Trump’s Political Theater Won’t Save D.C.

Democrats are celebrating one of their biggest midterm victories in decades. What does this overwhelming win mean for the party, for Republicans and for the country? The morning after the election, the Opinion writer Michelle Cottle, the columnist Carlos Lozada and the contributi ...  Show more

With just days to go until the midterms, the Opinion contributor Robert Siegel joins the contributing writer E.J. Dionne Jr. and the columnist Jamelle Bouie to discuss potential outcomes, the polls and what the result might signal for the country moving forward.Thoughts? Email us ...  Show more

For over two weeks, members of the National Guard have been walking the streets of Washington, D.C. -- alongside federal law enforcement and local police.President Trump has said there is a “crime emergency” in the nation’s capital -- and has openly hinted at taking similar actio ...  Show more

Arguing that some places in the United States – primarily those governed by Democratic officials – are rampantly crime-infested, President Donald Trump has been deploying military forces to cities from Los Angeles to Washington, DC. Former National Security Council official Kori ...  Show more

Flanked by half his cabinet and citing crimes against a DOGE staffer, Donald Trump announces that he’s deploying 800 National Guard troops to Washington and federalizing the city’s police department. Jon and Lovett react to Trump's desperate show of force, then break down his new ...  Show more