House Speaker Pelosi asks President Trump to postpone his State of the Union address, currently slated for January 29. 1/18 Aides want Trump to use the speech to move public opinion to his side. Privately, Trump’s expressing frustration. 2/18 A suicide bombing claimed by the Islamic State
Yesterday, Theresa May’s Brexit deal lost by a 230-vote margin—the worst defeat in the history of the House of Commons—sparking a no-confidence vote against May today. If she loses, it could mean another general election. 1/18 In his senate confirmation hearing, Trump’s attorney
Last year, President Trump repeatedly suggested a move equal to destroying NATO: the withdrawal of the United States. 1/21 “Even discussing the idea of leaving NATO—let alone actually doing so—would be the gift of the century for Putin.” 2/21 Eighteen other reasons the President of the
The shutdown is now our government’s longest. Around 800,000 federal employees missed their first paycheck. 1/19 About 40 percent of Americans have said in surveys that they can't handle a surprise $400 expense. 2/19 Trump's national emergency gambit, an "obvious face-
Trump is considering using funds set aside for disaster relief projects in Puerto Rico, California, and Texas to pay for his border wall. 1/17 “Siphoning funding from real disasters to pay for a crisis manufactured by the president is wholly unacceptable and the American people won’t fall for
Compared to 2017, fewer nations last year experienced a decline in democracy—and 48 countries even improved. 1/14 "You respect our president, and you pray for our president." Inside a firearms training program for teachers. 2/14 The President visits the southern border in Texas today accompanied
Back in November, Mueller’s office accused Manafort of lying to investigators after agreeing to a plea deal, and now it’s known what he allegedly lied about: sharing public and private polling data related to the 2016 election with Russia. 1/16 This new information was revealed to the
In a televised address tonight, Trump will make his case to Americans that a wall is necessary to combat a border crisis. (Or will he? Who even knows. There’s a lot of Fox News between now and then.) 1/20 In 2014, the major networks refused to air an
The federal government shutdown continues, which President Trump has taken to calling “a strike.” 1/14 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is floating a 70 percent top tax rate. Some studies indicate she’s aiming too low. 2/14 The men who run college football's biggest bowl games make millions
In one of its first actions, the new House passed a bill to reopen the government—without funding the wall. Although the Senate passed similar legislation last month, McConnell says he won’t bring the new bill to a vote. 1/16 Senate Republicans up for reelection are calling for
