‘Witch Hunt Report Attached’: As Washington awaits Mueller’s findings, Trump uses the occasion to raise money
The president’s reelection campaign defiantly sent an email to supporters seeking donations.
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What’s in the 1,169-page border-security bill to avert a government shutdown
Only a few pages of the legislation deals with the border wall that President Trump demanded. Here’s the rest of the story.
Trump’s national emergency and its massive unintended consequences
The national emergency lets Trump mollify his conservative critics. But it could have far-reaching consequences.
‘They deserve to know if Donald Trump is an agent of the Russian Federation’: Democratic senator makes case for Trump being compromised
In a speech on the Senate floor, Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) said whether the president is a Russian asset is "more than a legitimate question."
Declaring a national emergency to build a border wall is out of step with history — and unpopular
Voters robustly oppose such a declaration by President Trump.
What Claire McCaskill gets wrong about identity politics
It's not a liability for Democrats. It's key to their success.
Democrats allow candidates to qualify for presidential debates with grass-roots donor numbers
As many as 20 candidates will be allowed to participate in the first two meetings this summer, the party has decided.
Why some African Americans are questioning Kamala Harris’s blackness
They are really trying to understand whether she'll advocate for policies they need.
Trump reportedly thinks he got outplayed on the shutdown fight. So does a plurality of the country.
More Americans think Nancy Pelosi bested Trump than the opposite.
Senate backs bill to make lynching a federal hate crime as 2020 rivals Harris, Booker join forces
The measure was sponsored by the Senate’s three African American members — Harris, Booker and Republican Tim Scott. The House is expected to pass the bill and send it to Trump.