Can Trump's Justice Department Undo Police Reform?
Attorney General Jeff Sessions had indicated he would not make law-enforcement reform a priority, but new moves suggest he’ll try to reverse Obama-era changes, too.
The Trump Administration: The First 100 Days
What the new president has in store for the United States and the world
Susan Rice's Careful Dance on Trump Surveillance
The former national-security adviser said in an interview she had not conducted any political spying on the president-elect’s team, but suggested she may have asked for members’ names to be revealed to her.
The Hasty Resurrection of the American Health Care Act
The Republican plan to replace Obamacare is back under discussion, but its prospects for success are no clearer than they were before.
The ‘Nuclear Option’ Won’t Dramatically Change the Senate
A rules change to confirm Supreme Court nominations would mark just the latest, incremental step toward intensifying partisanship in Congress.
The Silence of Rex Tillerson
Sooner or later, someone needs to explain what Trump’s foreign policy is. But the secretary of state does not seem to understand his job.
Why Trump Will Find It Hard to Pivot From Bigotry to Bipartisanship
The president’s campaign-trail rhetoric about Muslims, African Americans, and Hispanics will make it extremely difficult for him to work with Democrats.
What Trump's Foreign-Aid Budget Means to the Rest of the World
Proposed cuts seem to confirm allies’ anxiety about the president’s vision for American leadership abroad.
Did Susan Rice Do Anything Wrong By Asking to 'Unmask' Trump Officials?
A new Bloomberg View report says that Obama’s national security adviser wanted the names of Trump transition team officials in intelligence reports to be revealed.
Going Nuclear for Neil Gorsuch
Democratic senators have 41 votes to block President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, setting up a standoff to rewrite the Senate’s filibuster rules.
Trump's TV Obsession Is a First
No president has consumed as much television as the current one, or reacted as quickly or directly to what they were seeing.