Oversight
Trump Blames Bad Relations With Russia on Everything but Russia
In Helsinki, the president preferred to pin the problem on “many years of U.S. foolishness and stupidity.”
Oversight
Analysis: Corruption in the Trump Administration Is Spreading
While petty scandals like Scott Pruitt’s grab attention, there are more egregious and profitable conflicts of interest elsewhere in Washington.
Oversight
Analysis: The Invisible Melania Trump
The first lady’s behavior isn’t what people today are used to.
Oversight
No One Knows If a President Can Be Indicted
Scholars disagree on existing precedents—and the question won’t be settled until evidence leads a prosecutor to try it.
Oversight
Republican Leaders Confront an Immigration Revolt on Two Sides
As House moderates near success in forcing votes on DACA, Speaker Paul Ryan is facing another uprising from the conservatives who tanked the farm bill on Friday.
Oversight
Apollo 8 Helped America Survive 1968—a Year Remarkably Similar to 2018
In a country so polarized about so much, no one seemed to disagree: Apollo 8 had done something important and profound.
Oversight
Why Do Trump’s Defenders Assume He’s Guilty?
With friends like these, the president should probably reconsider his messaging strategy.
Oversight
The Tenacity of Trump
The president lies prodigiously, but when it comes to campaign promises on immigration, trade, and other issues, he’s working hard to keep them.
Oversight
A Return To Earmarks Could Grease The Wheels In Congress
Pork-barrel spending – that often reviled custom otherwise known as 'earmarks' – may well help Congress pass bills on schedule. Banned since 2011, they may be making a comeback.
Oversight
American Support For Authoritarian Rule Has Dropped For The First Time In 23 Years
Call it the Trump effect.
Oversight
How Did Rex Tillerson Manage to Keep His Job?
His survival is a testament not only to his ability to ignore the machinations that dominate Washington, but also to the president’s penchant for political drama.
Oversight
Will the Last Person to Leave the West Wing Please Turn Out the Lights?
As the administration faces a spate of departures from its top ranks, filling their posts will be a major challenge.
Oversight
Trump Thought the Rules Didn’t Apply—and Now He’s Paying the Price
The Trump administration decided early on that many guidelines were either antiquated or punitive, and is belatedly discovering that they were there for its own protection.
Oversight
It's Getting Harder to Prosecute Politicians For Corruption
A legal scholar looks at the new and narrowed definition of bribery by the US Supreme Court. In the future, will politicians doing favors for donors and friends ever be prosecuted for corruption?
Oversight
Mueller’s Indictment Puts Details Behind Claims of Russian Interference
Thirteen Russian nationals connected to the shadowy Internet Research Agency were indicted by the special counsel on Friday.
Oversight
What Trump-Era Democrats Can Learn From LBJ
Lyndon B. Johnson was an effective policymaker but failed to protect his legacy—much in the same way Obama’s is being toppled today.
Oversight
The Surprise in the Nunes Memo
The controversial document raises some interesting questions—but also undermines the political argument it was intended to buttress.
Oversight
There's No Way Mueller Will Indict Trump
Those hoping the special counsel will prosecute the president are engaging in fantasy.
Oversight
A New Group Wants to Elect More Veterans—From Both Parties
The organization, With Honor, believes veterans are the key to making Congress work across partisan lines.
Oversight
Book: Americans Are No More Polarized Than Pre-Reagan
"Polarization is the grouping of opinion around two extremes. No matter how we measure public opinion, this has not happened."
Thank you!
Help us tailor content specifically for you: