How conservatives use identity politics to shut down debate

Mr. Trump turned his attention on Monday to The New York Times, disputing an article describing his television habits. “Another false story, this time in the Failing @nytimes, that I watch 4-8 hours of television a day,” he wrote. “Wrong! Also, I seldom, if ever, watch CNN or MSNBC, both of which I consider …

Yet one of the worst examples of identity politics came from Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull in his Q&A appearance on December 11. In opposing the idea of an elected Indigenous Advisory Council, he claimed that politicians such as Ken Wyatt and Linda Burney represent Indigenous Australians. In fact …

A PROBLEMATIC END TO FIRST TERM: The report on falsified lead-paint inspections in Housing Authority apartments where small children live that was issued by city Investigation Commissioner Mark Peters (left) has prompted calls for HA Chair Shola Olatoye’s resignation and charges that she …

Senator Al Franken, a Democrat from Minnesota, center, walks away from the U.S. Capitol with his wife Franni Bryson, center left, after speaking on the Senate floor in Washington, on Dec. 7. Franken announced he’ll resign to end the turmoil over allegations that he groped or tried to forcibly kiss several …

The Latest: Moore’s Wife: ‘One of Our Attorneys Is a Jew’. The wife of Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore is defending her husband against accusations of bigotry by pointing out that one of their attorneys “is a Jew.”. Dec. 11, 2017, at 10:47 p.m.. The Latest: Moore’s Wife: ‘One of Our Attorneys Is a Jew’ …

For Mr. Trump, the status of Jerusalem was always more a political imperative than a diplomatic dilemma. Faced with disappointing evangelical and pro-Israel backers like Mr. Adelson, or alarming allies and Arab leaders while jeopardizing his own peace initiative, the president sided with his key supporters …

… in Military. The Pentagon is allowing transgender people to enlist in the military beginning Jan. 1, despite President Donald Trump’s opposition. Dec. 12, 2017, at 3:40 a.m.. Pentagon to Allow Transgender People to Enlist in Military. Share. ×. Share on Facebook · Post on Twitter · Post to Reddit. Email. Share in LinkedIn.

The audience for that defense would be Republican senators who will vote for or against the articles of impeachment. Firing Mueller would be insane. Discrediting him is pure impeachment politics. The current debate over whether Trump can be indicted for obstruction of justice is a sideshow. It’s very, very …

Bracing and refreshing to his alienated-from-the-system political base, Mr. Trump’s uninhibited approach seems erratic to many veterans of both parties in the …. On his recent trip to Asia, the president was told of a list of 51 fact-checking questions for this article, including one about his prodigious television …

Dowd told Axios: “(The) President cannot obstruct justice because he is the chief law enforcement officer under (the Constitution’s Article II) and has every right to express his view of any case.” The motivation for Dowd’s introducing his point at this moment — long before Mueller has concluded his probe — is …