Last week, when people in America used to leave their homes (remember that?), I was finishing up a big household project and stopped off at Lowe's (every project I do requires at least 17 trips to the hardware store). Published March 17, 2020
For decades, political pundits and pollsters have talked about "the youth vote." The problem: The "youth" don't show up at the polls. Published March 10, 2020
It was touted as "the most diverse field of Democratic presidential candidates ever." Now there are three old white guys and an old white women atop the heap. Published March 3, 2020
Everything was coming up roses for Michael Bloomberg -- until the billionaire made his first appearance last week at a Democratic debate. Published February 25, 2020
Only two states have weighed in on the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, but already theories about a contested convention are swirling. Published February 18, 2020
In a fantastical (some might say ironic) twist, one of Joseph R. Biden's campaign buses broke down in New Hampshire over the weekend and had to pull off to the side of the road. Published February 11, 2020
Hillary Clinton lost to Donald Trump in humiliating fashion on Nov. 8, 2016. That's 1,183 days ago. And yet, nearly every day since Election Day, Mrs. Clinton is in the news: Appearing on "The View," hanging out with Jimmy Fallon, hawking a book with her daughter. Published February 4, 2020
Shortly before a White House briefing call for the press on President Trump's impeachment trial on Saturday, deputy press secretary Hogan Gidley laid out the rules for participants in the media. Published January 28, 2020
The Massachusetts Democrat lied about being an American Indian, lied when she promised to serve her full Senate term if reelected in 2018, lied when she said her children attended public schools, lied when she said her father worked as a janitor, lied when she said she was fired for being "visibly pregnant." Published January 21, 2020
Actor Robert De Niro, in case you didn't know, is also a constitutional scholar. Published January 14, 2020
President Trump's petty bellicosity can be amusing. When faced with even the slightest slight, Mr. Trump puffs out his chest like a cowardly schoolyard bully and blurts out the first thing that comes into his mind. Published January 7, 2020
Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer recently took aim at Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell for saying he will not be an "impartial juror" during the impeachment trial of President Trump. Published December 31, 2019
Every year, in the week between Christmas and New Year's Day, I think about George W. Bush. It was in that week each year for the eight years I covered him as a reporter that he gave me a spectacular gift -- and he knew it. Published December 24, 2019
There has never been such a surreal interview in the political world as the one that took place on Sunday between Fox News host Chris Wallace and former FBI Director James B. Comey. Published December 17, 2019
There has never been such a surreal interview in the political world as the one that took place on Sunday between Fox News host Chris Wallace and former FBI Director James B. Comey. Published December 17, 2019
Humanizing Hillary Clinton is no easy task. She has no discernible sense of humor (her smile is often fake, her laugh contrived). She's a policy wonk in all the worst ways, deeply submerged in the boring machinations of government. And in one big measure voters sometimes use to pick their candidates -- "Who would you most like to have a beer with?" -- Mrs. Clinton would fall last on nearly every list. Published December 10, 2019
What the @#$%^&* is going on with Joe Biden? Published December 3, 2019
President Trump is being impeached by Democrats, who control the House of Representatives. And after three days of contentious testimony -- with breathless headlines deemed BREAKING! every five minutes -- you know how many minds have been changed? Published November 19, 2019
With less than a year to go until Election Day, no one cares -- least of all Democratic voters. Joseph R. Biden, who served as The Chosen One's vice president, has left Democrats yawning. Published November 12, 2019
Election Day 2020 is officially less than a year away (by just a couple days, but still). Published November 5, 2019
