Opinion · 117th Congress
What did Trump know, and when did he know it?
People are already saying the Jan. 6 hearings won’t matter — but they’re wrong. Nothing in history can prepare us for what we’re about to see.
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Opinion · 117th Congress
Biden’s new ‘transition’ economy is just ‘Build Back Better 3.0’
The president may have pulled out all the stops in a Wall Street Journal op-ed, but his new plan to fight inflation isn’t fooling anyone.
Opinion · 117th Congress
A third Trump miss in Georgia
Republicans in the state have moved on, and this week’s vote was proof, with Kemp, Raffensperger and Carr emerging unscathed.
Opinion · 117th Congress
An Rx for politicians — full medical disclosure
From John Fetterman to Donald Trump to Ruth Bader Ginsburg, our politics have always been shaped by the vagaries of human health.
Opinion · 117th Congress
What happens to America when optimism dies?
While most Republicans in Congress don’t explicitly embrace “replacement” conspiracy theories, they have failed to loudly denounce them.
Opinion · 117th Congress
The Biden effect is real
We’re beginning to see it extend beyond the president’s own unpopularity to congressional Democrats and the federal government itself.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Sometimes, a political party needs to listen to the voters
The Democratic Party's problems stem from the public's identification of the most progressive aspects as mainstream, Stu Rothenberg writes.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Biden’s ‘MAGA Republicans’ is a meh-ga slogan
The 2022 election will be decided by megatrends, not MAGA slogans. But President Joe Biden and his party are certainly trying.
Opinion · 117th Congress
What’s the state of our rights? Stay tuned
While states with “trigger laws” are reading from the same states’ rights playbook, Mitch McConnell is giving away the long game.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Biden talks inflation: Another swing and a miss
Biden’s prescription for what ails the economy is really just old-school Keynesian economics wrapped up in nice, new green packaging.
Opinion · 117th Congress
The worst pandemic in a century has outlasted our attention span
It remains baffling why, when it comes to the pandemic, Congress refuses to do what it does best — throw money at problems.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Fortress of division: Rolling back Roe vs. Wade will be more culmination than calamity
The expected toppling of Roe vs. Wade is a culmination of America's volcanic politics as the Supreme Court is now a fortress of division.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Will Biden’s 2022 midterms be worse than Obama’s in 2010?
Supreme Court abortion decision draft leak probably won’t change things much either way, David Winston writes.
Opinion · 117th Congress
When did admitting mistakes become weakness for Republicans?
Just compare how former Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy reacted after making mistakes
Opinion · 117th Congress
‘Defund the police’ still haunts Democrats
Polling shows it could hurt them in the midterms. While police have a favorable brand image, congressional Democrats have a negative one.
Opinion · 117th Congress
The Democratic message from Utah — of all places
It looked like abject surrender. But backing independent candidate Evan McMullin for Senate was the best play to preserve democracy.
Opinion · 117th Congress
But what will the ‘optics’ be?
Sens. Ted Cruz, Josh Hawley, Marsha Blackburn and others on the Senate Judiciary Committee got exactly what they came for.
Opinion · 117th Congress
The war in Ukraine changed this week
People saw the bodies of murdered Ukrainians in unfiltered clarity. They are images that, once seen, cannot be forgotten.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Can we just leave God out of it?
The Ginni Thomas-Mark Meadows texts provide an illustration of how dangerous it is to conflate religion and politics, Mary C. Curtis writes.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Biden: Crisis of credibility
Neither President Joe Biden's scripted nor unscripted comments stir much confidence, David Winston writes.