Trump security adviser pick called pragmatic but untested in DC trenches manned by Bannon

President Donald Trump's choice of an outspoken but non-political Army general as national security adviser is a nod to pragmatism, but Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster will serve a commander in chief with unorthodox ideas about foreign policy and an inner circle of advisers determined to implement them.

Trump pick as security adviser is nod toward pragmatism

President Donald Trump's choice of an outspoken but non-political Army general as national security adviser is a nod to pragmatism, but Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster will serve a commander in chief with unorthodox ideas about foreign policy and an inner circle of advisers determined to implement them.

The ‘deep state’ is real. The ‘alt right’ is fake.

Interpretation of the news based on evidence, including data, as well as anticipating how events might unfold based on past events Michael Flynn, shown at the White House on Feb. 10, was forced out as national security adviser after leaks of his conversations with the Russian ambassador surfaced. Here's a fact for the media to chew on: The " deep state " is here.

Trump denounces ‘horrible’ threats against Jewish centres

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday denounced recent threats against Jewish community centres as "horrible ... painful" and said more must be done "to root out hate and prejudice and evil." "This tour was a meaningful reminder of why we have to fight bigotry, intolerance and hatred in all of its very ugly forms," Trump said.

Abbreviated pundit roundup: Trump’s first month filled with chaos and controversy

Donald Trump has won the presidency after narrowly carrying a few states to put him above 270 electoral votes. But... Despite promising to release his tax returns in a televised debate with Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump continues to show that... **NOTE: THE FORM LETTER IS BLANK.

A Democrat’s Self-Dramatizing Departure Could Bring Real Reform to…

While her departure may not immediately change the partisan balance of the commission, because traditionally her seat "belongs" to the Democrats, President Trump could upset that calculation if he broke with that tradition and appointed someone more aligned with the GOP . Ravel had become a minor political celebrity on the left by castigating the "deadlock" on the FEC allegedly caused by the GOP members, who wouldn't go along with Democratic demands for campaign-finance fines.

Zimbabwe’s Mugabe, now 93, confirms election run

One of Africa's longest-serving heads of state turns 93 today -- but is showing no signs of slowing down. In an interview to state media to celebrate the occasion, Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe confirmed that he intends to run for president in the 2018 general election, Reuters reported.

Renewing the Democrats – and America

Why have Democrats struggled to defeat President Trump's most objectionable cabinet nominees? Because Hillary Clinton's 3 million popular vote margin obscures this nettlesome fact: Outside California, Massachusetts, and New York, Donald Trump won by 4 million votes. Across the map, political polarization and demographic sorting are shrinking the party.

West Wing Creator Aaron Sorkin Goes In On Trump In Epic Rant

As the American presidency takes a series of bizarre and disturbing turns, it would be only natural to look to the West Wing for comfort. The show was a ridiculous fantasia of American politics then, and is doubly so now, but the thinking goes that maybe the writer of such a fantasy might have some solid views about how to get there.

Trump election has parallels to Andrew Jacksona s presidency

An unvarnished celebrity outsider who pledged to represent the forgotten laborer took on an intellectual member of the Washington establishment looking to extend a political dynasty in the White House. Andrew Jackson's triumph in 1828 over President John Quincy Adams bears striking similarities to Donald Trump's victory over Hillary Clinton last year, and some of those most eager to point that out are in the Trump White House.

Niall Ferguson: The global network has become dangerously unstable

The president of the United States tweets that his own intelligence agencies are illegally leaking classified information to The New York Times about his campaign's communications with the Russian government, but he insists that it's all "fake news." Meanwhile, having interfered in the US presidential election via WikiLeaks and an online army of trolls and bots , the Russians send their spy ship Viktor Leonov to have a snoop at the US submarine base at New London, Conn.

Trump election has parallels to Andrew Jackson’s presidency

An unvarnished celebrity outsider who pledged to represent the forgotten laborer took on an intellectual member of the Washington establishment looking to extend a political dynasty in the White House. Andrew Jackson's triumph in 1828 over President John Quincy Adams bears striking similarities to Donald Trump's victory over Hillary Clinton last year, and some of those most eager to point that out are in the Trump White House.