William Barr Is Acting as Trump’s Defense Lawyer, Not Attorney General William Barr Is Acting as Trump’s Defense Lawyer, Not Attorney General
The Senate Judiciary Committee hearing confirmed one thing: The United States does not currently, in any practical or realistic sense, have an attorney general.
May 1, 2019 / John Nichols
Bernie Sanders Is Hitting Donald Trump Where It Hurts Bernie Sanders Is Hitting Donald Trump Where It Hurts
Bernie is slyly trolling the president in battleground states, calling out GOP lies about saving jobs.
Apr 30, 2019 / John Nichols
Here’s a Handy Impeachment Refresher for Donald Trump Here’s a Handy Impeachment Refresher for Donald Trump
The president’s latest idiocy reveals his staggering ignorance of the Constitution he swore an oath to defend.
Apr 25, 2019 / John Nichols
Elizabeth Warren’s Constitutional Read of the Mueller Report Led Her to Call for Impeachment Elizabeth Warren’s Constitutional Read of the Mueller Report Led Her to Call for Impeachment
The presidential candidate’s bold embrace of checks and balances is what leadership looks like.
Apr 22, 2019 / John Nichols
AOC, Ilhan Omar, and Rashida Tlaib Make the Necessary Call for an Impeachment Inquiry AOC, Ilhan Omar, and Rashida Tlaib Make the Necessary Call for an Impeachment Inquiry
After reviewing the Mueller report, the congresswomen recognized a demand for congressional action.
Apr 19, 2019 / John Nichols
Inciting Hatred Is Trump’s 2020 Game Plan Inciting Hatred Is Trump’s 2020 Game Plan
The attacks on Ilhan Omar are just a foretaste; he will turn with increasing frequency to racism and xenophobia to divide and conquer Democrats.
Apr 19, 2019 / John Nichols
Barr Has Abandoned the Constitution in Order to Serve Trump Barr Has Abandoned the Constitution in Order to Serve Trump
In a shameless press conference, the AG came off as a defense lawyer “making a case for the president.”
Apr 18, 2019 / John Nichols
Congress Must Stop the Killing and Override Trump’s Yemen Veto Congress Must Stop the Killing and Override Trump’s Yemen Veto
This must be a turning point in the long struggle to restore checks and balances on matters of war and peace.
Apr 17, 2019 / John Nichols
Beto Talks About the Costs of War Beto Talks About the Costs of War
Presidential contender O’Rourke says we have “completely forgotten” our constitutional responsibility to lawfully declare and end wars.
Apr 15, 2019 / Feature / John Nichols
A Sobering Signal From Wisconsin A Sobering Signal From Wisconsin
The loss of a critical court race that should have been an easy win for progressives provides a battleground-state warning for 2020.
Apr 12, 2019 / John Nichols