Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has long positioned herself as a champion of free speech. But she just went on national television as a Trump administration official and suggested that one of the president’s political opponents should be prosecuted for speech that, reckless and contemptible as it may be, is protected by the First […]

New York may soon join 10 other states and Washington, D.C., in legalizing assisted suicide. The state Assembly passed the Medical Aid in Dying Act last month. The state Senate has yet to pass it, but 25 senators are sponsors of the bill. To pass, it needs the support of 32.  Assisted suicide is well on […]

It follows a report from "The Hill" that FEMA is not ready for hurricane season.

President Trump believes that China would have suffered more harm than the U.S. in a prolonged trade war, and lowered tariffs on Chinese imports to 30% from 145% and Chinese tariffs on US goods to 10% from 125%.

There is much to learn from a profession that knows how to earn the confidence of people with world views deeply opposed to their own.

President Trump is returning from a Middle East trip where he was feted by foreign leaders to find his legislative agenda on shaky ground on Capitol Hill. Republican lawmakers are squabbling over the details of the massive reconciliation package that contains key pieces of Trump’s agenda on taxes, border funding and spending. On Friday, four...

House Republicans are working to give their “big beautiful bill” a face lift as they try to appease warring factions of the party in hopes of sending President Trump’s legislative agenda to the Senate before Memorial Day. The broad outline of the megabill is already set, with committees completing advancement of all 11 portions of...

The Trump administration appears to be losing patience with Russian President Vladimir Putin, even as President Trump offers a face-to-face meeting in an effort to end the Ukraine war. Trump this week flirted with traveling to Turkey to meet with Putin on the sidelines of talks between Russian and Ukrainian officials, but the Kremlin, just...

Democratic Party faces record low favorability, but Democratic strategist James Carville highlights recent election wins and future prospects as signs of potential recovery.

In a recent political cartoon, artist Gary Varvel portrayed a Democrat lying on his therapist’s couch. When asked to name his greatest fear, he replied: “That Trump’s policies will make America great again.”  In a single, simple drawing, Varvel exposed a political reality that few Democrats are willing to acknowledge. His cartoon wasn’t merely satire […]