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Littwin: Even while on the presidents’ row at the Bush funeral,...

I’m not sure who said this, but it’s obviously true, and never more so than today: When a president dies, the funeral is not...

Littwin: The president who loves to wrap himself in the flag...

Donald Trump blinked. It’s not the first time, nor will it be the last. He blinked because he’s a bully, and bullies, we were told...

Littwin: How long did you think it would take for Trump’s...

So we watched — if we could bear it — Trump’s state-of-the-unified-union speech, which was not, in fact, a unity speech at all. But...

Wiretap: The secret is out on Trump’s “uninformed” border wall campaign...

In a meeting to discuss immigration policy with Democratic lawmakers, White House Chief of Staff John Kelly set the record straight on a few...

Wiretap: Who runs consumer watchdog agency under Trump? It depends on...

Even by Trumpian standards, this one is really weird. This morning, two people are expected to walk into the offices of the Consumer Financial...

Littwin: GOP rebels were in full voice, but that doesn’t mean...

It’s not clear if what we have here is the beginning of the revolution or — and this is my guess — the lonely...

Wiretap: All but lost amid the ugliness is the very American...

All but lost in the controversy over Donald Trump and John Kelly and Frederica Wilson and who got what part of the story right...

Wiretap: To the shock of no one, the Obamacare compromise fix...

Remember that oh-so-promising health care compromise? Well, Trump has changed his mind on it again. Some Republicans who were ready to support it now...

Littwin: Is Donald Trump crazy or is he just Donald Trump?

I'm not a psychiatrist, but I doubt that Donald Trump is actually crazy — or any more crazy than, say, your crazy uncle who...

Littwin: McCain (also Collins, Murkowski) a hero for doing what everyone...

Let's face it, we desperately needed a hero. The country needed a hero as much as the millions whose health care was put at...