After Sunday’s referendum, the government of Catalonia says it may declare independence from Spain as early as Monday. However, it’s likely to be a completely meaningless act.
Tensions continue to rise between the White House and Foggy Bottom.
Donald Trump is undermining his own Secretary of State’s efforts on North Korea, and he doesn’t seem to care.
Stephen Paddock’s crime was clearly terrorizing, and will impact the lives of survivors, families, first responders in many ways for a long time. Based on the currently available evidence, though, the Las Vegas shooting was not “terrorism.”
A gunman opened fire on a crowd of over 20,000 people in Las Vegas, and the results have been predictably horrific.
Catalonia’s independence referendum is one day away, and nobody seems to know what to expect.
While Puerto Rico suffers, President Trump is spending the weekend at his New Jersey golf resort attacking people on the ground who are actually doing something.
Progress in Saudi Arabia, but there’s still a long way for this backward, discriminatory society to go.
Most Americans don’t support President Trump’s statements about the protests by N.F.L. players, but it’s just another example of him using hateful rhetoric to pander to his base.
Bob Corker, who has served in the Senate since winning election in 2006, announced yesterday that he would not stand for re-election.
Speaking about his cancer treatment for the first time, Senator John McCain paints a grim picture.
Donald Trump’s increasingly confrontational rhetoric regarding North Korea is leading to similar rhetoric from the DPRK, and concern among top diplomats.
With his sentencing, the strange, strange saga of Anthony Weiner has come to an end. What a strange and wild ride it has been.
In President Trump’s mind, American citizens exercising their First Amendment rights are “sons of bitches” who should be fired for exercising their rights.
President Trump’s job approval has improved slightly, but the numbers remain historically low for a newly elected President.
As the date for Catalonia’s disputed independence referendum nears, tensions are rising between Madrid and Barcelona.
In a marked departure from previous American Presidents, Donald Trump delivered a highly belligerent speech to the U.N. General Assembly.
Some more interesting post-election commentary from Hillary Clinton.
Hillary Clinton has found another group to blame for her loss, educated white married women in suburbia.
Former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer poked fun at himself on last night’s Emmy broadcast, and the political pundits are all in pearl-clutching mode because of it.
Donald Trump went there again, and in the process reopened a wound that was starting to heal just a little bit.
President Trump reportedly openly humiliated his own Attorney General after learning of Bob Mueller’s appointment.
Republicans on Capitol Hill and elsewhere were gambling when they lined up behind Donald Trump. So far, they’ve lost.
Steve Bannon may be out of the White House, but his efforts to continue pushing President Trump, and the Republican Party, even further to the populist far-right continues.
No, the deal this week is not Trump becoming an independent.
Despite pleas from conservative lawmakers, the Dept. of Justice will not reopen the case against former I.R.S. official Lois Lerner.
Donald Trump made a deal with Democrats on spending and the debt ceiling, but it was an exceedingly bad one.
The battle over Confederate statues that was resurrected by the violence in Charlottesville is off the front pages, but that doesn’t mean it’s over quite yet.
A stupid comment about Hurricane Harvey cost a Florida professor his job.
At a time when our alliance is more important than ever, President Trump is responding by attacking our ally.
More provocative action from North Korea, and another reminder that there are no easy answers to the problems represented by the Kim regime.
John Kelly has only been White House Chief of Staff for a month, but it’s already apparent that he isn’t likely to last very long in that position.
August’s Jobs Report came in below expectations.
Contrary to reports, Secretary of Defense Mattis is not defying the President on his order to bar transgender Americans from serving in the military.
Another Cabinet member rebukes the President for his comments about Charlottesville.
Donald Trump’s Secretary of State is refusing to defend his response to the violence in Charlottesville.
The Trump Administration has reportedly finalized its order to the Defense Department regarding a ban on military service by transgender soldiers.
President Trump continues his war on one of the most important guardians of American democracy.
President Trump remains obsessed with the Russian investigation and continues to try to shut it down.
