National Politics

He doesn’t understand eclipse viewing safety. But it goes well beyond that. bruev / Getty He does not understand how public policy or congressional procedure work. This explains why he’s threatening to shut down the government if Congress doesn’t come up with the cash for his quixotic border wall. Because it worked so well for […]

What happened in Charlottesville fits the definition of domestic terrorism. On one side. jcarillet / Getty Because of everything that’s happened this week, I’ve been coming back to the legal definition of domestic terrorism. Here it is: (5) the term “domestic terrorism” means activities that—(A) involve acts dangerous to human life that are a violation […]

“Yeaaah… pretty sure we don’t need this part.” qingwa / Getty Yes, Trump’s infantile peeing match with North Korea is making me nervous, but not as much as this article from today’s Washington Post which serves up some disturbing results from a new poll. According to the story, nearly half of all Republicans are still […]

Later days, Skinny Repeal! MPHILLIPS007 / GETTY Once again, the GOP’s attempt to wrest health care from millions has been thwarted, with the failure of the Skinny Repeal in the Senate. (Petty sidebar: Is this not the dumbest name for legislation you’ve ever heard? It sounds like the worst Starbucks drink.) Three Republicans and 48 […]

Courtesy MSNBC Check out this story in today’s Washington Post to read a blow-by-blow account of how John McCain sank Mitch McConnell’s “skinny repeal” vote—it is very interesting. My feelings about John McCain have varied wildly over the last few days, from pity after he was dragged back to the Senate by McConnell while in […]

“Did he just threaten to poke my pig?” Getty The Washington Post is reporting that the GOP’s “Skinny Repeal”—which is a scaled-back version of Obamacare that Senate leader Mitch McConnell has been trying to jam down America’s throats—is now on very wobbly legs thanks to three senators who are refusing to vote for it unless […]

Hear me out. Getty/PeopleImages If you’re panicking about today’s Senate vote to open debate on Trumpcare, here are two important reminders before you permanently clench your jaw and take to picking at your fingernails until they bleed: The first is that today’s vote was a procedural vote. It was the first step in the Senate […]

George Frey / Getty If you missed the reporting about Trump’s speech to the National Boy Scout Jamboree yesterday, please read this story from the Washington Post which deftly explains how gross and inappropriate it was (yes, even by Trump’s low standards). Here’s an excerpt from the story, describing Trump’s speech for children: Over the […]