George Will: Vote Democrat in November
The dean of conservative columnists argues that the Republican Congress must be taught a lesson.
The dean of conservative columnists argues that the Republican Congress must be taught a lesson.
Seemingly out of nowhere yesterday, the Commander-in-Chief ordered the Pentagon to create a fifth service.
President Trump and his supporters are blaming the policy of separating parents and children at the border on Democrats. This is, simply put, a lie.
Two months ago, the President called on states to send National Guard troops to the border. As expected, they’re not guarding the border.
With the start of the Singapore Summit just hours away, it’s not at all clear what the respective parties can possibly agree to other than what amounts to a photo opportunity.
Has the party paid too big a price to attract suburban voters?
Another Federal Judge has held that the Trump Administration’s efforts to punish so-called ‘sanctuary cities’ violates both Federal law and the Constitution.
A week before he turns 94, the former President is out of the hospital.
In the age of Trump, morality is optional for conservatives.
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.
The Republican Governor of Missouri is resigning amid growing accusations related to an extramarital affair, blackmail, and sexual assault.
Three Executive Orders signed ahead of the Memorial Day holiday has government employees scrambling.
After the Ronny Jackson disaster, President Trump has made a new selection for Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
As expected, Gina Haspel was confirmed as C.I.A. Director yesterday despite her controversial record when it comes to torture.
Not surprisingly, the North Koreans are pushing back against American efforts to force them into a corner on denuclearization.
At least one red state Democrat will be voting against Gina Haspel.
The Leader of the Free World is, sadly, enabling atrocities.
A surprise announcement about the First Lady.
61 percent of Americans have a favorable impression of a man who left office a failed president.
The Trump White House has leaked more than any in recent memory. Some of the leakers have explained what motivates them.
Joe Manchin looks to be facing a strong challenge from Patrick Morrisey.
Does the administration know what it is doing?
The National Security Advisor has broken up the team that manages global epidemics for no apparent reason.
Another data point demonstrating that a distinguished military career doesn’t preclude being an awful human being or a crackpot.
Gina Haspel faced some tough questions from Democrats regarding her role in the C.I.A.’s post-9/11 torture programs, but she’s likely to be confirmed anyway.
As expected, President Trump has withdrawn the United States from the nuclear deal with Iran. There was no rational basis for doing so.
John McCain continues to bravely battle an aggressive form of brain cancer, but he’s already made clear that he doesn’t want the 45th President of the United States at his funeral.
Another one of Trump’s lawyers bites the dust, and hired someone with some very specific experience.
It’s been 441 days since Donald Trump held a full-fledged Presidential press conference. Does anyone care?
The new Secretary of State is an improvement over the worst Secretary of State in history.
Israeli Prime Minister gave a speech yesterday designed to undermine the nuclear deal with Iran. The evidence was unconvincing, but the speech was really only aimed at an audience of one.
The United States is apparently looking to Libya as a guide for upcoming talks with North Korea. The DPRK most likely sees the fate of that nation and its leader as a warning.
President Trump’s on-again, off-again visit to Great Britain appears to be on again.
President Trump may be looking to push Chief of Staff John Kelly aside by giving him a next to impossible job.
With the accusations mounting, the nomination of Ronny Jackson to be Secretary of Veterans Affairs is becoming more and more imperiled.
The Trump Administration has suffered another setback in its efforts to repeal DACA.
Hillary Clinton isn’t running for anything in 2018, but that isn’t stopping Republicans from running against her.
An essay from earlier in the year by Jacob T. Levy underscores some of the points I recently tried to make about democratic norms in the current era.
The campaign-agnostic political science models predicted a toss-up in 2016 and again in 2020.
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.
Barbara Bush, only the second woman in history to be the wife and mother of a U.S. President, has died at the age of 92.
President Trump’s job approval numbers remain historically low.
In the wake of the latest attack on Syria, some of the President’s strongest supporters seem shocked to discover that the unprincipled egomaniac they supported is, in fact, an unprincipled egomaniac.
The United States can’t do any good in Syria, but we can do a lot of bad.
Out of the blue, President Trump plans to pardon Dick Cheney’s former Chief of Staff, but the move seems to have more to do with James Comey than it does Scooter Libby.
President Trump isn’t reacting well to the raid on his attorney’s office.
Dan Drezner notes some challenges on this topic, and I add some of my own thoughts.
After eight months in office, the pressures on Chief of Staff John Kelly continue to mount under a President who cannot be controlled and whose behavior will not change.
President Trump is talking about pulling American troops out of Syria, but his own White House is contradicting him.