Doyle McManus

Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., center, speaks with President Donald Trump during a bill signing ceremony Nov. 25, 2019, in the Oval Office.

Column: Liz Cheney and Donald Trump are locked in mortal combat. So far, Trump is winning.

May 10, 2021 at 7:57 p.m.

This week, Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives are expected to fire Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming from the third-highest-ranking job in their leadership. Her offense: She refuses...

President Joe Biden signs the Paycheck Protection Program extension in the Oval Office of the White House on March 30, 2021.

Column: 100 days in: Biden vs. Trump

April 26, 2021 at 7:58 p.m.

A president's first 100 days are an arbitrary bench mark, a point of measurement journalists are fond of because it allows us to draw comparisons between the current officeholder and...

Former President Donald Trump prepares to speak at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando, Florida, on Feb. 28, 2021.

Op-ed: The Republican Party’s biggest problem is spelled T-R-U-M-P

March 4, 2021 at 10:21 p.m.

They can't live with him, and they can't live without him. That about sums up the Republican Party's Donald Trump problem. After losing a presidential election, the usual next step...

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., during the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources hearing on the nomination of Rep. Deb Haaland, D-N.M., to be Interior secretary, Feb. 23, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Column: Sen. Joe Manchin drives Democrats crazy. Here’s why they need more senators like him

February 24, 2021 at 11:31 p.m.

Sen. Joe Manchin, the self-styled conservative Democrat from West Virginia, is driving progressives crazy — and he doesn't seem to mind. Manchin says President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief...

President Donald Trump walks to Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington before his departure to Alamo, Texas, on Jan. 12, 2021.

Column: There’s no need to hurry Trump’s impeachment trial. Accountability is a dish best served cold.

January 18, 2021 at 6:53 p.m.

The House of Representatives impeached President Donald Trump in an understandable fury last week after he sent a violent mob of his supporters up Capitol Hill, where they sacked Congress'...

President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020.

Commentary: Biden should hope Trump pardons himself

December 4, 2020 at 10:18 p.m.

As the days count down to Jan. 20, President Donald Trump, who has rarely seen a norm he couldn't break, may be tempted to break just one more — and...

Barack Obama's new book, "A Promised Land," is seen in a bookstore in Washington on Nov. 17, 2020.

Commentary: Why Joe Biden should read Barack Obama’s new memoir

November 19, 2020 at 9:21 p.m.

Former President Barack Obama has some advice for Joe Biden. First, don't expect overtures to Republicans in Congress to produce bipartisan cooperation; they won't. Second, don't expect voters to notice...

President Donald Trump listens during a roundtable with people positively affected by law enforcement on July 13, 2020, in Washington.

Commentary: Does Trump deserve a second term?

July 13, 2020 at 8:36 p.m.

Three times in the last month, President Donald Trump has been asked the most basic question for every president seeking reelection: If voters give you a second term, what will...

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, left, and Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin at a news conference on police reform proposals at the Capitol, June 23, 2020, in Washington.

Column: Bipartisan police reform was possible, but Congress blew it

June 29, 2020 at 10:06 p.m.

After Americans reacted in outrage to the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Republicans and Democrats in Congress promised quick action on police reform. Leaders on both sides offered a...

President Donald Trump during a roundtable discussion in the Cabinet Room of the White House, June 15, 2020, in Washington.

Commentary: Trump is thwarting bipartisan action on race relations, police reform

June 15, 2020 at 10:13 p.m.

A glimmer of hope for bipartisan action on police reform and race relations appeared on Capitol Hill last week. We should savor it before it disappears. Leading Republicans, reacting to...

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