What One Week of Trump News Says About Our New Normal What One Week of Trump News Says About Our New Normal
Trump’s constant cruelty can make it all seem routine.
Jul 10, 2026 / Column / Sasha Abramsky
Celebrate America’s Birthday by Fighting a Wannabe King Celebrate America’s Birthday by Fighting a Wannabe King
Congress and the courts aren’t going to rescue us—but the public just might.
Jul 3, 2026 / Column / Sasha Abramsky
Laura Loomer: Bending the President’s Ear Laura Loomer: Bending the President’s Ear
An unelected influencer is dictating Trump’s policies.
Jul 2, 2026 / OppArt / Peter Kuper
A Strategic Alito Retirement Would Confirm SCOTUS’s Complete Ideological Capture A Strategic Alito Retirement Would Confirm SCOTUS’s Complete Ideological Capture
Granting the hard-right jurist power over choosing a successor is a democratic disaster—and a far cry from John Roberts’s fanciful claims of nonpartisanship.
Jun 30, 2026 / David Daley
The Supreme Court Just Gave Trump a Terrifying New Power The Supreme Court Just Gave Trump a Terrifying New Power
In a pair of twin rulings, the court undermined the independence of the key independent agencies—except one.
Jun 29, 2026 / Elie Mystal
Russell Vought’s Latest Plan to Gut the Government Should Terrify You Russell Vought’s Latest Plan to Gut the Government Should Terrify You
A proposed new rule changing the way the federal government hands out money could be absolutely devastating for every single person in this country.
Jun 25, 2026 / Gregg Gonsalves
JD Vance’s Latest Memoir Preaches to the MAGA Choir JD Vance’s Latest Memoir Preaches to the MAGA Choir
The vice president claims to have reached a new level of spiritual maturity, but the evidence is nowhere in the pages of Communion.
Jun 23, 2026 / Elizabeth Spiers
Trump’s Reflecting Pool Renovations Are a Total Disaster Trump’s Reflecting Pool Renovations Are a Total Disaster
The president’s attempt to make his mark on the National Mall has become a big, wet mess.
Jun 23, 2026 / Chris Lehmann
We Are in the Middle of a “Rolling Coup” We Are in the Middle of a “Rolling Coup”
Unless we begin to act, our democracy will likely be destroyed.
Jun 22, 2026 / Richard Gephardt and Timothy Wirth