President Trump and congressional Republicans are ramping up their push to pass tax reform. What, exactly, “reform” means is still an open question; as my colleague Perry Bacon Jr. has detailed, different Republican factions put a higher priority on different elements of a possible bill. There are divides, for instance, over how regressive any measure […]
President Trump has revealed his strategy on the Iran nuclear deal: Pressure Congress to take the heat for killing it or incur the blame for keeping it. Out of the gate, there is little sign that Capitol Hill is willing to play along. Trump’s strategy requires the support of at least some Democrats in the […]
Welcome to Pollapalooza, our weekly polling roundup. Today’s theme song: “Let the River Run” from the television show “Working Girl.” Poll of the week President Trump continues to be the least popular president this far into his presidency. With a net approval rating of -18 percentage points, Trump easily outpaces former President Gerald Ford, who […]
Remember how divided Republicans in Washington were on their plans to repeal the Affordable Care Act? Well, they are even more divided so far on their push to change America’s tax system — a bad sign for a party desperate for a big achievement in a year in which they control both houses of Congress […]
In this week’s politics chat, we debate what we can say now about the 2020 presidential election. The transcript below has been lightly edited. micah (Micah Cohen, politics editor): Hi, people! harry (Harry Enten, senior political writer): Hey, friends! micah: This article, “Trump is on track to win reelection,” sparked some heated debate in […]