Senate Gun Control Speeches Recall An Old-School Filibuster
Okay, so what was going on in the Senate Wednesday night is not really a filibuster, in the sense we usually understand that term today. But should that mean we can't have some fun with the word...
View ArticleWhy Are The Media Obsessed With Trump's Controversies And Not Clinton's?
The question is repeated in one form or another millions of times a day in social media and random conversation. It comes primarily from the backers of Donald Trump, but also from others — including...
View ArticleTrump Is Another Republican Striking A Blow For The Way Things Used To Be
When American voters must choose a new president, reaction tends to rule. Given a choice between continuity and contrast, we favor contrast — even when the retiring incumbent leaves office with...
View ArticleShould Trump Foes See Tillerson At State As Last Straw Or First Ray Of Hope?
Several of Donald Trump's Cabinet choices have prompted controversy from the moment they were named, but the one most likely to face real Senate opposition is Rex Tillerson, the CEO of ExxonMobil, whom...
View ArticleTrump And Company Prepare Inaugural Address In The Shadow Of Tradition
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLmiOEk59n8 President-elect Trump is busy these days with victory tours, Cabinet-making and foreign policy tweets . But he's also finding time to think about his...
View ArticleFACT CHECK: Trump Lawyer's Claim And Comparison To Rockefeller Is A Head...
Among the unusual elements of President-elect Donald Trump's Wednesday news conference was a 15-minute interlude in which an attorney took the podium and described Trump's plan to address potential...
View ArticlePast Presidents Made History In First Address To Congress
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sS-CuAv1DCY When new presidents address Congress for the first time, they can scarcely be said to be making a first impression. In recent years, even the youngest...
View ArticleGorsuch Hearing For Top Court Lacks The High Drama Of Those In Recent Past
In a hearing that stretched through nearly 12 hours Tuesday, the Supreme Court nomination of Neil Gorsuch took a long step toward Senate confirmation. Barring an utterly unforeseen reversal when the...
View ArticleThe Filibuster's Rise And Potential Fall: From 'Nuclear Weapon' To 'Six-Shooter'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiRB7ys2oOY President Trump has suggested the filibuster should be eliminated to help move along his legislative agenda, though you might not know that's what he was...
View ArticleTrump Puts A Twist On The Meaning Of 'Bully Pulpit'
More than a century ago, President Theodore Roosevelt had a habit of inviting journalists to the White House to share some of his thoughts. In one such chat he coined a phrase that has been part of our...
View ArticleTrump-Russia Nexus Recalls Long History Of Shadow Campaigns
Now that Donald Trump Jr.'s emails have produced the kind of solid evidence the Russia connection story had been lacking, what had been mostly speculative reporting has instead become the first draft...
View ArticleWhat Is The 'Regular Order' John McCain Longs To Return To On Health Care?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRu8JD3de6Y Updated at 1:55 p.m. ET In an emotional return to the Senate floor on Tuesday afternoon, Sen. John McCain admonished the leaders of his party for how they...
View ArticleRacial Issues Have Often Been A Test for U.S. Presidents With Conflicted...
President Trump is only the latest man in the White House to see his plans, his governing coalition and his popular standing all at risk because of a racially charged issue. In the days since he blamed...
View Article8 Congressional Chairmen Are Calling It Quits. Here's Why And What It Could Mean
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftoKx1btN_8 Capitol Hill Republicans are nervous about November. The margins of their majority are dwindling in both chambers. It's looking like a good year to run as a...
View ArticleThe Massive Case Of Collective Amnesia: The FBI Has Been Political From The...
Recent FBI investigations relevant to the 2016 presidential election have become the latest battleground in our deeply divided and partisan politics. Some Republicans, disappointed by the lack of...
View ArticleThe Zombie Amendments To The Constitution You've Probably Never Heard Of
The first 10 changes to the Constitution were easy. Since then, it has been an uphill battle every time, and some of those battles are, at least technically, still undecided. We are speaking of the...
View ArticleIs This Any Way To Drive An Omnibus? 10 Questions About What Just Happened
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OiXh5qTylo March has been teeming with news stories from Washington, from burgeoning trade wars to White House shake-ups to tales of sex scandals and shakedowns. But in...
View ArticleWhy America Re-Elects A Congress It Hates
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTTbbU8u3Zo Americans don't like Congress. Yet its members frequently serve there for 20, 30, even 50 years. So, how do we explain such a dismal public approval rating...
View ArticleRand Paul Goes To Russia And Delivers Letter For Trump, Marking Our Era Of Irony
By now, practically everyone has seen that picture of the two guys at President Trump's weekend rally in Ohio wearing T-shirts that said: "I'd Rather be a Russian than a Democrat!" Many have also seen...
View ArticleWill The Kavanaugh Saga Leave Bruises That Heal Or Permanent Scars?
President Trump's choice of Brett Kavanaugh is already the most contentious nomination to the Supreme Court since Clarence Thomas won a 52-48 confirmation vote in 1991. Thomas' was the closest vote...
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