Judge rejects Trump’s case against The New York Times, tells lawyers to rewrite it
Like a teacher telling a student to redo his homework, a federal court told Donald Trump’s lawyers to file a...
Steve Benen
Some Republicans start rejecting the First Amendment’s free speech protections
One Senate Republican said she used to believe the First Amendment "should always be sort of the ultimate right.” But...
Following Kimmel, FCC’s Carr already has another target in mind: ‘The View’
Donald Trump has long complained about the hosts of "The View." Now, it's apparently on FCC Chair Brendan Carr's target...
After going ‘nuclear,’ Republicans confirm Trump nominees, including Guilfoyle, Gingrich
At Donald Trump's behest, Senate Republicans just approved 48 nominees, including some who appeared wildly unqualified for their position.
Trump, eyeing return to Afghanistan, says U.S. is ‘trying to get’ back Bagram Airbase
Donald Trump says he wants to reclaim a former U.S. base in Afghanistan. The Taliban apparently has different ideas.
‘Not allowed’: Trump makes ridiculous new claims about media critics and the free press
Donald Trump suggested that government might revoke the licenses of broadcast networks that are "against" him — before he went...
As Trump’s abuses worsen, it seems Obama is increasingly fired up and ready to go
With increasing frequency, Barack Obama is re-entering the political arena in unexpected and unsubtle ways, challenging some of Donald Trump's...
As Republicans target Ilhan Omar, some in the party treat citizenship as a weapon
There’s an apparent belief in some circles that American citizenship itself is a privilege that Republicans have the ability to...
The unsettling consequences of Trump designating antifa as a ‘major terrorist organization’
Five years after Donald Trump tried to designate antifa as a terrorist organization, he's giving it another try. The sequel...
Eight months later, Trump’s promise to ‘bring back free speech’ collapses into farce
Months after Donald Trump said he'd "stopped all government censorship and brought back free speech," it’s hard to know whether...
