Politics · 115th Congress
Trump’s Tax Speech Shows Entire Agenda Rests on Overhaul Push
The speech was the White House’s official kickoff of a push to build public support for a tax overhaul package.
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Politics · 115th Congress
Trump Threatens Shutdown, Attacks GOP Senators During Angry Rally
Trump stuck to his staff’s script at the start of a rally in Phoenix, reading prepared remarks from a teleprompter just as he did during a stoic speech the night before to announce his Afghanistan
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Echoes of Vietnam in Trump’s Afghan About-Face
On one hand, the president wants India “to help us more with Afghanistan.” On the other hand, Trump wants to bludgeon Pakistan into “partnering with our effort in Afghanistan.”
Politics · 115th Congress
Far-Right Protesters in Virginia Included ‘Very Fine’ People, Trump Says
This is not my President.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Question for Congress, What Did You Do During the Trump Reign of Error?
The hope is that the next president will have listened to and thought about John McCain’s speech last week during his brief return to the Senate before he begins treatment for brain cancer.
Politics · 115th Congress
Senate Looks Ahead to Tax, Debt Limit Debates After Recess
The Utah Republican gave a floor speech Tuesday in which he called for a return to the Senate of yore. “I believe we can again see this body at its best.
Politics · 115th Congress
John McCain Returns With a Strong Message
I hear the Senate referred to as the world’s greatest deliberative body,” he said with his trademark sense of caustic understatement, “I’m not sure we can claim that distinction with a straight face today
Politics · 115th Congress
Senate Democrats Wage Eleventh-Hour Twitter War on GOP Health Care Bill
Missouri’s Claire McCaskill said it was “beyond weird” to vote on a proposal when McConnell and others in the GOP leadership “won’t even tell us what proposal we are voting on!”
Politics · 115th Congress
‘Climate Change’ a Third-Rail Phrase for Trump
At what point do they start laughing at us as a country?” Trump asked, in the spirit of his “America First” philosophy.
Politics · 115th Congress
Transcript: Interview with Donald Trump
Please help us, let’s make a deal. Help us with North Korea, and by the way we’re announcing tomorrow that you’re a currency manipulator, OK?”
Politics · 115th Congress
Rising Stars 2017: Members of Congress
Trump’s speech, which did gain faint praise from some Democrats for its more tempered tone, didn’t impress Clark.
Politics · 115th Congress
Senate Intelligence Leaders Stress Bipartisanship in Russia Probe
If you get nothing else from today, take that statement to the bank.”
Trump Warns GOP Members of Political, Policy Pitfalls of Killing Health Bill
Trump did not take questions after his speech but he still had plenty of interaction with the GOP conference.
Opinion: ‘We Do Our Part’ Offers Insight Into Where Democrats Went Wrong
Although Peters acknowledges the segregation and limited opportunities for women in the America of his youth, he also mourns the loss of an era "when most of us viewed each other as human beings … [and
Congress: The Toughest Crowd of Trump’s Presidential Career
There is more to being president than hastily drafted executive orders and blustery late-night tweets.
Kamala Harris Aims for Influence as a Check on Trump
By NIELS LESNIEWSKI and BRIDGET BOWMAN Donald Trump received less than a third of the votes cast for president by California voters, and that's something the state's new senator, Kamala Harris, is well
Politics · 115th Congress
President Trump: ‘From This Day Forward … Only America First’
He called Trump’s speech “inspiring and succinct,” adding that “the idea of Washington telling us less about what to do is something that rings a chord with me.”