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January 28, 2021

Why the Trump impeachment fizzled and acquittal is now a foregone conclusion

Any flickering hope among Democrats to convict private citizen Donald Trump died when 45 of the 50 Senate Republicans voted that the entire proceeding is unconstitutional.

January 27, 2021

Biden shifts on vaccine under pressure from ... the media

The press is now openly challenging Biden to do a better job of getting these potentially life-saving shots into the arms of more Americans.

January 26, 2021

Biden needs a quick win on Covid, with or without Republicans 

Joe Biden needs to emulate another aging star and quickly put some points on the board, just like Tom Brady.

January 22, 2021

Biden confronts reality, press casts it as clearing the Trump wreckage

Even if Biden somehow dons an FDR cape, no president would have the superpowers needed to vanquish the pandemic, revive the economy, achieve racial justice and heal the deep divisions

January 21, 2021

Biden urges end to ‘uncivil war,’ asks for media truth, but can he pull it off?

When Joe Biden urged America to "stop the shouting, lower the temperature," the new president was returning to the raison d’etre of his candidacy, that he would defuse the animosity

January 20, 2021

An emotional Joe Biden tries to put the Trump Show behind him

Joe Biden began his journey to the inauguration by tearing up, displaying the raw emotion that sets him aside from most presidents and, particularly, his predecessor.

January 19, 2021

Final days: How Trump turned on Barr and embraced the ‘crazy’ Powell

President Trump has no lawyer to defend him in an impeachment trial rooted in his aggressive attempts to reverse Biden’s victory.

January 15, 2021

Trump turns on some loyalists as others regret his tumultuous exit

Trump turns on some within his inner circle as others regret the tumultuous end to his presidency

January 14, 2021

Why some Republicans defected as House Democrats impeached Trump 

In the 232-197 vote, 10 Republicans joined every Democrat in backing impeachment. That’s a small fraction, though probably double what it would have been without Liz Cheney’s defection

January 13, 2021

Trump’s impeachment is inevitable but could fizzle after he’s gone

The impeachment proceedings are scheduled to begin today and everyone expects a quick vote. But whether that makes political sense is a whole other question.