We don’t yet know the precise numbers, but it appears once again that four out of five white evangelicals voted for Donald Trump in the presidential election.

Evangelical support was by no means decisive; a similar percentage voted for Trump when he lost in 2020. But when a supermajority of a group that comprises approximately 25% of the ...Read more

As Joe Biden’s presidency enters its last weeks, officials are rushing “to preserve at least some of the outgoing president’s legacy,” The Associated Press reports, before Donald Trump takes over in January.

“Let’s make every day count,” President Joe Biden said after the election.

That means spend, spend and spend some more, ...Read more

Presidents deserve wide latitude in selecting members of their Cabinet. But, at the same time, the Senate must take its advice and consent role seriously if the balance of power is to be preserved.

Donald Trump has raised eyebrows with his selections to run various government agencies. Yet many of his picks for top jobs — Susie Wiles as chief...Read more

Marie Gluesenkamp Perez has a blunt message for fellow Democrats as they wail and wonder how they'll make their way back from the political wilderness.

It's going to take time. And lots of work.

"This is not like, 'Oh, here's one weird trick ... Use this word, not that word,' " said the 36-year-old congresswoman, fresh off reelection in a ...Read more

The U.S. Senate has little time left in this tumultuous year but it must make sure to pass the PRESS Act.

Dubbed "Protect Reporters from Exploitative State Spying Act," the broadly supported bill would ensure federal protection for journalists. It would prevent authorities from abusing subpoena powers and protect reporters from being forced to ...Read more

Recently, a group of comic book writers and authors published “Stop Project 2025: A Comics Guide to the Republican Plan to End Democracy.” Free to the public, the guide aims to succinctly explain the Heritage Foundation’s 900-page blueprint for Donald Trump to overhaul the executive branch of government when he is sworn into office for the...Read more

We are a few weeks removed from the election, and Democrats do not appear to be any closer to truly understanding why they lost so much ground to Donald Trump with so many demographics. It’s clear to me that comprehending what happened and why will have to come from somewhere other than political operatives within the party, cable news media ...Read more

Is an inexperienced manager with no history running anything, no less the biggest single federal government agency, the right person to be in charge of the Pentagon? Say hello to Donald Trump’s nomination of Pete Hegseth to be secretary of defense.

Senators — majority Republicans, newly led by John Thune of South Dakota, and minority ...Read more

When I was offered an internship at a sanctuary for farmed animals some years ago, I jumped at the chance. I’ve always had an affinity for animals, and I imagined myself cuddling cows and brushing goats— and I did get to do those things. But what took me most by surprise was meeting the turkeys. I had given little thought to these birds, ...Read more

They still don’t get it.

While President-elect Donald Trump is working overtime assembling his White House Cabinet, Democrats in some circles are still concocting ways to elevate Kamala Harris.

They need to follow the advice of ice queen Elsa from the movie “Frozen.”

Let it go.

One nutty idea has President Joe Biden resigning from ...Read more

Of the many ways Donald Trump’s return to the White House promises to upend federal policy, few are more predictable or damaging than the U-turn he and his allies threaten to take on climate change and environmental protection. Fortunately, California has considerable power to counter the onslaught.

Trump’s first administration rolled back ...Read more

Donald Trump is promising to relieve the American automobile industry of the pressure from Washington to rapidly deliver an all-electric-vehicle future.

That starts with getting the government out of the auto industry.

The Trump administration has the opportunity to streamline industry regulations, make fuel emissions standards more reasonable...Read more

When most people think about grief, they associate it with the death of a loved one. They reflect on past memories, shared experiences and precious moments of life. It is natural for one to yearn for the past, the comfort and safety of familiar times and stability.

Now, with the promise of a second term for Donald Trump and the suggested ...Read more

The Democrats have some tough choices in front of them. With Vice President Kamala Harris, they ran a very strong candidate in an incredibly well-resourced campaign, in which hundreds of prominent members of the opposing party endorsed their nominee — and still lost. Now, they are thinking about which direction to move next, and that ...Read more

The Middle East has long been a source of misery for Washington. It could be a land of opportunity for Donald Trump.

In his first term as president, Trump brokered diplomatic détentes between Israel and several Arab states. In his second, he’ll encounter a region in which Israeli military successes have dramatically reset the balance of ...Read more

My children are going through a "Mary Poppins" phase — the 1964 version starring Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke. Especially during these rainy days, we've found ourselves inside on weekend afternoons, singing along to the musical's Sherman Brothers-penned classics.

I've been indulging my kids, as our oldest dog just passed away, and the ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — The Moms Bonded By Grief Botanical Garden of Healing is officially open.

The rectangular patch of donated space memorializing Philadelphians lost to gun violence stands at the corner of 51st Street and Woodland Avenue, an intersection of grief and hope.

I wrote about the garden’s groundbreaking last year. Last week, I went ...Read more

As Donald Trump rolled out his Cabinet choices last week, the strategy that consigliere Steve Bannon described during the president-elect's first term naturally popped to mind: "Flood the zone with s—." Overwhelm the media, the public and political opponents, including fellow Republicans, so fully that they can't process it all, and some crap ...Read more

Throughout the presidential campaign, voters consistently told pollsters that they were sick and tired of America’s broken immigration system and its porous border. And to the surprise of many Democrats, that number included many Latino voters and naturalized citizens in cities like Chicago that historically built their populations by ...Read more