Albert R. Hunt

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting of the National Governors Association on Monday at the White House in Washington.

Hunt: Trump’s speech to Congress is his chance to tell us what he really wants

February 27, 2017 at 1:25 p.m.

President Donald Trump's initial address to a joint session of Congress Tuesday night may be the most anticipated in memory -- because, when it comes to substance, we don't know...

Composite of person with calculator and tax forms

Hunt: Why it’s been 31 years since the聽overhaul of the U.S. tax system

February 21, 2017 at 1:03 p.m.

President Donald Trump has promised the most comprehensive overhaul of the tax system since 1986, when Ronald Reagan was president. But politics is different today.

National security adviser Mike Flynn, senior adviser Jared Kushner, Secretary of Homeland Security John Kelly and others listen while President Donald Trump speaks at the beginning of a meeting on cybersecurity in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on Tuesday.

Hunt: A Trump-era guide to ignoring all that noise

January 31, 2017 at 1:18 p.m.

For Donald Trump, chaos is a feature, not a bug. That means the rest of us could use some help sorting things out. With that in mind, here's a guide...

FBI Director James Comey, left, leaves the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington last Friday.

Hunt: Why Democrats should stop telling Comey to step down

January 17, 2017 at 12:52 p.m.

A Trump-friendly FBI chief could easily doom a criminal inquiry into whether anyone associated with Trump was in contact with Russian sources about the hacking of Democrats' e-mail.

GOLDEN, CO -OCTOBER 29: Donald J.Trump takes the stage during a campaign rally at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds in Golden, October 29, 2016. Around a thousand attended the rally. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

Hunt: The promises Trump voters need him to keep

December 23, 2016 at 12:00 p.m.

Donald Trump promised coal miners he'd bring back their jobs. He vowed he has an "absolute way" of defeating the Islamic State very quickly. Will he achieve these commitments? Probably...

According to reports, the ant-abortion activists ...

Hunt: House Republicans wage war on medical research

October 24, 2016 at 3:57 p.m.

A House Select Investigative Panel on Infant Lives may seem like a joke, but is a chilling effect on important medical research.

It's been nearly 16 years since this Supreme Court decision decided the 2000 presidential election.

Hunt: Will 2016 election come down to the electoral map?

August 29, 2016 at 3:51 p.m.

Any American political strategist or reporter -- I've been one for more than four decades -- loves the map: That's the electoral map that decides the presidential election every four...

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton used Denver-based Platte River Networks to host private her e-mail when she was secretary of state.

Hunt: Hillary Clinton is making her trust problem worse

August 24, 2016 at 11:26 a.m.

Most political experts are confident Hillary Clinton will beat Donald Trump. But the comparative closeness of the presidential race underscores Clinton's problems.

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and GOP nominee Donald Trump.

Hunt: The tax debate that Clinton and Trump should be having

August 22, 2016 at 12:52 p.m.

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton could have a rational debate over taxes, a serious topic on which they have clear differences.

Presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.

Hunt: Get ready for an unpredictable election

August 1, 2016 at 12:38 p.m.

The U.S. general election officially begins on Labor Day. Will the dynamics for the presidential contest be established during these next five weeks, or will little change?

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