Politics May 16 Sen. Burr on Comey memo: ‘Somebody is going to have to do more than just have anonymous sources’ Burr pushed back against a report that suggested President Trump asked former FBI director James Comey to shut down an investigation into Michael Flynn.
Politics May 10 A roller coaster of reactions unfold in Congress the day after Comey was fired Here is a look, by rough timeline, at how the scene played out.
Politics May 04 Listen to Democrats’ taunts and Republicans’ cheers as health care bill passes The final call for votes is issued. Democrats loudly respond, mocking Republicans with, “Are you sure?” among other taunts. The gavel falls and Republicans let out a cheer of relief -- one that had been building for eight years.
Politics May 03 What’s on Steve Bannon’s policy white board? Now we know White House chief strategist Steve Bannon’s fabled white board, filled with a list of policy goals, appeared to show up in the background of a photo posted Tuesday evening by Rabbi Shmuley Boteach.
Politics May 02 What we’ve learned about Trump from a week of explosive interviews In a series of eight sit-down interviews over the last seven days, President Donald Trump launched a buckshot round of headline-making quotes. The interviews were all pegged to the president’s first 100 day. Poring over them now, we noticed some…
Politics Apr 29 What we learned from Trump’s first 100 days with Congress Political relationships in Washington take work -- and time, which makes the first three and a half months of the relationship crucial.
Politics Apr 25 What would it take for Trump to sign ‘the biggest tax cut we’ve ever had’? We found the biggest tax cuts (per GDP) since 1940. Here's where Trump would fall on that list.
Politics Apr 18 Here’s how Republicans are redrawing their legislative agenda Shortly after President Trump took office, Congressional Republicans laid out an aggressive first-year agenda. Here's how the calendar has shifted.
Politics Apr 07 5 things we learned from the fight over Neil Gorsuch’s Supreme Court confirmation The Senate confirmed Neil Gorsuch on a largely party-line 54-45 vote. Here are five ways his confirmation affects Congress and the Court.
Politics Apr 06 A blow-by-blow guide to the (incredibly) complicated Senate votes on Neil Gorsuch Rule changes, motions and other maneuverings are complicated. But they’re also important and worth understanding -- especially when they determine the outcome on things like a Supreme Court nomination.