Trump's Bad Week May Hasten His Ruin — or Simply Stoke His Hubris
A forthcoming subpoena and a cascade of disadvantageous court rulings made last week particularly trying for the ex-president.
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Michigan’s New Anti-Trans Bill Threatens Care-Providing Parents With Life in Prison
And in Congress, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene wants to bring the same penalty to the national level.
In Pig Welfare Case, Supreme Court Could Doom State Regulatory Laws Aimed at Industry
The right-wing justices who claim to support “states’ rights” could once again expose their hypocrisy in the service of big business.
Dead Presidents, Fortunate Sons, and Raytheon Flacks: A K Street Kegger Party Report
All-purpose firm S-3 hosted lobbyists, staffers, congressmen, and special guests for a feeding frenzy at the Navy Yard docks.
It’s a Girl (Fascist)!
Giorgia Meloni will be Italy’s first woman prime minister — and part of a long tradition of white womanhood being central to fascism.
I Watched the Afghan Government Collapse Under the Weight of Its Own Greed
Our leaders failed to give Afghan soldiers the food, tools, and respect they needed to defeat a brutal insurgency.
The Dark Odds Facing Iran's Brave Protesters
The overthrow of the Iranian regime would be just, but if recent history has taught us anything, its collapse is unlikely to be pretty.
Democratic Small Donors Have Found a New Hole to Throw Money Into
Marcus Flowers has raised $10 million in his race against Marjorie Taylor Greene. But he's spending more to raise new money than to go after Greene.
Lindsey Graham's "Late-Term" Abortion Ban Is a Lie
Graham's bill feigns a flawed compromise while drastically increasing enforced births and criminalizing medical care.
An Especially Cold Winter: How Trump Helped Cause the European Natural Gas Crisis
The 2015 Iran nuclear deal offered Europe a way to diversify natural gas supplies, but instead Europeans were left at Russia's mercy.