New revelations complicate the Gabbard, RFK Jr. confirmation fights
Tulsi Gabbard's and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nominations were already on shaky ground. New reporting about their records won't do...
Steve Benen
Trump shares the White House’s ‘dream’ for the federal workforce
By touting the idea of moving public-sector employees to the private sector, Donald Trump effectively shared a plan that would...
Rejects from Trump’s first term make comebacks in his second term
Darren Beattie, Andrew Puzder and Mark Green ran into trouble during Trump's first term, but they're apparently landing on their...
Trump’s effort to reclaim international respect is off to a humiliating start
During Trump’s first term, the United States’ global standing reached unseen depths. In his second term, the problem is very...
Trump admits his tariffs might cause American consumers ‘some pain’
In a country as large as the United States, it’s rare when a national election is decided by a single...
Federal prosecutors withdraw from investigation targeting GOP’s Andy Ogles
Last week, Andy Ogles unveiled a proposal to allow Donald Trump to run for a third term. This week, prosecutors...
Gabbard, RFK Jr. do themselves no favors ahead of confirmation votes
The Republican-led Senate hasn't yet rejected any of Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees, but Tulsi Gabbard and Robert F. Kennedy Jr....
Trump’s latest executive action made post-crash blame game even worse
Donald Trump's response to the American Eagle Flight 5342 crash was, by any fair measure, obscene — which he made...
Following deadly plane crash, Trump blames Democrats, DEI without evidence
Expectations were low ahead of the president's comments on the Flight 5342 crash. With his ugly and partisan rhetoric, Trump...
Democrats buoyed by wins in several legislative special elections
As one news account summarized, “For a moribund party, Democrats in the span of 24 hours are showing some signs...