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Karoline Leavitt Crashes When Asked if Trump Is Abusing His Power

Donald Trump’s own words are coming back to bite him.

By Edith Olmsted

Everybody Hates Howard Lutnick

Meet the man who’s displaced Elon Musk as the most loathed member of Trump’s inner circle.

By Timothy Noah

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JD Vance’s Lies About Wrongly Deported Man Get Even More Blatant

The vice president is lying about Kilmar Abrego Garcia—and starting petty internet fights about it.

By Hafiz Rashid

Pete Hegeth Adviser in Signal Group Chat Suddenly Put on Leave

Dan Caldwell, who was in that war plans group chat on Signal alongside Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, was just escorted out of the Pentagon.

By Marin Scotten

Trump’s Power Grab Has Begun. Help Us Expose It.

Trump is breaking laws, purging watchdogs, and fast-tracking Project 2025—a plan to seize control and silence dissent. We’re tracking every move, but we need your support to keep going.

This fight depends on people like you stepping up. Will you help us hold the line?

Yes, I’ll help!

Trump Attorney General Dodges Crucial Question on Deporting Citizens

Pam Bondi dodged a crucial detail when asked about Donald Trump’s desire to deport U.S. citizens.

By Edith Olmsted

Trump’s Border Czar Has Chilling Threat for Every Democratic Leader

Tom Homan won’t let anyone stop him from deporting immigrants.

By Edith Olmsted

RSVP Now: How Is Democracy Holding Up?

On April 29, Norm Eisen and Jen Rubin of The Contrarian and Michael Tomasky of The New Republic will convene leading political, legal, and media minds for a major livestreamed event—assessing the authoritarian onslaught of Trump’s first 100 days.

RSVP before it sells out!

AOC Asks MTG One Damning Question on Tariffs

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has one question for Marjorie Taylor Greene on what she did during the tariffs whiplash.

By Hafiz Rashid

Trump Press Secretary Admits Truth About Plan to Deport Citizens

Karoline Leavitt just confessed that there’s one major problem with Trump’s plan to deport Americans to prisons in El Salvador.

By Hafiz Rashid

Trump Sends Desperate Message to Farmers as Tariffs War Gets Worse

American farmers are already feeling the shocks of Trump’s reckless tariffs war.

By Marin Scotten

The Right-Wing Media Machine Is What’s Saving Donald Trump—for Now

The president isn’t governing as if he wants to be popular, but he’s getting help sweeping his wreckage under the rug.

By Michael Tomasky

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