Targeting Schumer, Trump again suggests criticism of him is ‘almost treasonous’
Chuck Schumer said Donald Trump's Asia trip was a "dud." The president said that was "almost treasonous." This sort of...
Steve Benen
‘Not a big issue’: Republicans shrug as consumers confront health-care sticker shock
As Americans confront vastly more expensive health care coverage, the Republican answer to the problem is to downplay the importance...
The yawning gap between Josh Hawley’s op-eds and his Senate record
Josh Hawley keeps writing opinion pieces for The New York Times, but his rhetoric doesn't reflect his record. Take his...
‘We don’t need anything more from Congress’: Trump has no legislative agenda
As far as Donald Trump is concerned, his legislative agenda, for all intents and purposes, no longer exists. It's worth...
Republicans’ anti-Biden endgame comes into view: It’s all about the pardons
There are a variety of people on Trump’s enemies list whom Joe Biden preemptively protected with pardons. Republicans want to...
Targeting Jack Smith, House GOP presents old, dull information as new and scandalous
The Republican-led House Judiciary Committee has uncovered proof of what we already knew: The Jan. 6 committee cooperated with Jack...
On foreign investments, Trump keeps inflating his ‘unbelievable’ numbers
Donald Trump's latest claim is that he'll have secured $21 trillion in foreign investments by the end of the year....
Hegseth announces more deadly boat strikes, as troops worry about legal liabilities
Amid a rising death toll from Trump-ordered strikes on civilians, some junior military officers are worried about their legal liabilities....
Speaker Mike Johnson struggles to put a positive spin on his do-nothing Congress
Donald Trump has privately joked, “I’m the speaker and the president.” Mike Johnson could easily disprove the humiliating joke, but...
Another pastor hit by pepper shot as Team Trump’s clashes with faith community worsen
There are now three Christian ministers who've been hit with pepper shots while peacefully protesting against Donald Trump's deportation agenda.
