Six former surgeons general warn that RFK Jr. is ‘endangering the health of the nation’
This is the first time six former surgeons general have linked arms and urged the public to recognize the nation’s...
Steve Benen
Trump leaves the door open for a possible pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell
Donald Trump could've easily ruled out the possibility of a pardon for convicted child sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell. But once...
Trump and his team add the NFL to its growing list of culture war targets
Given football's popularity, common sense might suggest that Donald Trump would be eager to align himself with the NFL. He...
Trump-appointed CIA leader makes himself the agency’s top legal official
A Trump loyalist is helping lead the CIA. The same Trump loyalist is also apparently in control the CIA’s legal...
As the shutdown reaches the one-week mark, Trump points to ‘negotiations’ that don’t exist
As the government shutdown reaches the one-week mark, Donald Trump pointed to "negotiations" with Democrats that, in reality, don't exist.
As his FBI tenure goes from bad to worse, Kash Patel abandons the pretense of seriousness
The problem isn't that Kash Patel is failing at his attempts to be a serious and capable figure. The problem...
Despite campaign promises, White House eyes new changes to Social Security and Medicare
“I will never do anything that will jeopardize or hurt Social Security or Medicare,” Trump vowed in 2024. I have...
Another Signal scandal? Texts suggest Team Trump eyed 82nd Airborne for Portland
Newly disclosed texts suggest administration officials used Signal (again) to discuss deploying an elite infantry division for use on American...
On counterterrorism funds, President Bystander is forced to quickly reverse course
In too many instances, Donald Trump has sounded a bit too much like a bystander who just wandered into the...
Pete Hegseth fires yet another military leader as the Pentagon purge intensifies
The more Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth purges military leaders, the more he destabilizes the U.S. armed forces.
