Lineup Set For Second Democratic Debate
The lineups for the second Democratic debate are set, and they include some interesting pairings.
The lineups for the second Democratic debate are set, and they include some interesting pairings.
Bernie Sanders won the New Hampshire Primary by a huge margin in 2016. This time, he’s slipping in the polls as other candidates rise ahead of him.
The failure of Republicans and conservatives to denounce the President’s racism reveals everything that has gone wrong with the “right” in the Trump Era.
Bill DeBlasio is facing criticism for the fact that he was off in Iowa on his quixotic Presidential campaign rather than being at home during Saturday’s blackout.
Democratic voters and donors appear to be narrowing their choices for a nominee down, which could mean a short future for a lot of current Democratic candidates.
Three new polls show significant changes in the Democratic race in the wake of last week’s debates.
WIth the top two candidates in the race on the same stage, the second night of the first Democratic debate was much feistier than the first night.
Pete Butttigieg has spent the past week dealing with a crisis back in South Bend. How he handles it could have a significant impact on his campaign.
With hours to go before they were set to start. the President delayed the mass deportation raids that were supposed to begin this morning.
A trio of new polls shows Elizabeth Warren slipping past Bernie Sanders into second place in the race for the 2020 Democratic nomination
Texas has become the latest state to eliminate red-light cameras amid increasing evidence that they are largely counterproductive.
Michigan Congressman Justin Amash has quit a group he helped found nine years ago after they voted to condemn him for advocating for the President’s impeachment.
Kamala Harris is trying to jump-start her Presidential campaign with an idea for a new law, but it’s probably unconstitutional and would never get through Congress.
Just over a month after he entered the race, Joe Biden has a commanding lead over his fellow Democrats while Bernie Sanders has several candidates hot on his heels.
Republican Congressman Justin Amash has always been a rebel within his own party, now he’s making that even more apparent.
I’m not sure his solution is correct or even legal. But the problem is very real.
Based on the early stages of the campaign for the 2020 Democratic Presidential nomination, it appears as though the party’s progressive wing has misread the signals being sent by the party’s voters.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has entered the race for the Democratic nomination for President, making him the 23rd candidate in an already crowded field.
A new poll indicates that at least some Democrats continue to hold Biden’s 2002 vote in favor of the Iraq War.
Attorney General William Barr has opened a new investigation into the origins of the Russia investigation, a move that seems suspiciously political.
More good news for Joe Biden, this time out of South Carolina.
The former Kentucky coal executive, Republican fundraiser, and Ambassador to Canada would replace Nikki Haley in what used to be a position dominated by more experienced diplomats.
Democratic House members are finding that their constituents aren’t quite as eager for impeachment as some party activists are.
He’s tan. He’s rested. He’s ready. But is the Democratic Party going to buy what Joe Biden is selling?
So far, Beto O’Rourke’s campaign has been far more about image than substance.
The tone and content of President Trump’s 2020 campaign is already quite apparent.
Democrats in South Carolina seem to think they have a shot at beating Lindsey Graham in 2020. I wouldn’t be so sure of that.
Princeton historian Sean Wilentz lays to rest a pernicious idea propagated by . . . Princeton historian Sean Wilentz.
In 2016, a crowded Republican field yielded an unlikely nominee. Could history repeat itself in 2020?
The peril of not yet running for President include not yet having a campaign staff in place.
A racist scholar took some fascinating photos of an enslaved man in 1860. Now, his descendants want the rights to them.
The consolidation of Super Tuesday makes the current system even more broken than before.
Graham is blocking a vote on a non-binding resolution on the Mueller report.
The relatively light sentence that Paul Manafort received is raising eyebrows. Hopefully it will lead to a long-overdue debate on sentencing reform.
Former Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper is the latest entrant into an already crowded Democratic field.
Last week, the House passed two bills to strengthen the laws regarding background checks for guns, but they’re not likely to even make it to the floor of the Senate.
Based on his job approval numbers, President Trump could face an uphill battle in 2020.
The populist Democrat won’t be hosting fundraising dinners. Until the general election campaign, at least.
Gun laws requiring guns to be taken away from convicted felons are either being ignored or have too many loopholes. We need to fix that.
Rather than pulling completely out of Syria the United States will be leaving behind a token force of about 200 troops. This is a mistake.
The President will sign the bill to fund the government and avert another government shutdown, but in doing so he’ll also lay the groundwork for another showdown with Congress.
William Barr was easily confirmed as Attorney General in a 54-45 votes that included three Democrats crossing over to support him.
It’s far too early, but Joe Biden’s advantages in these polls of Democratic voters can’t be ignored.
Critics on both the Left and the Right rightly see an injustice here but the US Supreme Court allowed it to happen.
After a week of scandal and chaos in Virginia politics, there’s no sign that Virginia Governor Ralph Northam is going anywhere, and there’s very little that can be done to force him out of office.
It’s reasonable and just to adjust our outrage based on the context of the time when incidents occurred.
Lindsey Graham is telling his fellow Republicans that they better back the President if he decides to declare a national emergency to get funding for his border wall.
As the shutdown enters day thirty-five, there are some signs of movement in Washington but no real progress.