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There's been a rather extraordinary shift coming from the White House over the past week or so, as Donald Trump has been repeatedly forced to back down.

Welcome back, to this weeklong edition of "Deal, Or No Deal?"

Next Tuesday, California voters will go to the polls (unless they've already voted early).

Does the emerging Senate "YOLO caucus" now have a new member?

Political wonks everywhere will be closely watching tonight as the Texas Republican primary runoff election returns come in.

Today America memorializes 250 years of those who gave the ultimate sacrifice in service to their country.

The most startling development in the political world this week was that Republicans in Congress (some of them, at least) seem to be waking up to the fact that Donald Trump's poll numbers are sinking like a stone and that the only thing he cares about is…

Tonight will mark not the passing of a torch, but instead the end of an era.

We are now well into the primary election season, so it's time to take a look at the biggest burning question Democrats have at the moment: will they be able to ride a blue wave in November that is big enough to flip control of the U.S.

Can Congress manage to solve a problem that a huge majority of Americans agree exists -- but also one that people are fiercely divided on the best solution to?

This Wednesday, we will hit a political milestone which is rather grim for me to contemplate (please read this as a trigger warning: this is going to be a very dismal column, so please stop reading now if you aren't in the mood for that sort of thing).

We began writing this column series lo these many years ago to help tongue-tied Democrats formulate snappy lines to use when being interviewed on television and/or to use in their campaign ads.

With less than a month to go before California holds its primary election, it now looks as if the state's Democrats are going to avoid disaster.

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Donald Trump is stuck in a trap of his own making, it seems.

The political highlight of this week was supposed to be Donald Trump flying to China to meet with Xi Jinping.

As Donald Trump's war of choice stumbles and staggers into its third month, you'll be happy to hear that not everyone has been economically hit hard by the rise in prices it has caused.

The Washington Post has done an exemplary job this week exposing the lies that the American public has been getting from Donald Trump and his administration over the progress and success of his war of choice with Iran.

The Washington Post today released what might normally be called a "bombshell report," but should more literally be called a "missile and drone report."

Is Donald Trump about to become a lame duck?

As we enter our third month of what might be called "war by impulse," it's pretty easy to see that Donald Trump is flailing around and grasping at straws.

The term "shell shock" was initially used to describe what is now known as post-traumatic stress disorder (P.T.S.D.).

The Maine Senate race has been simplified by today's news that Governor Janet Mills has dropped out of the contest, with over a month to go before the June 9th primary.

"A buck-and-a-half per gallon."

Donald Trump has always used the court system as a weapon.

[Program Note: I do realize that bigger news was made this weekend, but I find that I don't really have much to say about it that hasn't already been said -- except to note in passing that the mainstream media haven't really pointed out (at least not to t…

Donald Trump's war of choice with Iran ground to a stalemate this week, and it doesn't seem like progress will be made any time soon.