Category: Presidency

Lawrence O’Donnell’s Alternate Impeachment Theory: Republican Leader Ready to Ditch Trump in 2020

Lawrence O’Donnell’s Alternate Impeachment Theory: Republican Leader Ready to Ditch Trump in 2020

To hear O'Donnell tell it, McConnell knew that the whistleblower complaint would come out eventually--it was just a matter of timing.
An Age Limit on the Presidency?

An Age Limit on the Presidency?

Carter, who today is 95, came out to say that even 80 years old is too old to be up for the all of what job of president demands.
September Democratic Presidential Debate Recap

September Democratic Presidential Debate Recap

Another month gone, another Democratic debate to usher in the fall season.
Winning 2020 Will Be Harder Than Trump Thinks

Winning 2020 Will Be Harder Than Trump Thinks

Donald Trump will have to deal with a very unique challenge which other incumbent presidents have not had to face, at least in modern times, as he seeks a second term. And that's before he faces a single Democrat....
Will Joe Biden Utimately Destroy His Own Campaign?

Will Joe Biden Utimately Destroy His Own Campaign?

Now that he's running for president, Joe Biden's penchant for gaffe-making has become an increasing focus for the press.
Instead of Preparing for Hurricane, Trump Decides Golfing is More Important

Instead of Preparing for Hurricane, Trump Decides Golfing is More Important

With Hurricane Dorian bearing down, Donald Trump was at Camp David working on his golf swing.
Lineup for September Democratic Presidential Debate Set

Lineup for September Democratic Presidential Debate Set

Democratic National Committee officials have set the lineup for the next Democratic presidential debate. Unlike the first two such debates, the September event will be held to just 10 of the candidates jousting on stage during a single evening.
Gillibrand Drops Out of 2020 Race

Gillibrand Drops Out of 2020 Race

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, the senator from New York who struggled to get much traction in polling, dropped her bid for the Democratic presidential nomination Wednesday.
Hearing About Trump Every Day and ‘Trump Overload’

Hearing About Trump Every Day and ‘Trump Overload’

When you talk about “Trump overload,” that is important: it is, in truth, part of what’s kept him in office.
‘Head-Spinning’ Day: GOP’s Conditioning the Base to See Trump’s Erratic Behavior as Normal or Time for 25th Amendment?

‘Head-Spinning’ Day: GOP’s Conditioning the Base to See Trump’s Erratic Behavior as Normal or Time for 25th Amendment?

It was a day in which the president of the United States backed out at the last minute from a diplomatic trip to Denmark because his overture to purchase Greenland. He reversed himself--and then unreversed himself--on serious economic matters. And, finally, he referred to himself in Biblical terms as "The Chosen One." What does all of that erratic behavior mean?