Richard Wolffe
Richard Wolffe is a Guardian US columnist, as well as chief digital and marketing officer at Global Citizen, a non-profit dedicated to ending extreme poverty. An MSNBC political analyst for a decade, Wolffe was executive editor of MSNBC.com, and is the author of Renegade: The Making of a President. He is also a senior adviser to the KARV communications agency.
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The president of the United States appears untethered from realityThe way he treated Morning Joe’s hosts is abnormal. And this abnormality has effects that extend far beyond the fate of the Trump presidency
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Trumpcare is a dangerous gamble. The prognosis isn't goodMitch McConnell can only lose two Republican votes in the senate. He will pay a high price behind closed doors to secure each and every vote
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Jeff Sessions: a poor, misunderstood man exempt from normal rulesPity the amnesiac attorney general. The Senate intelligence committee is not the first time his good name has been tarnished by ‘appalling lies’
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Comey testimony: Trump could have had 'chilling effect' on Russia investigation – as it happenedComey testified before the Senate select committee on intelligence, saying he had ‘no doubt’ that Russia was behind various intrusions in the US election
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Make no mistake: Donald Trump has fueled violence against journalistsMontana’s congressional candidate Greg Gianforte is charged with assaulting Guardian reporter Ben Jacobs. This began with Trump’s run for president
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Bragging about our intel to Russia? Trump is too needy to be presidentSo desperate is Trump to impress the Russians, it seems he’s giving away our most classified information. The only winner here is Vladimir Putin
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Swap 'Clinton' for 'Trump' to see just how bad the Flynn scandal isWhat do you think the Republican reaction would be to this state of affairs? Never mind Monica Lewinsky. It would be all impeachment, all the time
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James Comey feels nauseous about the Clinton emails? That's not enoughSo what if the FBI director says he shares our pain. He also told the Senate committee he has no regrets about his numbskull decision
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Congratulations, Mr President, on your wild romp through all norms and rulesNo other president has come close to your horrendous record, and all future presidents will clear the bar you have set. For that alone, you are exceptional
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Donald Trump's North Korea 'armada' gaffe was dangerous buffooneryMemo to the US president: it is best not to misstate the mission and location of an entire aircraft carrier group to a rogue nuclear state
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Donald Trump has jumped into a quagmire with his eyes shutThe president has just swaggered his way into the single most complex civil war in living memory – and he does so with little credibility or legitimacy
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A weak and paranoid president leads rapidly to a weak and paranoid governmentDonald Trump and his dishonesty seep everywhere in Washington, and it is taking a toll on America’s claim to moral leadership – and harming its economy
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Trump tax leak is one small step for the truth – now let’s see the restRevelations about the president’s 2005 return prompted White House fury – but they’re true to his leadership style of mixing personal and business interests
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Steve Bannon lifted his mask of death at CPAC. It wasn't a pretty sightAt a rare public address, he let us peek at the darkness that resides inside the West Wing. The power behind Donald Trump’s throne was a spectral presence
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Trump's anti-press conference would be funny – if it weren't so scaryIf Donald Trump is qualified for any job – and that’s a rather big if, based on this press conference – it’s clear that he wants to be a media critic on Fox News
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Mike Flynn might be done – but Trump's nightmare has just begunThis resignation and scandal is not a surprise. After all, we have a president who is too careless to handle a national security incident in a confidential manner
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When a president fights the law, there's only ever one winnerDonald Trump’s fury at a federal judge who overturned his immigration order betrays his deep – and dangerous – ignorance of the constitution
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What connects attacks in Québec and Charleston? Trump needs to knowThe president pats himself on the back for naming ‘radical Islamic terrorism’. But his actions and words are feeding a virus just as dangerous on the far right
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Do you care about the truth? Help the Guardian sort fake news from realityFake news is a lie designed to control public opinion, and it’s allowing far-right opportunists to seize power. We need independent media now more than ever
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Trump Jr's message to Russian operatives? I'm open for business