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Donald Trump means different things to different people. To his core supporters, he’s the man who will make America great again. To his diehard opponents, he is a dangerous juvenile with authoritarian tendencies. Ultimately, these descriptions are secondary to how Trump sees himself: a tough, dealmaking Svengali who has the experience and power of persuasion … Read more
Moderates held off challenges from the far-left and right through their state’s unorthodox electoral system.
Tomorrow Californian Democrats will anoint the straight, white progressive prince of the San Francisco Bay as their chosen one.
If your pet conspiracy turns out to be real, as sometimes does happen, then you are no longer a ‘conspiracy theorist.’
The diplomat’s comments to Breitbart have caused German politicians to question his suitability.
The president is showing loyalty to conservatives who believe he was wrongfully prosecuted and punished.
Donald Trump is following through on his threat—or promise, as his voters see it—to impose steep tariffs on foreign goods in the name of supporting American industry, starting with levies of 25 per cent on steel and 10 per cent on aluminium imports. Allies and neighbors that had been granted temporary exemptions are now set … Read more
The Attorney General was supposed to catch the snakes slithering into the White House.
Three theories on why the conservative author received a presidential pardon.
Three theories on why the conservative author received a presidential pardon.
And why has she signed an NDA with his think-tank?
Trump is resurgent as the prospect of a collusion case seems dimmer than ever.
The BBC ’ s segment with the former White House strategist wasn ’ t a gotcha interview — and it was the better for it.
Between Ukraine and his associate Evgeny Freidman, it ’ s heating up for the president’s former lawyer.
So much for the “World Peace” that Donald Trump bragged he would create at the June 12 Singapore summit. In a wildly inappropriate letter that veered between a bullying and lachrymose tone, Trump bowed to the inevitable in canceling the summit with Kim Jong-un. He had to do it before Kim did. Already Kim had … Read more
Michael Cohen’s Kiev connection could spell more trouble for his former boss.
As the mid-terms approach, the Democrats are divided and dwindling. The GOP’s hand is getting stronger.
Lawyers representing the ex-spook-turned-private-investigator Christopher Steele were in action yesterday at London’s High Court. In a rather convoluted turn of events, BuzzFeed, who published Steele’s leaked dossier on links relating to Trump and Moscow, is now seeking to question the author “on the dossier as a whole” because of the document’s importance in the “public’s … Read more
The opening of the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem was nothing short of a dark Mass. A ceremony that should have marked the monumental achievement of the Jewish people was instead consecrated in blood. Seated courtside was the man who perhaps more than any other made the embassy happen: Sheldon Adelson, the casino magnate. Back in Washington, his man … Read more
May 17, 2017 started out as any other day in Donald Trump’s Washington. Men and women in suits with briefcases walked into work, ready to meet clients or do business. The day, however, proved to be the very beginning of Trump’s troubles, with the appointment of a special counsel to look into allegations of collusion … Read more