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Sunday
Friday
The 116th Congress could be the most unpredictable yet
Nancy Pelosi is just getting started
‘How do you impeach a president who’s done nothing wrong?’ Actually, it’s quite easy
You drum up a bill of particulars, and, voila, impeachment hearings begin
Thursday
The pathetic crusade of Mitt Romney
The Utah senator-elect thinks that Donald Trump has not risen to the ‘mantle of the office’
Tuesday
The shutdown proves how redundant a lot of the government is
For all of the breathless commentary from Beltway media, the reality is that the federal government can’t even shut itself down properly
Monday
Yet again, bluff and bombast are Trump’s policy
Trump supporters may continue to hope for a grand revolution in American affairs, but Trump himself is focused on sublunary matters
How character counts with Donald Trump
The quality that counts in a president is whether he suits the needs of the country at a given moment
Saturday
Trump’s main problem? His interests don’t match the GOP’s
The longer he’s cooped up in the White House, the crazier his pronouncements become
Wednesday
Why has Trump followed his impulses to Iraq?
The unannounced visit serves as a welcome distraction
Sunday
Can Patrick Shanahan handle the madness of King Trump?
Like a Russian tsar, the President seems to think he can govern by ukase
Friday
The ‘adults’ in the Trump administration are surprisingly childish
Mattis’s petulant resignation fits a pattern
As Mattis exits, is Vladimir Putin the only adult left in the room?
His departure further erodes Trump’s relationship with Senate Republicans who ultimately control his fate
Tuesday
The pillars of Trumpworld are crumbling
Investigations are closing in, and the White House now resembles a nuthouse
Monday
Donald Trump and the art of the bipartisan deal
Why 2019 will be a year of consolidation
Friday
What can Mick Mulvaney bring to the Chief of Staff role?
The OMB chief could be a boon to foreign policy restraint
Wednesday
Trump’s bleak midwinter will be full of flippers
The more that emerges about Trump’s past conduct, the sleazier it looks
Tuesday
Pelosi and Schumer have Trump’s back against the wall
The President is looking increasingly marooned in a White House under siege
Monday
What Trump needs from his next Chief of Staff
The right hire could be the key to fulfilling the MAGA promise
Will the White House have no Chief of Staff?
Nick Ayers’s shock rejection of Trump’s offer has convulsed the search to replace John Kelly