Manchin Opposes Tanden for OMB

The Senate’s last conservative Democrat is taking President Biden’s call for unity seriously.

George Shultz, 1920-2021

The longtime public servant has died, aged 100.

The Pendulum Is Broken, Not Swinging

Historical precedents fall apart when we’re in a truly unprecedented time.

The SolarWinds Attack

Our enemies are getting more brazen and sophisticated in their cyber warfare.

The Arab Spring at 10

Tunisia is freer but poorer than it was before Mohamed Bouazizi’s desperate act.

The Flynn Pardon

Perhaps the most normal thing President Trump has done.

The Line That Divides

Either democracy is sacred, or it’s not.

Sean Connery, 1930-2020

The iconic actor best known as the original movie James Bond is dead at 90.

Glenn Greenwald Quits Intercept

The iconoclastic journalist is out at the publication he founded.

NY Post Agitprop

Rudy Giuliani and a hack tabloid are trying to revive the Burisma story.

Trump Taxes: Corruption and Foreign Influence

The Times investigation sheds more light on what most of us already knew.

Trump Taxes: Topline Findings

The President is deeply leveraged with no escape in sight.

President Donald J. Trump disembarks Marine One at Joint Base Andrews, Md. Friday, Sept. 18, 2020, and is escorted to Air Force One by U.S. Air Force personnel. (Official White House Photo by Tia Dufour) President Donald J. Trump disembarks Marine One at Joint Base Andrews, Md. Friday, Sept. 18, 2020, and is escorted to Air Force One by U.S. Air Force personnel. (Official White House Photo by Tia Dufour)

Trump On ‘Peaceful Transition’

Whether the delusions of a madman or a deliberate scheme to poison the waters, there’s cause for concern.

Truly Disturbing

Statements by an HHS official underscore the rot of this administration.

Justice Department Prosecuting Russian Interference

A pleasant surprise.

DNI Refusing to Brief Congress on Election Security

Yet more flouting of the rule of law by the Trump administration.

A Bizarre Convention

The Republicans are putting on quite a show.

Foreign Interference in the 2020 Elections

The Russians are at it again, with the cooperation of the Trump administration and its enablers.

Brent Scowcroft, 1925-2020

The National Security Advisor to Presidents Ford and GHW Bush has died.

A Timeline Of Nihilism And Fecklessness

How about crowd sourcing a timeline for all of Trump’s enablers?

John Lewis Dead at 80

A civil rights legend has passed.

Tuberville Beats Sessions for AL GOP Senate Nomination

Tommy Tuberville is likely the next Senator from the state of Alabama.

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Larry Hogan 2024

Could a blue state governor be the future of the Republican Party?

Trump Commutes Roger Stone’s Sentence

A shocking and yet completely unsurprising development.

Israeli Bomb Sets Back Iranian Nuclear Program

The Natanz fuel enrichment site has been seriously damaged.

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Podcast Recommendation

The Daily on the Russia bounty story.

Intel Briefers Stopped Telling Trump about Russia

The President didn’t want to hear about bad behavior from Moscow, so he wasn’t told.

Trump’s Irresponsible Foreign Policy

CNN has a lengthy, deeply reported piece on Trump’s phone calls to other heads of state.

Russia-Taliban Intel included in PDB

The President should have known about the plot. There’s a good chance he didn’t.

The Cold War Was A Sobering Influence For A Silly People

As scary as the Cold War was, it did reduce the silliness in American politics.

Trump Ignores Russian Bounties on American Troops

The Administration has done nothing about intelligence reports of a grave escalation from Moscow.

Tulsa Flipped the Script from Horror to Comedy

Something significant was going to happen to Tulsa. Who could have predicted a genre shift?

Bolton: Trump Asked China to Help Re-Election

Some explosive charges in the former National Security Advisor’s book.

So, Did Flynn Lie in Court?

The Barr DOJ’s attempt to retcon the Flynn case has created a major problem for Flynn.

Delusional

He is claiming his response to Covid-19 is better than the previous administration’s response to H1N1

President Donald J. Trump, joined by Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, left, and Attorney General William Barr, displays his signature after signing an Executive Order to Prevent Hoarding and Price Gouging, Monday, March 23, 2020, in the Oval Office of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead) President Donald J. Trump, joined by Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, left, and Attorney General William Barr, displays his signature after signing an Executive Order to Prevent Hoarding and Price Gouging, Monday, March 23, 2020, in the Oval Office of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)

Trump Approval Up During Crisis

The President seems to be enjoying a mild rally effect.

World’s Billionaires Have Lost $1.5 Trillion

Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos alone have lost $15 billion in net worth since January.

No, Biden Shouldn’t Name His Cabinet Now

There’s very little upside.

Why Did Russia Start Oil Price War?

There are two theories, neither of them good.

Bernie Sanders’ Soviet Sister City

There’s nothing to see here, folks.

A Democratic Turnout Problem?

Evidence from the four early states is not looking promising.

COVID-19 and the Trump Administration

The administration’s handling underscores its poor governance skills (and the degree to which it doesn’t matter to supporters).

Turkey at War with Syria and Europe

President Erdogan is playing a dangerous game.

No, Mr. President, COVID-19 isn’t a Democratic Hoax

Donald Trump is once again trying to deflect reality.

Russia Bombs Turkish Troops in Syria

Because you needed one more thing to worry about.

South Carolina Debate Was Terrible

CBS did a lousy job.

Anonymous Intel Officials Say On-Record Briefer Overstated Russian Interference

Moscow helped Trump in 2016. Do they want him back?

The Problematic Acting DNI

Only the best people.

Russia Backing Sanders Again

In 2016, they were backing an extreme long-shot. Now, he’s the frontrunner.