When Will Democrats Learn to Say No?  —  When Donald Trump held a rally in the Bronx in May, critics scoffed that there was no way he could win New York State.  Yet as a strategic matter, asking the question “What would it take for a Republican to win New York?” leads to the answer …

The ‘team of vipers’ is back  —  Cliff Sims wrote the definitive tale of Trump administration infighting.  He's back, and fangs are out.  —  The last time Cliff Sims was this close to presidential power, he coined an indelible phrase for the cut-throat coterie around Donald Trump …

Under the Chandelier at Mar-a-Lago, Trump Makes Picks at Breakneck Speed  —  President-elect Donald J. Trump is more contemptuous than ever of Washington expertise and determined to hire people based on loyalty.  —  President-elect Donald J. Trump chose his attorney general almost on a whim …

Democratic jockeying for the 2028 presidential election is already underway  —  Nearly two dozen Democrats are seen as possible contenders ahead of an invisible primary that will be shaped partly by Trump and his second term.  —  As the dust settles from Vice President Kamala Harris' defeat …

Trump Allies Were Told to Stop Saying They'll Put Migrants in ‘Camps’  —  “Apparently some people think it makes us look like Nazis,” says a close Trump ally … To be sure, Trump's migrant expulsion program, if he were to follow through with his plans to deport millions …

Jay Bhattacharya, an NIH critic, emerges as a top candidate to lead the agency  —  The Stanford physician was excoriated by NIH's director in 2020 for his “fringe” ideas on covid.  Four years later, he's poised for power in Trump's Washington.

Trump's victory means war will end sooner, says Zelensky  —  Ukrainian president said he had had a ‘constructive’ conversation with the US president-elect and he had heard nothing ‘that goes against our position’  —  President Zelensky has said the war in Ukraine will “end sooner” …

American Kakistocracy  —  Italy knows a thing or two about what the United States faces—but there are key differences between the two countries' experiences.  —  Why is a regular guy attracted to a billionaire candidate?  It's simple: Because the candidate can play to people's fantasies.

Kamala Harris's hidden barrier  —  Her rise and fall illustrates the Glass Cliff. … 🛣️  —  Black women have long had to navigate being twice as good to get half the amount of credit.  Kamala Harris's presidential run was evidence of this.

Trump's recess appointment power is constitutional and vital to his agenda  —  President-elect Trump's victory is an end to business as usual in Washington.  —  His desire to use recess appointment authority is a clear expression of how serious he is about making the federal government responsive to the will of the American people.

Pennsylvania Democrats openly admit to counting illegal ballots in McCormick-Casey race  —  Ongoing disputes in the Senate race between declared winner Dave McCormick (R) and incumbent Sen. Bob Casey (D) concern whether disqualified ballots should be counted

Lara Trump emerges as an early favorite to fill Rubio's Senate seat  —  Calls from Republicans are intensifying for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) to pick President-elect Trump's daughter-in-law Lara Trump to replace his secretary of State pick, Marco Rubio, in the Senate.

NASA staff beg Elon Musk to ‘clean house’ after agency spent millions of Americans' money on DEI agenda  —  NASA staff are calling on Elon Musk to ‘clean house’ as it is revealed the agency blew millions of taxpayer money on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs.

Slash First, Fix Later: How Elon Musk Cuts Costs  —  Mr. Musk dug into his companies' budgets, preferring to cut too much rather than too little and to deal with the fallout later.  Under Donald Trump, he is set to apply those tactics to the U.S. government.