

President-Elect Trump Pushing For Recess Appointments
In which I agree with Trump about the problem, but NOT the solution
In which I agree with Trump about the problem, but NOT the solution
A chilling feature from the Wall Street Journal.
A second Republican Speaker has reached across the aisle to avert a government shutdown.
The Senate is voting one-by-one in the face of the Tuberville hold on top nominees.
Seeing no way to win under their own label, they’ve called a Hail Mary.
As we assess Trump’s role in all of this, it is important to think through what he did (and did not) do.
The Trump Administration from projects to build on-base schools and daycare facilities to spend on his border wall.
Jon Huntsman has resigned as Ambassador to Russia ahead of an anticipated bid to return as Utah’s Governor, a position he held 11 years ago.
While he campaigned on a message of restraint, Donald Trump has largely adopted the interventionist foreign policies of his predecessors.
The Constitution’s invitation to struggle over foreign policy continues.
Senate Republicans are pushing for the end of minority obstruction—and the Democrats can’t wait.
Congress is doing its damned job for a change.
There appear to be enough votes in the Senate to pass the resolution disapproving President Trump’s border wall “emergency,” but there’s not enough Republican support to override an expected veto.
Republicans face a choice in the coming days. Do they support the Constitution, or do they support Donald Trump? You can count on them making the wrong choice.
As the shutdown enters day thirty-five, there are some signs of movement in Washington but no real progress.
The Senate rejected Republican and Democratic proposals as expected but there are some signs of movement forward.
The Senate overwhelmingly passed major reforms in Federal sentencing and related laws. As the name of the bill implies, it’s a first step, but a good first step.
Senator Mitch McConnell and others are blocking a criminal justice reform bill currently pending in the Senate.
President Trump has made no secret of the fact that he is displeased with the performance of Jeff Sessions, but he could find it hard to replace him.
Gary Johnson was a successful two-term Governor in New Mexico. Now he’s making a bid to represent the Land of Enchantment in the U.S. Senate.
President Trump is reportedly considering the 47-year-old Utah Senator to replace Anthony Kennedy.
After hitting a stumbling bloc in April, Mitt Romney coasted to a win last night, and has a clear path to Washington and the U.S. Senate.
Failed Senate candidate Roy Moore is suing several of the women who accused him of sexual misconduct during last year’s campaign.
Mitt Romney stumbled in his bid to become Utah’s next Senator but he’s still likely to win the nomination anyway.
Despite the activism we’ve seen in the wake of the school shooting in Florida, it’s unlikely that we’ll see significant Congressional action on guns.
The Tea Party is dead, but it was never really alive to begin with.
A train carrying Republican Congressmen and Senators, and their families, was involved in a crash in western Virginia.
The final version of the tax bill appears to be on track for passage, but the devil is in the details.
A new poll shows Democratic nominee Doug Jones tied with twice-removed former Chief Justice Roy Moore in Alabama’s Senate race, but it’s still too early to be optimistic.
With the defection of two more Senators, the latest effort to ‘repeal and replace’ the Affordable Care Act has gone down in flames.
Senate Republicans have introduced their latest version of a plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.
The Senate is back from its recess, but no closer to a health care bill that has any realistic chance of passing.
A big setback for Republican efforts to ‘repeal and replace’ Obamacare.
Once again, a bad CBO score is casting doubt on a Republican health care reform bill.
The Senate GOP health care reform care bill faces a crucial week, and things aren’t looking good.