New polling indicates that a solid majority of Democrats are more interested in finding a candidate who can beat Donald Trump in 2020 than they are with finding a candidate that agrees with them on specific issues.
As public opinion of the President continues to slide his pandering to his far-right base increases.
Regardless of whether or not you think Nancy Pelosi won the government shutdown, Donald Trump clearly lost.
As the shutdown goes on, the polls are getting worse for the President.
As the government shutdown enters through its twenty-fourth day, attention is shifting to Senate Republicans who could be pressured to break ranks and potentially force a resolution.
As Washington heads into the final days of a budget shutdown, Republicans find themselves on the losing end of a public relations battle.
President Trump is expected to name a former Fox News host as Ambassador to the United Nations.
George H.W. Bush,, who served his nation as a warrior, Congressman, Ambassador, Vice-President, and President, has died at the age of 94.
With less than forty-eight hours to go until voters head to the polls, the odds are pointing to a Democratic House and a Republican Senate.
America’s tradition of unlimited free expression increases the danger of violence.
New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand says she has no intention of running for President in 2020.
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.
With less than two months to go before the midterm elections, President Trump’s job approval numbers are hitting new lows.
New polling seems to show a significant shift toward Democrats in the upcoming midterm elections.
As the midterms get closer, the public’s perception of the President’s job performance is getting worse.
Throughout the War On Terror, John McCain stood out as a strong moral voice against the use of torture against prisoners. For that he deserves the thanks of a grateful nation.
President Trump is suggesting he may force a government shutdown over his immigration policies just a month before the midterm elections.
A new recording of a conversation between Donald Trump and his one-time attorney/”fixer” Michael Cohen appears to put the President in a more difficult position than he has already been in.
Most Americans disapprove of the President’s handling of our relationship with Russia, and foreign policy more generally, in the wake of the Helsinki Summit. That’s not having much of an impact on his overall job approval, though.
Donald Trump’s longtime attorney and “fixer” Michael Cohen apparently recorded a conversation where the two men discussed paying off a Playboy model who claims she had an affair with him.
In a new interview, former Trump attorney and ‘fixer’ Michael Cohen gives the strongest signal yet that he’s ready to cooperate with investigators.
The calls to “Abolish ICE” are spreading to potential candidates for the 2020 Democratic Presidential nomination.
Contrary to what many people have claimed, the Supreme Court’s decision in Trump v. Hawaii did not overturn one of the most controversial decisions in its history.
Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer is expected to cooperate with the Mueller investigation.
Based on a strict reading of the Constitution, a sitting President probably does have the power to pardon himself. That doesn’t mean he should be allowed to get away with it without consequence.
With a third Democrat crossing the aisle to support her, Gina Haspel now has the votes she needs to become the next C.I.A. Director.
The Trump White House has leaked more than any in recent memory. Some of the leakers have explained what motivates them.
The number of Americans professing no religious affiliation is on the rise. This will have some interesting cultural and political implications.
Mike Pence’s obsequiousness to his master knows no limits.
The White House is pushing back on the allegations of misconduct that were made against Ronny Jackson this week, and trying to use them in a high-profile Senate race in Montana.
New polling shows the Democrat’s lead in the Congressional ballot poll shrinking slightly, but enthusiasm is still on their side.
President Trump is on the attack against James Comey as the former F.B.I. Director begins his book tour.
President Trump’s job approval numbers remain historically low.
Given a choice between Robert Mueller and Donald Trump, most Americans are siding with Mueller. Unless they’re Republicans that is.
Hang on, the ride on the Trump Train is about to get a lot bumpier.
Out of the blue, President Trump plans to pardon Dick Cheney’s former Chief of Staff, but the move seems to have more to do with James Comey than it does Scooter Libby.
Former Playboy model Karen McDougal is suing the publisher of the National Enquirer for the right to tell her story of an alleged affair with President Trump in 2006.
Andrew McCabe, fired for a “lack of candor,” ordered an investigation of the Attorney General for a “lack of candor.”
Local and federal authorities are investigating a spree of explosions terrorizing Austin, Texas.
Polls released since the Parkland, Florida shooting show that support for gun control measures is at its highest level since 1993, but will it last?
An unspecified number of White House staffers unable to obtain security clearances are out, with several more likely to follow.
The President suffered a setback in his other job yesterday.
Mexico’s President canceled a visit to the United States for the second time since Donald Trump became President due to a continued disagreement over who will pay for Trump’s border wall.
If a law enforcement officer with 30 years of experience can’t stop an active school shooter, what makes anyone think a teacher with a gun can?
President Trump is pressing the idea of arming teachers to stop shootings in schools.
President Trump is reportedly considering replacing his chief of staff. Again.
Recent polls have caused Republicans to become more optimistic about their chances in this year’s midterms. That optimism is both premature and misplaced.
Donald Trump spent much of the past year touting the rising stock market, now he’s getting a lesson in reality.
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