The bad talking point comparing student loan forgiveness to PPP loans
Few things are as core to our political debates these days as whataboutism and charges of hypocrisy. It’s much easier to accuse the other side of ceding the moral high…
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Judge Cannon skeptical of Trump co-defendants’ arguments to dismiss charges
FORT PIERCE, Fla. — U.S. District Judge Aileen M. Cannon on Friday seemed skeptical about dropping charges against Donald Trump’s two co-defendants in the classified documents case and suggested that…
Leo rejects Senate subpoena from panel probing gifts to Supreme Court justices
The Senate Judiciary Committee sent a subpoena Thursday to conservative judicial activist Leonard Leo as part of a months-long inquiry into undisclosed gifts to Supreme Court justices and he promptly…
Gag orders are still hampering federal whistleblowers, agency warns
Donald Trump is no longer president, but Washington’s problems with nondisclosure agreements remain. The Office of Special Counsel (OSC) is forcefully instructing federal agencies and employees that NDAs do not…
What Donald Trump wants in his next vice president — and who he’s considering
Donald Trump’s perfect vice president looks the part: attractive and telegenic. They are ideally Black or a woman, though that’s not required. And they are most certainly not taller than…
GOP Senate candidate in Montana builds campaign on once-secret Navy exploits
When Tim Sheehy completed training as a Navy SEAL in 2009 and shipped off to Iraq, the elite fighting force was not a household name. People in airports were perplexed…
Biden team increasingly hopes to ride the abortion issue to victory
Seven months before Election Day, President Biden still faces widespread concerns about his age. Hundreds of thousands of voters have lodged protest votes against him in Democratic primaries. And with…
Where 2024 voters moved since 2020 — and how they registered
Between any two presidential elections, there is an enormous amount of churn in the electorate, both nationally and at the state level. A lot of this is obvious: People die,…
Trump’s first — and maybe only — trial is still viewed with skepticism
Next week, a former president of the United States is for the first time scheduled to go on trial for criminal charges. Donald Trump has been charged with 34 counts…
Wisconsin Supreme Court liberal won’t run again, shaking up race for control
MADISON, Wis. — The longest-serving member of the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s 4-3 liberal majority announced Thursday she would not run for reelection next spring, shaking up a consequential race in…