Matt Ford

@fordm

Trump's State of the Union address underscored the charade his presidency has become.

The Virginia governor's response to the revelations about his racist yearbook pages is as disqualifying as the scandal itself.

The New York Times' publisher challenged the president for waging war on the media. Trump pretended to care. Nothing will change.

Republicans are portraying him as a victim of the police state, but really they're just trying to discredit the Russia investigation.

A class action lawsuit backed by Joe Lieberman is challenging the excessive fees charged by PACER, the federal judiciary's electronic document system.

Leaving Europe would cause more enduring damage to Britain than the president could do to America.

Roger Stone's arrest brings the Mueller investigation one step closer to Trump himself.

His standoff with Nancy Pelosi over the State of the Union echoes a clash in England more than three centuries ago.

His plan would codify the misery his administration has already created for thousands of immigrants.

Nothing is in greater need of reform than the political system itself.

We are losing sight of the depth of Trump’s corruption.

Trump's nominee for attorney general said reassuring things about protecting the Justice Department's independence. But some answers gave cause for concern.

There's reason to be concerned about the bureau's actions. But there's also reason to believe they made the right call.

If Bill Barr can’t answer “yes” to these few simple questions, the Senate should reject him.

Trump's unprecedented plan to fund the border wall is enabled by decades of congressional negligence.

The debate is no longer about whether his removal is warranted. It's about the political and practical calculations.

It's one of the most effective tools for reducing mass incarceration, but few are taking advantage of it.

The new senator from Utah has too much in common with Trump to become part of the #Resistance.

The Massachusetts senator is pitching her campaign as a war on corruption in the broadest sense.

Congress is on the brink of passing the First Step Act. Here's what the second step may look like.