Ronald Brownstein

THE WRITER IS A BLOOMBERG OPINION COLUMNIST COVERING POLITICS AND POLICY. HE IS TWO-TIME PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST AND AUTHOR OR EDITOR OF SEVEN BOOKS

Trump's assault on the rule of law is so sweeping that it doesn't easily lend itself to concrete demands in a shutdown.

The US government shutdown may help Democrats, but not democracy

Democrats are worrying about patching the safety net while Trump is shredding the Constitution