How the president ends up at the Supreme Court—and how he might fare

In claiming vast presidential powers, the administration has set the stage to break all precedents.

The president is sinking in scandal, but has drawn political strength from his willingness to destroy institutions—including his own party.

The world that 1968 ushered in is a far cry from the one activists imagined.

The White House wants the Russia investigation to end, but history suggests there’s still a long way to go.

Why America needs truth and reconciliation after Trump

How liberals, over decades, worked to undermine a proposal that has long enjoyed public support

Opposition to the president in Orange County has boosted hopes of a wave election this fall. But Democrats need more than anti-Trump anger to win.

What will Trump do if the justices rule against him?

In one of the most daring diplomatic moves in decades, the president seeks his own Nixon-to-China moment. This one might not go so well.

How both Republicans and Democrats are undermining a crucial constitutional tool to oust an unfit president

What Republicans really learned from Nixon's Watergate scandal

Trump's policy ideas are often more sensible than his party's, but he lacks the expertise and support to implement them.

Since Ronald Reagan, the Republican Party has partnered with Democrats in exporting American values. But that wasn't always the case.

The latest indictments suggest a pattern of behavior on the part of Trump and his associates—the kind of pattern that brought down Richard Nixon.

What Trump and his chief of staff failed to learn from their predecessors

Why it might be impossible in the age of Trump