Author: Amber Phillips
-
Analysis: Key players in Kavanaugh hearings
WASHINGTON • Supreme Court nomination hearings are ostensibly one of the few moments when senators set aside politics and review a president’s pick for one of the most consequential jobs in the land on his or her merits. But that is not the case here. The Senate’s hearings for Judge Brett Kavanaugh start Tuesday, in…
-
The top 10 gubernatorial races of 2018
When it comes to gubernatorial races, Republicans say they’re a victim of their own success from two great election cycles in a row. Going into 2018, Republicans control a near-record high of 33 governor’s mansions, including a number in blue and swing states. Democrats, meanwhile, hold a near-record low. Which means in 2018, the only…
-
Lawmaker Steve Scalise critically injured in GOP baseball shooting; gunman dies in custody
A man unleashed a barrage of gunfire Wednesday at a park in Alexandria, Va., as Republican members of Congress held a morning baseball practice, wounding five people, including House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (La.). President Trump said the gunman — identified by multiple law enforcement officials as James T. Hodgkinson III, 66, from Illinois —…
-
7 takeaways from Comey’s extraordinary testimony about what Trump told him to do
Fired FBI director James B. Comey’s testimony to the Senate Intelligence Committee about his conversations with President Trump on Russia can be summed up in one word: Newsworthy. Here are seven major takeaways from his testimony so far. 1) Comey is pretty sure Trump inappropriately interfered in the investigation — but Trump didn’t ask the FBI…
-
The Texas secession debate is getting kind of real
When Texas Republicans assemble for their state convention next month, it’s possible they will debate whether Texas should secede from the United States. There’s almost no chance Texas Republicans will actually vote in favor of seceding, mind you — not least because most of the party wants nothing to do with this — but the…
-
Paul Ryan a sleeper nominee in a contested Republican convention?
When a politician says something, there’s often more than one way to interpret it. It’s what Twitter and, arguably, this blog are for. But ultimately, deciphering a politician’s true intention is in the eye of the beholder. And Paul Ryan’s interview with CNBC’s John Harwood on Tuesday night will likely have to fall into that…