The seventh of April: Put it down as the most schizophrenic day in United States history. While the nation waited with bated breath to see if Donald Trump would keep his threat to destroy the ancient Iranian "civilization" by 8 p.m. ET, we also glimpsed the dark side of the moon for the first ...

"Tax the rich!" shout progressives. Why not? America's richest people are ridiculously rich. "Five bucks to you is like $6 million to billionaire Jeff Bezos!" shrieks Sen. Elizabeth Warren. Taking more from billionaires and millionaires just seems fair. That's why Washington state ...

If he has to choose between guns and butter, President Trump has made it clear he wants the guns. This is the right choice for our national security, and reflects, as well, a correct assessment of what should be the federal government's top priority — not funding social services, but ...

PARIS — When President Donald Trump vowed to neutralize the warmongering neocon establishment in Washington, hardly anyone imagined his master plan would involve hugging it so tightly that he couldn't tell where it ended and he began — and then politically self-immolating like he was ...

It is among the most familiar patterns of the Trump era. First, the president says or does something weird, rude or otherwise norm-defying. Some elected Republicans object and the response from Trump and his minions is to shoot the messenger. The dynamic holds constant whether it's big (Jan. 6 ...

Donald Trump's assault on our democratic institutions did not stop voters from giving him a second term. The top reason they cited for reelecting him was the economy, notably their unhappiness over high prices. During the campaign, Trump promised to "bring prices down, starting on Day One." ...