Budget office: Republicans’ megabill would give to the rich and take from the poor
If Republicans are looking for good news in the Congressional Budget Office's new report on the party's reconciliation package, they...
Steve Benen
Kristi Noem flunks an important test on the basic meaning of habeas corpus
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was asked to define habeas corpus. Her outrageously wrong answer was humiliating — but it...
On protecting classified information, Pete Hegseth picks a fight he can’t win
Pete Hegseth apparently wants a renewed conversation about his handling — or in his case, mishandling — of classified information....
On ending Russia’s war in Ukraine, Trump keeps finding new ways to fail
On the war in Ukraine, Donald Trump's Plan A failed. So did Plans B, C, D, and E. After his...
Democratic Rep. LaMonica McIver charged after visiting ICE facility in New Jersey
After the Trump administration charged a sitting judge and a sitting mayor, a sitting member of Congress, Democratic Rep. LaMonica...
Trump wants investigations into Springsteen, Beyonce, Oprah and Bono
Donald Trump's rage toward his celebrity critics might seem like trivia, but his willingness to use the power of the...
Trump appointee reportedly pressed analyst to redo intelligence the White House didn’t like
There's a growing fear that the White House and Trump appointees are potentially destabilizing the U.S. intelligence community.
By trying to bully Walmart, Trump gives away the game on his tariffs agenda
If Donald Trump were right about foreign countries paying tariffs, why is he demanding that Walmart “eat the tariffs”? Because...
Rubio’s latest moves raise fresh doubts about the future of the National Security Council
Marco Rubio isn’t just shrinking what remains of the National Security Council, he's also putting the NSC's future in doubt.
Why the GOP’s Josh Hawley (incorrectly) thinks Trump is incorruptible
Sen. Josh Hawley suggested that the public need not worry about wealthy people engaging in corruption. That's absurd, though the...