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May 23, 2026
Brynn Tannehill
Democratic Women Say They Could Kick Trump’s Butt. And They’re Right!
Republican men, in contrast, are more likely to say Trump could beat them up—just further proof of the MAGA reality-distortion field the president has created.
May 23, 2026
Jason Linkins
Trump Is Now a World-Class Kleptocrat
The president’s demand for a slush fund to pay billions of dollars to his cronies places him among the planet’s most infamous political criminals.
May 22, 2026
Alex Shephard
Gaza Wasn’t the Biggest Omission in the Democrats’ 2024 Autopsy
Two other issues went unmentioned in the report—and were even more decisive in the party’s loss to Donald Trump.
May 22, 2026
Greg Sargent
Even Fox News Admits It: Trump’s Presidency Is in Free Fall
A threshold has definitely been crossed in these last couple weeks as Trump shrinks his MAGA base down to its molten core.
May 22, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
Trump Greenland Envoy Gives Away Game on Renewed Push to Claim Island
Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry is trying to convince everyone that the U.S. should control Greenland.
May 22, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Tulsi Gabbard Abruptly Quits After Increased Scrutiny Over Iran
Gabbard said she is leaving to help her husband, who has been diagnosed with cancer.
May 22, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Missing Republican Rep. Has Racked Up Some Odd Travel Expenses
Representative Tom Kean Jr. has been missing for more than two months—but apparently still can travel for his reelection campaign.
May 22, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
Trump Called Up Hegseth to Scold Him on Surprise Troop Withdrawal
A new report raises questions about whether Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is cosplaying as commander in chief.
May 22, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
House Republicans Give Wild Defenses of Trump’s Shady Slush Fund
Republican members of Congress are lining up to defend Trump’s $1.8 billion slush fund.
May 22, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Desperately Tries to Convince Republicans to Support Slush Fund
Donald Trump is facing major backlash from both lawmakers and voters over the fund.
May 22, 2026
Michael Tomasky
There’s One Thing All Democrats Must Agree On, or They’re Dead in 2028
The DNC’s 2024 autopsy is a waste of your time. The answer to the party’s woes lies deep in a
New York Times
poll released the same day.
May 22, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Stephen Colbert Gives CBS and Trump Middle Finger With Last Show
Colbert’s show was pulled after he criticized CBS’s parent company, Paramount, and its decision to settle a lawsuit with Donald Trump.
May 22, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
Trump Officials Explored Unnerving Plot to Ban All Voting Machines
The plan advanced far enough that the Trump administration was looking for a way to justify the ban.
May 22, 2026
Right Now With Perry Bacon
Why Trump Is Afraid of Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel, and
The View
Political scientist Meredith Conroy says that late-night shows are still politically relevant even as their audiences shrink.
Video is available for this article
May 22, 2026
Right Now With Perry Bacon
Transcript: Why Trump Is Afraid of Colbert, Kimmel, and
The View
Political scientist Meredith Conroy says that late-night comedy shows have long played an important role in American politics.
Video is available for this article
May 22, 2026
The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent
Transcript: Trump in Visible Panic after Truly Brutal Fox Poll Hits
As Trump publicly begs the GOP to rig the midterms, the writer of a piece on his unpopularity explains why his coalition is imploding—and why his only way out is massive cheating.
May 22, 2026
Matt Ford
A Rare Win at the Supreme Court for a Death-Row Prisoner
It was a limited victory, but it broke with the high court’s long-standing favor toward the death penalty.
May 22, 2026
Melissa Gira Grant
The Texas Court Trying to Intimidate a New York Hospital
NYU Langone used to offer gender-affirming care. Now a district court in Texas is subpoenaing it. What the hell?
May 22, 2026
Gabriel Cohen
The Election Fraudsters Who Will Follow in Tina Peters’s Footsteps
We can debate all day whether Colorado Governor Jared Polis should have commuted her sentence. Meanwhile, state and local officials are openly preparing to meddle in the midterm elections.
May 22, 2026
Timothy Noah
Donald Trump, Accidental Environmentalist
By driving oil prices through the roof, he’s finally giving alternative energy some badly needed stimulus. Too bad the economic benefit goes mainly to China.
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