Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Some Dems Want to Dump Nancy Pelosi. Are They Nuts?
I vividly remember a day in 2009 when it seemed like the Affordable Care Act might not get across the finish line.
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Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Under Mulvaney’s Leadership, the CFPB Can Finally Live Up to Its Name
It’s a role with powers that would “frighten most of you,” he said during his first day on the job in November.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Once Again on Immigration, a Victory for the All-Or-Nothings
I suspect DACA recipients would say otherwise: Once the courts rule, the program could be shut down immediately, throwing their lives into even more chaos.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Will the GOP Follow Trump Off the Cliff on Trade?
All through the Trump years, Ryan has taken his gospel from “Casablanca” — most notably, Humphrey Bogart’s line: “I stick my neck out for nobody.”
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Donald Trump Has Already Won His Trade War
Economists also predicted more harm than good from Trump’s blanket tariffs, which his administration said could be imposed on all imports without exception, and which Trump later tweeted could be
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Save the RINOs, Save Yourselves
I know it’s hard to see how a man nicknamed “Mittens” in his last bid for the White House can save the republic.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Meet the Deficit Doves
hawks of the last decade, that breed of budget cutter so single-minded and focused on reducing, rather than growing, government debts and deficits that you knew what they were going to say before they said
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: To Filibuster or Not to Filibuster
I think most people agree that the filibuster wasn’t designed for this purpose but rather to give voice to the minority party’s legitimate views, with an emphasis on legitimate.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Crumbs? ‘I’ll Take It!’ And Democrats Should Too
Ketchum later said she understands how withholding works and knows this may not be the final result in the tax cut for her, but was pleased nonetheless. “I answered it honestly,” she told CNN.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Why Democrats Are Desperate for Some Kennedy Dazzle
“More like a cross between Ted and Bobby,” said another. “Yes, Ted and Bobby, with a little bit of Prince Harry thrown in.”
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Congress, It’s Time to Heal Thyself. Here’s How
As unseemly as the mid-January shutdown was, senators said it forced meaningful private talks between Republicans and Democrats — something that should happen in advance of future crises.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Women Played a Key Role in Harassment Bill
I spoke with Brooks last week just before the legislation was introduced. “I’m proud to be a part of it,” the Indiana Republican said.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Forgetting What It Means to Be an American
The top White House physician, during a detailed briefing Tuesday on Donald Trump’s health, confirmed it in his own way when he said that one reason why the president is able to shake off the stress
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: The Women Who Could Take Back the House for Democrats
Again and again I heard, often verbatim, “I had to do something.” Something, they meant, about Donald Trump getting elected to office.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: With a Potemkin President, Maybe It’s Time for Congressional Government
Trump’s claim that he is a “stable genius” brings to mind the scene in “Sunset Boulevard” when half-forgotten silent movie star Norma Desmond insists, “I am big.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: The Price of a Border Wall
Referring to the initials of the executive order (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) protecting the Dreamers, Trump said in a holiday interview with Michael Schmidt of the New York Times, “I
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Thinking Small When the Big Picture Looks Cloudy
The big-picture news this week is, of course, the transformation of the U.S. tax system, done without support from Democrats and without a public hearing.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: The Real Year of the Woman
“I don’t think he thinks he’s done anything wrong, but the fact is, someone was paid off,” the Utah Republican said on CNN.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: A Tribute to John Anderson — A Passionate Moderate
Whether he was warning about “missile madness” or pumping for a 50-cent-per-gallon gasoline tax, Anderson had by late 1979 become a man without a party.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Bottom of the Ninth
In all the focus groups I did during and after the last election, this man, more than any other, captured the underlying emotions that drove so many voters to cast their ballot not only for Trump but for