Philip Bump

It’s a bit like announcing that you plan to sue: That doesn’t mean that anyone will ever end up in court.

There’s a new Congress, but, for now at least, no House members have been sworn in, and Congress can’t actually do anything.

The lies that spurred the Capitol riot continue as the question of what Trump knew to be true becomes increasingly important.

The president’s written answers to Mueller’s questions were primarily about what he didn’t remember.

By castigating the media, he also heightens his own assessment that he's a victim, which draws his base closer to show support.

Sen. Bernie Sanders had the best night of his presidential campaign on Saturday, dominating Democratic rival Hillary Clinton in the Washington and Alaska state caucuses by wide margins. It was the sort of night that he needs more of, but which he's almost certainly not going to get.