How NATO got what it wanted out of Trump, not the other way around
The conventional wisdom seems to be that Donald Trump got what he wanted out of NATO. But what if it's...
Steve Benen
Bondi hedges on masked ICE agents, says it’s ‘the first time the issue has come to me’
Attorney General Pam Bondi said she'll be “happy to look at" the controversy surrounding masked ICE agents. Such an examination...
HHS faces new accusations of presenting nonexistent research, adding to alarming pattern
Many people here and around the world need to be able to rely on HHS for accurate information. That’s becoming...
Overlapping problems create uncertainty over the future of the Republican megabill
Donald Trump has said the GOP is united behind the inaptly named One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The truth for...
Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 6.24.25
Today’s edition of quick hits.* A fragile ceasefire: “Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz told U.S.
White House slams intel that suggests Trump-backed strikes didn’t destroy targets in Iran
Donald Trump said Iran’s nuclear facilities were “completely and totally obliterated.” Reports of a new intelligence assessment suggest otherwise.
Jan. 6 rioters received pardons from Trump, but that didn’t make civil suits go away
A federal jury this week awarded $500,000 to the widow and estate of a police officer who took his own...
Team Trump keeps claiming credit for coming up with phrases that already existed
The White House claiming that Donald Trump "came up with" the "peace through strength" motto is part of a weird...
Lisa Murkowski’s commitment to the Trump-era Republican Party appears increasingly shaky
If Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski does leave the Republican Party, no one in the GOP can say they weren’t warned.
Trump drops f-bomb as Israel and Iran face accusations of ceasefire violations
As Donald Trump drops an f-bomb, he's getting a timely lesson in “Middle East crises are complicated,” which is something...