Americans Have Already Lived Through a Shutdown Americans Have Already Lived Through a Shutdown
While Republicans threaten to bring the government to a halt, Democrats are caving in to the austerity measures they demand.
Sep 29, 2023 / Editorial / Chris Lehmann
The Great Rolling Trump Fraud The Great Rolling Trump Fraud
A summary judgment in the legal case against the former president rules that he’s exactly as shady as he looks.
Sep 27, 2023 / Chris Lehmann
Donald Trump Calls Reporting the News a Capital Offense Donald Trump Calls Reporting the News a Capital Offense
In recent social media posts, he accused both a cable TV network and a serving military general of treason.
Sep 26, 2023 / Chris Lehmann
Robert Menendez’s Family Business Robert Menendez’s Family Business
The New Jersey senator was indicted by the Justice Department for a series of charges straight out of The Sopranos.
Sep 22, 2023 / Chris Lehmann
The GOP Turns the House Judiciary Committee Into an Absurdist Spectacle The GOP Turns the House Judiciary Committee Into an Absurdist Spectacle
With a looming government shutdown, Republicans showcased their preferred use of resources: to hammer away at Merrick Garland.
Sep 21, 2023 / Chris Lehmann
The Government Shutdown Is a Cartoonishly Bad—but Still Terrifying—Sequel The Government Shutdown Is a Cartoonishly Bad—but Still Terrifying—Sequel
The latest congressional villains are the GOP’s hard-right nihilists, but their motives for sabotaging the government make no sense.
Sep 19, 2023 / Chris Lehmann
Is Kevin McCarthy Burning Down the House? Is Kevin McCarthy Burning Down the House?
The Republican speaker has caved to the party’s right flank by greenlighting impeachment hearings against President Biden. But an impasse over spending legislation may trigger a s...
Sep 13, 2023 / Chris Lehmann
The GOP’s Ludicrous Claims of “Election Interference” The GOP’s Ludicrous Claims of “Election Interference”
If the rule of law has any coherent meaning, it’s that it applies to all citizens—regardless of the power they hold or any aspirations to power they maintain.
Aug 31, 2023 / Chris Lehmann
Joe the Plumber and His Afterlives Joe the Plumber and His Afterlives
Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher, who died on Sunday, seemed like a footnote to the 2008 presidential campaign. But he was an augur of things to come.
Aug 29, 2023 / Chris Lehmann
Ralph Nader’s Newspaper Is a Salvo Against D.C. Media Ralph Nader’s Newspaper Is a Salvo Against D.C. Media
Capitol Hill Citizen is a welcome throwback to a more adversarial model of legislative coverage.
Aug 25, 2023 / Chris Lehmann