'We Are Not Into Bestiality,' FBI Director Kash Patel Tells Members of Congress
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Close the Center
Plus: Embryos on ice, Venezuela's collapse, Talarico's lead, and more...
Trump's $5,000 'Dividends' Are a Brazen Vote-Buying Scheme
Tariffs won’t begin to fund the effort to purchase voters’ good will.
Former Trade Officials Explain Why Trump's Section 301 Tariffs Are Illegal
Their brief says the president is asserting "essentially boundless" authority to impose "economy-wide tariffs untethered from the statute Congress enacted."
Trump Again Condemns His Supreme Court Nominees As Too Cowardly To Agree With Him
The president's latest tirade against recalcitrant justices reflects his open contempt for judicial review.
The Trump Administration Shut Down a Police Misconduct Database. Now It's Facing a FOIA Lawsuit
The White House said the database tracking misconduct by federal law enforcement officers was "full of woke, anti-police concepts."
'Alligator Alcatraz' Held Detainees in Small Metal Cages, Inspector General Report Finds
An inspection of the now-closed detention camp found overcrowding, unsanitary conditions, and an "unprecedented" use of small metal cells to confine detainees.
Judge Sutton on "The Three Faces of American Constitutional Law"
This year's Sumner Canary Memorial Lecture at the Case Western Reserve University School of Law.
Trump Said He Would Rid the Kennedy Center of 'Woke.' He Injected His Own Politics Instead.
This is what happens when you give the government control over artistic institutions.
Supreme Court Blocks Missouri's Messy, Trump-Backed Gerrymandering Fight
The decision ends a yearlong legal war spanning multiple lawsuits, contradictory state and federal court orders, and repeated appeals to the Supreme Court.
Jimmy Kimmel Didn't Air Talarico Interview Over Fear of FCC 'Equal Time' Threats
For the second time this year, Talarico appeared on a late-night show only to be bumped in response to federal threats.
I Tried To Find Out What Republicans Think of Trump's $5,000 Checks. Then I Got Trapped.
At the GOP midterm convention in Dallas, looking for answers meant an unexpected escort, a Palestine-Mexico protest flag, and a front-row seat to the spectacle.
A Judge Ordered ICE Agents To Stop Retaliating Against an Ohio Videographer. ICE Moved the Agents Out of Town.
After an ICE watcher in Springfield won a temporary injunction against ICE in a First Amendment lawsuit, the agency moved the officers accused of harassing him out of town.
South Korea Will Invest $100 Billion in U.S. Nuclear Sector To Boost AI and Appease Trump
Facing a 25 percent tariff threat, Seoul agreed to bankroll nuclear reactors and a Texas gas plant. The cost is already climbing past budget.
DC Circuit Rejects Energy Department's Claim of "Emergency" Authority to Order Coal Plant to Remain Open
A potentially significant rebuke of one of the more controversial and unusual elements of the Trump Administration's energy policy.
How 9/11 Remade American Immigration
Twenty-five years after the attacks, control and distrust rule the institutions that process foreigners who travel or immigrate to the United States.
A Somali Man With No Serious Criminal Record Is Spending 9/11 in Detention at Guantanamo Bay
Adam Abdullah was legally working in the U.S. when he was detained as part of "Operation Metro Surge" in the Twin Cities. His biggest criminal offense is a parking ticket.
A 50% Tariff on Pencil Parts? Welcome to the U.S.-Canada Trade War.
Canada's retaliatory tariffs include the little metal band that holds an eraser onto a pencil.
Trump and Vance's Plan To Bribe Voters With $5,000 Checks Shows MAGA Is Out of Ideas
By quickly endorsing Trump's ridiculous plan to bribe voters in the midterms, J.D. Vance reveals something about the future of Trumpism. There isn't one.
There's No Market Failure in Choosing to Stay Home. So Why Subsidize It?
J.D. Vance would like to give money to people for choices they're already making—without a workable plan to actually pay for it.
Some Bribes, as a Treat
Plus: Data center backlash, Anthropic job-loss predictions, and more...
The Trump Administration's Long, Fruitless Hunt for Voter Fraud Comes to Rhode Island
The Justice Department’s election integrity tour has turned up nothing, while ignoring the threats to elections that voters actually fear.
Urging SCOTUS To Reject AR-15 Bans, the Trump Administration Explains Why They Are Unconstitutional
The case hinges on the distinction between "unusual" weapons and arms in common use for lawful purposes.
