House Republicans this week are increasing the possibility of a government shutdown in October by moving forward with a $788 billion spending bill that complies with President Donald Trump’s demands to boost the military, reduce clean-energy programs and fund a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. Those priorities, especially $1.6 billion […]
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Donald Trump has described himself as the most “presidential” candidate since the first Republican president, Abraham Lincoln. This is despite the fact that, when asked in an interview by Bob Woodward what made Abraham Lincoln so successful, Trump took 84 words to say absolutely nothing: “I think Lincoln succeeded for […]
Donald J. Trump called on Monday for the United States to bar all Muslims from entering the country until the nation’s leaders can “figure out what is going on” after the terrorist attacks in San Bernardino, Calif., an extraordinary escalation of rhetoric aimed at voters’ fears about members of the […]
It probably won’t surprise you that there’s a growing polarization among Americans over how to deal with several immigration policy proposals. Whether it’s Donald Trump’s idea for a massive border fence or the proposal to change the Constitution so that babies of unauthorized residents aren’t automatically made citizens, Republicans and […]