Donald Trump’s former attorney Michael Cohen plead guilty to lying to Congress about Trump’s business dealings with Russia, and has agreed to cooperate with Robert Mueller’s investigation.
The issues are different than in Florida or Arizona, but the Georgia Governor’s race remains unresolved as Stacey Abrams hopes to find enough votes to force the race into a runoff.
Whether as candidates or as voters, Democrats can thank women for many of their victories on Tuesday.
The economy appears to have grown strongly in the third quarter, but concerns about long-term growth remain.
Much of what Donald Trump has claimed about how he built his fortune is a lie, and at least part of it originated in his father’s shady efforts to evade taxes.
Jobs growth in August was slightly better than expected, but still nothing overly impressive.
Florida voters in the Republican and Democratic parties have set up a Gubernatorial race that provides a stark choice on the table for Sunshine State voters in a race that will likely have national implications moving forward.
Senate Democrats appear to be recognizing that there’s basically nothing they can do to stop the confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court.
The recent report of 4.1% GDP growth over the previous quarter is indeed welcome news. However, taking a look at the data both recent and in the past and there are some reasons to be concerned about GDP growth in general.
New York and several other states have filed an incredibly dubious lawsuit against the Republican’s new tax law.
The plan to put Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill appears to be running up against President Trump’s bizarre affinity for Andrew Jackson.
New documents reveal that the Limited Liability Company that paid off Stormy Daniels also received payments from a company linked to a Russian oligarch.
While the Trump Administration slowly tries to remake the Federal Judiciary, states are moving to pass radical new challenges to Roe v. Wade.
Governor Rick Scott has entered the race to challenge Bill Nelson in Florida, creating what is likely to be one of the most closely watched races of the year.
Theresa May’s government has not hit Russian oligarchs nearly as hard as they deserve because the UK benefits from turning a blind eye.
Robert Mueller’s investigation appears to enter a new phase, with a focus on the President’s business dealings with Russia.
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.
In addition to deadlines on the Federal Budget and DACA, Congress also has to deal with the debt ceiling at some point in the next month.
Once again, President Trump is going soft on Russia. Why? I’ll leave that up to the reader to decide.
And the evidence for obstruction of justice continues to mount.
Mueller crosses Trump’s “red line.”
President Trump has selected Jerome Powell, a member of the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors, to replace Janet Yellen as Chairman.
Former Trump aide Steve Bannon is declaring war on Republicans in the Senate.
A very weak jobs report thanks mostly to the impact of two Category 5 hurricanes.
Big developments in the Russia investigation that could start making President Trump deeply uncomfortable.
Centrist candidate Emmanuelle Macron scored a decisive win over the far-right Marine Le Pen in today’s runoff round of the French Presidential election.
Another day, another round of reports about contacts with Russian officials and people close to President Trump.
The story about the Trump campaign’s ties to Russia didn’t start with Michael Flynn, and it isn’t going to end with his resignation.
If polls are any indication, voters are set to legalize marijuana in five more states on Tuesday.
The one with the better convention seems to have lost ground over the last two weeks.
The head of the Federal Reserve tells Congress that the economy is unlikely to enter recession this years, but isn’t exactly going to be booming either.
Another round of victories puts Donald Trump another step closer to the Republican nomination.
Just days before a high stakes primary in New York, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders clashed over familiar themes in their latest debate.
Another big night for Donald Trump puts him another step closer to being the presumptive GOP nominee.
Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz landed some punches on Donald Trump last night, but it’s doubtful that they changed the nature of the race.
More likely than not, South Carolina marks the end of the road for Jeb Bush’s bid for the Presidency.
Hillary Clinton’s campaign and its supporters seem to be getting frustrated by the fact that younger women are seemingly more interested in her opponent than in her.
China’s economy is still growing, but it’s most recently reported growth rate is slower than the nation has seen in quite some time.
Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders clashed in the final debate before the Iowa Caucuses in the context of a race that has appeared to become tighter than it was before Christmas.
Another hopeful step forward, thanks to diplomacy.
Hillary Clinton’s attempt to explain her relationship with Wall Street and banking interests makes it sound like she’s channeling Rudy Giuliani.
So close, and yet so very, very, far.
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