Month: August 2025

One of the most persistent, pernicious myths in politics is the idea that parties out of power have leaders anymore. We’ve recently seen how a party with the White House can have nearly autocratic rule by a president or how a weak president can be done in by an insurrection. But a party without the presidency,…
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“Math is HARD. For Trump, it’s impossible,” one wag cracked on social media.

Since Trump’s January inauguration, Kim has ignored Trump’s repeated calls to revive the direct diplomacy he pursued in his first term.

Critics mocked the White House press secretary over her latest wild claim about the president.

“In this second presidential term, Trump doesn’t fire anyone anymore,” noted the MSNBC anchor.

The president’s proposal sparked a war of words from his detractors.

The newspaper’s conservative editorial board flagged how it could backfire in the future.

The president claimed this was a sign of the “respect” he’s earned overseas.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) said Monday that personal attacks from President Trump “are just evidence of a guy who’s still living in fifth grade” after Trump recently commented on Pritzker’s weight. “It takes one to know one on the weight question,” Pritzker said Monday. “And the president, of course, himself, is not in good…
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David Frum summed up the “outrageous” happenings of the president’s second term before turning to a pressing question that faces America.

The Illinois governor hit back at the president’s threats of deploying National Guard troops to the city in a forceful speech.

The president didn’t do himself a “favor” by botching this politician’s name.

Former national security adviser John Bolton called President Trump’s Ukraine strategy “incoherent” in an opinion piece published Monday. “President Donald Trump’s Ukraine policy is no more coherent today than it was last Friday when his administration executed search warrants against my home and office,” Bolton said in the opinion piece for The Washington Examiner, titled…
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Editor’s Note: The video above is from previous coverage of the Texas Senate redistricting filibuster. AUSTIN (Nexstar) — Exactly a week ago, Texas House Democrats returned to the state after fleeing to prevent Republicans from voting on President Donald Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Map.’ Now, Republicans are trying to prevent them from leaving in the future.…
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Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) told President Trump on Monday to pressure Russia with the same intensity he has used against Washington, D.C., and Chicago. “Maybe just treat them like you’re treating Washington, D.C., or how you treated Greenland when you came into office, or how you treated Canada when you came into office,” Moskowitz said…
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Democrat Wes Moore took to social media to put the record straight.

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger said she has no intention of undertaking a redistricting effort in Virginia if she’s elected governor in November. “Short answer is no,” Spanberger said about the prospects of redistricting, local outlet 7News reported. “Virginia by constitutional amendment has a new redistricting effort that was put in place and first utilized…
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The operator of New England’s electric grid warned Monday that the Trump administration’s move to halt a nearly completed offshore wind farm will cause risks to the reliability of the electric grid. “Delaying the project will increase risks to reliability,” said grid operator ISO New England in a Monday statement.  “Recent heatwaves in New England drove demand…
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California Republicans announced a legal challenge Monday against Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D) effort to redraw congressional lines in the state, days after the state Legislature approved a redistricting ballot measure to go before voters this fall. The petition, as described at a Monday press conference, asks the state Supreme Court to intervene and keep Proposition…
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The White House posted an image of Abrego Garcia reminiscent of the 2008 “Hope” portrait of Barack Obama, insisting the Salvadoran man is in a gang.

The president’s comments came after some critics called out the deal as a “step toward socialism.”

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) continued his recent campaign of mocking President Trump’s branding by starting a “PATRIOT SHOP” on Sunday. “THE PATRIOT SHOP IS NOW OPEN!!!!” Newsom said in a Sunday post on the social platform X, highlighted by Mediaite. “MANY PEOPLE ARE SAYING THIS IS THE GREATEST MERCHANDISE EVER MADE. PLEASE ENJOY, AMERICA!”…
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President Trump on Monday did not rule out the possibility of launching a criminal probe into his ally-turned-critic, Chris Christie, for his connection to the 2013 “Bridgegate” scandal. Speaking to reporters, Trump continued his attacks on the former New Jersey governor, who Trump said he “always felt” was guilty for his alleged role in the…
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In dismissing a gun case due to an illegal search, the judge declared that “lawlessness cannot come from the government.”

More than half of respondents said they believed President Trump’s actions aimed at reducing crime in Washington, D.C., are justified, according to a Harvard Caps/Harris poll released Monday.  While 54 percent said the actions are justified, 46 percent of voters surveyed called Trump’s actions “unjustified and not necessary,” according to the poll. Opinions on Trump’s…
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