Jonathan Bernstein

Bernstein: The Trump impeachment smoking gun

January 27, 2020 at 11:11 a.m.

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Bernstein: Four ways to think about impeachment

January 15, 2020 at 4:18 p.m.

The preliminary skirmishing is ending and the Senate trial is about to start. It抖阴ap time to pay attention, even if your mind is made up.

U.S. Ambassador to the European Union ...

Bernstein: Sondland’s testimony just made life difficult for Republicans

November 20, 2019 at 4:00 p.m.

Ambassador Gordon Sondland just confirmed the obvious: President Donald Trump set up a quid pro quo for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.

From left, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, ...

Bernstein: Warren is in front but Klobuchar earned debate lift 聽

October 16, 2019 at 1:01 p.m.

The obvious headline out of the Democratic debate Tuesday was simple: The candidates, by spending the first hour attacking her, confirmed that they agreed with the polls that Elizabeth Warren...

President Donald Trump speaks on Feb. 15 from the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House.

Bernstein: Ranking Trump-Russia in the history of presidential scandals

March 2, 2018 at 12:00 p.m.

By any reasonable measure, the Trump-Russia scandal already ranks as the biggest since at least 1986, when Iran-Contra was ravaging the Reagan administration.

Bernstein: Football and democracy collide in a tweet from Seth Masket

February 5, 2018 at 1:00 p.m.

Seth Masket's point is simple: Despite not actually having any expertise on the subject, he wound up having a very strong opinion about how the rule applied at that moment.

FILE - In this Sept. 6, 2017, file photo, Senate Judiciary Committee member Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks during the committee's hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Cruz said he鈥檚 against the Republican bill that would erase much of President Barack Obama鈥檚 health law. If the Texas Republican sticks to that stand, GOP leaders will have little hope that their 11th-hour Senate push will survive. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Bernstein: The not-so-uncertain future of the filibuster

January 29, 2018 at 2:40 p.m.

Is the legislative filibuster doomed? Using the filibuster to gain bargaining leverage is one thing; using it to force minority rule is quite another.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell gives a the thumbs-up as he walks from a vote on Capitol Hill after the Senate voted to end the shutdown on Tuesday.

Bernstein: No, Republicans didn’t win the shutdown fight

January 24, 2018 at 3:46 p.m.

Now that Democrats have agreed to end the government shutdown, have they now proved they will cave the next time around? That's a popular theory among political pundits right now,...

Bernstein: A cable news diet is far from a balanced one

January 12, 2018 at 5:05 p.m.

We all know President Donald Trump watches way too much cable television news. Should he -- should any president -- watch any TV news?聽I'm going to give that one a...

Former Maricopa County Sheriff speaks at his office on Wednesday in Fountain Hills, Ariz. Arpaio is running for the seat being vacated by U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz.

Bernstein: Joe Arpaio piles on GOP’s primary woes

January 10, 2018 at 3:30 p.m.

Former sheriff and pardoned criminal Joe Arpaio is back -- this time, as a candidate for the Senate seat that Republican Jeff Flake is vacating in Arizona.

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