The New York City mayor has an antidote to globe-spanning distemper.

Paper Trail · Episode

The scene that unfolded today at a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee was a snapshot of politics in the U.S.

He’s the single worst Democratic hopeful now (almost) running for president. Democratic midterm candidates be warned: stay away from him.

Most member nations spoke in support of the declaration, but some rich countries had strong objections.

Agreements with Pfizer and Eli Lilly include tariff protections, overseas pricing inducements and broad confidentiality clauses.

An urgent musical call for Americans to renew our democracy for the next 250 years.

A disclaimer says the ad was paid for by the U.S. government, which could violate federal law.

YouTube video by U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett

On behalf of Social Security, of course

September 14, 2026

The Pentagon must revamp how it positions its troops and equipment amid the proliferation of low-cost drones and precision missiles.

Strange nerds distributing imaginary stories on the internet is no basis for a system of government.

David Corn, a veteran investigative journalist and political commentator, has written or cowritten five New York Times bestsellers, including American Psychosis, Hubris, Showdown, and the #1 best­ sel...

It is not humiliating for him, since he has no sense of dignity, but it is humiliating for the rest of us that the president of the United States serves as a subordinate press officer of the Kremlin, ...

Donald Trump’s attacks on the First Amendment

According to the American Automobile Association, diesel hit its highest recorded average price today at just above $6.44 per gallon.

Normal service resumes Friday

The ruling is a major loss for the Trump administration, which wanted to dramatically change how Americans vote by mail in the midterm elections.

On Thursday, in The New Republic, conservative judge J.

Ukrainian Railways says former British PM and David Petraeus crossed into Poland shortly before drone attack near border

American journalist, lawyer, and political writer

It began decades before Trump

It is the latest in a series of increasing warnings about the safety threat posed by artificial intelligence.

President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff earned $107 million in 2025 from the holding company that owned his share of a crypto venture he and his boss helped co-found, according to a recen...

Trump needed only one teacher.

This idiotic trade war will hurt more than people realize

Arc De Capitulation - A cartoon by @Nick Anderson

Ezra Levin of Indivisible explains the urgency of coordinating civic action, focused on early voting, ahead of the midterm elections.

Rewarding the most dishonest

If Trump won’t fire him, Congress must impeach him