Ohio Congressman Tim Ryan, who challenged Nancy Pelosi for a leadership spot in 2016, is telling supporters he’s running for President in 2020.
The President is generating so much outrage on a daily basis that we’re missing important stories.
Trump uses an array of ugly language about immigrants. He pretends like he is just talking about MS13 but that is not the case.
Turkey’s authoritarian leader is going to be around for a long time.
Donald Trump hinted that he’s considering a pardon for Muhammad Ali, but Ali doesn’t need a pardon.
Based on a strict reading of the Constitution, a sitting President probably does have the power to pardon himself. That doesn’t mean he should be allowed to get away with it without consequence.
In the Trump Era, the White House Press Briefing is becoming shorter and less informative.
The requirement that the President be a “natural born citizen” is a historical anachronism that has outlived its usefulness or necessity.
A majority of Americans want the President to stay in the nuclear deal with Iran. That’s unlikely to matter to him.
Eleven states plus DC, who have 172 of the 270 electoral votes needed to elect a President, are now part of the compact.
Remember Donald Trump’s strange doctor? Well, things just got stranger;.
The Donald Trump presidency has some eerie parallels with his run on “The Apprentice.”
Mitt Romney stumbled in his bid to become Utah’s next Senator but he’s still likely to win the nomination anyway.
The campaign-agnostic political science models predicted a toss-up in 2016 and again in 2020.
The Editorial Board of the Newspaper of Record urges Congressional Republicans to steady themselves for a constitutional crisis.
Like many Presidents before him, Donald Trump wants a line-item veto. Getting there won’t be easy, nor should it be.
Donald Trump may be getting ready to act as his own Chief of Staff. That would be a huge mistake.
Republicans on Capitol Hill worried about all the leaking coming from the Trump White House would be wise to actually do the oversight the Constitution compels them to do.
Former Playboy model Karen McDougal is suing the publisher of the National Enquirer for the right to tell her story of an alleged affair with President Trump in 2006.
A state trial court Judge in New York has ruled that a defamation lawsuit filed in Manhattan against President Trump can go forward.
A new report confirms that the White House has indeed required staffers to sign non-disclosure agreements that are clearly not enforceable.
The special counsel may be moving beyond the 2016 campaign and into post-election obstruction of justice.
The President tried bringing something akin to a traditional policy process to the White House. Now he’s rebelling against it.
North Korea’s Dear Leader has baited the President of the United States into a trap.
The President’s fecklessness here is incredible. Either take these people out of sensitive posts or take the responsibility for granting them waivers.
Mexico’s President canceled a visit to the United States for the second time since Donald Trump became President due to a continued disagreement over who will pay for Trump’s border wall.
He’s tan. He’s rested. He’s ready. And, yes, he’s running.
The military options thus far presented for dealing with the DPRK have not been satisfying.
Do yourself a favor and skip the State Of The Union Address tonight. You won’t be missing anything important.
Donald Trump’s latest Twitter rant is one of his most bizarre.
After forty years in the Senate, Orrin Hatch announced that he will not seek re-election this year, thus opening the door for Mitt Romney to succeed him.
Vladimir Putin will easily win re-election, but some are beginning to wonder who or what comes after him.
Donald Trump spends an inordinate amount of time watching television and regurgitating what he sees on Twitter. That’s not healthy.
The President’s job approval numbers remain at historic lows, while a growing number of Americans say that the country is headed in the wrong direction.
After initially signaling support for a bill banning ‘bump stocks,’ Republicans in Congress now appear to be hoping someone else will act for them.
With his sentencing, the strange, strange saga of Anthony Weiner has come to an end. What a strange and wild ride it has been.
For the second time this year, there are rumors that Mitt Romney could run for Senator from Utah if Orrin Hatch decides to retire.
Hillary Clinton delivers the most obvious news ever.
No, the deal this week is not Trump becoming an independent.
A big change appears to have taken place in American cable news viewing habits.
