Republicans probably should’ve read their far-right megabill before passing it
Republicans are just now learning what's in the megabill they didn't read. Take the provisions related to gambling deductions, for...
Steve Benen
Trump taps MAGA personality for diplomatic post, creates new test for Senate Republicans
The question isn't whether MAGA personality Nick Adams should be the ambassador to Malaysia. The question is how Senate Republicans...
Trump turns debate over masked ICE agents into a ridiculous patriotism test
Democratic Sens. Cory Booker and Alex Padilla unveiled a bill to unmask ICE agents. Donald Trump responded by insisting the...
Trump struggles with governing details — but remains focused on interior decorating
Donald Trump clearly struggles when it comes to governing details, but when it comes to interior decorating, he apparently has...
As Trump tries to shut down Epstein questions, more Democrats starting asking them
Donald Trump wants to end the public conversation about Jeffrey Epstein as quickly as he can. The Republican's efforts appear...
On the Jan. 6 attack, Republican leaders keep failing basic tests of self-awareness
Key Republican leaders keep making comments suggesting they've forgotten that the Jan. 6 attack happened.
Trump finds yet another foreign ‘witch hunt’ involving one of his political allies
There’s a through line between Trump's pardons and his intervention in the Jair Bolsonaro, Marine Le Pen, and Benjamin Netanyahu...
Trump’s IRS says churches can now endorse political candidates from the pulpit
By allowing churches and other houses of worship to endorse candidates, the IRS is “fixing” a problem that doesn’t exist,...
It’s long past time to retire the idea that there are Republican ‘moderates’ in Congress
The House Freedom Caucus was humiliated, but at least the faction still exists — which is more than we can...
As Trump says he ‘hates’ Democrats, he’s echoing authoritarians (again)
Donald Trump wants the public to believe that his opponents literally don’t count, are inherently unpatriotic, and are worthy of...
