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Carlos Barria / Reuters What Someone Needs to Explain to Trump About ‘National Emergencies’
It’s not just the likelihood that he will lose in court—it’s how he will lose that matters.
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Carlos Allegri / Reuters Did Trump Advise Michael Cohen to Lie to Congress?
The president’s former lawyer didn’t stand to gain from giving false testimony.
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Yuri Gripas / Reuters Trump’s Voter-Fraud Lies Are a Betrayal of His Oath
The president’s false claims are undermining trust in the entire electoral process—and could be turning away discouraged voters.
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Vincent Kessler / Reuters An Open-and-Shut Violation of Campaign-Finance Law
The relevant law is favorable to candidates. But it appears Trump still managed to violate it.
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Yuri Gripas / Reuters Some Presidential Lies Are Impeachable Offenses
Will Trump’s statements on Russia come back to haunt him?
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Jim Bourg / Reuters Six Ways to Fix the Supreme Court Confirmation Process
The Kavanaugh-Ford hearing will be remembered for the virtually complete breakdown of competent, credible inquiry. Something needs to change.
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Reuters All the Rules Are Changing
The Senate is abdicating its responsibilities, and the norms meant to undergird a Supreme Court appointment are falling apart.
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Chris Wattie / Reuters The Decision Not to Call in the FBI Is Looking Worse and Worse
As new allegations have surfaced, the White House has continued to refuse an independent investigation.
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Kevin Lamarque / Reuters Trump’s Contempt for the Law Will Be His Downfall
The president can keep crying “witch hunt,” but it won’t stop the evidence against him from mounting.
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Joshua Roberts / Reuters Trump Exposes the Holes in Campaign-Finance Laws
Some of the acts documented by the Cohen tape may prove difficult to prosecute—but in other crucial ways, it’s devastating for the president’s defense.
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Kevin Lamarque / Reuters Don’t Pack the Courts
Liberals should seek not to emulate President Trump’s contempt for democratic institutions and the rule of law by rigging the judiciary.
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Kevin Lamarque / Reuters How to End the Judicial Confirmation Wars
Political norms surrounding the courts are broken, but new rules could restore balance to the process.
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Shannon Stapleton / Reuters The Disastrous Legal Implications of the Trump Foundation’s Activities
The New York attorney general’s complaint tells the tale of a charity that flouted in every conceivable way the legal prohibition on 501(c)(3) campaign activity.
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Carolyn Kaster / AP Donald Trump Jr.'s Messages With WikiLeaks Point to Campaign-Finance Violations
At the group’s request, the president’s son promoted Russia-hacked materials to the American public.
