El Senado de Estados Unidos dio este jueves luz verde a múltiples nominaciones del presidente estadounidense, Donald Trump, entre ellas la de Krishna Urs como nuevo embajador en el Perú. Poco antes de abandonar Washington para su receso veraniego, la minoría demócrata en el Senado permitió que se confirmara como embajador en nuestro... Leer más

By voting in new sanctions against Russia, Congress torpedoed the White House’s dream of rapprochement with the Kremlin. Yet its real target was not a foreign foe but an unpopular Republican president threatened by impeachment over alleged electoral manipulation. With the commander in chief dogged by perceived softness on Moscow... Leer más

Since President Donald Trump won the Republican presidential nomination a question hangs over the right: Should the GOP survive or is it morally corrupted and politically deformed to such an extent that those of good conscience on the center-right must start anew? Having engaged in the original sin, if you will, of supporting Trump... Leer más

When President Trump unveiled his budget proposal in May, one thing was clear: “America First” meant fewer funds for foreign assistance. The president is pushing to reduce foreign aid by up to 37 percent and there are reports that some officials in the administration are seeking to merge USAID with the... Leer más

Since the United States’ Affordable Care Act (ACA) – or “Obamacare” – was enacted in 2010, Republicans have been promising to “repeal and replace” it. When the 2016 presidential and congressional elections delivered all three branches of the US government to the party, the time to fulfill that promise seemed... Leer más

Rep. Blake Farenthold (R-Texas) took to the airwaves last week to call out three female senators for opposing the GOP healthcare bill, stating that if they were men, he might have asked them to “step outside and settle this Aaron Burr-style.” In other words, if Sens. Shelley Moore Capito, Susan Collins, and Lisa Murkowski were dudes, Farenthold would... Leer más

Congressional candidates filed their six-month financial reports with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) on July 15. But the one number that leapt off the page had little to do with finance. It immediately made me think about wave elections. The candidates were raising money, of course—especially the incumbents. (Detailed six-month... Leer más

For all that we don’t know about President Trump’s dealings with Russia, one thing should now be clear: Jared Kushner should not be working in the White House, and he should not have a security clearance. True, no proof has been presented that Kushner broke the law or plotted with... Leer más

Las alarmas han saltado. Las sospechas de que Donald Trump pueda decidir exonerar a sus allegados y a sí mismo en la trama rusa han tomado cuerpo. En un tuit lanzado el sábado por la mañana, el presidente de Estados Unidos se atribuye “plenos poderes para perdonar”. Aunque el mandatario no precisa... Leer más

President Trump said on Wednesday that he never would have appointed Attorney General Jeff Sessions had he known Mr. Sessions would recuse himself from overseeing the Russia investigation that has dogged his presidency, calling the decision “very unfair to the president.” [Read excerpts of The Times’s interview with President Trump.]... Leer más