Historian and foreign policy expert William R. Polk looks at how North Korea came to be, and how its relationship with the United States and the world was formed.

The president has normalized violence by emboldening the idea that it is the only viable political response to social problems.

Here are five things to know about the latest GOP bill.

Teamsters Joint Council 16 has said it will not assist federal immigration authorities in deporting its members.

Some of his worst outbursts are connected to his biggest problem: Russia.

As the Trump administration shuts down anything faintly connected to global warming, only one institution isn’t now run by deniers and that’s the US military.

New reporting gives details on nuke plant meeting.

A system that allows the wealthy to pass on their amassed fortunes to their heirs tax-free creates a self-perpetuating aristocracy that is antithetical to democracy.

Democrats not only colluded with Republicans in the robbery — some may now be willing to allow corporations to evade hundreds of billions they owe in back taxes.

It’s generally agreed in Washington that President Trump’s presidency is entering a new phase. Defining that phase, however, is proving to be problematic.