The Nixon tapes have the president calling Pierre Trudeau an asshole, which won Republican few fans north of the border. ..…

Sunday, Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez, 29, the member of House, told CNN there is no question. ..…

Washington Post  notes that, in yesterday with Congressional leadership, that he was prepared to let the shutdown go on for month or even longer for the sake of his border wall. ..…

As Ackerman suggests, Trump using his emergency powers to attempt to make an end run around Congress would most certainly lead many in the Senate, including many Republicans to object and this could lead to a sufficient number of defections from Republican ranks to approve the resolution and nullify..…

For instance, it lets Congress suspend the writ of habeas corpus, suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions... ..…

new report by Lambda Legal examining President Trump's judicial nominees over the past two years warns that Republican-led Senate is more likely to confirm nominees with history of anti- LGBTQ animus — even if they have been rated not qualified by American Bar Association.. ..…

In West Virginia, the teachers strike woke up women voters to both run for office and support other women doing the same, says Gary Zuckett.. ..…

McConnell said last week there wasn't time to get the measure through this session, but he has faced intense lobbying pressure, not only from the president but also other Republican senators and the religious right. ..…

The Democrats have championed military interventions, twiddled their thumbs under President Barack Obama, and nominated a hawk to lead the party in 2016. . Progressives, the same ones who, under Republican administrations, routinely held massive anti-war rallies on days that ended in..…

White House officials and Republican congressional leaders worry that GOP support for the shutdown is eroding, weakening President Donald Trump's hand as he seeks billions of dollars for a border wall that Democrats have vowed to oppose, according to GOP lawmakers and aides. . . . . ... No..…

The narrative film by Adam McKay is line-blurring, occasionally satirical look at the career of former Vice President Dick Cheney and his rise to power. As libertarian, large swaths of Republican agenda fashioned and implemented by Dick Cheney and others are anathema to my views on..…

He ran for president in 1996, 2000, and 2008, and was a Republican nominee for the U.S. ... When Keyes ran for president in 2000, the media generally considered him the winner of the Republican primary debates, due to the persuasive eloquence of his defense of the unborn,..…

His comments were said in the context of the public and visible divisions among political conservatives vying for influence in Republican party, particularly Sen. Mitt Romney's, R-Utah, comments criticizing President Donald Trump's and the direction he's taking the in New Year's Day..…

it surprised watchdogs and transparency advocates. ..…

In a radio message at 4:30 a.m. (0330 GMT), Lieutenant Kelly Ondo Obiang, who described himself as an officer in the Republican Guard, said Bongo’s New Year’s Eve address “reinforced doubts about the president’s ability to continue to carry out of the responsibilities of his..…

In 1996, Republican-controlled Congress passed and President Bill Clinton signed Illegal Immigration Reform and Responsibility Act that made punishments of immigrants. ..…

But such episodes indicate any real change in the patient's underlying condition, and Democratic Party remains infected by fatal strains of Trump Derangement Syndrome, socialist fantasies, and identity politics... ..…

Did he think he would enlighten Washington Post readers, the majority of whom already loathe the president, Republican Party and the half of the country that voted for Donald Trump.. ..…

Three years ago, Guatemala surprised Otto Pérez Molina, landing him and dozen others prison. ..…

The departures of Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and White House Chief of Staff John F.  Kelly, the appointment of senior persons of lesser experience, the abandonment of allies. ..…