A declining president, an election stomping, and all-encompassing incompetence are all taking a toll.
fascism
Shunning expertise, MAGA has chosen leaders based on their meme creation abilities. Oh, and now they're looking to start a shooting war.
The shutdown was the Senate's best chance to rein in Trump's illegal acts, but lawmakers couldn't stomach having that fight.
To Senate institutionalists, preserving the status quo is more important than challenging Trump's illegal acts
A strongman conspires with wealthy benefactors to build a playground for elites where the East Wing once stood.
America is in a moment of authoritarian crisis that could produce a fascist state, a Third Reconstruction, or anything in between.
Mike Johnson seems to be as afraid of the No Kings rallies as he is of the Epstein files.
If the prerequisites of self-rule do not exist, neither does self-rule itself.
So long as the federal government was defending the human rights of all people, Republicans hid behind their states' rights cloak. When the federal government went to work attacking people of color, Republicans flat-out begged to be federalized.
In a police state, political power, policing authority, and military action have no clear boundaries.
Hegseth is paranoid. Trump is delusional. The military ... is in a very tight spot.
This is the last off ramp; if Congress won't restrain Trump here, the military itself may be forced to either back Trump or oppose him.
Speculation is flying after Hegseth demands top military leaders leave their posts to meet him in Quantico—but it may just be Pete being a dumbass again.
Tom Homan caught in FBI sting; Trump removes US attorney, posts brazen demand that Justice prosecute political opponents 'NOW!'
Colbert and Kimmel were some of the loudest voices in America. They spoke nightly to audiences that numbered in the millions. And they are being silenced. Just. Like. That.
Charlie Kirk's allies have set themselves to defining his legacy, and their version looks darker by the hour.
He does not deserve the carefully edited love he is receiving in the media. He absolutely did not deserve the lowering of flags in several states. The idea that he might lie in state in the Capitol rotunda is an abomination.
couldn't keep Dear Leader from getting heckled again
I hope in 70 years the United States is a place where the basic reaction to looking back at what is happening now is horror.