All Politics Is National
Tip O’Neill was famous for once having advised his fellow Democrats that “all politics is local.” That’s not true anymore, and that’s unfortunate.
Tip O’Neill was famous for once having advised his fellow Democrats that “all politics is local.” That’s not true anymore, and that’s unfortunate.
Despite the relatively strong economy, President Trump and many other Republicans are relying on the politics of fear to drive voter turnout on Tuesday.
One month before voters in several states head to the polls to vote on legalization referendums, a new poll shows that public support for legalization remains at record high levels.
For the second time this year, a Federal Court has struck down a state law designed to punish businesses that engage in a boycott aimed at Israel.
After a long and contentious battle, Brett Kavanaugh has been confirmed to become the 114th Supreme Court Justice.
With the primaries over, we can say that it’s been quite a successful year for women in politics.
After a week, the race for the GOP nomination for Kansas Governor is over. Now it’s on to what could be an interesting General Election.
A new study claims voter ID laws may disenfranchise the demographic, potentially swinging several Congressional races.
Tuesday’s election results were a defeat for the progressive effort to remake the Democratic Party in their image.
The race for the Republican nomination for Governor between Governor Jeff Colyer and Secretary of State Kris Kobach is even closer than ever and will likely remain undecided for weeks.
In a rare red-state victory for labor unions, Missouri voters rejected a right to work initiative by an overwhelming margin.
Kris Kobach, the controversial Secretary of State of Kansas who is also a Trump ally, holds on to a slim lead in the GOP Primary for Governor.
A federal trial court has ruled the practice an unconstitutional infringement on suffrage.
In the end, it may be insurance companies that have the biggest voice in the debate over arming teachers.
The arguments in favor of a permanent U.S./NATO base in Poland are not very convincing.
Not surprisingly, Mike Pompeo was confirmed as America’s 70th Secretary of State today. Now, the hard work begins.
For better or worse, Mike Pompeo will be confirmed as the 70th Secretary of State by the end of this week.
Despite facing headwinds in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Mike Pompeo will probably be confirmed as the next Secretary of State. That’s unfortunate.
Trump’s tariff plan isn’t going over well in farm country, and that could cause problems for the GOP in November.
A woman who was at the center of one of the most important Supreme Court cases in American history has died at the age of 75.
The near-impossible happened last night, demonstrating why March Madness is the most exciting and most absurd way to pick a champion.
Individual races are idiosyncratic. But there are nonetheless some lessons here.
Rex Tillerson was an awful Secretary of State who simply had to go, It’s quite possible his successor will be an even greater disaster.
A better than expected jobs report for February, but wage growth slowed for the month.
Despite the activism we’ve seen in the wake of the school shooting in Florida, it’s unlikely that we’ll see significant Congressional action on guns.
A Federal Judge In Kansas has blocked enforcement of a state law barring anyone who does business with the state from engaging in a boycott of Israel.
Two Amtrak crashes in less than a week is newsworthy. It is not, however, a trend.
Chelsea Manning is running for Senate, but she may be violating military regulations by doing so.
President Trump has shut down the commission he established to investigate unsupported claims of “voter fraud” in the 2016 election.
With time running out in the year, it’s looking increasingly unlikely that the Senate GOP will be able to meet its deadlines on passing a tax reform bill.
A legal setback for Ezekiel Elliott and the Dallas Cowboys.
The president’s begrudging condemnation of evil didn’t last long.
It’s time to stop honoring the symbols of a nation of racist traitors.
“Why the hell would we do that?” — White House official.
A Duke history professor uncovers “stealth plan” by “fifth columnists” who are seeking to overthrow democracy in the U.S. for their plutocrat masters.
With the defection of two more Senators, the latest effort to ‘repeal and replace’ the Affordable Care Act has gone down in flames.
The Senate is back from its recess, but no closer to a health care bill that has any realistic chance of passing.
Senate Republicans are back home and hearing from their constituents on health care reform. It’s not going well for them.
More than twenty states are resisting requests for data from a ‘voter integrity’ Commission built on President Trump’s lie that millions of people voted illegally in the 2016 election.
The Senate GOP health care reform care bill faces a crucial week, and things aren’t looking good.
In one of the most closely watched Special Elections in American history, the outcome turned out to be not entirely surprising.
Puerto Rican voters voted overwhelmingly for statehood yesterday in a referendum whose legitimacy is being questioned due to boycotts by opposition parties.
There’s a Special Election in Montana tomorrow, and the Democratic candidate is performing far above expectations.
Democrats came close to picking up what has been a solidly Republican seat for nearly forty years but ended up falling short. Instead, we’ll have a runoff in two months.
Republicans held on to Mike Pompeo’s seat in the House, but the outcome was closer than many expected.
It was both the best speech Trump has ever given and the worst presidential address I can recall