Trump Bans Canadian Beer, Wine, Motorcycles, and More
The ban was accompanied by a new set of tariffs targeting Canadian motorboats, cheese, and other products in the latest expansion of an absurd trade war.
Trump Is Weaponizing the Department of Education After Pledging To Kill It
Instead of abolishing the department, the president increased its budget. It's now pursuing investigations against school districts for seemingly political reasons.
If Canada is 'Ripping Off' the U.S., Why Is It Falling Behind?
Americans have been widening the prosperity gap with our neighbors for years.
The Iraq War Cheerleaders Were Wrong. They're Wrong About Iran Too.
Hawkish pundits predicted both wars would be swift and successful. That's not how it turned out.
A Federal Indictment Charges an ICE Officer With Lying About a Shooting That DHS Eagerly Defended
The habitually dishonest department uncritically accepted a story that was immediately contradicted by video footage and physical evidence.
In the White House's Retro Arcade Games, the Trump Administration Always Loses
In MAGAfied versions of Tapper and Tetris, the seed oils will eventually get through and the border wall will be breached.
Trump Is Expanding Executive Power. Democrats Are Already Eyeing the New Tools.
Some Democrats are licking their chops over other economic powers that Trump has claimed for the presidency.
This U.S. Citizen Is Suing ICE for Arresting Him 3 Times. His Lawsuit Is Moving Forward.
Despite carrying a REAL ID, Leo Garcia Venegas has been repeatedly detained by immigration agents. Now he’s suing to block immigration raids targeting Latinos on private construction sites.
Trump's Beef Tariff Cut Accidentally Makes the Case for Free Trade
As the president liberalized the market for beef, he also imposed new 50 percent tariffs on some $20 billion worth of Canadian goods. Americans will suffer.
Trump Is Taking a Stake in Venezuela's Oil Industry and This Crony Is Cashing In
Alejandro Betancourt has become the key go-between for the Trump administration, Venezuela’s new regime, and American oil companies.
Trump Is Back To Seeking Regime Change in Iran
With the conflict over Hormuz dragging on, the administration is betting on a strategy that failed at the beginning of the war.
Trump's Venezuela Oil Deal Sells Out Democracy and Free Markets
The Trump administration isn't trying to end socialism in Venezuela. Instead, it is doing socialism in Venezuela.
Trump's White House Ballroom Is a Monument to His Lawlessness
By unilaterally razing and replacing the East Wing, the president again shows his disregard for the rule of law and the separation of powers.
Trouble at the Pentagon
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A Liberal Think Tank and an Air Force Major Are Trump's Latest Targets for Speech Policing
Trump threatened the Center for American Progress with a defamation lawsuit, while Jason Watson faces a court martial for offending the president.
Trump's Trade War With Canada Is Costly, Absurd, and Unfunny
American consumers and businesses are being taken advantage of by Canadians who are…offering to sell us aluminum, oil, and wood? How?
Rebuke or Punishment
Plus: Gustavo Gordillo's lies, measles among the Amish, Milo Yiannopoulos deported, and more...
Milo Yiannopoulos Wanted Millions Deported. He Didn't Mean Himself.
"I mean bad immigrants," Yiannopoulos said in a 2016 interview with Joe Rogan. "I don't mean handsome, charming, successful, blonde-haired British immigrants."
Judge Says Trump's Clampdown on Anthropic Violates the First Amendment
A judge ruled the Pentagon's supply chain risk designation of Anthropic was an unlawful, “arbitrary,” and “capricious” decision made to punish Anthropic.
The Math on Trump's Haitian Deportation Flights Doesn't Add Up
The Trump administration created 330,000 new illegal immigrants by revoking TPS from Haitians. It plans to deport just 10,400 per year.
Canada Should Ignore Trump's Protectionism and Unilaterally Enact Free Trade
U.S. tariffs hurt Americans. Retaliatory tariffs will hurt Canadians.
This Federal Case Against Minnesota Protesters Is Worth Watching if You Care About Your Civil Liberties
The tentacles of the Trump administration’s domestic spying apparatus are being revealed—and their reach is alarming.
Data Center Savior
Plus: AOC reaffirms her socialism, Russia-Ukraine war gets even deadlier, and more...
Trump Threatens To Demolish Kennedy Center Unless He Can Put His Name on It
Just like he's doing with the White House ballroom, Trump suggests he would rather bulldoze a federal structure and build something else in its place, no matter what the law says.
