Politics

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is a vaccine conspiracy theorist with no real medical experience — which is why thousands of doctors and dozens of Nobel Prize winners opposed his confirmation to run the Department of Health and Human Services, and why countless others have been concerned about his ability to …

If Republicans’ crusade to fire tens of thousands of federal employees, raise prices through an ill-advised trade war, gut Medicaid and other social services, and generally make things more difficult for working class Americans wasn’t enough, they would also like you to stop being such a baby about it. On …

Last night, Donald Trump hosted his MAGA rally to Congress, offering little policy or coherent vision for the State of the Union — just more attacks on our nation’s veterans and boasting about how great America has become in six weeks. It was a nice preview of what the immediate …

The United States has stopped sharing intelligence with Ukraine, less than two days after announcing Washington was suspending military aid to its former ally. “We have taken a step back and are pausing and reviewing all aspects of this relationship,” said National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, speaking to reporters outside …

Even among the many lies and distortions in President Donald Trump‘s never-ending address to Congress on Tuesday evening, one claim stood out. The chief executive of the United States told the country that the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) had uncovered an outrageous expenditure authorized by the previous administration: …

Donald Trump’s address today before a joint session of Congress got off to a chaotic start as Democratic and Republican lawmakers chanted, booed, and heckled each other from their respective sides of the room. At one point, House Speaker Mike Johnson (La.) ordered the House sergeant-at-arms to remove Rep. Al …

President Donald Trump addressed Congress for a very long time on Tuesday. It was the longest time ever, in fact, that a president has addressed lawmakers, breaking the record previously held by President Bill Clinton in 2000. Trump’s speech was filled with misinformation, jabs at Democrats, and, more than anything, …

Trump’s interminable address to Congress was met with Democratic responses ranging from angry heckling, from Texas Rep. Al Green, to sober counterprogramming, from Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin. The split response underscores the lack of unity among Democrats in how to respond to Trump’s destructive opening blitz. At times, the two …

The Supreme Court rejected a bid by the Trump administration to continue withholding billions of dollars in foreign aid. In a 5-4 decision on Wednesday, the court declined to overturn a lower court ruling that ordered the administration to unfreeze over $2 billion in USAID funds to pay outstanding invoices …

Donald Trump ordered a “pause” on U.S. military aid to Ukraine on Monday, hoping to push Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky into agreeing to a peace deal with Russia. The move comes only days after a contentious meetingbetween Trump, JD Vance, and Zelensky in the Oval Office, which saw the U.S. …