Jun. 5, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT Republicans forced the Trump administration to at least temporarily drop its agenda to create an astonishingly corrupt $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund this week. The showdown served as a reminder of how
Jun. 5, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT Republicans forced the Trump administration to at least temporarily drop its agenda to create an astonishingly corrupt $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund this week. The showdown served as a reminder of how
Jun. 3, 2026, 5:52 PM EDT Even more than most presidents, President Donald Trump likes to draw attention to his executive order signings. He often turns these events into impromptu press conferences, and seems to relish changing
May. 12, 2026, 6:00 PM EDT In his decade in national politics, Donald Trump has transformed the meaning of the political gaffe. As a campaigner and as president, he has demonstrated an uncanny ability to bulldoze over
Apr. 26, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT Sarah Longwell, the publisher of The Bulwark, runs weekly focus groups of Trump voters to see how their views are changing over time. She has recently noticed a surprising trend: When
Apr. 19, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT President Donald Trump’s offensive behavior toward Christians and his unnecessary and unpopular war in Iran isn’t just splitting his political base at home — it’s also alienating his allies abroad. Right-wing
Apr. 16, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT Next month, Donald Trump is scheduled to make what will be the first trip by a U.S. president to China in eight years. It’s going to be a high-stakes visit: He’s
Mar. 10, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT Israel struck 30 fuel depots in Tehran on Saturday. The attacks sent giant fireballs and colossal towers of smoke into the air, which obscured the sun and blanketed Iran’s capital of
Feb. 2, 2026, 7:05 PM EST President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that he is planning to shut down the Kennedy Center for two years for construction in order to ensure the institution achieves “the highest level
Jan. 30, 2026, 6:00 AM EST President Donald Trump’s agenda to make the federal government more “efficient” has been a farce. Despite using the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency to enact sweeping cuts to social services,
Jan. 17, 2026, 6:00 AM EST The federal government’s aggressive immigration enforcement operation in Minneapolis is looking more and more like a siege on a city than an effort to enforce the law there. Masked Immigration and