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Looking back on 2016, it would be tough to argue that there was any single cultural phenomena that was bigger, or had more of an impact on American society than what has been referred to by many as “Trumpmania,” or “Trumphoria.” If Donald Trump was the...

If you think of Donald Trump’s presidency as a 48-minute NBA game, we’re only at the one-minute mark. So how come after just one tumultuous month of scandals, protests, unprecedented controversies and unfathomable tweets, it already feels like we’re...

by Rich Smith Got the federal building goin' up on a Tuesday. Rich Smith Melissa Alexander is bouncing a big, blue-eyed, burbling two-month-old on her lap in Democratic Senator Patty Murray's conference room. She's never sat in Senator Murray's conference...

Democratic Senators continue to raise money in politics as a key concern in their decision about Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen met with Judge Gorsuch and indicated that she’s unlikely to vote in support of his nominations, citing...

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Mitch McConnellACLU vows to sue Sessions if he violates Constitution as AG Warren seizes spotlight after GOP rebuke Judge blocks Anthem-Cigna insurer merger MORE’s (R-Ky.) decision to rebuke the Senate’s most prominent...