We have a president who simply doesn’t believe that Congress is a coequal branch of government.
Tag: Justice Department
Alan Chartock: Wait for 2020 to be rid of Trump
To attempt an impeachment now will just create a firestorm among the Trump true believers that will last for decades.
BOOK REVIEW: ‘House of Trump, House of Putin,’ the plot to put a Russian operative in the White House
Unger makes several startling claims: Trump was but one of dozens of U.S. politicians and businesspeople targeted over more than 20 years who became indebted to Russia.
ORANGE ALERT: The (almost) daily outrage
As acting attorney general, Mr. Whitaker would be in a position to impede or undermine the investigation or to block Mr. Mueller from delivering a final report.
BOOK REVIEW: ‘Full Disclosure’ by Stormy Daniels disrobes the president
For me, one of the most compelling and completely unexpected matchups we are witnessing these days is Stormy vs. the Donald. And so how appropriate would it be if their dalliance, his lies about it, and his clumsy attempts to mock and minimize and silence her bring down a president who boasted of his ability to sexually assault at will?
Warren electrifies Mahaiwe crowd, but questioners get few specifics
The Warren campaign estimated more than 1,000 people attended the rally, including those at the packed Mahaiwe and the overflow crowd that could not be admitted to the 700-seat theater.
As young as one
Recently, our attention has been split by the plight of the Thai boys trapped in the cave, and the bizarre behavior of President Trump in Brussels, the United Kingdom and Helsinki. And yet there are thousands of parents and children trapped in a kind of hell, waiting to find each other.
Smoke Signals from the Swamp: Comey on Comey in ‘A Higher Loyalty’
Critical reviews of “A Higher Loyalty” are easy to find. Instead, I’m going to offer some excerpts many critics have neglected—reminiscences that reveal why James Comey has become the man he is, providing perspective about why he responded the way he did to the Clinton email investigation and the improper demands of Donald Trump.
CONNECTIONS: The makings of a dictator
There are handbooks on becoming a dictator. You have to have the taste for it and the talent but, if you do: create an oligarchy, encourage thuggery, undermine checks and balances and silence the press.
ORANGE ALERT: The (almost)daily outrage
“If you have an innocent client, Mr. Dowd, act like it,” Trey Goudy, the South Carolina Republican, said on “Fox News Sunday.”
EDGE WISE: It’s On Us — Reflections on campus sexual assault
College-aged women are four times more likely than any other age group to face sexual assault and in 90 percent of reported cases, the victim is acquainted with his or her attacker.