Tonight: A wannabe king speaks to his court of GOP jester
Trump will enter with pomp and circumstance unimaginable to the founders. He will be greeted, adorned and celebrated in a manner fit for a king.
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Trump has declared war on states that oppose him. It’s time to stop him
Donald Trump and his cronies are engaging in a highly coordinated, systematic effort to force all state governments to submit to his will.
Susan Rice is right. Now Netflix must choose.
The institutions and individuals who betrayed democratic principles will bear that mark of shame well into the future.
Trump’s tariffs fell. His assault on the Constitution continues.
On Friday, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that Donald Trump’s tariffs were illegal and violated the U.S. Constitution.
In Trump’s politics, there is no quiet part
In Donald Trump’s politics, there is no quiet part. Everything is intended to be said aloud for everyone to hear.
Trump has never accepted election results and he is only getting worse
While Trump has been banging the rigged-election drum for years, it is getting worse.
Trump wants to take over voting. Mike Johnson is willing to help
Trump raised the threat to the 2026 midterm elections to an entirely new level.
Lies, violence and the American state
Trump abhors democracy because it allows ordinary Americans to reject his lies. Even worse for Trump, it allows us to reject him.
We cannot be nostalgic for the United States
The United States is no longer a steady ally and a trusted global power — but an unstable volcano ready to erupt.
Donald Trump just announced breaking news. The legacy media ignored it.
Not only is Trump repeating a lie about the conduct of the 2020 election, but he is also announcing — at an international conference — that his administration will soon prosecute his political opponents for having defeated him in an election.
