Mr. Cook offers this piece of advice for Mr. Trump, saying "it seems he now understands that one thing that would kill his reelection hopes more than anything else would be reopening too quickly." Published May 7, 2020
Conflicting messages from state and federal leaders, as well as from Trump administration, revealed a nationwide meltdown of any consensus about how to stop the epidemic in its tracks. Published April 30, 2020
The government and big corporations are plunging our economy into trillions of dollars of debt to deal with the costs of the coronavirus pandemic. The U.S. Treasury will borrow $4 trillion more than it collects in tax revenues, according to budget officials, the highest debt levels since 1945. Published April 23, 2020
One of the questions being asked by pollsters about President Trump is whether he will ever be able to achieve a 50 percent job approval rating. Published April 2, 2020
When the deadly coronavirus swept across Asia and Europe and then struck the United States with a vengeance, it was very clear to sickened Americans that this was for real. Published March 26, 2020
As Americans were doing their best to cope with the coronavirus pandemic, President Trump was sending mixed messages this past week. As the week began, Mr. Trump was telling the country to just "relax" and stop its panic buying at grocery stores and other businesses. "We're doing great. It will all pass," he said. Published March 19, 2020
Economist Robert J. Samuelson tells us that we are "edging toward a soak-the-rich economy," a prospect he seems, to some extent, support. Published March 12, 2020
The feared, little known coronavirus has struck our world with a vengeance, including parts of the United States, plunging the stock market to lows not seen since the 2008 financial crisis. Published March 5, 2020
And the president isn't mincing words in attacking his own administration, including Mr. Barr and the people who work for him. Published February 27, 2020
The government's debt is rising faster than one can say bankruptcy, default, delinquency, insolvency and ruin. Published February 13, 2020
The U.S. economy is slowing down, with economic growth crawling along at a mere 2 percent in the fourth quarter of 2019, worsened by President Trump's trade war policies. Published February 6, 2020
President Trump's impeachment trial was going his way until former National Security Adviser John Bolton revealed that Mr. Trump told him last August that he would delay military aid to Ukraine until it conducted an investigation into former Vice President Joe Biden and his son, Hunter. Published January 30, 2020
When the impeachment process was first raised at the 1787 convention in Philadelphia, it led to a furious argument among the delegates. "One of the most hotly debated clauses in the Constitution deals with the removal of federal government officials," writes Scott Bomboy, the editor in chief of the National Constitution Center. Published January 23, 2020
Heading into the 2020 presidential election year, President Trump's political prospects don't look so good. Published January 9, 2020
A sword-wielding attack on American Jews in New York on the seventh night of Hanukkah last month was yet another chilling reminder that a wave of hateful, anti-Semitism still infects our country. Published January 2, 2020
Thanksgiving has always held a very special place in my heart and the hearts of all Americans who celebrate this day to thank God for the blessings He has bestowed upon our lives and our nation. Published November 26, 2019
President Trump's legal troubles are growing faster than the number of whistleblowers who are coming forward to testify before Congress. Published October 10, 2019
It began with a whistleblower who obtained a telephone transcript between President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that dealt in part with Joe Biden's son. Published September 26, 2019
National Security Adviser John Bolton, a foreign policy hawk, resigned this week in protest over President Trump's plans to meet with extremist Taliban leaders at Camp David. Published September 12, 2019
The federal government is plunging deeply into record-breaking debt, undermining the very foundations of our country and its economic health. Published September 5, 2019
