Trump in 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump throws a football to U.S. First Lady Melania Trump during a joint news conference with Russia's President Vladimir Putin after their meeting in Helsinki, Finland, July 16, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque - RC1BB9E3E9C0

How the Big Lebowski explains the Helsinki summit and the international order

Kori Schake and Jeremy Shapiro

Wednesday, July 18, 2018

The U.S. Capitol building is lit at dusk ahead of planned votes on tax reform in Washington, U.S., December 18, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts - RC12EC274A10

Trump in 2018: Four things to watch in Congress in 2018

Molly E. Reynolds

Friday, December 29, 2017

U.S. President Donald Trump (L-R), joined by Chief of Staff Reince Priebus, Vice President Mike Pence, senior advisor Steve Bannon, Communications Director Sean Spicer and National Security Advisor Michael Flynn, speaks by phone with Russia's President Vladimir Putin in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S.

Trump in 2018: Will Democrats be smart about impeachment?

Friday, December 29, 2017

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Corker (C) listens as Secretary of State nominee Rex Tillerson (foreground) testifies during his confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. January 11, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque - RC1CA93CEDC0

Trump in 2018: Who will lead foreign policy in Congress?

Thursday, December 28, 2017

A U.S. Border patrol agent opens a gate on the fence along the Mexico border to allow vehicles pass in El Paso, U.S. January 17, 2017. Picture taken January 17, 2017. REUTERS/Tomas Bravo - RC1DE38C8710

Trump in 2018: What’s the risk of an overstaffed U.S.-Mexico border?

Christine Stenglein and John Hudak

Thursday, December 28, 2017

The U.S. Capitol Building is seen shortly before sunset in Washington, U.S. May 17, 2017. REUTERS/Zach Gibson - RTX36B6A

Trump in 2018: A defining year ahead for Congress as an institution

Philip A. Wallach

Wednesday, December 27, 2017

A woman exits the voting booth after filling out her ballot for the U.S presidential election at the James Weldon Johnson Community Center in the East Harlem neighbourhood of Manhattan, New York City, U.S. November 8, 2016. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly - RTX2SIHQ

Trump in 2018: Could a Democratic victory in Alabama open the doors to increased voter suppression?

Nicol Turner-Lee

Wednesday, December 27, 2017

Democratic Alabama U.S. Senate candidate Doug Jones and wife Louise acknowledge supporters at the election night party in Birmingham, Alabama, U.S., December 12, 2017. REUTERS/Marvin Gentry - RC16B4B41EA0

Trump in 2018: The year of the mobilized Democrat

John Hudak and Nicholas W. Zeppos

Wednesday, December 27, 2017

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shortly after the opening bell in New York, U.S., December 4, 2017. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson - RC164B6D3870

Trump in 2018: What happens when the next recession hits?

Tuesday, December 26, 2017

Demonstrators protest against government's tax reforms next to the New York Stock Exchange at the Manhattan borough in New York, U.S., December 2, 2017. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz - RC1FD8C97960

Trump in 2018: Will resistance to the Republicans kick into high gear?

Tuesday, December 26, 2017

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