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Littwin: The shutdown was a political fiasco, but the real losers...

Let’s get the non-alternative facts out of the way first. The Democrats caved in a major way. They got nothing of significance in return...

Wiretap: The biggest shutdown questions are what Trump wants and whether...

It would probably be much easier to come to a compromise on the Dreamers and on the government shutdown if the president could say...

Wiretap: How excited was Trump about tax cut win? So excited...

Donald Trump was so excited to finally get a legislative win he inadvertently let slip that Republicans had, in fact, been deceptive (read: lied)...

Littwin: Will somebody please tell Cory Gardner that Republicans lost in...

Excuse me if I take the local angle on the huge national story, in which Democrat Doug Jones shocked the political world by getting...

Wiretap: Now even some Republicans are saying to listen to Moore,...

For those keeping score at home, two prominent Republican politicians bucked Donald Trump on major issues Sunday. One of them even works for him....

Littwin: Now that Democrats can claim the high ground, what will...

Now that Al Franken has resigned, it is fair to note that while this was the right to thing to — and not just...

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...

Littwin: Tancredo, the one man who can out-Trump Trump

This is not exactly a newsflash, but Tom Tancredo is threatening to run for governor. Again. And any establishment Republican politician in Colorado who...

Wiretap: As Puerto Rico reels after Hurricane Maria, Trump calls his...

The people in Puerto Rico may not agree, but Donald Trump believes he merits an A+ for his administration's relief work following Hurricane Maria....

Littwin: To understand Trump’s NFL feud, you have to know that...

For those keeping score at home, Donald Trump is winning. I know. He just got killed on the latest Obamacare-repeal attempt. And he looks like...