Trump and JFK Are More Alike Than We Like to Think
What our nation's youngest president can tell us about our oldest.
John Dean: Active/Negative Trump Doomed to Follow Nixon
The active/negative type keeps returning to himself, his problems, how is he doing.
The U.S./Israeli relationship has never been easy
From Truman to Trump, the two nations have often agreed to disagree.
Life Under Trump: Ten Ways to Survive the Next 100 Days
Start by avoiding Twitter between midnight and lunchtime.
The Republican Hacks Who Let Gorsuch Join the Court
Fake moderates McCain and Collins showed their fraudulent commitment to Senate traditions.
Michael Dorf: Will Gorsuch Make Court Less Polarized?
Gorsuch may be as conservative as Scalia, but he is not Scalia.
New History of DARPA Reveals Wacky, Terrifying Schemes
The government's defense science agency counts Agent Orange, bunny ESP and draining the Great Lakes among its interests and achievements.
Will Judge Gorsuch End Up Furthering Schumer's Ends?
It's unlikely he'll be a loose cannon on the Court. He is a conciliator, not a rebel.
Supreme Court Puts Gerrymandering on Notice
Does Justice Anthony Kennedy disapprove of gerrymandering done for political motives?
John Dean: Supreme Court Pick Gorsuch Is No Scalia
Gorsuch may be more conservative than Scalia. We won't know until he starts voting.
Who Is Neil Gorsuch? All You Need to Know
Now comes the search for scandals and juicy details to derail the nomination.
Taxi Union Takes on Trump Ban; Uber Suffers
People are deleting the Uber app after its drivers broke the New York Taxi Workers Alliance strike.
Robert Reich: The Dangerous Rise of Steve Bannon
Trump is unhinged and ignorant. Bannon is nuts and malicious.
Melania Trump Wows, Conway Channels...Paddington Bear?
Fashion commentators react to the outfit choices by both the first lady and aide to Donald Trump.
The Seven Best Inaugural Addresses—Ever
Will Trump talk of America in crisis or pivot to an optimistic vision?
Is Trump Inviting a Measles, Mumps, Rubella Epidemic?
If confidence in vaccination falls, herd immunity will fall and epidemics will recur.
Democrats Promise Tough Supreme Court Vacancy Fight
Chuck Schumer: "If they don't appoint someone who is really good, we are going to oppose them tooth and nail."
Elliott Abrams: The Hypocrisy About Mourning Castro
Most heads of state are offering sympathetic statements; each is a moral outrage.
What Will Trump's Supreme Court Look Like?
Imagine a reverse New Deal with a young and anti-regulatory Trump Court.
Justice Kennedy Becomes the Key to the Supreme Court
Kennedy will be the "swing justice" on controversial issues; he may be the biggest winner.
Should Ruth Bader Ginsburg Have Chastised Kaepernick?
Ginsburg called Kaepernick's protest "dumb" and "disrespectful," likening it to burning an American flag.
The Top Five Rigged U.S. Presidential Elections
A rigged election? Impossible, you say. But how about Bush vs. Gore or Kennedy vs. Nixon?
Tel Aviv Diary: The Trump Campaign Is America's Shame
In Israel, 6 percent of adults watched the presidential debates.
Does the Rise of Trump Spell the End of the GOP?
Where would the business elites go in the face of an uncontrollable Trump presidency?
Why the House Will Remain Republican However We Vote
The Supreme Court allowed states to push partisan gerrymandering to the limit.
Key Debate Moments That Shifted Voters' Support
Famous moments have reinforced the public's negative image of candidates while others have helped dispel such notions.
'There You Go Again:' Debates' Iconic Moments
Presidential debates have provided some of the most memorable moments and quotations in modern political history.
The Supreme Court's in Play in November
Win or lose, Trump's candidacy will mark a radical change in direction for the Supreme Court.
From Kennedy to Trump: How Images Can Turn Elections
A new exhibit explores how images, "from press prints to selfies," have played into presidential campaigns in the last half century.
Supreme Justices Back Anti-Immigrant Extremist Judge
Trump's racist assault on Judge Gonzalo Curiel is matched by the anonymous endorsement by four Supreme Court justices of an anti-Obama judge, Andrew Hanen.