The pro-Brexit Brexit Party and the anti-Brexit Liberal Democrats both scored big wins in the United Kingdom’s E.U. elections, while the two major parties suffered big losses.
The transatlantic rejection of elite consensus that began with Brexit continues.
Boris Johnson seems to be the leader in the race to replace Theresa May as Conservative Party leader. Whether that’s a good thing is another question.
Theresa May has announced she is stepping down as leader of the Conservative Party as of June 7th, starting a process that will have her out of Downing Street withing the next two months or so.
An independent review of the racist photo on Virginia Governor Ralph Northam’s 1984 medical school yearbook was unsurprisingly inconclusive.
A new poll shows that roughly two-thirds of Americans, including a large number of Republicans, do not want to see Roe v. Wade overturned.
As the Administration continues to stonewall legitimate requests from Congress for documents and witnesses, pressure is growing on Speaker Pelosi to authorize the opening of an impeachment inquiry.
Justin Amash doubled down on his criticism of the President and his call for impeachment even as he came under fire from fellow Republicans.
At some point, what we call conservatism turned into a racket. It’s not surprising that this led directly to Trump.
More proportional than the GOP, but perhaps not as proportional as one might think.
Some 2020 Democratic hopefuls are turning to a surprising source for counsel.
Surprising pollsters and political analysts down under, Australia’s ruling center-right coalition pulled off a big win in Saturday’s election.
Forget high language about constitutional prerogatives. This is about parties and elections.
As it has in so many other areas, the right has sacrificed it’s previously held beliefs on international trade to feckless obedience toward President Trump.
British Prime Minister Theresa May is seeking an extension on her promise to leave office at the same time that the political future of her Conservative Party becomes increasingly doubtful.
Yet another candidate joins an already crowded field for the 2020 Democratic Presidential nomination.
Other than confirming a lot of Trump Judges, the Senate has not been getting much work done so far this year.
Stacey Abrams, best known for losing the race for Governor of Georgia in 2018, is still apparently thinking of getting in the race. Her chances seem slim at best.
While he campaigned on a message of restraint, Donald Trump has largely adopted the interventionist foreign policies of his predecessors.
In a first of its kind move, voters in Denver have voted to decriminalize psychedelic mushrooms.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell declared “case closed” on the Mueller Report and the Russia investigation. This is far from the truth.
If the economy remains strong, then Democrats could find it harder to beat the President than they thought.
A seemingly out-of-the-blue political movement is arguing in favor of independent election of Vice-Presidents.
A new poll finds that a small majority of Americans support abolishing the Electoral College, but that’s not nearly enough to make any change in how we elect Presidents possible.
More Madisonian musing on the current state of our constitutional order.
Back to Fed 51 and this moment in oversight: we have to remember what ambitions drive politicians.
The move creates a rare Senate opening in the Equality State, and an opportunity for the daughter of a certain former Vice-President.
There’s a lot of talk right now about “electability.” but what the heck does it mean?
A panel of three Federal Judges has found Ohio’s Congressional District map to be unconstitutional, but a case currently pending before the Supreme Court could mute the impact of this decision.
President Trump’s obsequious effort to please Russian President Vladimir Putin continues.
The ongoing apparent attempted coup in Venezuela is already leading to talk of American intervention in the event of a crackdown. That would be unwise and unjustified.
President Trump and the top Democrats in Congress announced a purported $2 trillion infrastructure deal but there’s no reason to believe it will ever become law.
Despite seemingly ideal conditions, Green Mountain Care was an absolute debacle.
A new poll shows that a majority of the British public believes that the Brexit referendum was a bad idea. What that means for the future of Brexit is not at all clear.
A new poll shows President Trump struggling against four of his potential 2020 challengers. Should Republicans be worried and Democrats elated? It’s too early to tell.
The President has hit a dubious milestone barely two years into his administration.
Ballot measures across the country would deny access to those who refuse to release tax returns.
A Federal Court in Michigan has found several of that state’s Congressional and state legislative districts to have been subject to extreme partisan gerrymandering.
Counter-Intelligence officials are warning that Russia is preparing another election interference campaign for the 2020 election.
A law professor asks some interesting questions, but ultimately not the right ones.
The Deputy Attorney General has some things to say about Congress, the press, and others.
Before he started his campaign for President, former Vice-President Biden reached out to Anita Hill to apologize for his conduct during the confirmation hearings for Clarence Thomas in 1991.
The United States agreed to pay North Korea $2 million for “medical treatment” for Otto Warmbier. Did the Trump Administration actually pay the bill? They aren’t saying.
Having lost to him, she’s an ineffective voice on the matter of Donald Trump.
Trump campaign officials are worried about the President’s chances of holding onto a state that was crucial to his win in 2020. They should be.
