Donald Trump

US Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito

The War Against Abortion Rights Is Also a War Against Democracy The War Against Abortion Rights Is Also a War Against Democracy

Facing a ballot backlash, the anti-choice movement is now resorting to lawfare and to limiting voter initiative.

Mar 27, 2023 / Jeet Heer

Former US vice president Mike Pence

Pious Pence and Sanctimonious Ron Take a Pounding Pious Pence and Sanctimonious Ron Take a Pounding

The recent poor showing by both of Trump’s leading rivals show he’s a hard act to imitate.

Mar 24, 2023 / Jeet Heer

A protester holds up a long, rectangular banner that reads

Women Are Waiting to Cheer the Misogynist’s Indictment Women Are Waiting to Cheer the Misogynist’s Indictment

Donald Trump’s fall at the hands of proud porn actor Stormy Daniels would signal a rough but delightful kind of justice for millions of us.

Mar 23, 2023 / Joan Walsh

The Trump Campaign’s Collusion With Israel

The Trump Campaign’s Collusion With Israel The Trump Campaign’s Collusion With Israel

While US media fixated on Russian interference in the 2016 election, an Israeli secret agent's campaign to influence the outcome went unreported.

Mar 23, 2023 / Feature / James Bamford

Workers with the New York Police Department set up barricades outside the Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office in New York City on March 20, 2023.

Kevin McCarthy Doesn’t Want Pro-Trump Protests? Give Me A Break. Kevin McCarthy Doesn’t Want Pro-Trump Protests? Give Me A Break.

On the 20th anniversary of the Iraq War, credulous reporters remind us how we got that disaster—and Donald Trump, too.

Mar 20, 2023 / Joan Walsh

Donald Trump talks on the phone in the Oval Office.

Trump Might Face Criminal Charges—But He’s Unlikely to Face Justice Trump Might Face Criminal Charges—But He’s Unlikely to Face Justice

Georgia DA Fani Willis is expected to announce whether she’ll bring charges against Trump any day. The only question—what happens after that?

Mar 17, 2023 / Elie Mystal

Truck billboards drive in front of the Palace Hotel calling out Fox News' election denial

Fox News May Finally Pay the Price for Its Lies Fox News May Finally Pay the Price for Its Lies

The Dominion Voting Systems lawsuit has placed the network in real legal jeopardy, and even its friends might not bail it out this time.

Mar 9, 2023 / Elie Mystal

Tucker Carlson in Hollywood, Fla

Tucker’s January 6 Video Bombshell Explodes—in His Face Tucker’s January 6 Video Bombshell Explodes—in His Face

Carlson’s misrepresentations of the January 6 insurrection are leaving him increasingly isolated—even within Fox News.

Mar 8, 2023 / Joan Walsh

Donald Trump addresses the annual Conservative Political Action Conference

The Republican Code of Silence The Republican Code of Silence

With an election on the horizon, Republicans are distancing themselves from Trump. But there's no guarantee the strategy will work in their favor.

Mar 8, 2023 / Chris Lehmann

UN Ambassador Nikki Haley speaks at AIPAC

Nikki Haley’s Presidential Run Is Already a National Joke Nikki Haley’s Presidential Run Is Already a National Joke

Her Machiavellian maneuvering notwithstanding, count on one thing: She won’t be able to beat either Donald Trump or Ron DeSantis.

Mar 8, 2023 / Clarence Lusane

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