December 19, 2019

Tom Hooper’s movie is not a catastrophe. It’s not even an epic hairball.

The president traveled to Michigan, a vital electoral state, to deliver his response after he became the third president to be impeached by the House.

From Capitol Hill to the Trump hotel to the White House, Wednesday was not a normal day, even in the not-normal Trump administration.

The impeachment battles over Andrew Johnson, Richard M. Nixon and Bill Clinton came at turning points in the American story. The time that produced President Trump has proved to be another one.

“Lev and Igor” were obscure businessmen who became fixtures of the Republican donor set. Then they played an unlikely role in the proceedings gripping the nation.