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...

Why Can’t Trump Get His Story Straight on Intelligence Leaks and Fake News?

By Rob Garver

If President Trump’s Twitter feed were a novel, it would have what critics call “continuity” problems.
Trump's Risky Message: He Doesn't Trust His Intelligence Chiefs

By Rob Garver

Like ripples expanding across a lake, the disorder within the Trump White House now looks ready to spread outward, and the first victim may be the nation’s intelligence and security apparatus. The...
Why Are Republicans Making It Harder to Fight Voter Fraud?

By Rob Garver

In a particularly nasty bit of irony, a pair of news stories about the possibility that the security of U.S. elections may have been compromised have, in large part, overshadowed a story about an...
Another Body Blow to the Trump White House as Labor Pick Withdraws

By Rob Garver

The way things have been going for the Trump White House in the 48 hours, there’s a non-trivial chance that the failure of the Puzder nomination feels less like a defeat than a welcome distraction.
Mike Pence’s Public Embarrassment May Have a Silver Lining

By Rob Garver

It’s unclear just what role Vice President Mike Pence is playing in the administration, how empowered he will be with regard to politics and policymaking, and, frankly, how much weight his word will...