Politics

WASHINGTON —It was a nightmare scenario for a scrappy congressional candidate. A few hours before the biggest debate of the primary season, California Democrat Bryan Caforio’s website crashed. When he took the stage to debate his Democratic rivals, each of them vying to knock off vulnerable incumbent Republican Steve Knight …

There’s a reason why Rudy Giuliani and the rest of Donald Trump‘s legal team have steadfastly refused to allow Special Counsel Robert Mueller to question the president about obstruction of justice. A dossier could be compiled just on the Trump’s repeated attempts to hinder the investigation into his campaign’s relationship …

In summer of 2015, back when Mick Mulvaney was a relatively low-profile Congressman in the habit of accepting tens of thousands of dollars in donations from payday lenders, he co-sponsored House Resolution 3118 — a proposal to eliminate the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. H.R. 3118 never went anywhere —it didn’t …

American farmers and manufacturers have been growing impatient for President Trump’s harebrained tariff scheme to pay dividends. The taxes the administration imposed earlier this year on steel and aluminum imports have wreaked havoc on a number of industries, leading to factory closures, job losses and the need for some companies, …

John Dean was the White House’s legal counsel under President Nixon. When Nixon was forced to resign in 1974, it was in part because of information Dean provided to investigators regarding Nixon’s efforts to cover up his involvement in the Watergate scandal — or, in other words, how the president …

Americans are plagued by the belief that racism is best proven through speech. If there is no recording of a store clerk or police officer (or president) using a racial slur, then there’s nothing to discuss. Defining racism as who does or does not say “nigger,” for instance, boils bigotry …

President Trump has long felt the United States is getting ripped off when it comes to trade. He’s lamented it at campaign rallies, he’s tweeted about it repeatedly and this year he finally decided to do something about it. It’s a simple fix, Trump reasoned: Just tax the hell out …

The retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy from the Supreme Court is the dismal capper on a disastrous week of news for those who believe the court’s current conservatives aren’t neutral umpires in the great game of law and politics, but rather ardent and crafty partisans intent on securing Republican control …

Remember when, two years ago this month, Donald Trump Jr. agreed to meet with Russiansinside Trump Tower? You may recall that the man who arranged that meeting was a music promoter and publicist named Rob Goldstone. One of Goldstone’s clients, a Russian pop star, Emin Agalarov, as well as Emin’s …

Here’s a good way to understand the day: White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders was scheduled to hold her Monday briefing at 1:15 pm. ET. Then it was moved back to 3:30, then 4:00, then 5:00. The final delay came with a notice that Department of Homeland Security Secretary …