What the new president has in store for the United States and the world
In its second about-face this week, the White House said it would continue making subsidy payments to insurers as part of the Affordable Care Act. Democrats were demanding the money as part of negotiations to avert a government shutdown.
Instead of fixing its core issues, a potential new amendment to the bill only highlights the problems with the effort to replace Obamacare.
With conservatives endorsing an amendment to the party’s Obamacare replacement plan, the legislation’s fate rests with the GOP’s most politically vulnerable members.
A ruling against his executive order on sanctuary cities is the latest rebuke dealt to the president by a federal judge.
In counting Trump’s “historic accomplishments” the administration shows it values size over substance.
The president has softened some of his tough talk toward China and Mexico, transferring it to Canada and disputes over softwood lumber and dairy products.
The president’s address downplayed the Shoah’s universal lessons, turning the occasion into an exercise in ethnic politics.
The Dems are trying to take advantage of the president’s tendency to make maximalist claims then retreat from them.
The cuts-only plan President Trump is expected to unveil Wednesday follows a pattern: The risk associated with higher deficits takes a back seat when it comes with political pain.
The Justice Department said it would withhold jurisdictions’ federal funding if they don’t start playing ball with immigration authorities. In his ruling, Judge William Orrick said those threats were empty.