For 18 months, Trump has sought to develop a personal relationship with Putin unlike any relationship that any modern American president has... Read More
The key thing to keep in mind is that his worldview is a lot like Putin's. It's the simplest explanation for everything we're seeing. Read More
Setting aside the issue of whether the president is wittingly advancing the interests of a hostile power -- a qualification that is only... Read More
It’s the cognitive dissonance, stupid! Read More
With his selection of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to fill Justice Anthony Kennedy’s seat on the United States Supreme Court, President Donald... Read More
It’s not what the Founders intended, and it’s riling up and dividing Americans. Read More
As the impact of Trump's attack on Obamacare becomes clear to voters, Democrats are going all-in on Medicare for All. Read More
Sen. Bob Menendez is facing a tough challenge from a big-money Republican who is sinking more than $15 million in a bid to unseat the... Read More
Lawmakers must keep the American people informed of the current danger, writes a Republican congressman from Texas. Read More
Ignore the howls of Democrats and establishment Republicans. The Trump-Putin summit was a good first step toward normal, diplomatic relations. Read More
An inside look at how the environmental group’s campaign against Pruitt ended up uncovering his wildest misconduct. Read More
The president’s absolution of Putin will stand as the most surreal moment in 70 years of Russian-American relations, and maybe the most... Read More
In fact, Trump’s response to Lemire, and his overall conduct at the press conference, did not convey weakness at all. Certainly he was... Read More
With a supine Congress unwilling to play the role it is assigned by the Constitution, the "deep state" stands between us and the abyss. Read More
He accuses Trump of treason. But what's his bluster really about? Read More
Lisa Page and Peter Strzok, the reported FBI lovebirds, are the poster children for the next “Don’t Text and Investigate”... Read More
Polls show a big drop in the Russian president’s approval ratings in response to unpopular reforms. Read More
As President Trump continues to stumble past his press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier this week, Republican voters... Read More
I resigned my position as a U.S. diplomat in December. After Helsinki, it's obvious to me Republicans won't stop Trump. Read More
The 2018 midterms are fast approaching, and Democrats are still crowing about the coming "blue wave." If past is precedent, I suspect that... Read More
For one thing, it’s not Trump country. Most struggling whites I know here live a life of quiet desperation, mad at their white bosses,... Read More
Populism is today seen both as a pejorative and positive noun. In fact, in the present age, there are two sorts of populism. Both strains... Read More
Donald Trump came to Helsinki to clear his name of collusion. Instead he soiled it and with it, dragged the world further down a path toward... Read More
I just saw a great story, a little blurb out at the American Spectator. It’s a semisatirical piece. The premise is: Okay, Donald... Read More
Donald Trump's plan to levy tariffs on China is unjustified and will not be effective. There will be no winner in this trade war. Only losers. Read More
Beijing has been engaging in predatory tactics, including intellectual property theft, for 40 years. Read More
The Trump administration may have declared it over, but a new War on Poverty is coming anyways. It will be fought largely over the "work... Read More
Screaming that Trump’s Supreme Court nominee is evil incarnate may make folks feel good. But it doesn’t make it true. And... Read More
WASHINGTON (AP) — Unbowed by swirling criticism of his summit encounter with Vladimir Putin, President Donald Trump swiftly invited the Russian leader to the White House this fall for a second get-together. Putin’s ambassador to the U.S. said Moscow is open to discussing such a meeting, even as confusion abounds over exactly what they discussed the first time.Cleanup has continued from Read More
As President Trump continues to stumble past his press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier this week, Republican voters are handing him a lifeline. Though many GOP lawmakers have been critical of the president's statements in Helsinki, party voters are registering their support for Trump's handling of Putin. According to a CBS News poll released Thursday, 68 percent of Republicans approved of the president's performance, even as 55 percent of voters overall, including 53 percent of ind Read More
Sen. Joe Manchin has a potentially worrisome re-election race this fall, but a new West Virginia poll shows one surefire way to increase his favorable odds: a vote for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.A Trafalgar Group survey out Thursday puts Manchin at a whopping 29-point advantage over his Republican competitor, Attorney General Patrick Morrisey -- if he chooses to vote for Kavanaugh. Conv Read More
