Trump’s tweet may have been casual bluster posted while sitting at the breakfast table (presumably eating Wheaties®—The Breakfast of Champions). We can’t know. And finally it matters not because what really matters is that it was taken at face value by President Peña Nieto.
Despite the lack of evidence, Donald Trump continues to claim that there were ‘millions’ of illegal votes cast in 2016.
President Trump hinted today that he’s likely to name his Supreme Court choice next week, and the list to appears have narrowed to three men.
President Trump reverses a decision made by President Obama just over a year ago.
Despite campaign promises, President Trump appears to be putting off any immediate decision on the location of the U.S. Embassy to Israel.
This will get people killed. Quite likely, including American citizens.
The first full day of Donald Trump’s Presidency consisted largely of obsessions with irrelevant facts and outright lies.
A movement motivated by hurt and fear turned into a political force eight years ago. Can another follow suit?
A speech traditionally used to unite was instead a continuation of a divisive campaign.
While vigilance is called for, America will survive Donald Trump just as it has survived everything else we’ve faced since the nation’s founding.
Donald Trump will take some time off after taking the Oath of Office.
With repeal of the Affordable Care Act now likely sooner rather than later, key Republicans are urging the party to have a replacement in place before repeal is voted on.
Once again, Donald Trump has played his supporters for suckers.
In a break with President-Elect Trump, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan said Congress would block any effort to increase tariffs.
Just under a year ago, Senate Republicans took a big risk regarding the Supreme Court. Now, it’s paid off big time.
The new leader of the Senate’s Democrats says he regrets supporting the filibuster reforms his party passed in 2013.
On the eve of the 115th Congress, House Republicans voted to gut a key office charged with investigating Congressional ethics.
President Obama thinks he would have beaten Donald Trump. And he’s probably right.
The economy grew strongly in the third quarter of the year, but it doesn’t seem likely to last.
Republicans are afraid to oppose Donald Trump for fear that his supporters will come after them.
While hardly the most compelling argument against an archaic institution, yesterday’s silliness was noteworthy.
Delegating the morning briefing to advisors isn’t actually that unusual.
Trump will maintain some level of private security once in office.
Beginning late this morning, the Electors in each of the states will meet to carry out their Constitutional function. Despite the drama accompanying this year’s election, there’s likely to be far less drama than some people seem to be hoping for.
In the wake of the Democratic victory in the North Carolina Governor’s race, the Republican-controlled legislature has stripped the Governor’s office of significant power.
Hillary Clinton’s national campaign wasn’t nearly as well-organized as we’d been led to believe.
Eliminating the department would mean parceling out most of its activities to other federal agencies, a sleight of hand maneuver that might create the appearance of smaller government but would disrupt the ordinary operations of the federal government.
Congressional term limits are a good idea, but they are only a partial solution at best and may not be the best solution to the problems facing our political system.
A controversial member of George W. Bush’s foreign policy team is up for a post in Donald Trump’s State Department.
The head of the biggest energy company in the world is reportedly Donald Trump’s pick for Secretary of State.
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