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Joan Walsh is a national affairs correspondent for the Nation and political analyst for MSNBC. A former editor-at-large for Salon, she is the author of What's the Matter with White People: Why We Long for a Golden Age that Never Was.
Trump speaks to Congress. Who spoke with Russia? Jeff Sessions recuses himself from investigations into Russia connections.
Republican Stages of Grief, All at Once GOP anger, bargaining and depression; and the women of SCOTUS
Is It Time to Declare Donald Trump's Demise? Can Marco Rubio consolidate the establishment vote? Artful smears in the Democrat side?
Previewing Tomorrow's Democratic Debate Candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination will be on stage in New Hampshire tomorrow night, just as a new dispute is breaking out in the party. Screenshot from Democratic presidential debate on November 14, 2015 The angry crowd of nine Republican presidential candidates boosted CNN's prime-time ratings on Tuesday. Now — on a Saturday night, less than a week before Christmas — three Democrats will go at each other tomorrow on ABC. Joan Walsh is national affairs correspondent for The Nation magazine and political analyst for MSNBC .
Republicans Rage Against the Liberal Media Debate backlash and a budget deal in the Senate.
Republican Media Stunts, NSA Data Dump and Cecil the Lion GOP candidates clamor for attention, the NSA deletes its data and outrage over the death of Cecil the lion.
NSA, Immigration and Nice Nails Reforming the Patriot Act, Hillary on Immigration and exploiting nail workers.
Bill Clinton to Take the Stage at the Democratic Convention Tonight, former President Bill Clinton will be the prime time speaker who nominates the current President Barack Obama for re-election. Republicans claim he'll just remind voters of better days. Is he a risky choice for prime time? Will he overshadow the man he'll nominate? We talk about a stormy relationship with the biographer of both Clinton and Obama , whose relationship is one of the most fascinating in current American politics.
Watching Obama Run Nearly a year ago, Salon blogger Joan Walsh landed in Des Moines, Iowa, to cover Barack Obama 's race for the White House. In a piece posted today, the campaign reporter takes stock of twelve remarkable months in politics, as well as what she got right and what she got wrong about the campaign that made history.
Watching Obama Run Nearly a year ago, Salon blogger Joan Walsh landed in Des Moines, Iowa, to cover Barack Obama 's race for the White House. In a piece posted today, the campaign reporter takes stock of twelve remarkable months in politics, as well as what she got right and what she got wrong about the campaign that made history.
Janesville and the American Dream Janesville, Wisconsin is the hometown of Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan. But he couldn’t prevent the closing of the General Motors factory after 100 years. On this Memorial Day rebroadcast of To the Point, we hear what’s happened to what once was a model of American middle-class unity.
How was the trip? President Trump's travels got less fun as he went from the Middle East to Europe.
Trump plays scolder-in-chief with NATO allies At the opening of NATO’s dramatic new headquarters in Brussels today, President Trump acknowledged that Article 5 — promising that “an attack on one nation is an attack on all” -- has only been invoked one time: in the aftermath of September 11. But the President failed to provide what 27 other Alliance members have been waiting for: a re-commitment by America’s new leader to Article 5. Instead, they got a scolding.
Ex-FBI Director Comey tells his side of the story Today, former FBI Director James Comey came close to calling the President who fired him a liar. The White House denied the claim and called it insulting, but Republican Senators did not challenge Comey’s truthfulness. Many questions remain: did the President try to obstruct a federal investigation? Later, we’ll go behind the “velvet rope” for a look at 5-Star health care for the richest Americans.