Most importantly, Republicans are redefining in their own image the traditional, and rightful, meaning of “tough on crime.” . ... President Trump signed the First Step Act into law that Friday. . Needless to say, Republicans have proven their critics wrong. ..…
Most conservative Republicans (55%) say Trump has a “great deal” of respect for democratic institutions; most liberal Democrats (60%) say he has no respect “at all” for these traditions and institutions. . ..…
Trump’s decision should have surprised no one. As a candidate, he shocked the Republican Party establishment by criticizing George W. ... Perhaps Tennessee’s John Duncan, the last Republican congressman who opposed the Iraq war and who retired this year after decades of..…
Overall, Trump gets his most positive ratings among the two most solidly Republican groups, Core Conservatives and Country First Conservatives. ... However, even the Republican-leaning groups who strongly approve of Trump’s job performance are not all that positive about..…
Accordingly, the policy of détente with Russia, or what Trump has repeatedly called “cooperation with Russia,” still found no significant supporters in mainstream politics, even though it was the policy of other Republican presidents, notably Eisenhower, Nixon, and Reagan. Trump has..…
Conservative Republicans denounced Trump. The foreign policy establishment in general went bonkers, claiming Trump was endangering national security. . ..…
Cohen now acknowledges his contacts with Russians about the hotel continued for nearly six more months while Trump wrapped up the Republican presidential nomination. . ..…
Cohen’s attendance at a Prague meeting like the one described in the dossier would have been a logical assignment for him; Trump had long used him to solve business and legal headaches, three Republican operatives who were close to the campaign said. . ... Beginning last year, he took a..…
Both Democrats and Republicans in Washington were similarly convinced that if anyone could bring order to the Trump administration, it would be the ever-responsible John Kelly. . ... Instead, prepare to watch them cede that territory (as always) to Trump and the..…
By pointing out that for two years the Some may try to defend Republicans Republican Congress had to negotiate spending deals with President Obama. President Trump and Republicans claim the increases are necessary because sequestration decimated the military. ..…
That polarizing strategy has provided winning model for Republican efforts to discredit and distract ever since, all the way down to Donald Trump, Devin Nunes, and the attempted sliming of FBI and special counsel Robert Mueller's Trump-Russia investigation.. ..…
Accordingly, the policy of détente with Russia, or what Trump has repeatedly called “cooperation with Russia,” still found no significant supporters in mainstream politics, even though it was the policy of other Republican presidents, notably Eisenhower, Nixon, and Reagan. Trump has..…
And in so doing, he executed what has already been official United States policy and fulfilled a promise made by every United States president and presidential candidate, Democrat and Republican, for a very long time. . With regard to the question of Palestine, Donald Trump is not an..…