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Allen Abel in Washington on the tax bill and the pinnacle of Trump’s presidency—a day without scandal, tweetstorm or tantrum

A scream once derailed a presidential campaign. Now, Trump is cruising past his senior aide’s guilty plea. No help is coming, writes Andray Domise

In his collection of stories essayist Andrew O’Hagan calls Assange ‘conspiratorial, untruthful, narcissistic . . . probably a little mad, sad and bad’ and excoriates the Republicans

In his new book, Ford reflects on his parents’ delight in New Orleans and his ‘blissful’ Mississippi childhood

For the first time in six election cycles, the GOP controls all major levers of federal power. Why aren’t things going well?

Religious scholar Reza Aslan on why evangelicals voted for Donald Trump, the Democrats’ faith problem, Iran, and much more

As Congress debates a new law, let’s look on the bright side of Obamacare’s demise

The Republican convention has been a festival of Trump-fuelled American exceptionalism. Problem is, he doesn’t believe in it—nor should he.

For the record from the 2016 Republican National Convention in Cleveland

Momentum can’t be lost in the struggle to find a way past violence and racial tension

Trump was followed by his usual band of backers and detractors, but left his meeting with GOP leaders uncharacteristically speechless

As Obama falters, Republicans are too busy squabbling with one other to notice they’re missing opportunities