It was nearly a year ago when Donald Trump’s Justice Department reached a settlement with the family of Ashli Babbitt, the Jan. 6 rioter who was fatally shot by a police officer during the attack on the

Steve Benen February 24, 2026 0 Comments

Early Saturday, Denmark’s Arctic Command made an important announcement: It had evacuated a crew member of a U.S. submarine in need of medical attention, transporting the sailor to Greenland for emergency care. Soon after, instead of expressing

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About a month ago, Donald Trump published a provocative statement to his social media platform, which sparked some confusion. “Effective immediately, any Country doing business with the Islamic Republic of Iran will pay a Tariff of 25%

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Ahead of a White House press conference on autism in September, Donald Trump made a deliberate effort to hype the information he said he was eager to share. The president boasted the week before the event that

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The latest national CNN poll offered all kinds of terrible news for the White House, but one number stood out: 58%. That’s the percentage of Americans who said they consider the first year of Donald Trump’s second

Steve Benen December 17, 2025 0 Comments

In late July, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt enthusiastically delivered the announcement “that the construction of the new White House ballroom will begin,” she told reporters, and that Donald Trump and other donors “have generously committed

Steve Benen December 17, 2025 0 Comments

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s credibility couldn’t get much worse, but Donald Trump’s chief spokesperson continues to do lasting harm to her trustworthiness on a frequent basis. Take Tuesday, for example. Over the course of half

Steve Benen December 11, 2025 0 Comments

About a month into his second term, Donald Trump unveiled plans for a visa program — at the time, it was billed as the president’s “gold cards” — which he said would be similar to green cards

Steve Benen December 11, 2025 0 Comments

Donald Trump’s approach to the freedom of the press has never been especially healthy (we are talking about a president who’s echoed Joseph Stalin while attacking journalists), but his campaign against the media has gotten especially aggressive

Steve Benen December 11, 2025 0 Comments

After Donald Trump lost his reelection bid five years ago, he immediately launched an effort not only to overturn the results, but also to convince the public that he secretly won, reality be damned. There was, however,