RFK Jr. pushes a misguided ‘do your own research’ line as he unveils MAHA report
The more Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. talks about people doing "their own research," the more important it is...
Steve Benen
Trump admin blocks Harvard from enrolling international students, escalating radical fight
Donald Trump and his tea have gone from eliminating Harvard's grants to targeting its tax-exempt status to halting its ability...
Members of the House Freedom Caucus evolve into lapdogs in the Trump era
In recent months, far-right House Freedom Caucus members have talked a good game, right before caving under pressure Donald Trump.
Trump pushes false ‘white genocide’ claim in tense meeting with South Africa’s president
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa apparently hoped to persuade Donald Trump that many of his assumptions are wrong. That didn't...
Trump admin accepts jet from Qatar, ignoring legal restrictions and bipartisan pushback
Team Trump's decision to accept a luxury jet as a “gift” from Qatar doesn’t end the controversy; it starts the...
Trump’s rhetoric about food assistance gets weird as Republicans target food stamps
Donald Trump insisted that Republican-imposed SNAP cuts will “give everybody much more food.” Reality tells a very different story.
Democratic senator questions whether RFK Jr. is the one ‘making decisions’ at HHS
"Either you’re lying, or you’re not the one making decisions,” Democratic Sen. Patty Murray told Health and Human Services Secretary...
Budget office: Republicans’ megabill would give to the rich and take from the poor
If Republicans are looking for good news in the Congressional Budget Office's new report on the party's reconciliation package, they...
Kristi Noem flunks an important test on the basic meaning of habeas corpus
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was asked to define habeas corpus. Her outrageously wrong answer was humiliating — but it...
On protecting classified information, Pete Hegseth picks a fight he can’t win
Pete Hegseth apparently wants a renewed conversation about his handling — or in his case, mishandling — of classified information....
