The revolt of the courts meets the mutiny of Senate Republicans.
Executive Power
Posted inLaw and Justice
Trump’s Slush Fund Could End Up Costing Recipients Billions
Suing slush fund recipients under the False Claims Act could claw back their payments, plus three times as much in damages.
Posted inPolitics
The Real Reason to Worry About the Midterm Elections
Some worry about a November Trump coup. That’s far-fetched, but the ordinary forms of voter suppression are the greater concern.
Posted inPolitics
Congress Has Become Almost Totally Irrelevant
The way Republicans are managing the Department of Homeland Security budget shows that Congress is now just something to work around.
Posted inPolitics
Voter Suppression, Executive Order Style
Voting rights advocates, the Democratic Party, and state attorneys general are fighting President Trump’s midterms-timed attacks on American voters.
Posted inPolitics
How the Republican Party Forgot It Was Conservative
And why, apparently, most Republicans don’t care
Posted inEconomic Policy
The Looming Chaos of Tariff Refunds
Companies, consumers, and hedge funds all want a piece of the revenue from the tariffs the Supreme Court invalidated. That will create unnecessary economic damage.
Posted inPolitics
Impeach President Miller
The mastermind of the Trump regime’s descent into gangsterism is arguably more dangerous than the Orange One himself.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Is the Supreme Court Fed Up With Trump?
Let’s hope the ruling blocking National Guard deployment is the beginning of a trend.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Demands for Data Center Moratoriums Surge
Americans are getting wise to the threats posed by the lightly regulated facilities competing with humans for resources.
