Former Trump Attorney Chesebro Pleads Guilty & Is Cooperating

Yesterday the Kraken. Today the Cheese. Whose flipping tomorrow?

Mitt Romney Confirms What We’ve Suspected For Years!

The rare case where a clickbait headline is actually appropriate.

A Foreign Policy Election?

A competent leader versus a lunatic would seem an easy choice. Alas.

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House GOP Drowning [UPDATED]

In a bathtub?

Swing State Voters Prefer Trump

Bidenomics is dragging Biden’s approval.

Powell Pleads Guilty in GA

She took a plea deal.

Two GOPs

A policy-leaning wing and a political-leaning wing make for an unworkable coalition.

Misleading Headline of the Day

Demonstrators once again breached Hill security.

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Down Goes Jordan! Down Goes Jordan! [Updated]

He’s losing by a bigger margin in Round 2

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Will Jim Jordan Bullying Backfire?

Will at least four Republicans have a spine?

An American Tragedy

We need to do better.

President Joe Biden disembarks Air Force One, Tuesday, March 28, 2023, at Raleigh-Durham International Airport in Morrisville, North Carolina. President Joe Biden disembarks Air Force One, Tuesday, March 28, 2023, at Raleigh-Durham International Airport in Morrisville, North Carolina.

President Biden to Visit Israel

A high-stakes move.

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Jim Jordan Wrestling His Way to Speaker [Updated]

The crazies are this close to a complete takeover.

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House Leadership Crisis Continues [Updated]

Jim Jordan is trying to bully his way into office. It almost certainly won’t work.

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Scalise Drops Out of Speaker Race. What Now?

The clown show still lacks a ringmaster.

Stupid Poll Tricks

Or, if you prefer, stupid headline tricks.

“David Duke Without the Baggage”

Some thoughts on the Speaker contest.

Kari Lake Inevitable Republican Nominee

The Arizona gubernatorial loser is back to lose the Senate.

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Steve Scalise Nominated for Humiliation

McCarthy lost it. Turned in his gavel. You, guy, are number 1.

Disclaimer of the Day

An amusing lede to an exasperating column.

Our Candidate Selection Process Needs Reform

The latest reminder.

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Could Kevin McCarthy’s Replacement be . . . Kevin McCarthy?

One of the worst movies in memory may be getting a sequel.

California Senate Sinkhole

A race a Democrat will definitely win will be the most expensive in US history.

President Joe Biden meets with leaders of his federal emergency preparedness and response team, cabinet and staff members for a briefing on hurricane, wildfire and extreme weather preparedness, Wednesday, May 31, 2023, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House. President Joe Biden meets with leaders of his federal emergency preparedness and response team, cabinet and staff members for a briefing on hurricane, wildfire and extreme weather preparedness, Wednesday, May 31, 2023, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House.

Why Doesn’t Biden Get More Credit?

Some people say there’s a reporter to blame.

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McCarthy Won’t Run For Speaker. Now What?

We won’t have Kevin to kick around anymore.

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Motion to Vacate McCarthy Speakership Succeeds

A weak leader has been ousted. Now what?

Politics as Sport

The game is the game.

California’s Next Senator Lives in Maryland!

A mere technicality?

Gaetz’ Gambit

What’s behind the sure-to-fail bid to oust his own party’s Speaker?

Laphonza Butler Tapped to Replace Feinstein

The Emily’s list leader will be the first Black lesbian in the Senate.

Trump and Christian Nationalism

A satisfying but unlikely explanation.

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House Passes 45-Day Continuing Resolution

It appears a shutdown has been averted after all.

Feinstein’s Seat

The rules are a bit complicated.

Dianne Feinstein, 1933-2023

A trailblazer is gone at 90.

The Coming Government Shutdown

Why it’s inevitable and what it means.

Commander waits by the Resolute Desk as President Joe Biden meets with staff in the Oval Office, Tuesday, September 27, 2022 Commander waits by the Resolute Desk as President Joe Biden meets with staff in the Oval Office, Tuesday, September 27, 2022

Biden’s Dogs Repeatedly Biting Hand That Protects Him

“Dog bites man” isn’t news. Unless it’s the President’s dog.

Fraudster Trump

The chickens are slowly coming home to roost.

SCOTUS Rejects Alabama Legislature’s Districting Plan

Yet again, the Court has told the state that it has to draw lines that accommodate its Black citizens.

The Corruption of Justice Thomas

We need reform.

The Senate Dress Code

Much ado about nothing?

UAW Strikes Widen as Biden Signals Support

The President and his predecessor are heading to Detroit.

The Menendez Indictment (Updated)

Also: calls for his resignation.

Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson Suddenly a Republican

Another illustration of the weakness of the American party system.

Republican Crazies Forcing Government Shutdown

The House is in recess as the exasperated GOP leadership tries to figure a way out.

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Senate Confirms Army, Marine Chiefs

Congress is doing something, at least.

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. delivers remarks during a transition ceremony at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Aug. 14, 2020. (U.S. Air Force/Eric Dietrich) Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. delivers remarks during a transition ceremony at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Aug. 14, 2020. (U.S. Air Force/Eric Dietrich)

Charles “CQ” Brown Confirmed as Joint Chiefs Chairman

The Senate is voting one-by-one in the face of the Tuberville hold on top nominees.

Trump Meets The Press

It turns out, he wasn’t all that truthful.

Impeachment Rationalizations

Jonathan Turley’s defense of the impeachment inquiry is not impressive.

Impeachment Toothlessness

A political trial for political crimes always yields a political result.