Trump is truly the first TV president and a harbinger of the decline in intelligence to come in U.S. politics.

Progressive activists are preparing for the worst, but the party has been largely silent. Bernie Sanders is hoping to fill that void later this week.

In Texas and Florida, political activists are “living socialism” with their disaster-relief efforts.

Hillary Clinton's loss to Trump was blamed partly on her wonky nuance. Should Bernie Sanders's simplicity represent the party's future?

His threats against North Korea expose the many dangers of the White House's post-9/11 powers. Here's what Congress must do.

How the president’s budget proposal grew out of New York’s financial crisis in the 1970s.

History shows that the opposition needs the antithesis of the president.

Trump and his enablers brazenly claim the GOP plan isn't a massive cut to Medicaid—and they just might get away with it long enough to screw millions of poor Americans.

Did Trump use an executive order to aid a generous corporate backer?

James Comey isn't the only watchdog casualty in the president's efforts to avoid scrutiny.

Two books shed new light on the toppled dictator's final days—and what the U.S. still doesn’t understand about Iraq.

To understand the political power of evangelicals, we must look beyond the pulpits.

The promise—and perils—of the fight against Trump.

"It’s meant to unsettle people, and it’s doing a pretty good job."

His plan for a corporate tax cut probably won't work, even with full Republican support, because he doesn't know the rules in Congress.

The biggest hurdle to the president's proposal isn't money or geography. It's private landowners.