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Apr 8 · 3 min read ·US Policy

SCOTUS Hearts Bannon

The Supreme Court erased his contempt conviction. No opinion, no dissent, no explanation.

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Apr 7 · 3 min read ·US Policy

The Video Doesn't Match

Minneapolis released the surveillance tape of an ICE shooting. It shows a 12-second scuffle, not the 3-minute ambush agents swore to under oath.

Apr 6 · 3 min read ·US Policy

He Fired the Army Chief During a War

Hegseth ousted Gen. George over a promotion fight. Five former defense secretaries called it reckless.

Apr 3 · 4 min read ·US Policy

Pam's Out

Trump fired his attorney general after 13 months. The Epstein files, the failed prosecutions, and the shortest AG tenure in half a century.

Apr 2 · 3 min read ·US Policy

AOC v. Israel

She told the DSA she'll vote against all military aid to Israel.

Apr 2 · 3 min read ·US Policy

33%

Trump's approval rating just hit its lowest point. The economy, gas prices, and his own base are the problem.

Apr 2 · 3 min read ·US Policy

DHS Is Finally Open

After 41 days, Congress funded Homeland Security. It's a stopgap through May 22 -- and the real fight is next.

Apr 2 · 3 min read ·US Policy

Trump Went to Court

He became the first sitting president to attend Supreme Court oral arguments. The justices weren't impressed.

Apr 1 · 3 min read ·US Policy

Trump's Mail-In Ballot Crackdown

Trump signed an executive order directing the government to build a national voter list and restrict who gets a mail-in ballot. Legal experts say he can't do any of it.

Apr 1 · 3 min read ·US Policy

Colorado's Conversion Therapy Ban Just Died

The Supreme Court ruled 8-1 that banning conversion therapy violates the First Amendment. More than 20 states have similar laws. They're all in trouble.

Apr 1 · 4 min read ·US Policy

Trump v. the 14th Amendment

The Supreme Court hears oral arguments Wednesday on whether Trump can end birthright citizenship.

Apr 1 · 3 min read ·US Policy

Ballroom Construction Has to Stop

A federal judge just ruled Trump can't build his $400 million White House ballroom without Congress. The DOJ appealed in 90 minutes.

Mar 31 · 5 min read ·US Policy

Kash Patel's Enemies List

He told the Senate he'd never use the FBI for political revenge. Fourteen months later, he's firing agents, reopening closed cases, and going after a gubernatorial frontrunner.

Mar 31 · 5 min read ·US Policy

Trump v. the 14th Amendment

The Supreme Court hears oral arguments Wednesday on whether Trump can end birthright citizenship.

Mar 30 · 4 min read ·US Policy

Trump's Ballhouse

Fake windows, stairs to nowhere, and 32,000 furious comments on a $400 million ballroom.

Mar 30 · 3 min read ·US Policy

TSA Is Getting Paid Again

TSA officers went 87 days without pay. Paychecks are finally coming -- but normal is still weeks away.

Mar 30 · 3 min read ·US Policy

The Pope vs. the President

The first American pope told the president God rejects his war. Evangelicals disagree.

Mar 30 · 5 min read ·US Policy

No Kings Day

Up to 9 million Americans marched. No one agrees on what happens next.

Mar 30 · 4 min read ·US Policy

The Jackie Fielder Problem

SF's youngest supervisor won a landslide 14 months ago. Now she's in a hospital planning to resign.

Mar 30 · 3 min read ·US Policy

CPAC's Iran War Problem

Trump skipped CPAC for the first time in a decade. The people who showed up couldn't agree on his war.