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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...

Christie Isn’t Running for President, No Really!

By Michelle Hirsch, The Fiscal Times

Chris Christie, the outspoken conservative governor from New Jersey, lectured Washington on coping with budget deficits, but again ruled out a bid for president in 2012.
The New Congress: Deficit Reduction at All Costs

By Eric Pianin and Kirk Victor

The Republicans heading the new Congress have their own reform plan — undo Obamacare and return government spending to 2008 levels. The result could be a stalemate that could once again hurt the...
Trip Wires for Obama’s Second Term: GOP and Big Labor

By Liz Peek

Big Labor is President Obama’s best friend and worst enemy. In the year ahead, hoping to win back independent voters, Obama likely will recast his administration as centrist and responsive to an...
Estate Tax Change Threatens Obama’s Tax Compromise

By Tom Herman, The Fiscal Times

The estate tax has become a major issue as Congress debates President Obama’s tax compromise with Republicans. Liberal Democrats blast the proposal as costly and a bonanza for a tiny group of very...
Tax Deal: Job Creator or Deficit Inflater?

By Merrill Goozner, The Fiscal Times

As the House prepares to vote on the president’s tax-compromise plan, a look at how many jobs various provisions will and won’t create.

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