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The State of the Union, with all its pomp and pageantry, is largely a 20th Century invention. Until 1947, what we now call the State...

The Democratic Party is riding high. They took the House of Representatives in the midterm elections. They bested President Donald Trump in the most...

There remains no easy solution to this mess. The shutdown fight is emblematic of an era of governing in which the affairs of state are in direct conflict with the political forces shaping both parties. Until the politicians find a way to strike a balance between the two, hundreds of thousands of Federal workers going without a paycheck will continue to be caught in the middle.

Nancy Pelosi suggested that the State of the Union address be delayed until after the government shutdown is resolved. Has the annual address, with...

If the government shutdown continues, Mr. Trump may have to deliver the State of the Union on paper. Nancy Pelosi suggested that President Trump...

President Donald Trump has suggested that he has the power to declare a national emergency and build a border wall with or without Congress...

A week into the partial government shutdown, Roughly Explained Editor Taylor Griffin explains what you need to know. READ MORE https://www.roughlyexplained.com/2018/12/the-government-shutdown-fight-explained/

Roughly Explained Editor Taylor Griffin talks with Foreign policy expert Danielle Pletka about the implications of President Trump's surprise decision to pull U.S. troops out of...

A stalemate between President Donald Trump and Congressional Democrats over funding for a border wall threatens a partial government shutdown. As of Friday afternoon,...

James Mattis, President Trump's Defense Secretary, has resigned his post. A reserved, yet forceful when necessary former Marine Corps General, Mr. Mattis is widely...