Greg Sargent

Michael Cohen, longtime lawyer for President ...

抖阴ap: On new Cohen tape, Trump seemed to insist on “cash” payment. Here’s what that might mean.

July 25, 2018 at 12:14 p.m.

President Donald Trump's former lawyer, Michael Cohen, has released audio of a call between the two men, in which Trump clearly appears to know about the need to buy the...

President Donald Trump and Russia's President Vladimir Putin arrive for a meeting at Finland's Presidential Palace on July 16, 2018 in Helsinki, Finland.

Sargent: As explosive new Russia revelations hit Trump, Republicans throw him a lifeline

July 20, 2018 at 12:00 p.m.

For many months, leading Republicans have practically pleaded with President Donald Trump in public to avail himself of a simple escape hatch on the Russia scandal: If you just acknowledge...

Judge Brett Kavanaugh shakes hands with President Donald Trump after being nominated to the Supreme Court in the East Room of the White House on July 9, 2018 in Washington, DC.

Sargent: A big question about Trump that Democrats must insist Kavanaugh answer

July 10, 2018 at 11:48 a.m.

They must press Kavanaugh to clarify whether presidents are above the law, or more specifically, how much power presidents have with regard to investigations into themselves.

President Donald Trump pumps his fist ...

Sargent: Get ready for a brutal election about Trump’s racism and authoritarianism

June 8, 2018 at 12:01 p.m.

Remember when Republicans were going to make their tax cut the centerpiece of their strategy for the midterm elections? That plan is no longer operative.

Donald Trump speaks about steel and aluminum tariffs during a meeting with industry leaders in the Cabinet Room of the White House last Thursday.

Sargent: Trump doesn’t have America’s best interests at heart

March 6, 2018 at 2:21 p.m.

The battle that has erupted over President Donald Trump's plan for tariffs on imported steel and aluminum raises a question: Is Trump operating in any meaningful sense out of any...

Special counsel Robert Mueller leaves the U.S. Capitol after a meeting with members of the Senate Judiciary Committee on June 21, 2017.

Sargent: Three big takeaways from Robert Mueller’s stunning new indictments

February 16, 2018 at 4:17 p.m.

Robert Mueller just indicted 13 Russian nationals for participating in an alleged criminal plot to undermine the 2016 presidential election. Here are three key takeaways.

President Donald Trump speaks during an event to honor the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. on Friday at the White House.

Sargent: Trump’s denial of vulgar comment confirms the worst

January 12, 2018 at 5:54 p.m.

With President Trump's denial that he ever described developing nations as "shithole countries," he is only confirming that racist mask has now been torn off for good.

Sargent: Say it again, Mitt Romney: Trump is unfit to serve

January 5, 2018 at 12:00 p.m.

It is a useful confluence of events that President Donald Trump issued a tweet about nuclear weapons at exactly the moment that Mitt Romney is considering a run for the...

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, attend a press event on tax reform with other congressional Republicans on Sept. 27 at the Capitol.

Sargent: Remarkable, angry exchange between senators unmasks the GOP’s tax-cut lies

November 17, 2017 at 12:21 p.m.

Sen. Orrin Hatch claims to have "no intention" of raising taxes on lower-income people, meaning Congress will renew their tax cuts later. But there is zero guarantee.

Republican candidate for Virginia governor Ed Gillespie talks to journalists after casting his vote Tuesday in Alexandria, Va. Gillespie was defeated by Democrat Ralph Northam.

Sargent: What the Virginia governor’s election means for Trumpism

November 8, 2017 at 1:39 p.m.

Among the questions going into Tuesday's elections was: Would President Trump's unique combination of racism, authoritarianism and embrace of unpopular GOP policies energize Democratic voters? The answer: Yes.

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