If we know anything about this administration, it's that there is no limit to anything, no bottom to any matter — it's a given. But that's quite different than saying it's beyond the power to shock. A...

FBI Director Kash Patel’s beer-chugging celebration with Olympic hockey players is resurfacing in a new lawsuit accusing him of firing employees to salvage his standing with President Donald Trump.Nin...

Falsely holding oneself out as a lawyer is a criminal offense, punishable by fine or incarceration of up to a year in jail.

President Donald Trump invoked executive privilege to shield his Kennedy Center records as the White House examines claims that a multimillion-dollar donation went missing.White House deputy counsel J...

White House press secretary Katie Zacharia called her bar exam results “somewhat inconsequential” while defiantly insisting that she can still call herself a “lawyer.”Zacharia made the remarks Thursda...

In Conversation with Timothy Snyder

Seven months into the war with Iran, President Donald Trump says it will end whenever he decides it should, and critics were quick to point out that it could be horrible messaging.Talking to reporters...

Georgia Trump voters now lining up to support Democrats, White House staff caught bashing Trump’s new press secretary, Trump suggests high gas prices are a good thing

Republican officials can remove eligible voters through bureaucratic procedures that would never be tolerated if the government were confiscating guns…

House GOP leaders admit they’re almost certain to lose their majority, Ken Paxton elaborates on GOP’s grim midterm outlook, GOP congressman gets laughed at

You don't have to imprison a nation to control it. Destroy a handful of critics, make sure everyone sees it, and watch the rest fall silent…

GOP groups pull millions of dollars out of swing districts, Ken Paxton partied with fugitives on New Year’s Eve, data centers driving Trump voters toward Democrats

France's unrest exposes the consequences of failing to tax the wealthy. California's billionaire-tax fight raises the same fundamental question about who should pay to make a nation succeed...

In his deal with Vladimir Putin for Russian diesel, Donald Trump assists Russia’s war against Ukraine and our democratic ally’s fight for survival

Air Force major who called for Trump’s impeachment in 24-hour solitary confinement, GOP lawmaker calls Trump a drag on the party, Republican senator says Trump breaking the law

Trump's latest Russia decision threatens to enrich a hostile dictator, undermine American sanctions, and leave Ukraine bleeding. Congress must confront the question Republicans keep avoiding...

Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) said over the weekend he will force a House vote to block Russian oil purchases. The move directly challenges President Donald Trump’s new diesel deal with Russian Presi...

Part one of the story of Frederick Hoffman, the Prudential statistician nobody remembers, from The Hidden History of American Healthcare...

A Saturday Prompt

The Best of the Rest of the News and Opinion

From missing mail to armed federal agents and sweeping voter investigations, the warning signs suggest a democracy being squeezed before Americans even reach the ballot box…

From missing mail to armed federal agents and sweeping voter investigations, the warning signs suggest a democracy being squeezed before Americans even reach the ballot box…

GOP senator who sued patients over unpaid medical bills stiffed bakery, Trump’s deportations may cut Social Security benefits, Trump billed taxpayers for events supposedly funded by private donations

He told us who he was back in 2016. Finally, American voters can prove they believe him.