Martin is being excoriated, but he’s taking on the consultant class, building a strong grassroots operation, and raising tons of money.

Imperial Ambitions: Woodrow Wilson earned his Nobel Prize by working to create the League of Nations; Donald Trump wants his for letting strongmen redraw maps through force. Credit: Wikimedia Commons ...

As Democratic primary voters are moving left, the success of progressive candidates in 2026 may determine how far Democrats go in 2028.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., reacts during final passage of President Donald Trump’s 2025 tax-and-spending bill. While the legislation extends income tax cuts, new data show Trump’s soaring ...

Emil Bove III: The man who allegedly told Justice Department lawyers they might need to tell federal judges "f--- you" is now nominated for a lifetime appointment to the bench he once suggested ...

As the disastrous immigration crackdown on the streets of Minneapolis unravels before the nation’s eyes, Americans should ask themselves the question an earlier generation asked about military ...

When Donald Trump returned to the White House last January, one of his earliest declarations was that the United States would begin building ships “very fast, very soon.” But in the eight months since ...

“SNAP recipients shouldn’t go without food. People should be getting paid in this country. And we’ve tried to do that thirteen times! You voted no thirteen times! This isn’t a political game. These ...

President Donald Trump's only legitimate pardon has been of a Turkey. Here, the president and first lady Melania Trump arrive for the pardoning ceremony for the national Thanksgiving turkeys in the ...

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Broken in case of emergency: Current law for presidential succession could make a member of the opposite party the president, potentially sparking a political crisis. Credit: ASSOCIATED PRESS Most of ...

DSA's vision of a government without three equal branches providing checks and balances would facilitate the whims of an ...