Doug Mataconis
Kids today.
Doug Mataconis
Indicted New York Congressman Chris Collins will run for re-election despite being indictment for securities fraud.
Doug Mataconis
Voter turnout in primary elections in 2018 was significantly above normal levels. especially in Democratic races.
Doug Mataconis
Your phone won't be beeping on Thursday after all.
Doug Mataconis
After a day of political pressure, Senate Republicans have agreed to hold a hearing regarding the sexual assault allegations against Judge Brett Kavanaugh next week.
Doug Mataconis
President Trump is set to expand his ill-advised, economically ignorant, trade war with China.
Doug Mataconis
Donald Trump has been in office just over 600 days, and he's proven beyond any doubt that he doesn't care if what he says is the truth or not.
Doug Mataconis
A new round of Congressional Ballot polls seems to put Democrats in a strong position for the 'blue wave' they've been hoping for all year.
Doug Mataconis
Reports about tension between Defense Secretary James Mattis and President Trump are becoming louder, and it's being suggested that Mattis could be out of office after the midterms.
Doug Mataconis
Cracks are beginning to show in the previously united Republican front on the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation notwithstanding what appear to be credible allegations of sexual assault.
Doug Mataconis
A woman accusing Brett Kavanaugh of having assaulted her when he was 17 and she was 15 has come forward. What happens next is anyone's guess.
Doug Mataconis
A look at the numbers behind the influx of women into electoral politics this year.
Doug Mataconis
Former President Bush has waded back into politics but don't expect him to be campaigning for Ted Cruz.
Doug Mataconis
Be prepared to get a test message from the Federal Government at 2:18 pm Eastern Time on Thursday. This is only a test.
Doug Mataconis
The Twenty-Fifth Amendment has been in the news a lot lately, but what would it actually take to use it to remove a President from power?
Steven L. Taylor
As problematic as some of what we know about the internal workings of the White House may be, it isn't a coup.
Doug Mataconis
The shooting of Botham Jean by off-duty Dallas Police Officer Amber Guyger earlier this month seems like a clear cut murder. So why is she only charged with manslaughter?
Steven L. Taylor
Happy weekend.
Doug Mataconis
Ohio billionaire Les Wexner was a top Republican donor and fundraiser in Ohio, but not anymore.
Doug Mataconis
In the past, President Trump has threatened to shut down the government if the doesn't get what he wants in the budget. The latest budget deal effectively dares him to do it.
Doug Mataconis
Another day, another plea agreement in the Mueller investigation. This one could prove to be problematic for the President.
Doug Mataconis
With the primaries over, we can say that it's been quite a successful year for women in politics.
Doug Mataconis
As part of her position as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley has use of a rather lavish private residence. This is not a real controversy.
Doug Mataconis
Some last minute dramatics in the Kavanaugh nomination fight, but it seems unlikely to impact the outcome of the nomination fight.
