Trump’s speech to military leaders was a rambling mess, until he threatened U.S. cities with U.S. troops
Much Donald Trump's speech to generals and admirals was stale and dull. But then he started talking about using the...
Steve Benen
Why Pete Hegseth’s pitch to generals and admirals was even worse than expected
Did Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth bring generals and admirals in from around the world so that he could treat them...
YouTube’s $24 million settlement with Trump is part of an unsettling pattern
After YouTube banned Donald Trump in the wake of Jan. 6, he filed a weak civil suit. Now he's been...
As shutdown deadline arrives, Trump pushes racist and vulgar deepfake targeting Democrats
As the government shutdown deadline arrives, Donald Trump targeted Democratic leaders with a video that was equal parts vulgar, racist...
Why it was so deeply weird to see Trump amplify ‘medbed’ pseudoscience
Someone used AI to create a fake Fox News segment that showed Donald Trump making "medbed" quackery available to the...
As the shutdown deadline nears, Trump reverses his reversal on Democratic meeting
Donald Trump agreed to meet with Democratic leaders in the hopes of avoiding a government shutdown. Then he changed his...
Fani Willis faces subpoena from Trump’s Justice Department, joining unsettling list
As Georgia's Fani Willis faces a subpoena from Trump’s Justice Department, she has a lot of company among other presidential...
Under Kash Patel, the FBI’s personnel purge goes from bad to worse
Kash Patel said he had no interest in going “backwards.” His FBI the fired at least 15 agents who took...
Trump’s troop deployment to Portland, Oregon, faces immediate pushback in court
Donald Trump isn’t sure he’s right about Portland, Oregon, descending into a lawless hellscape, but he’s seen some images while...
It’s not just Comey: Trump eyes case against Chris Wray, the other FBI director he ousted
A couple of days after orchestrating an indictment against one former FBI director (James Comey), Donald Trump targeted another former...
