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Graham Vows to Investigate Whether ‘Bureaucratic Coup’ Tried to Oust Trump

Graham Vows to Investigate Whether ‘Bureaucratic Coup’ Tried to Oust Trump

Senator Lindsey Graham, the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, vowed on Sunday to investigate whether the top officials at the Justice Department and the F.B.I. plotted an “attempted bureaucratic coup” to remove President Trump from office, and said he would subpoena the former F.B.I. director and the deputy attorney general if necessary  Read more

The populist sledgehammer kills Amazon jobs that Middle America would love to have

The populist sledgehammer kills Amazon jobs that Middle America would love to have

Tito Brown can’t imagine driving a perfectly good thing out of a town that hasn’t had a perfectly good thing come its way in a very long time  Read more

 Trump Declares U.S.-Mexico Border Emergency

Trump Declares U.S.-Mexico Border Emergency

Defiant in the face of a stinging budget defeat, President Donald Trump declared a national emergency Friday to get more federal dollars for his long-promised wall at the U.S.-Mexico border, relying on a broad interpretation of his powers that was certain to trigger stiff legal challenges  Read more

The three 2020 Democrats Trump's campaign is watching most closely

The three 2020 Democrats Trump's campaign is watching most closely

The president's campaign is collecting opposition research on Kamala Harris, Elizabeth Warren and Cory Booker. Trump himself has his eye on Joe Biden  Read more

O’Rourke meets with Schumer to discuss 2020 Senate bid

O’Rourke meets with Schumer to discuss 2020 Senate bid

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer met with former Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke last week to discuss a possible 2020 Senate campaign against GOP Sen. John Cornyn, according to a source familiar with the meeting.  Read more

Of the three major scenarios for Venezuela, U.S. military intervention is the least likely

Of the three major scenarios for Venezuela, U.S. military intervention is the least likely

There are three main scenarios for Venezuela following the decision by the United States and dozens of major world democracies to recognize Juan Guaidó as legitimate president, and to demand free elections to end that country’s humanitarian crisis  Read more

Blocking Scalise Testimony Shows Democrats' True Colors

Blocking Scalise Testimony Shows Democrats' True Colors

The Democrats seem to think they have all the answers, because they just blocked a victim of gun violence from testifying about gun control legislation — and it just so happens to be one of their own colleagues  Read more

What Trump policies are Democrats running against?

What Trump policies are Democrats running against?

As the Democratic race for the 2020 presidential nomination gets underway, the contenders are trying to determine how to best distinguish themselves  Read more

Mark Kelly launches Senate bid in Arizona

Mark Kelly launches Senate bid in Arizona

Retired astronaut Mark Kelly on Tuesday said he will run for a Senate seat in his adopted home state of Arizona, giving Democrats an early chance at a seat they have not held since the late Sen. Carl Hayden (D) retired in 1969  Read more

 Trump Not 'Thrilled' With Border Deal But Leaning Toward It

Trump Not 'Thrilled' With Border Deal But Leaning Toward It

Under mounting pressure from his own party, President Donald Trump appeared to be grudgingly leaning toward accepting an agreement Tuesday that would head off a threatened second government shutdown but provide just a fraction of the money he’s been demanding for his Mexican border wall  Read more

 Dems' Struggle With 'MeToo' Charges Extends to California

Dems' Struggle With 'MeToo' Charges Extends to California

Nearly a week has passed since the first of two sexual-assault charges surfaced against Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax, and national Democratic leaders are still grappling with how to respond amid the fallout  Read more

Can the Democrats ever get over their anti-Israel bias?

Can the Democrats ever get over their anti-Israel bias?

Whew, that was a close call. But now that Democrats have pulled back from the brink of unchecked anti-Semitism, they can return to their regularly scheduled programming of routine anti-Israel bias  Read more

Socialism vs. Capitalism – I want my grandchildren to know this story could only happen here

Socialism vs. Capitalism – I want my grandchildren to know this story could only happen here

When I was growing up, my dad, a World War II combat vet, was a Ford car salesman. His dad, my grandfather, left his home and family as a teenager in 1912 and came to our shores in search of opportunity – as immigrants have done throughout our nation’s history  Read more

Venezuela and the Washington Clock

Venezuela and the Washington Clock

With speculation rampant over whether the Trump administration is going to invade Venezuela, it is useful to review the American experience in Iraq  Read more

Was Kamala Harris getting stoned while serving as an anti-pot prosecutor?

Was Kamala Harris getting stoned while serving as an anti-pot prosecutor?

In yet another bid to prove she's down with the kids, Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif. sat down with "The Breakfast Club" — the Charlamagne tha God version, not the Molly Ringwald one — to dish on everything from running for president to pot  Read more

There Is No Green New Deal

There Is No Green New Deal

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez can name her work as she sees fit, but it’s in no way a ‘plan’ or a ‘program.’ It’s a wish list  Read more

 Democrats could care less about immigration -- They just want to score a victory over Trump

Democrats could care less about immigration -- They just want to score a victory over Trump

There’s more proof that Democrats don't give a hoot about immigration, IRS tax refund checks, or anything of the sort  Read more

Trump says he's 'not happy' with bipartisan deal to avert shutdown

Trump says he's 'not happy' with bipartisan deal to avert shutdown

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he's "not happy" with the bipartisan spending deal reached this week that falls short of his demands for border wall funds  Read more