Trump has consistently sold out the blue-collar, socially conservative whites who brought him to power, while pursuing policies to enrich his fellow plutocrats. What might he do to keep the "base" on his side?

After watching her home state struggle with budget shortfalls, a concerned Illinois reader urges fellow citizens to take action on pending legislation.

Republicans have long dreamed of destroying the social safety net once and for all; this bill finally threatens to accomplish that.

Mainers who applauded the senator’s stance on the Affordable Care Act are devastated by her support for the tax bill and demanding she change her final vote.

Dan Rather weighs in on Sen. Chuck Grassley's comments about Americans who spend all their money "on booze or women or movies."

They know a backlash is coming, and they’re making the most of their power while they have it.

Republicans’ proposed tax reform is a bigger gift to corporations and the ultra-rich than most had anticipated.

GOP leaders who propose deep tax cuts should look to states like Oklahoma for a cautionary tale.

Congressional Republicans have delegitimized taxes in order to delegitimize government.

The wealthy have a duty to this country to take on a fair share of the burden to keep it going. It's Trump and congressional Republicans' duty to make them.