"It just makes no sense at all," said Andrew Weissmann, who also predicted how it could spectacularly backfire.

Another day, another call from President Donald Trump to tear down the stalls he doesn’t like in the marketplace of ideas.

Democrats are uniting against Donald Trump after Trump signed his first series of executive orders. More than 20 states are challenging Donald Trump’s executive order to cut birthright citizenship.

The new president doesn’t appear interested in overhauling or reforming FEMA, only in eliminating the agency altogether.

The president's clemency legitimizes the actions of groups and individuals our allies overseas consider terrorists.

One of the president’s most controversial Cabinet nominees wants to shuffle the deck on core American principles, such as checks and balances.

Budde said she regrets the angry reactions to her pointed request for Trump to show mercy, but added that she stands by her remarks.

Ratcliffe, Trump’s former Director of National Intelligence, sought to reassure senators that he would remain apolitical in his role as CIA director.

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