Politics

The nation's largest gun rights organization played a pivotal role in President Donald Trump's victory in 2016. Three years later, the National Rifle Association is limping toward the next election divided and diminished. It's a reversal that has stunned longtime observers and that is raising questions about the one-time kingmaker's potential firepower heading into 2020 as … [Read more...] about Trump Prepares to Address NRA at War With Itself

For a liberal democracy to work properly, citizens need to able to trust their government, even if they disagree with some of the policies and laws enacted. Even if they know that there is corruption, influence peddling, incompetence and all the other problems that any government by the people will suffer. As Winston Churchill said, “democracy is the worst form of … [Read more...] about When Government Lies

The struggle between House Democrats and the Trump administration over investigations intensified Tuesday as a former White House official defied a subpoena and the Treasury Department ignored a deadline for providing President Donald Trump's tax returns. Rep. Elijah Cummings, the chairman of the House Oversight Committee, said the White House has adopted the "untenable" … [Read more...] about Dems Clash With Trump Officials on Subpoenas, Tax Returns

President Donald Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani insisted Sunday there was "nothing wrong" with the president's 2016 campaign taking information from the Russians, as House Democrats pledged stepped-up investigations into campaign misconduct and possible crimes of obstruction detailed in special counsel Robert Mueller's report. Giuliani called the Trump campaign's effort to get … [Read more...] about Giuliani: Nothing Wrong With Trump Camp Taking Russian Help

Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, said he's "sickened" by the dishonesty the Russia investigation found in the Trump White House, but the president fired back that Romney should have put the same energy into running for president in 2012 that the Utah Republican has tapped in criticizing him. Romney also tweeted Friday that in reading the special counsel's report he was "appalled" … [Read more...] about Trump Brushes Off Romney’s Criticism, Points to Loss in 2012