October 28, 2026 0 Comments

Happy Tuesday! Here’s your Tuesday Tech Drop, the past week’s top stories from the intersection of technology and politics. Dems want damning surveillance report A pair of Democratic senators are accusing President Donald Trump’s administration of hiding

Dan Froomkin October 28, 2026 0 Comments

If reporters can only maintain their access to the White House by staying in Donald Trump’s good graces, they will not be free to do their most vital work, and the public will be deprived of information

News Democrat Mary Peltola’s campaign and the Senate Democratic campaign arm filed a motion to fight the Trump Justice Department’s “extraordinary assault.” Oct. 24, 2026, 1:02 PM EDT Alaska Senate Democratic nominee Mary Peltola and national Democrats

Ebony Davis October 25, 2026 0 Comments

Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola on Friday blasted the Trump administration’s lawsuit seeking to block Alaska from certifying the results of its Senate race under certain circumstances, calling it a “desperate attempt to silence Alaskans.” “This is

Steve Benen October 23, 2026 0 Comments

Many of Donald Trump’s recent campaign rallies have been interrupted by protesters, but as MS NOW reported, the president’s Wednesday night rally in South Carolina, intended to rescue appointed Republican Sen. Darline Graham, featured an unusually high

Steve Benen October 23, 2026 0 Comments

Over the past decade or so, Donald Trump hasn’t exactly been subtle about his support for Vladimir Putin, but in recent weeks, the American president has gone to almost cartoonish lengths to reward his Russian counterpart. The

BRUSSELS (AP) — The International Criminal Court and its embattled staff have won the European Union’s top human rights honor, the Sakharov Prize, an official said Thursday. The award came just days after the Trump administration announced

Special envoy Steve Witkoff heaped praise on Russian President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg on Wednesday, the latest sign that Ukrainian and European efforts to get Washington to ramp up pressure on Russia to end the war

Steve Benen October 21, 2026 0 Comments

MaddowBlog The more the president falsely claims he successfully acquired Greenland, the more important it becomes to set the record straight. Oct. 21, 2026, 11:43 AM EDT As part of an extended riff on his animosity toward

Jordan Rubin October 21, 2026 0 Comments

Deadline: Legal Blog Lawyers for inmates urged the justices not to “overturn a three decades-long status quo” at the administration’s behest. Oct. 21, 2026, 11:31 AM EDT The Supreme Court on Wednesday denied the Trump administration’s application