Is the United States entering a post-constitutional order?

In feudal times, it was expected that vassals would kiss the ring of the lord of the manor to show loyalty and subservience to his power, to make it clear...

Democrats insist that this is a dire moment for nation

“We will win!” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer chanted at a rally last month protesting Elon Musk’s US DOGE Service infiltrating Treasury Department payments systems. If Democrats want to win,...

Tough game

Even Bannon knows cutting Medicaid is a mega-risk

Republicans are taking a huge political gamble as they try to find money for tax cuts by threatening to slash Medicaid. As Congress has learned repeatedly, most recently in 2018,...

House Republicans’ budget plan gets poverty all wrong

Kathryn Anne Edwards, Tribune News ServiceHouse Republicans released a budget proposal that effectively calls fora $4.5 trillion tax cut funded by $1.5 trillion in reduced spending and borrowing the remaining...

Democrats wake up to start battling Trump and Musk

Doyle McManus, Tribune News ServiceA president’s first few weeks in office were once expected to be a “honeymoon,” a pleasant if brief period of bipartisanship and good feeling. President Donald...

Senator is concerned about Hegseth’s comments on Ukraine

Rhian Lubin, The IndependentThe Republican senator who salvaged Pete Hegseth’s chances of becoming President Donald Trump’s defense secretary said he was “disturbed” by his comments about Ukraine this week. Senate...

Police and Republicans

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Bridging gaps

Trump-backed Mike Johnson to remain House speaker

Mike Johnson has become speaker of the House after a dramatic delay caused by a handful of insurgent Republicans who revolted against him during the first vote of the 119th...