Donald Trump learned to take credit for things he didn’t do as president by a media establishment that falsely attributes authoritarian economic influence to the presidency. — One of the distinct features of the Trump presidency is its collision with long-held pretenses, particularly when it comes to the executive’s influence over job creation and the national economy. A telling example was on display last month when Trump visited Austin to tour the re-opening of an Apple manufacturing…

The political winds are beginning to again blow at Senate Democrats’ back. Will they seize the opportunity? — Since 1981, and counting through to January 2021, Republicans will have held the United States Senate for two years longer while Democrats will have enjoyed longer and larger majorities. Democrats will also have been the only party to not once, but twice, earn filibuster-proof supermajorities since Senate rules were revised…

Discord between Americans is already competently being sown by national media outlets across racial, gender and class lines. Belonging to one or another either places one on the right or wrong side of history. Another dividing line has become age. …

Yes, that’s adjusted for inflation — Bloomberg published a story Thursday going into a little bit more detail about the sorts of middle class tax hikes would be required to fund the Medicare-for-all plan Bernie Sanders’ has been touting since his last presidential run. …

Biden’s campaign underscores the dissonance between the media’s portrayal of Democratic voters and an actual electorate less interested in identity and ideological politics. — One of the things that will be different about this Democratic primary is its coverage in a national news environment that is more fragmented, more polarized, more driven by identity politics, more to blame than the president for the nation’s division — and ultimately less reflective of the public than…

Next year, Republicans will be defending 22 seats in the United States Senate versus the Democrats’ 12 seats. Will Donald Trump’s lagging popularity and an especially enthusiastic Democratic Party looking to unseat him have enough downstream effects to help Democrats earn a Senate majority? It’s too early to tell, of…