The return of Rand Paul
The Kentucky senator is able to bridge Trumpism and old-guard Republicanism while pointing both in a more libertarian direction
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The Kentucky senator is able to bridge Trumpism and old-guard Republicanism while pointing both in a more libertarian direction
The President has a consistent pattern of denigrating black people with special fervour.
Sarah Huckabee Sanders depicted her as the classic aggrieved employee who is thirsting for revenge against her old boss.
A journey to the nuttiest recesses of the #HashtagResistance
While his lawyers want to avoid a showdown, the inartful dodger may be eager for one.
Insurgents do not have to win every battle to win the war.
The Manafort trial has already dented Trump’s regular contention that Special Counsel is merely conducting a witch hunt.
‘Darkness is good. Dick Cheney. Darth Vader. Satan. That’s power.’
The Donald is visiting all the key states he needs to win for a repeat Electoral College victory.
He is a leader utterly unlike his predecessors — and we’re all better for it.
The eldest daughter distances herself from her father’s political views, while the eldest son wallows in them.
The Donald is clearly content for the system to remain roughly the same. He just wants to be the one who presides over it.
‘It could be argued that getting out of the office to beat up some leftists is a good way to work up an appetite for lunch,’ one of France’s more cynical millionaires tells me, admiring Alexandre Benalla, 26, a recently fired security aide to President Emmanuel Macron. Benalla had rushed from his office at the Elysée Palace to brawl with members of La France Insoumise, the tattered remnants of the French left, who were demonstrating outside. Tally-ho! Right on. Except that you really are not allowed to do that, especially in the age of camera phones. And the more that comes out about this story, the weirder it becomes. What
Charles Koch, a lifetime free-trader, seems really, really, really unhappy with the president’s tariffs, both real and threatened.
A war is breaking out in the GOP between Trump and the more mainstream elements of the party.
It’s getting harder and harder to choose between a president who can’t tell the truth, and a publisher who can’t admit it.
Hacked text messages containing several damaging stories about the former campaign manager can now be viewed by anyone with an internet connection
The former campaign manager heads to trial tomorrow.
Rural areas may lean more toward Trump, but they aren’t championing the President and his policies.
Polls indicate his populist outlook is more in line with what voters want.