Democrats willfully ignore the political fundamentals of the shutdown

The shutdown battle is fundamentally about political popularity and competence, two things Democrats sorely lack.

The blame game is on at federal agencies, where political messages fault Democrats for the shutdown

Americans’ routine interactions with the federal government this week are increasingly being met with partisan messaging ...

GOP ought to give Democrats their ‘pound of flesh’ to resolve shutdown, former AG says

Former AG Rob McKenna suggests both parties could quickly resolve the Washington shutdown by compromising on ACA tax credits.

This president also ordered the prosecution of a political enemy

Thomas Jefferson accused Aaron Burr of treason. John Adams’s reproach of the move resonates today.