In the wake of attempted bombing attacks on people he has criticized, the President is blaming the media for poisonous political rhetoric. He needs to look in the mirror.
The Russians are interfering in our electoral system again, and they’re using our own hyperpartisanship to accomplish their goals.
With three weeks to go until Election Day, it’s looking like we’ll end up with a Congress divided between Democrats in the House and Republicans in the Senate.
Regardless of who wins control of the Senate in November, the person who will stand third in the line of succession will either be over, or very close to, eighty years old. That doesn’t make sense.
Trumpism is a direct by-product of the poisonous populism of the Tea Party movement, and they’ve both taken over the Republican Party.
Delaware Democratic Senator Tom Carper beat back a challenge from a ‘progressive” challenger in Thursday’s primary.
Another “progressive” victory over a longtime Democratic incumbent, but this one is a bit different.
President Trump’s much-hyped replacement for NAFTA doesn’t really amount to much and won’t amount to anything unless he can get Canada, and the U.S. Congress, on board.
With just 72 days to go until Election Day, the chances that the Democrats will take control of at least one chamber of Congress are looking quite good.
California Republican Duncan Hunter Jr, who was an early backer of President Trump’s campaign, has been indicted on charges he used massive amounts of campaign funds to pay for personal expenses.
Recent reports have indicated that doubts are growing about the wisdom of keeping California Democrat Nancy Pelosi at the top of House Leadership.
Republican Troy Balderson holds a narrow lead in a Special Election in Ohio. Even if he wins, though, the way this election played out does not bode well for the GOP in November.
A Special Election tomorrow in suburban Columbus, Ohio could tell us a lot about where the midterm elections might be headed.
A powerful political network is distancing itself from the Trump-dominated Republican Party.
Ohio Congressman Tim Ryan, who challenged Nancy Pelosi for a leadership spot in 2016, is telling supporters he’s running for President in 2020.
Joe Crowley, widely considered in line to replace Nancy Pelosi as party leader in the House, has been defeated.
Democrats have decided to move up the date of their 2020 Convention.
It isn’t a primary and it is an illustration of how electoral rules affect behavior.
The DNC is backing centrist candidates in a bid to win traditionally Republican districts. Party activists are not happy about it.
Instead of attending the White House Correspondents Association Dinner last night, Donald Trump took his show on the road where he continued his long-standing attacks on the press. Unfortunately, it’s a message that resonates with his supporters.
As expected, a Republican won the Special Election in Arizona’s 8th Congressional District, but it’s not a win Republicans should really be celebrating.
Hillary Clinton isn’t running for anything in 2018, but that isn’t stopping Republicans from running against her.
The Democratic National Committee has filed a lawsuit alleging a wide-ranging conspiracy to influence the 2016 election. As a legal document, it appears to be little more than a political stunt.
Cuba has a new President and he isn’t named Castro, but that doesn’t mean we’re going to see significant change in the near future.
New polling shows the Democrat’s lead in the Congressional ballot poll shrinking slightly, but enthusiasm is still on their side.
Without Congressional authorization, any attack on Syria would be illegal, but don’t expect Congress to do anything about it.
Like many Presidents before him, Donald Trump wants a line-item veto. Getting there won’t be easy, nor should it be.
Things are looking good for Democrats in 2018, but there’s some speculation that Nancy Pelosi’s position at the head of the party in the House could be in danger.
Conor Lamb’s win in Pennsylvania’s 18th Congressional District has set off an inevitable debate inside the Democratic Party about how to approach the upcoming midterm elections.
Republicans are claiming that Conor Lamb won Tuesday’s Special Election in Pennsylvania because he campaigned as a conservative. These people are either deluded or lying.
Individual races are idiosyncratic. But there are nonetheless some lessons here.
Tomorrow’s Special Election in Pennsylvania isn’t looking good for Republicans, even if their candidate manages to eke out a win.
After skipping such events in his first thirteen months in office, the President tried his hand at stand-up last night to mixed reviews.
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.
The Tea Party is dead, but it was never really alive to begin with.
Congress seems likely to pass a budget deal today that will massively increase spending, putting to rest once and for all the rank hypocrisy of Republicans when it comes to claims that they are “fiscally conservative.”
Congress appears to be moving closer to a budget deal even as the President tries to throw a monkey wrench into the whole thing.
Recent polls have caused Republicans to become more optimistic about their chances in this year’s midterms. That optimism is both premature and misplaced.
With Republicans fully in control in Washington, their concerns about the budget deficit seem to have disappeared.
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.
Do yourself a favor and skip the State Of The Union Address tonight. You won’t be missing anything important.
With less than two days to go, the prospects for Congress finding a way to prevent a government shutdown aren’t looking good.
Republicans passed their tax bill yesterday. What that means for the economy and the 2018 midterms is another question.
In what amounts to an electoral perfect storm, Democratic nominee Doug Jones pulled off a win last night in the Alabama Senate Election.
A top Republican political analyst is warning that a Roy Moore victory in Alabama could pose real problems for Republicans in 2018. If it does, they’ll have nobody to blame but themselves.
Donald Trump’s Jerusalem decision reveals yet again that he is an appallingly bad deal maker.
The longest-serving member of the House has retired amid allegations of sexual misconduct.
The current temporary spending measure reached by Congress in September expires on Friday, and Republicans haven’t come up with a solution yet.
Senator Al Franken faces new charges of sexually inappropriate conduct on the same day that House Democrats are beginning to pressure one of their members to resign.
