Tag: Congress

Party identity is never a shield, and populist rhetoric, however strong its power to mobilize, does not last if promises go unfulfilled.

Republicans are paying for the president's disastrous decisions.

The president retains military authority, but Congress can halt it by cutting military funding.

Absolute power has revealed his true nature.

Trump’s messaging on Iran has been widely considered to be incoherent[.]

Taiwanese government officials and national security leaders must remember that, right now, silence speaks louder than words, and it is better to remain still than to act rashly.

We have to celebrate the fact that, with a majority in both chambers, the Republicans in Congress have finally realized that you can say no to Trump.

[W]ashington has not solved the underlying problems; it has only rescheduled the next tension.

[A] brutal showdown should be expected.

The madness lies in asserting something ... contrary to all evidence and intelligence. The method is doing it again and again, relentlessly, at full volume ... This is how Trump became president twice.

[The voter's mandate]t does not give [Trump] the right to destroy everything that politicians have spent decades building to appease a sick need for vengeance.