Blake: The Trump White House has turned questioning patriotism into a talking point
Mike Pompeo will be confirmed as the next secretary of state. And the biggest casualty of all this may be our political discourse.
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Aaron Blake: Is Jared Kushner using the White House as his own personal boardroom?
President Donald Trump's decision to put his assets into a not-so-blind trust led to myriad concerns about possible conflicts of interest.
Blake: Trump’s comment about a Michael Flynn pardon, and the pattern behind it
President Donald Trump offered a characteristically noncommittal -- but suggestive -- comment Friday about pardoning Michael Flynn. What his habit of doing this tells us.
Trump on Michael Flynn’s guilty plea: “There’s been absolutely no collusion”
In his first public comments about Michael Flynn pleading guilty Friday to lying to the FBI about his interactions with a Russian official, President Donald Trump reiterated Saturday that his...
New poll makes it clear: Sexual harassment is not a dealbreaker in today’s GOP
A plurality of Republicans want Roy Moore to serve if he's elected. And, even more tellingly, most say Trump shouldn't be impeached even if he did sexually harass women.
Blake: Why Jeff Sessions may be the GOP’s only option in Alabama
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell seems to have settled on Jeff Sessions as the answer -- perhaps the only answer -- for saving a GOP Senate seat in Alabama. And...
Blake: The story behind the attack on Sen. Rand Paul keeps getting weirder
U.S. Sen. Rand Paul was allegedly assaulted four days ago, and the more we learn about it, the stranger it becomes. The whole thing seems to be getting more opaque...
Blake: The top 5 Republicans who could challenge Trump in 2020
President Trump is still in little danger of losing the 2020 GOP primary, but his grip on the party is weakening somewhat and the likelihood that someone will run against...
McCain seems to swipe at Trump with comment on Vietnam “bone spur” deferments
After a week in which President Donald Trump endured not-so-veiled criticisms from his two predecessors as president and Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., McCain delivered another broadside that seems clearly aimed...
Blake: George W. Bush’s unmistakable takedown of Trumpism
For the last nine years, George W. Bush has largely stayed out of presidential politics. That changed in a big way Thursday. He didn't use Donald Trump's name, but his...