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Trump acts like the president of the Red States of America
Donald Trump often behaves as if he’s first and foremost the president of the states and the people who voted for him. That’s at odds with the American tradition, and it’s problematic as a governing philosophy – especially in a moment of crisis.
Evidence of climate change abounds amid extreme weather in the Pacific Northwest
Seattle, known for its rain, just went a record-breaking 55 days without any. Climate change is leading to more extreme weather, and no other region has experienced that so much over the last year as the Pacific Northwest.
Mueller impaneling a grand jury makes it more politically difficult for Trump to fire him
Last night’s news that Robert S. Mueller III has begun using a grand jury in federal court in Washington, as part of his investigation into possible coordination between the Kremlin and the Trump campaign, further boxes in the president.
Trump stumbles are undercutting executive power, which may be healthy for America long-term
The White House has accumulated vastly more power than the men who wrote the Constitution intended, and one unintended consequence of the Trump presidency may be a long-term rebalancing between the three branches of the federal government.
Jeff Flake delivers the most courageous conservative rebuttal of Trumpism yet
The Arizona Republican senator now stands athwart Trump, yelling stop, at a time when few others in the conservative movement are inclined to do so, or to have much patience with those who so urge it.