‘Boys Don’t Cry’ and the uneven legacy of protections for transgender Americans
On its debut 20 years ago this month, Kimberly Peirce’s movie “Boys Don’t Cry” cast a rare spotlight on the experiences of a…
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Trump says he’s ‘the one that did the capturing’ in Syria
President Donald Trump spoke at length during a Cabinet meeting on Monday about his decision to withdraw US troops from northern Syria —…
Continue Reading Democrats see impeachment proceedings taking longer than some initially expected
House Democrats are facing a time crunch to quickly wrap up their investigation into allegations President Donald Trump abused his office in pushing…
Continue Reading Julián Castro says he’ll end presidential bid if he doesn’t raise $800,000 by end of October
Julián Castro announced Monday in an email to supporters that his presidential campaign needs to raise $800,000 by the end of October or he will end…
Continue Reading Trump again defends Doral G7 plan despite weekend reversal
President Donald Trump on Monday lamented that his Trump National Doral resort would no longer be hosting the 2020 G7 and blamed Democrats for his…
Continue Reading Hillary Clinton suggests Russians are ‘grooming’ Tulsi Gabbard for third-party run
Former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton said Thursday the Russians are currently “grooming” a Democrat running in the…
Continue Reading Was Trump’s plan to host the G7 at his golf course unconstitutional?
President Donald Trump has reversed his plan to invite world leaders to attend an official government summit at his Florida golf course, but still…
Continue Reading White House staff rally around Mulvaney amid rising frustration
Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney earned a show of support from his colleagues on Monday after facing days of withering criticism over…
Continue Reading Mick Mulvaney’s deeply cringey defense of his quid pro quo comments
Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney is flailing these days as he tries to appease his boss — and keep his job — with a series…
Continue Reading What I learned from teaching Brexit to freshmen
This past spring, I first taught a new freshman seminar titled “Imagining Europe,” focusing on the shifting geographic, political,…
Continue Reading US has quietly reduced troops in Afghanistan despite absence of peace deal
The United States has quietly reduced the number of US troops in Afghanistan by 2,000 over the last year despite the lack of a peace deal with the…
Continue Reading What ‘Pierre Delecto’ tells us about the current Republican Party
These three things are amazing beyond words: 1) Mitt Romney has a lurker Twitter handle. 2) The handle name is “Pierre Delecto.” 3)…
Continue Reading Trump seeks to head off Republican fury to prevent another disastrous week
President Donald Trump is taking several steps to placate angry Republicans after a disastrous run which saw his impeachment defense shredded by…
Continue Reading Here is Trump’s current Cabinet
President Donald Trump will convene his Cabinet Monday morning for the first time since July, the first such meeting since House Democrats announced…
Continue Reading Prosecutors can’t show Godfather II clip at Roger Stone trial, judge rules
Federal prosecutors can’t show a clip from the film “The Godfather Part II” at a trial as they try to prove to a jury that Roger…
Continue Reading Defense secretary says some US troops will temporarily stay in Syria to protect oil fields from ISIS
Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said Monday that some US troops will temporarily remain in Syria in part to protect oil fields in the country from…
Continue Reading Romney says he’s behind secret ‘Pierre Delecto’ Twitter account
Sen. Mitt Romney says he has been secretly using a Twitter account apparently intended to monitor political discussions on social media and to defend…
Continue Reading What’s next for front-runner Elizabeth Warren?
With 106 days until the Iowa caucuses and a record number of Democratic candidates, the 2020 election is already in full swing. Every Sunday, I…
Continue Reading Justice Department distances itself from Giuliani
Weeks before Rudy Giuliani publicly became a figure to avoid in Washington, he managed to get a meeting with the top official in the Justice…
Continue Reading Pelosi and congressional delegation make secret trip to Afghanistan
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and a congressional delegation have concluded an unannounced visit to Afghanistan, Pelosi’s office said Sunday…
Continue Reading Lindsey Graham does not rule out the possibility of Trump impeachment if new evidence emerges
In another sign of the dangerous predicament facing President Donald Trump, his longtime ally Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham said in an interview…
Continue Reading Elizabeth Warren to put out plan on how to pay for ‘Medicare for All’
Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren committed for the first time on Sunday to putting out a plan detailing how “Medicare for All” would…
Continue Reading Nancy Pelosi’s brother and former Baltimore Mayor Thomas D’Alesandro III has died
Thomas D’Alesandro III, a former Baltimore mayor who led the city during the 1968 riots and brother of Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi,…
Continue Reading Mulvaney faced White House ouster threat before impeachment crisis took over
Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney faced internal efforts to oust him before House Democrats moved ahead with their impeachment inquiry…
Continue Reading Pelosi leads congressional delegation to Jordan to discuss Middle East and Syria
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi led a bipartisan high-level congressional delegation to Jordan this weekend where they discussed Middle East peace and…
Continue Reading Mulvaney says he and Trump didn’t discuss him resigning following defiant press conference
Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney says he and President Donald Trump never discussed his potential resignation following a defiant…
Continue Reading Donald Trump Jr. and Don McGahn did not testify to grand jury in Mueller probe, new court filing confirms
The Justice Department confirmed Sunday that Donald Trump Jr. and former White House counsel Don McGahn did not testify to a federal grand jury…
Continue Reading Why Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez endorsed Bernie Sanders
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez never hid from the fact that choosing between Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, as she weighed her 2020…
Continue Reading Pete Buttigieg dismisses claim that Tulsi Gabbard is a ‘Russian asset’
Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg on Sunday dismissed the claim that fellow 2020 hopeful Rep. Tulsi Gabbard is a “Russian…
Continue Reading Republican jitters grow over Trump in ‘turning point’ week
Here are the stories our panel of top political reporters have on their radar, in this week’s “Inside Politics” forecast. 1. Trump…
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