Why the White House decided even the conservative Federalist Society isn’t good enough
The Federalist Society has long been seen as one of the most successful projects of the conservative movement. For Team...
Steve Benen
As more fake citations emerge in the ‘MAHA’ report, White House struggles with a defense
The White House was pressed for an explanation for the fake citations in the administration's "MAHA" report. It pointed to...
Trump wants to make one of his controversial former defense lawyers an appeals court judge
Donald Trump insisted that Emil Bove, his newest judicial nominee, is “respected by everyone.” All things considered, “everyone” was the...
The Trump administration’s ‘MAHA Report’ cites nonexistent scientific studies
There's new evidence that the White House's “The MAHA Report: Making Our Children Healthy Again” relied in part on scientific...
The White House’s failed Elon Musk experiment ends with a whimper, not a bang
Was Elon Musk's tenure in the Trump administration consequential? Yes. What is a success? No.
Trump finds more convicted congressional Republicans to reward with pardons
Thanks to Donald Trump's latest flurry of pardons, he's now pardoned most of the Republican congressmen convicted of felonies in...
Fearing tariffs, one country reportedly ‘ignored its own laws’ to back a Trump Org project
Officials in Vietnam are under pressure to reach a trade deal with Donald Trump. They’re also scrambling to approve projects...
Russia’s state-run media mocks Trump over his weakness toward Putin
As Russia’s state-run media mocks Donald Trump over his weakness, the president's posture toward Russia has become a punch line...
Trump to reward celebrity tax cheats with a pardon, adding to scandalous list
Donald Trump’s list of controversial pardons was scandalous long before this week, but his support for Todd and Julie Chrisley...
After struggling in the Senate, Alabama’s Tommy Tuberville launches campaign for governor
Sen. Tommy Tuberville announced that he's ending his congressional career after just one term and running for governor in Alabama.