It's high time commentators stopped trying to shoehorn the American polity into a paradigm that doesn't fit. President Donald Trump's brand of government is as new and unique as it is volatile and disturbing. Sometimes, history neither repeats nor rhymes. Sometimes, a whole new species bursts onto the scene.

What we're seeing today with Trump ...Read more

We are very relieved that the Supreme Court has made the decision to keep in place an existing appeals court ruling that upheld New York’s so-called “sensitive locations” concealed firearm ban, which prohibited carrying hidden guns in parks, hospitals, stadiums and other such locations, as well as a requirement for permit holders to show �...Read more

Increasingly it is clear that the only checks on the unconstitutional acts of the Trump administration will come from the courts. But will the conservative Roberts court, with three justices appointed by Donald Trump, be willing to stop the president’s illegal acts?

The answer is unclear, although a ruling on Friday afternoon is disturbing ...Read more

Since the Trump administration has refused to guarantee that people being picked and deported using the 1798 Alien Enemies Act have the right to appear before a judge, the U.S. Supreme Court must.

In a short decision issued Monday, the high court vacated the order of D.C. Federal Judge James Boasberg that had prevented Homeland Security from ...Read more

House GOP leaders punted on trying to adopt the Senate-revised budget blueprint Wednesday after a long day of negotiations didn’t bear enough fruit to overcome the objections of more than enough spending hawks to sink the measure in the closely divided chamber.

Conservative holdouts met separately with Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D...Read more

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Senate President Don Harmon said Wednesday that he disagrees with Illinois election officials who said he collected millions of dollars more in campaign contributions last year than he was allowed to under a state law designed to curtail big-money influence in Illinois politics, but he maintained he is taking the issue “...Read more

President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at relaxing rules that limit water flow for shower heads, targeting an issue he has long complained makes it harder for him to properly wash his hair.

The order ends water conservation standards that restrict the number of gallons per minute that are allowed to flow through shower heads, ...Read more

U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to use military action against Iran if it were to try and acquire a nuclear weapon, as negotiators are set to meet Saturday to discuss the standoff over Tehran’s nuclear program.

Trump told reporters he would “absolutely” consider using military action “if necessary” during an event in the Oval ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The House passed a bill Wednesday that would curtail the power of federal district judges to issue nationwide injunctions, the most high-profile legislative pushback from Republicans to a string of rulings that have stymied certain executive actions from the Trump administration.

The chamber voted 219-213 to approve a bill that ...Read more

WASHINGTON — A Republican drive to quickly pass President Donald Trump’s tax cut proposals and increase the U.S. debt ceiling has been temporarily delayed by party infighting over federal deficits.

House leaders decided on Wednesday night to postpone a key vote to fast-track the package, after they determined they lacked the votes to clear ...Read more

Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will appear next week in Folsom, California, after they moved their "Fighting Oligarchy" tour stop from Auburn.

In an email to supporters, Sanders said he and Ocasio-Cortez would speak at Folsom Lake College’s athletic track on College Parkway on Tuesday.

The outspoken progressives have ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Loyal Republicans on Capitol Hill, who have long given Donald Trump wide latitude on policy matters, got a reprieve Wednesday from several days of grim economic news, when the president’s pause on his sweeping tariffs sparked a stock market surge.

Iowa Sen. Charles E. Grassley told reporters that Trump’s 90-day delay on ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced a 90-day pause on higher tariffs that hit dozens of trade partners after midnight, while raising duties on China to 125%.

The president’s about-face came roughly 13 hours after high duties on 56 nations and the European Union took effect, fueling market turmoil and stoking recession fears. ...Read more

In the escalating court battle between the Justice Department and major law firms over President Donald Trump’s punitive executive orders, Chicago-based Jenner & Block is leading a counteroffensive on the front lines in a Washington federal court.

Jenner & Block, which was targeted by a March 25 executive order to restrict the 111-year-old ...Read more

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he's working with Michigan leaders to keep Macomb County's Selfridge Air National Guard Base "open, strong, thriving" ― teasing the possibility of new fighter jets ― and separately promised "to save Lake Michigan" from the invasive Asian carp.

"I think we're going to be successful, Governor. I ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump walked back plans on Wednesday for a global trade war that sparked fears of economic panic and recession, a dramatic reversal after a week of market turmoil that led to a historic surge of relief on Wall Street.

But the president further escalated his standoff with China over tariffs, raising duties on ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Wednesday he is pausing and lowering reciprocal tariffs on more than 75 countries that have called for trade negotiations and will raise tariffs on goods imports from China to 125%, effective immediately.

Trump announced the change in policy on Truth Social, altering a course he set only last week. The...Read more

WASHINGTON — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's bid to get Republican President Donald Trump to exempt imported vehicles from tariffs fell short Wednesday, but he had some unusual praise for the second-term Democratic governor from behind the resolute desk.

Whitmer proposed exempting the auto and energy industries from tariffs as part of a ...Read more

President Donald Trump has claimed victory at the Supreme Court in his campaign to deport Venezuelan migrants accused by the government of being part of a foreign terrorist organization.

“The Supreme Court has upheld the Rule of Law in our Nation by allowing a President, whoever that may be, to be able to secure our Borders, and ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s ever-changing tariff policies have rocked the stock market, but they could also complicate Republicans’ effort to maintain their majorities on Capitol Hill.

While a volatile or slumping economy is an obvious political risk for the party in power ahead of an election, there’s more nuance to ...Read more