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‘Truth decay’ infected politics before Trump Jan 18, 2018

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The president announces 11 ‘Fake News awards,’ as a new RAND Corporation study explores the growing disagreement about basic facts.

An unexpected defeat in a rural Wisconsin special election sets off alarm bells for Republicans Jan 17, 2018

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The lesson here for national Democrats: Patty Schachtner is the sort of candidate who can actually defeat a GOP incumbent in red congressional districts this fall.

Denials of a profane Trump comment encapsulate why people distrust politicians so much Jan 16, 2018

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Republican Senators Tom Cotton (Ga.) and David Perdue (Ark.) have put all the Republicans who were in the room into a tough spot.

James will be back on Tuesday Jan 15, 2018

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James and The Washington Post are off for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Trump has failed to nominate anyone for hundreds of important jobs in the executive branch Jan 12, 2018

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The president badly lags his predecessors in filling mid-level posts that make government work.

Meet the Trump nominees who couldn’t get confirmed by the GOP Senate, but are still in government Jan 11, 2018

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The list includes Sam Clovis and Brett Talley.

It’s perilous to have a president who doesn’t know history Jan 10, 2018

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Donald Trump wholeheartedly embraced earmarks Tuesday as a lubricant to grease the gears of government, drawing cheers from the swamp he promised to drain.

Trump is systematically alienating the Latino diaspora Jan 09, 2018

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A Manchurian Candidate who was secretly trying to alienate Hispanics would be hard pressed to do as much damage to the Republican brand as President Trump has.

Why Trump and Republicans are suddenly talking up bipartisanship Jan 08, 2018

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The best way to run against Washington in 2018 is by calling for an end to gridlock and dysfunction.

Trump's off-shore drilling and marijuana announcements anger Republicans Jan 05, 2018

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With the proposed expansion of offshore drilling and a crackdown on legal marijuana, the Trump administration created huge political headaches Thursday for scores of Republicans who were already facing a tough environment in 2018.

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