White House
Trump’s apartheid-friendly ambassador to South Africa takes role
Leo Brent Bozell III, who opposed Black activists that sought to dismantle South Africa’s racist apartheid, now represents the U.S. in the country the administration has falsely accused of abetting a “white genocide.”
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Susie Wiles is shirking a huge responsibility as Trump’s chief of staff
A pair of Vanity Fair articles paints a portrait of a White House chief of staff who is so pliable to the point of becoming insubstantial.
Meet the MAGA world pastor who is trying to convert Trump on Ukraine
Mark Burns serves as an informal spiritual advisor to the president and he has a mission: debunk the conservative media’s wrong, he says, narrative on Ukraine.
Why Indiana Republicans said no to Trump’s gerrymander bullying
In rejecting Trump’s redistricting demands, Hoosier state senators demonstrated what should happen when fair elections are treated as an afterthought.
It doesn’t take a mathematician to see Trump’s $12 billion farmer bailout doesn’t add up
The $12 billion bailout package announced at the White House is far less than what farmers have had to pay in increased prices this year thanks to Trump’s tariffs.
Trump’s anti-nap manifesto comes back to haunt him
The 79-year-old president, who has been accused of nodding off in recent meetings, railed against the idea of a president needing naps during his 2016 presidential run.
Trump wants ‘deportation judges’ presiding over lawless courts
A push to hire new so-called deportation judges comes amid a purge of immigration court judges seen as too merciful during removal proceedings.
The dangerous strategy at the heart of Trump’s nonsensical autopen obsession
Trump can already repeal pretty much any executive order he wants — but that’s not why he keeps obsessing over Biden’s signatures.
Habba and Halligan’s dismissals highlight the DOJ’s depleted bench of MAGA lawyers
An appeals court’s dismissal of Alina Habba’s appointment highlights the DOJ’s depleted bench of MAGA lawyers.
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White House doesn’t rule out troops on the ground or draft for Iran war
Trump: ‘Cuba’s in its last moments of life as it was’
Americans paying $200 million more every day in gas than 10 days ago: Economic analyst
Gas at $4 a gallon? Americans sour on Trump’s economy as Iran war pushes oil prices up
