Steve Benen

Donald Trump’s enemies list is filled with Democratic officials, but there are few figures in public life whom the president...

The debate over the U.S. war with Iran has sparked a multifaceted debate, but there’s one element of the public...

During a brief Q&A with reporters last week, Donald Trump was asked about the possibility of being impeached for a...

Late last week, there were 16 requests on Donald Trump’s desk for federal disaster relief. The president prioritized a request...

Throughout Barack Obama’s and Joe Biden’s presidencies, the Democratic administrations took steps to address the climate crisis by imposing pollution...

When this year got underway, Brandon Herrera’s GOP congressional campaign was largely dismissed as an unfortunate joke. He was running...

Today’s installment of campaign-related news items from across the country. * In Ohio’s closely watched U.S. Senate race, appointed Republican...

Debates over the threats posed by artificial intelligence have been raging for quite a while, but last week, the dam...

A couple of weeks ago, during a town hall discussion with the Navy’s highest-ranking officer, a sailor asked about possibly...