There are children being held in what amount to internment camps on the southern border under appallingly bad conditions and the President is more concerned with falsely blaming his predecessor for the problem.
The Democratic Socialist wants to absorb $1.6 trillion of student debt.
Pete Butttigieg has spent the past week dealing with a crisis back in South Bend. How he handles it could have a significant impact on his campaign.
Following through on a threat made by the President earlier this week, immigration authorities are reportedly planning mass raids aimed primarily at immigrant families starting tomorrow.
Despite his claims, President Trump is actually deporting fewer people than were deported under former President Obama.
The participants for the two-night opening debate of the 2020 campaign season have been announced, and the candidates who were excluded aren’t happy.
How much sacrifice in our consumer culture is it worth to save the planet?
Despite opposition from the Catholic Church, or perhaps in rebellion against it, Irish voters overwhelmingly approved a new law liberalizing that nation’s divorce laws.
The House has passed legislation that would extend the protections of the Civil Rights Act to LGBT Americans, but it is probably doomed in the Senate.
A new GAO report finds that HUD Secretary Ben Carson broke the law when he ordered a $31,000 table for his office.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has entered the race for the Democratic nomination for President, making him the 23rd candidate in an already crowded field.
Passing up an opportunity that other Democrats are taking, Elizabeth Warren is declining to appear on Fox News Channel. This seems like an unwise decision.
It’s an interesting idea, although one fraught with moral hazard.
The Vermont socialist likes to invent rights that don’t exist.
So far, Beto O’Rourke’s campaign has been far more about image than substance.
Stephen Miller and others wanted to punish Nancy Pelosi and other Democrats by dumping detained migrants in their districts.
There are even higher obligations than taking care of Marines.
The HUD Secretary’s practice of treating Friday as a light-duty day is just fine by me.
Former Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper is the latest entrant into an already crowded Democratic field.
Economic growth slowed significantly in the fourth quarter of 2018 from where it had been earlier in the year. And it’s likely to slow down even more.
If all goes well, the bill to avert another shutdown should become law today.
Starbucks Founder Howard Schultz is considering an independent run for the Presidency. This would likely be good news for President Trump.
The Speaker was dealt a winning hand and played it with the skill of a seasoned pro. But the outcome was all but inevitable.
The government shutdown is beginning to negatively impact the public’s perception of the health of the economy.
New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is the latest Democratic entrant into the 2020 race for President.
As the shutdown drags on, it’s beginning to have an impact on the economy.
Theresa May’s Brexit deal suffered the worst defeat in the modern history of the British Parliament, and nobody is sure what happens next.
Former HUD Secretary Julian Castro is the latest addition to the growing Democratic Presidential field.
California Senator Kamala Harris is set to enter the race for the Democratic Presidential nomination later this month.
December’s Jobs Report blew past expectations to show more than 300,000 jobs created.
The longer the shutdown goes on, the wider its impact is likely to become.
The government entered its third shutdown of the year with little sign of an immediate resolution.
Former Vice-President Biden and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders are, not surprisingly, leading the early polls for the 2020 Democratic nomination.
The economy is in good shape for the moment but there are storm clouds on the horizon.
George H.W. Bush,, who served his nation as a warrior, Congressman, Ambassador, Vice-President, and President, has died at the age of 94.
After initially saying no, Texas Congressman Beto O’Rourke is now reopening the door to the idea of running for President.
Even as its leader continues to deny the reality of Global Climate Change, the Trump Administration has released an utterly devastating report on the impact of such change over the course of the coming decades.
Former HUD Secretary Julián Castro is preparing a run for the White House in 2020.
Amazon has reportedly decided to split its second headquarters between an already urbanized area of Northern Virginia and the outer boroughs of New York City.
Beto O’Rourke should consider running again in 2020, but not for President.
Donald Trump’s lies became even more frequent during the recently-concluded campaign season.
Tip O’Neill was famous for once having advised his fellow Democrats that “all politics is local.” That’s not true anymore, and that’s unfortunate.
More explosive devices sent to prominent Trump critics, including Robert DeNiro and Joe Biden, have been located.
Nearly two years into Republican control of Washington, the budget deficit is headed back up.
A decade after the Great Recession, we now have data to answer the question.
Much of what Donald Trump has claimed about how he built his fortune is a lie, and at least part of it originated in his father’s shady efforts to evade taxes.
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