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U.S. President Donald Trump answers questions about his responses to the violence, injuries and deaths at the "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville as he talks to the media in the lobby of Trump Tower in Manhattan, New York, U.S., August 15, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque - RTS1BXI0

The president continues losing friends

Wednesday, August 16, 2017

A monument to Confederate General John Hunt Morgan stands encased in a protective scaffolding because of local construction, outside the Old Courthouse in Lexington, Ky., U.S., August 15, 2017. REUTERS/Bryan Woolston - RTS1BW57

Of marble men and myths

Wednesday, August 16, 2017

Members of white nationalists march in Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S., August 12, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts - RTS1BIBT

When white supremacy came to Virginia

Vanessa Williamson

Tuesday, August 15, 2017

U.S. President Donald Trump refers to amounts of temperature change as he announces his decision that the United States will withdraw from the landmark Paris Climate Agreement, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, U.S., June 1, 2017.

President Trump, it’s political malpractice to ignore polling

Friday, August 11, 2017

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (L) sits beside U.S. President Donald Trump during a leadership lunch at the White House in Washington, U.S. March 1, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque - RTS110D7

Mitch McConnell and Trump’s unlucky number 13

Thursday, August 10, 2017

U.S. President Donald Trump reacts after delivering his first address to a joint session of Congress from the floor of the House of Representatives iin Washington, U.S., February 28, 2017. REUTERS/Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool - RTS10VWF

President Trump needs friends in the Senate

Wednesday, August 9, 2017

U.S. President Donald Trump (R) speaks about North Korea as he sits beside U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Tom Price (L) during an opioid-related briefing at Trump's golf estate in Bedminster, New Jersey, U.S., August 8, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RTS1AYEF

Trump’s supporters are worried about his priorities, and tired of his tweets

William A. Galston

Wednesday, August 9, 2017

U.S. President Donald Trump boards Air Force One for travel to New Jersey from Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S. August 4, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RTS1AGGU

Are Trump’s strongest supporters having second thoughts?

William A. Galston

Monday, August 7, 2017

A lone worker passes by the U.S. Capitol building in Washington

Reconciliation isn’t the only rule to watch in Congress

Friday, August 4, 2017

Voters cast their ballots during early voting in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

Millennials will soon be the largest voting bloc in America

William A. Galston

Monday, July 31, 2017

The United States Capitol is seen prior to an all night round of health care votes on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., July 27, 2017. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein - RTX3D88D

Republicans learn the limits of reconciliation with failed ACA repeal

Molly E. Reynolds

Friday, July 28, 2017

A still image from video shows U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ), who had been recuperating in Arizona after being diagnosed with brain cancer, speaking on the floor of the U.S. Senate after returning to Washington for a vote on healthcare reform in Washington, U.S., July 25, 2017. SENATE TV/Handout via REUTERS - RTX3CVPP

Ever-courageous John McCain returns to D.C., battling both cancer and malignant politics

Thursday, July 27, 2017

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, accompanied by Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) and Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), speaks with reporters following the successful vote to open debate on a health care bill on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., July 25, 2017. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein - RTX3CVWW

The Obamacare repeal and the illusion of public opinion

Tuesday, July 25, 2017

A lone worker passes by the U.S. Capitol building in Washington

What to expect when you’re expecting a reconciliation bill

Molly E. Reynolds

Monday, July 24, 2017

Voting booths are seen during the New York primary elections at a polling station in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, U.S., April 19, 2016.

Does the opening predict a wave?

Michael J. Malbin

Monday, July 24, 2017