Elections

Here’s How to Tell If John Kelly Really Has the White House Under Control

By Rob Garver

President Trump’s decision to replace former White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus with retired Marine Corps Gen. John Kelly, until recently the head of the Department of Homeland Security, is...
US Seen as Major Global Threat Along with ISIS, Climate Change: Pew Poll

By David Francis

A new Pew Research Center poll of nearly 42,000 people across 38 countries found the threat of climate change is nearly as great as terrorism from ISIS. Sixty-two percent of those polled said that...
If Demographics Is Destiny, 80 Million Millennials Will Decide America’s Future

By Liz Peek

It wasn’t James Comey that torpedoed Hillary Clinton’s presidential bid. It wasn’t Jeremy Corbyn who upset Teresa May. It wasn’t fed-up workers who gave the National Front their best-ever showing in...
Time for Trump to Face It: From Now on, Every Week Is ‘Russia Week’

By Rob Garver

The Trump administration’s efforts to keep Russian interference in last year’s election out of the headlines are being overwhelmed by events, as another week ostensibly dedicated to a different issue...
As Puerto Rico Votes on Statehood, Economic Distress Looms Large

By Leslie Picker, CNBC

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The question of "status," whether Puerto Rico should be admitted as a U.S. state, remain a commonwealth or seek sovereignty — has been an undercurrent of every major policy...

Democrats May Be Blowing Their Best Chance for a Big Win Against the GOP

By Eric Pianin

Democrats are improving their standing on the issues nationally, but the party is holding back on spending in a key congressional race in Georgia.
The Fight Over the 2020 Census Could Determine Which Party Controls Congress

By Jay L. Zagorsky, The Conversation

John H. Thompson, the director of the U.S. Census Bureau, just resigned amid a funding fight over the 2020 Census . Since it comes at the same time that the president fired the director of the FBI ,...
Macron's Challenge: Playing Nice With Germany to Secure the Euro Zone

By Noah Barkin, Reuters

In the days before Emmanuel Macron traveled to Berlin in March to meet Angela Merkel, people in his entourage debated what message he should send to the German chancellor. Some urged him to lay out a...
The GOP Health Care Plan Gives Democratic Fundraising a Big Boost

By Maxwell Tani, Business Insider

Following the passage of the American Healthcare Act on Thursday, Democrats expressed outrage at House Republicans — online, in person, and at the bank. In a joint statement released Friday,...
Why Political Talk Is Causing Problems at Work

By Beth Braverman

The election may have ended months ago, but American workers are still talking politics at the office, and it’s stressing them out. A new survey from the American Psychological Association finds that...

This Might Be the Most Politicized Oscars Ever

By Ciro Scotti

Poor Oscar. The apolitical statuette has been clutched by many a winning hand railing about this cause or that outrage since the polarizing days of the Vietnam War. In 2003 when Michael Moore won an...
The Conservative Conundrum: What to Do About the Alt-Right?

By Rob Garver

Stung by the embarrassment of having to disinvite right-wing provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos from a speaking slot at its Conservative Political Action Conference, the American Conservative Union sent...
EPA Chief’s Magical Thinking: Push Energy Production and Protect the Planet

By Eric Pianin

The Trump administration offered a foretaste of its environmental policy with a speech on Tuesday by Scott Pruitt, the new Environmental Protection Agency administrator. Pruitt vowed to do as much to...
Trump Scores a Bipartisan Win With His Pick for National Security Adviser

By Rob Garver

In a moment that must feel unfamiliar to the nascent Trump administration, the president’s choice to fill the shoes of departed National Security Adviser Michael Flynn is drawing almost uniform...
In the Age of Trump, Who Can US Allies Believe?

By Rob Garver

Under other circumstances, comments about Vice President Mike Pence made by Rep. Adam Schiff on Sunday morning would have seemed uncharitable at best, or malicious at worst. The California...