David Gergen writes that the new, 7-feet-tall fence now surrounding the Capitol should eventually find a home in the Smithsonian. Pieces of... Read More

Parler's gone for now, the victim of a conspiracy to silence, but it will return. The fascists can try, but they can't shut us up forever.... Read More

President-elect Joe Biden just unveiled his proposal for a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package. Democrats insist it is targeted to respond... Read More

President-elect Joe Biden faces a Republican Party transformed by President Trump, giving the incoming Democratic president an opportunity to... Read More

Until last week, too many in the Republican Party thought they could preach the Constitution and wink at QAnon. They can't. Read More

Among all the bad policy coming out of Springfield, Ill., let’s celebrate the occasional glimmer of good sense. But first, some... Read More

At times it might alienate a few Democrats. Read More

America is at an inflection point. The next few years will determine if its hegemony fades or flourishes anew. Read More

A rushed, largely partisan effort will leave millions of Americans feeling disenfranchised and further agitate estranged Trump supporters. Read More

Various left-wing writers (some of them nominally Republican) have been salivating over the prospects of a GOP civil war. Read More

In an effort to mark a clean break from the Trump era, the president-elect plans to roll out dozens of executive orders in his first 10 days... Read More

There are many lessons to be drawn from the 2020 election. The transformation of the United States of America from a republic into an... Read More

I am a Kansas Democrat. That means I am used to putting my time and resources into elections for candidates I support, and then watching as... Read More

Trump made a colossal tactical blunder by telling his supporters to fight vote fraud in the streets. That led to last week’s excesses,... Read More

Between San Francisco and Washington, the power shifts by the day. Read More

The establishment outsourced censorship to the private sector – and created a tyranny.  Read More

Contemplating the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in the wake of a White riot at the US Capitol, historian Peniel Joseph says the... Read More

WASHINGTON -- The knives were out for me in January 2017 when I arrived in Washington as the White House correspondent for the Las Vegas... Read More

It is an article of faith for many Americans that the Donald Trump years were an aberration and that Joe Biden will usher in something close... Read More

This Republican party traffics in conspiracy and thuggery – the new president must be bold on healthcare, equality and more  Read More

In the summer of 2014, I gave birth to a baby boy. He was born with a perfect Apgar score, after a very easy delivery. But my labor had not... Read More

There is no advanced industrial democracy in the world more politically divided, or politically dysfunctional, than the United States today.... Read More

Critics say the only solution is to break up the Facebooks and Amazons and other giants currently dominating the landscape, but will the new... Read More

The nation is entering inauguration week with an unnerving police and military presence guarding the vestiges of democracy -- with Americans... Read More

Officials have shut down major portions of downtown Washington DC nearly a week ahead of Biden's inauguration Read More

"Jared, you call the Murdochs! Jason, you call Sammon and Hemmer!” President Trump was almost shouting. He directed his son-in-law... Read More

The Democrats are not going to be able to hide much longer behind their Trump hatred. But it’s really all they’ve got. Read More

Democratic victories in the Senate runoff elections in Georgia have reopened a pathway for federal aid to states and local governments. These... Read More

The Senate is tied, and without some formal arrangement the Democrats will find it very hard to run. Read More

There’s a meme going around concerning Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia. It shows a futuristic city of gleaming skyscrapers and... Read More

One hundred years from now, a fair-minded assessment of Trump's presidency will recognize his abundant domestic and international... Read More

It took a MAGA-draped mob storming the U.S. Capitol and five deaths for a handful of Republicans in Congress finally to have the courage to... Read More

One of the beauties of commerce and markets is that they require us to work alongside people with whom we disagree. Read More

The decision caps the outgoing administration's efforts to build a regional defense arrangement to counter Iran. Read More

In CFR’s annual Preventive Priorities Survey, U.S. foreign policy experts assess the likelihood and impact of thirty potential... Read More