Politics · 115th Congress
Trump Takes Post-Election Victory Lap Despite Close Races
Donald Trump is taking a victory lap after Tuesday’s congressional and gubernatorial elections, but the president’s football-spiking might be premature.
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Politics · 115th Congress
11 Eyebrow-Raising Comments From Trump’s Midwest Swing
ANALYSIS — President Donald Trump started his day trip to Iowa and Illinois by ducking reporters’ questions and ended with a spirited event on the GOP tax law that quickly took on the feel of a campaign
Opinion · 115th Congress
Obama’s Push for More Female Leaders Gets Help From Men Acting Out
Arguably the most powerful man in the world, Donald Trump, was the impetus for many of the political hopefuls to stop waiting for someone else to take the lead.
Politics · 115th Congress
Roskam Tells Trump to Speak to Putin More Like Reagan Would
Peter Roskam said President Donald Trump delivered a “very defensive” response on Tuesday when he confronted the president about siding with Russian President Vladimir Putin at their joint news conference
Politics · 115th Congress
GOP Celebrates Supreme Court’s Most Conservative Term in Years
The Supreme Court ended its term with a number of decisions that split the court along ideological lines, a finish that underscored just how much President Donald Trump’s appointment of Justice Neil Gorsuch
Politics · 115th Congress
Mitt Romney: Future Force in the Senate or Just Another Freshman?
Romney, the 2012 GOP presidential standard-bearer, did not mention President Donald Trump by name in his Tuesday evening primary victory speech in Utah, but the message was unmistakable.
How Mark Sanford Proudly Failed His Loyalty Test
And for the Republicans, of course, unflinching loyalty to President Donald Trump is now the core of the homogenized brand.
Politics · 115th Congress
Mitch McConnell, Now the Senate’s Longest-Serving GOP Leader
When Majority LeaderMitch McConnell highlighted the accomplishments of Senate Republicans on his watch at a gathering of conservatives Friday, the Kentucky Republican was taking a bit of a victory lap
Politics · 115th Congress
Sinclair TV Owner Maxed Out Donations to Gianforte, Montana GOP
He did the same last year, ahead of Gianforte’s 6-point special election victory over Democrat Rob Quist. The night before the special election, Gianforte attacked Guardian reporter Ben Jacobs.
Politics · 115th Congress
Trump Opts Against Making Immigration Demand of McConnell
President Donald Trump opted against publicly pressuring Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to use the White House’s immigration overhaul framework as the legislation the chamber takes up during a
Trump Faces the Audience That Matters More: Hill Republicans
Fresh off one speech designed to conjure an implausible degree of unity in the country, President Donald Trump will deliver another address designed to sustain his implausible degree of unity with Republicans
Politics · 115th Congress
The State of the Union in Trump’s Words: American, Great and Tax
During his first State of the Union address Tuesday night, President Donald Trump continued the nationalist theme he emphasized during his campaign, mentioning America or some variation 79 times.
Politics · 115th Congress
What We Learned From Trump’s State of the Union
President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address Tuesday was a victory lap on his economic program, but not the unifying speech that his aides had promised ahead of time, political analysts said.
Policy · 115th Congress
Trump Ups Infrastructure Spending Goal, but Offers No Details
President Donald Trump laid out a goal at his first State of the Union address Tuesday to spark $1.5 trillion in infrastructure spending from public and private sources and couple the new spending with
Politics · 115th Congress
First-Term Presidents and State of the Union Big Asks
He did not deliver a speech, but released a written message on Jan. 21, 1946, that combined the State of the Union with his budget request. Truman had plenty to crow about.
Politics · 115th Congress
GOP Candidates Shun Bannon After Trump ‘Treason’ Remarks
In an interview for a forthcoming book by Michael Wolff, Bannon slammed Donald Trump Jr., Jared Kushner (Trump’s son-in-law and a close campaign and White House adviser) and Paul Manafort (his campaign
Politics · 115th Congress
Doug Jones Now Faces the Red-State Democrat’s Dilemma
He talked about CHIP often during the campaign and mentioned it in his victory speech on election night. Staying focused on his home state was the advice Jones received from Sen.
Politics · 115th Congress
47 Images of the Wild Ride That Was 2017 in Congress
Trump as the 45th president of the United States.
Politics · 115th Congress
Democrat Doug Jones Trumps Roy Moore in Alabama
President Donald Trump took to Twitter to congratulate Jones on a “hard fought victory.” “The write-in votes played a very big factor, but a win is a win.