President Donald Trump’s pick for CIA director is about to experience a good Borking. No one doubts her professionalism, and she’s been endorsed by Obama intelligence officials. Yet Gina Haspel’s long career at the agency, including extensive work undercover in the field, is getting blotted out by her reported involvement in the CIA’s black-site interrogation […]
The agony of Jeff Session
Attorney General Jeff Sessions has been attacked and belittled by President Donald Trump more than Vladimir Putin has.
Yes we should take Oprah Winfrey seriously
If Hillary Clinton could deliver a political speech half as effectively as Oprah Winfrey, she might be president today.
If John Kelly didn’t exist, President would have to invent him
If John Kelly didn’t exist, President Donald Trump would have to invent him, and he wouldn’t be able to.
The Russian Bot Hysteria
If only Joe McCarthy had lived to see this moment, when it is suddenly in vogue to attribute large-scale events in American politics to the hand of Russia and to inveigh against domestic subversion.
Throw a Parade
The Pentagon has confirmed that it is in the preliminary stages of planning a military parade down Pennsylvania Avenue — one of President Donald Trump’s fondest desires.
Robert Mueller is no Ken Starr
No matter the criticisms directed his way by Republicans, Robert Mueller should count himself lucky: He’s not Ken Starr.
Donald Trump’s impure thoughts
President Donald Trump has had impure thoughts about special counsel Robert Mueller.
Limits of the Resistance
Chuck Schumer started a government shutdown he couldn’t finish.
Trump’s s@#$storm
The world fell on Donald Trump’s head — yet again — when he said in a White House meeting that we should be trying to get immigrants from Norway rather than s***hole countries in the Third World.