Showing results by author "Aaron Blake"

"In Her Remarks on the Presumptive GOP Nominee, Ruth Bader Ginsburg May Have Trumped Her Usual Outspokenness" is from the July 11, 2016 Politics section of The Washington Post. It was written by Aaron Blake and Robert Barnes and narrated by Sam Scholl.

It may not have been the most pivotal moment of Brett Kavanaugh’s testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday, but for many it was the most cringeworthy.

"Amy Klobuchar’s Big Brett Kavanaugh Moment Earned Rave Reviews. But Is It What Democrats Demand for 2020?" is from the September 29, 2018 Politics section of The Washington Post. It was written by Aaron Blake andDavid Weigel and narrated by Sam Scholl.

"Hispanic Supporters Flee Donald Trump's Campaign after Fiery Immigration Speech" is from the September 01, 2016 Politics section of The Washington Post. It was written by Aaron Blake and Jenna Johnson and narrated by Sam Scholl.

Alongside Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull at an event in New York, Trump reflected on what the House had just done. He took the occasion to bash Obamacare as being terrible, and then he turned to Turnbull.

"Trump's Forbidden Love: Single-Payer Health Care" is from the May 05, 2017 Politics section of The Washington Post. It was written by Aaron Blake and narrated by Jill Melancon.

Perhaps the biggest reason Republicans love Neil Gorsuch's selection as President Trump's Supreme Court nominee — apart from his age — is the fact that he's a demonstrated originalist.

"Neil Gorsuch, Antonin Scalia and Originalism, Explained" is from the February 01, 2017 Politics section of The Washington Post. It was written by Aaron Blake and narrated by Sam Scholl.

There have been a few moments in the Russia investigation that, in retrospect, seemed to indicate a notable shift or an expansion. The day President Trump fired FBI Director James B. Comey. The Lester Holt interview. When we first found out about the meeting with the Russian lawyer. The early-morning raid of Paul Manafort's Virginia residence. Michael Flynn's guilty plea.

"Steve Bannon’s Mysterious — and Potentially Pivotal — Grand Jury Subpoena" is from the January 17, 2018 Politics section of The Washington Post. It was written by Aaron Blake and narrated by Sam Scholl.

Former White House press secretary Sean Spicer got a turn on one of Hollywood's glitziest stages Sunday night. And he used it to laugh about the falsehoods he told the American people in an attempt to rehabilitate his image.

"Sean Spicer’s Yucky Cameo at the Emmys" is from the September 18, 2017 National section of The Washington Post. It was written by Aaron Blake and narrated by Sam Scholl.

The news, which was first reported by the New York Times, represents the most direct suggestion to date of possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia, and it is the first indication that someone from President Trump's inner circle met with Russians during the campaign. Trump Jr. also brought then-campaign chairman Paul Manafort and Trump's son-in-law and now-top White House adviser Jared Kushner to the meeting.

"Donald Trump Jr. Just Contradicted a Whole Bunch of White House Denials of Russian Contacts" is from the July 10, 2017 The Fix section of The Washington Post. It was written by Aaron Blake and narrated by Sam Scholl.

New revelations about his apparently botched testimony are liable to make Democrats — and Comey — a little more than mildly nauseous. And they are going to damage Comey's best defense of his actions.

"James Comey Just Stepped in It Big Time" is from the May 09, 2017 Politics section of The Washington Post. It was written by Aaron Blake and narrated by Sam Scholl.

President Trump, as the White House will often remind us, is a counterpuncher. You hit him; he hits back twice as hard. You bring a knife; he brings a bazooka.

"The Trump White House's Dangerously Authoritarian Response to Criticism" is from the October 10, 2017 Politics section of The Washington Post. It was written by Aaron Blake and narrated by Sam Scholl.

The defining moment of Jeff Sessions's time as attorney general has been when he recused himself from oversight of the Russia investigation. That quickly led to the appointment of special counsel Robert S. Mueller III, who is now extensively probing President Trump. And by all accounts, it seriously strained Sessions's relationship with Trump, who thinks Sessions should be protecting him and doing his bidding.

"It’s Looking More and More Like Jeff Sessions Is Doing Trump’s Political Dirty Work" is from the January 23, 2018 Politics section of The Washington Post. It was written by Aaron Blake and narrated by Sam Scholl.

There were credulity-straining defenses by the White House in the face of charges against Manafort and Papadopoulos. But they're not going to work now that former White House national security adviser Michael Flynn has pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI.

"Robert Mueller Just Penetrated the White House Gates With Michael Flynn’s Guilty Plea" is from the December 01, 2017 Politics section of The Washington Post. It was written by Aaron Blake and narrated by Jenny Hoops.

Washington was an outrage factory long before President Trump arrived, and it's become exponentially more so now that he's here. But constantly being on an outrage footing can undermine your cause.

"Jeff Sessions’s ‘Anglo-American’ Comments, and the Danger of the Liberal Trump Outrage Machine" is from the February 13, 2018 National section of The Washington Post. It was written by Aaron Blake and narrated by Sam Scholl.

In the space of a little more than an hour on Tuesday afternoon, life was breathed into three separate and distinct potential investigations of the Trump administration.

With just one year left until the unofficial start of the 2020 presidential race, you can bet a slew of Democrats are starting to get anxious to run against Trump. And depending on how that 2018 election turns out, you may see a bunch of them get into the race quickly.

"The Top 15 Democratic Presidential Candidates For 2020, Ranked" is from the December 22, 2017 Politics section of The Washington Post. It was written by Aaron Blake and narrated by Jenny Hoops.

One of the chief concerns of President-elect Donald Trump's detractors during the presidential campaign was that the brash and notoriously loose-lipped real estate executive wouldn't be able to handle the delicate balancing act that is diplomacy. It's one thing to make wild claims domestically; it's another to inflame a fellow world power with a careless word or two.

Few political terms have been weaponized as quickly and effectively as "fake news." It's now a mainstay of the Trump White House's rhetoric and a pithy talking point for conservatives. In just eight letters, it says pretty much everything they believe about the mainstream media.

It's also a cop-out.

The Supreme Court just made a major decision without actually issuing a decision. On Monday morning, the justices announced that they would take up a case out of Wisconsin that could result in a ruling on the constitutionality of partisan gerrymandering.

"Democrats Just Got Some Very Good News From the Supreme Court on Gerrymandering" is from the June 19, 2017 The Fix section of The Washington Post. It was written by Aaron Blake and narrated by Sam Scholl.

"Why the New Iran Revelation Looks So Bad for the Obama Administration" is from the August 19, 2016 National section of The Washington Post. It was written by Aaron Blake and narrated by Jenny Hoops.

President Trump didn't just consider the most drastic conceivable response to the Russia investigation; he actively tried to do it — until someone stopped him.

"Trump’s Handling of the Russia Investigation Has Never Looked More like a Coverup" is from the January 26, 2018 Politics section of The Washington Post. It was written by Aaron Blake and narrated by Jenny Hoops.