Politics

Elon Musk and the so-called Department of Government Efficiency are operating unconstitutionally, and their actions must be reversed. That’s the striking claim made in a lawsuit filed by 14 state attorneys general on Feb. 13 in federal court. The lawsuit runs 60 pages, detailing the chaos Musk and his DOGE …

Donald Trump has been back in office for less than one month, and he, Elon Musk, and his senior administration officials have already plunged the nation into an ongoing constitutional crisis and openly performed various brazen acts of lawlessness and gleeful corruption, while threatening to “look at” judges who object …

Authoritarian movements don’t spring up out of nowhere. They require a certain set of conditions on the ground, like a growing class of people who feel frustrated, disempowered, and out of place. They require major investment, above all in the disinformation and distraction that keeps supporters in line with a …

Every regime’s enforcement mechanisms rely on threats and politicized intimidation. In the case of Elon Musk and Donald Trump’s ongoing power grab, it’s involved young staffers with Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) barging into different federal agencies, departments, and institutes, demanding that security officials and other senior staff …

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s first foray into international security policy hasn’t been going very well — and that’s outside of him reportedly inviting a Pizzagate conspiracy theorist overseas with him. According to a Thursday report from The Washington Post, in preparation for his first trip abroad as the Trump administration’s …

New York City Mayor Eric Adams during an interview with Fox News on Friday denied striking a deal with the Trump administration to have criminal corruption charges against him dropped in exchange for an immigration crackdown in the city. The claim is a little hard to believe considering Adams was …

Picture this. You risk everything for your country. Leave friends and family behind. Go overseas. Watch your friends die or have their lives changed forever. You come home. Adjusting isn’t easy. The nightmares keep you up. That old military injury never really heals. You work full-time, go to school, scrape …

As New York City Mayor Eric Adams cozies up to Donald Trump and his immigration henchman Tom Homan, Comptroller Brad Lander is working to stop the president and his minions from ransacking the city’s FEMA coffers — even if it means jumping over Adams’ head to get it done. In …

After New York City MayorEric Adamswas indicted on federal criminal charges in September, the man soon embraced Donald Trump in an overt attempt to get the president to overturn his case. As Manhattan federal prosecutors readied to bring the bombshell indictment charging the mayor with destroying evidence and instructing people …

In an apparent push for media to adopt the new White House administration’s ideals and polices, President Donald Trump has continued to block the Associated Press from the Oval Office. AP said that the president blocked their reporters from an event on Tuesday after the news agency refused to change …