Executive Branch

61 Percent of Women Are Ready to Impeach and Remove Trump

61 Percent of Women Are Ready to Impeach and Remove Trump 61 Percent of Women Are Ready to Impeach and Remove Trump

A new CNN poll finds a 21 percent gender gap, as women form the vanguard for presidential accountability.

Nov 27, 2019 / John Nichols

Impeachment Is Becoming a Holy War

Impeachment Is Becoming a Holy War Impeachment Is Becoming a Holy War

As Trump sinks in scandal, his most devoted supporters start hailing him as a messiah.

Nov 27, 2019 / Jeet Heer

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There’s a Philosophy Behind Trump’s Lies There’s a Philosophy Behind Trump’s Lies

The president’s falsehoods are dizzying in number, but they follow a predictable, time-honored tradition of how totalitarians rule.

Nov 25, 2019 / Karen J. Greenberg

Impeachment Non-Bombshells Endanger Democrats in 2020

Impeachment Non-Bombshells Endanger Democrats in 2020 Impeachment Non-Bombshells Endanger Democrats in 2020

Unmerited hype about Gordon Sondland’s testimony has overshadowed the potential damage that the impeachment saga poses for the presidential election.

Nov 22, 2019 / Aaron Maté

Fiona Hill’s Testimony Was Devastating for Trump

Fiona Hill’s Testimony Was Devastating for Trump Fiona Hill’s Testimony Was Devastating for Trump

But the foreign policy expert was too quick to blame America’s ills on external forces.

Nov 22, 2019 / Jeet Heer

Trump’s EPA Is Promoting a Conspiracy Theory Created by Big Tobacco

Trump’s EPA Is Promoting a Conspiracy Theory Created by Big Tobacco Trump’s EPA Is Promoting a Conspiracy Theory Created by Big Tobacco

The agency’s plan to limit the scientific research it can use in creating regulations could gut public health protections. That’s exactly what the tobacco industry intended.

Nov 22, 2019 / Zoë Carpenter

Senator Ron Johnson Must Recuse Himself From Trump’s Impeachment Trial

Senator Ron Johnson Must Recuse Himself From Trump’s Impeachment Trial Senator Ron Johnson Must Recuse Himself From Trump’s Impeachment Trial

How can the Wisconsin senator be both a witness and a juror?

Nov 21, 2019 / John Nichols

Gordon Sondland Just Did a Full John Dean

Gordon Sondland Just Did a Full John Dean Gordon Sondland Just Did a Full John Dean

In extraordinary testimony, a key Trump appointee provides testimony that will underpin articles of impeachment.

Nov 20, 2019 / John Nichols

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Why I’m Endorsing Elizabeth Warren Why I’m Endorsing Elizabeth Warren

Elizabeth or Bernie? It’s a difficult and wonderful choice to have.

Nov 20, 2019 / Ady Barkan

Attempted Bribery Is Bribery

Attempted Bribery Is Bribery Attempted Bribery Is Bribery

The Constitution’s authors had an understanding of bribery that legal scholars say “not only encompasses Trump’s conduct—it practically defines it.”  

Nov 15, 2019 / John Nichols

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