Elections

Here’s How to Tell If John Kelly Really Has the White House Under Control

By Rob Garver

President Trump’s decision to replace former White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus with retired Marine Corps Gen. John Kelly, until recently the head of the Department of Homeland Security, is...
US Seen as Major Global Threat Along with ISIS, Climate Change: Pew Poll

By David Francis

A new Pew Research Center poll of nearly 42,000 people across 38 countries found the threat of climate change is nearly as great as terrorism from ISIS. Sixty-two percent of those polled said that...
If Demographics Is Destiny, 80 Million Millennials Will Decide America’s Future

By Liz Peek

It wasn’t James Comey that torpedoed Hillary Clinton’s presidential bid. It wasn’t Jeremy Corbyn who upset Teresa May. It wasn’t fed-up workers who gave the National Front their best-ever showing in...
Time for Trump to Face It: From Now on, Every Week Is ‘Russia Week’

By Rob Garver

The Trump administration’s efforts to keep Russian interference in last year’s election out of the headlines are being overwhelmed by events, as another week ostensibly dedicated to a different issue...
As Puerto Rico Votes on Statehood, Economic Distress Looms Large

By Leslie Picker, CNBC

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The question of "status," whether Puerto Rico should be admitted as a U.S. state, remain a commonwealth or seek sovereignty — has been an undercurrent of every major policy...

Democrats May Be Blowing Their Best Chance for a Big Win Against the GOP

By Eric Pianin

Democrats are improving their standing on the issues nationally, but the party is holding back on spending in a key congressional race in Georgia.
The Fight Over the 2020 Census Could Determine Which Party Controls Congress

By Jay L. Zagorsky, The Conversation

John H. Thompson, the director of the U.S. Census Bureau, just resigned amid a funding fight over the 2020 Census . Since it comes at the same time that the president fired the director of the FBI ,...
Macron's Challenge: Playing Nice With Germany to Secure the Euro Zone

By Noah Barkin, Reuters

In the days before Emmanuel Macron traveled to Berlin in March to meet Angela Merkel, people in his entourage debated what message he should send to the German chancellor. Some urged him to lay out a...
The GOP Health Care Plan Gives Democratic Fundraising a Big Boost

By Maxwell Tani, Business Insider

Following the passage of the American Healthcare Act on Thursday, Democrats expressed outrage at House Republicans — online, in person, and at the bank. In a joint statement released Friday,...
Why Political Talk Is Causing Problems at Work

By Beth Braverman

The election may have ended months ago, but American workers are still talking politics at the office, and it’s stressing them out. A new survey from the American Psychological Association finds that...

Demands for a Special Counsel to Investigate Trump’s Russia Ties Just Got Louder

By Rob Garver

The odds of a Special Counsel being appointed to investigate the alleged ties between Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and Russian intelligence services just improved dramatically, with the...
Why Trump Shouldn’t Be So Worried About the Trade Deficit

By Rob Garver

Folks at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis are trying to help President Trump understand trade deficits.
The Staggering Costs of Operating Air Force One

By Benjamin Zhang , Business Insider

Over the past couple of weeks, the exorbitant cost of presidential travel has made its way into the spotlight. In fact, President Donald Trump's travel itinerary cost US taxpayers more than $10...
Trump’s Lofty Vision of Renewal Comes with a Huge Price Tag

By Rob Garver

Delivering his first address to a joint session of Congress as chief executive, Donald Trump on Tuesday night achieved something that has largely eluded him in the weeks since taking the oath of...
Key Question for Dems: Is the New Boss the Same as the Old Boss?

By Rob Garver

In the boom-and-bust cycle of American political parties, the Democrats are at what can only be seen as the nadir of a bust. The party has spent the three and a half months in an internal debate...