It turns out he’s still alive, and still teaching at Fordham Law. We had some questions about an amendment that wasn’t written to meet a moment like this.
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Bumping Bondi
There are several other Trump cabinet members even more deserving of dismissal. Who’s next?
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DOGE Lives On Through Russell Vought
Trump’s White House OMB director has quietly institutionalized the government demolition agenda set in motion by Elon Musk’s wrecking crew.
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25th Amendment Time for Mad King Donald
His narcissism has become psychotically megalomaniacal.
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Monetizing Regime Change
It is trivially easy for administration officials to use prediction markets to bet on the policies they authorize. We may have just seen it in Venezuela.
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Ted Cruz Attempts to Exempt Big Tech From the Law
The Texas senator has introduced a bill allowing any AI company a streamlined path around regulations.
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When Federal Funding Doesn’t Show Up
The Trump administration has denied legally obligated funds to thousands of organizations dependent on federal grants, causing layoffs, service cuts, and mass anxiety.
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The Premature Guide to Post-Trump Reform
American history offers three general strategies of repair and renewal.
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Senate Democrats Have Been Handed a Tool to Stop the Big Beautiful Bill
Thanks to a Republican vote to stop California from setting its own auto emissions, Democrats can challenge virtually any Trump administration action, and eat up time on the Senate floor.
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No Personnel Is Policy
The Trump administration is accomplishing through layoffs what it couldn’t accomplish through Congress.