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A blame game begins as a government shutdown looms
Public and private polling is giving both sides something to hang their hat on if the federal government partially shuts down.
‘Truth decay’ infected politics before Trump
The president announces 11 ‘Fake News awards,’ as a new RAND Corporation study explores the growing disagreement about basic facts.
An unexpected defeat in a rural Wisconsin special election sets off alarm bells for Republicans
The lesson here for national Democrats: Patty Schachtner is the sort of candidate who can actually defeat a GOP incumbent in red congressional districts this fall.
Denials of a profane Trump comment encapsulate why people distrust politicians so much
Republican Senators Tom Cotton (Ga.) and David Perdue (Ark.) have put all the Republicans who were in the room into a tough spot.
Trump has failed to nominate anyone for hundreds of important jobs in the executive branch
The president badly lags his predecessors in filling mid-level posts that make government work.
Meet the Trump nominees who couldn’t get confirmed by the GOP Senate, but are still in government
The list includes Sam Clovis and Brett Talley.
It’s perilous to have a president who doesn’t know history
Donald Trump wholeheartedly embraced earmarks Tuesday as a lubricant to grease the gears of government, drawing cheers from the swamp he promised to drain.
Trump is systematically alienating the Latino diaspora
A Manchurian Candidate who was secretly trying to alienate Hispanics would be hard pressed to do as much damage to the Republican brand as President Trump has.
Why Trump and Republicans are suddenly talking up bipartisanship
The best way to run against Washington in 2018 is by calling for an end to gridlock and dysfunction.