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Trump Lashes Out, Vows to Appeal Guilty Verdict

By Yuval Rosenberg

Donald Trump today vowed to appeal his conviction on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records related to hush-money payments made to silence an adult film star’s story about a sexual encounter...
After the Capitol Attack: What Happens Next

By Yuval Rosenberg

The fallout from Wednesday’s chaos at the Capitol continued Thursday — and will likely be felt for some time. Here are the top developments: Congress certifies election, Trump says he will leave:...
How Do We Respond to the Trump Insurrection?

By Yuval Rosenberg

Today, January 6, 2021, is a date which will live in infamy, to borrow President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s words after Pearl Harbor was attacked in 1941. Only today’s horrifying attack on American...
Of Four Options Facing Trump in Qatar, Only One Is the Right Choice

By Patrick Smith

Three weeks after President Trump’s closely watched meeting with Arab leaders during his visit to Saudi Arabia, the No.1 question for Trump’s foreign policy team is how to navigate in a region that...
How the Comey Hearing Made America Great Again

By Ciro Scotti

That sound you’ve been hearing for almost five months is the world laughing at America as the rubes from New York bumble around Washington smashing the fine china of governance in a spectacle of...

The Only Person Who Can Bring Down Trump Is Sitting in the Oval Office

By Edward Morrissey

Could a wealthy businessman managing his own company do better operating the federal government than a politician? The experiment has just begun, but it’s already apparent that the type of...
The Comey Firing Proves We Need Two Special Counsels, Not One

By Edward Morrissey

James Comey finds himself out of a job unexpectedly – and perhaps not unreasonably. The timing of his exit and the confusion over the status of the investigation into alleged Russian interference in...
Democrats, Now the Party of No, Stonewall Trump at Their Peril

By Liz Peek

As Democrats have comfortably settled into their new role as the Party of No, some say the formerly obstructionist Republicans are getting their just desserts. But there is one stark difference...
Trump's Troubling Embrace of Anti-Democratic Leaders and Policies

By Rob Garver

From the earliest days of his presidential campaign, there has been an air of authoritarianism around the man who now occupies the Oval Office. But over the past few weeks, as Donald Trump approached...
These Big, Expensive Giveaways to Illegal Immigrants Will Backfire on Liberals

By Liz Peek

As Trump ramps up border security, liberal Democrats vow ever-greater resistance. Blue states are increasingly adopting policies that bolster their pro-immigrant bona fides, but that may ultimately...

Gaffes Aside, the GOP Can Still Control Congress

By Eric Pianin and Merrill Goozner

Republicans once were considered a sure bet to reclaim control of the Senate in November until they were hit with a string of bad luck. They could still win a majority of seats in the Senate and...
Obama Will Still Win, but He Could Have Won Big

By Bruce Bartlett, The Fiscal Times

Some weeks ago, I said that Barack Obama would likely win the election . Although the race has narrowed, I still think he is the favorite on Election Day. However, the odds are not overwhelming, and...
Are You Better Off? More Americans Say Yes

By Yuval Rosenberg

In an encouraging sign about the tenuous economic recovery – and a potentially promising one for the Obama campaign – slightly more Americans say they feel financially better off, rather than worse,...
The Hidden Power of the Early Voter in Election 2012

By Josh Boak, The Fiscal Times

President Obama has pinned his re-election hopes on early voters, a group that’s not necessarily captured by recent polls showing that momentum has shifted to Republican Mitt Romney. Voters in...
Obama Resurrects His Failed 4-Year-Old Agenda

By Edward Morrissey

The Barack Obama reelection campaign began its operation on April 4th, 2011, nineteen months before voters decide to send him back for a second term or send him back to Chicago. In the 570 days...

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