She Had a Heart-Wrenching Abortion. Now She’s a Candidate—in Alabama
Donald Trump just announced that he’s likely to campaign for the presidency on a promise of a 15-week abortion ban, even as political commentators are wondering whether reproductive rights will be as ...
21 Maalis 202419min
Is Mike Johnson Finally Ready to Stick It to MAGA on Ukraine?
Is there any chance that Congress will not abandon Ukraine to the Russians? With Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans determined to cut off military aid to Ukraine, it’s looking grim. Yet there are glimm...
20 Maalis 202429min
Trump’s Humiliating $454 Million Bond Fiasco Shows Deep 2024 Weakness
This week, Donald Trump’s lawyers admitted that he’s failed to secure a bond to cover the half-a-billion-dollar penalty he faces in his civil fraud case in New York. As The New York Times delicately n...
19 Maalis 202419min
Trump’s Deranged “Bloodbath” Rant in Ohio Should Wake Up the Media
In Ohio over the weekend, Donald Trump delivered one of his most unhinged and dangerous rally speeches yet: He used appallingly dehumanizing language about migrants, saluted the Jan. 6 rioters as patr...
18 Maalis 202427min
Chuck Schumer’s Brutal Takedown of Bibi Is a Watershed Moment
On Thursday, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer gave an extraordinary speech lacerating Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel over the horrific civilian toll in Gaza. This is an important mome...
15 Maalis 202435min
The Serious Case for Not Freaking Out About Trump’s Scary Poll Numbers
Democratic strategist Simon Rosenberg has prominently argued that it’s premature to freak out about Donald Trump’s lead in the polls. Rosenberg’s case is partly that the Democratic Party is strong and...
14 Maalis 202437min
Inside the $50 million “Never Trump” Plan to Finish Him Off for Good
This week, a group of prominent “Never Trump” Republicans and conservatives announced that they will spend $50 million to defeat Donald Trump this fall. The group, Republican Voters against Trump, hop...
13 Maalis 202429min
How the Media Whitewashes the Trump-MAGA Threat—Revealed by an Insider
Over the weekend, The New York Times published a news analysis entitled, “The Biden-Trump rerun: A nation craving change gets more of the same.” This has become a constant refrain in the press: One of...
12 Maalis 202430min
