Matt Ford

Robert Mueller's report makes a convincing case that Trump attempted to abuse his power. Why didn't the special counsel charge him, then?

The release of the Mueller report is a moment of truth not only for the attorney general, but his loyal deputy, too.

Yes, French politics and society are in turmoil. But there's a simpler lesson from the cathedral's burning.

A relatively narrow indictment leaves critics to wonder if the threat to press freedom fits the crime.

This glimpse of the celestial phenomenon is cause for wonder in a light-polluted world saturated with disturbing images.

He keeps losing in the courts, yet keeps pushing even more extreme immigration policies. Something's got to give.

The president is building a constitutional case to keep the documents out of Congress' hands.

It's not just Alabama. Inmates across the country are living—and dying—in horrific conditions.

He's willing to die for it—politically speaking, that is.

The conservative justices' convoluted opinions are undermining the court's legitimacy more than any confirmation battle could.

Robert Mueller couldn't prove Trump colluded with Russia or obstructed justice, but future generations of Americans will be less forgiving.

What are they afraid of? A truly representative democracy.

Several Twitter users mocked the congressman, and he won't stand for it.

Chief Justice John Roberts may have the final say on Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's ambitious plan to fight global warming.

It's an existential threat to millennials—and older Americans are standing in the way of action.

American democracy can't afford for yet another critical institution to be crippled by partisan warfare.

More than a dozen Democrats are chasing the glory of the presidency, but some are missing the bigger picture.

Led by Clarence Thomas, the Supreme Court's originalists are taking aim at the landmark precedents set by liberal justices decades ago.

Michael Cohen's testimony to Congress revealed the hell of working for Trump.

The Supreme Court will decide whether Maryland taxpayers should have to support the Christian symbol.