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Trump Calls Housing "Of Minor Importance"
Trump killed a housing bill 358 members voted for. Then AIPAC lost New York. Then Iran got its oil back.
 • Brian Rolling
Trump's War Failed. His Deal Is Failing Too.
Trump signed a surrender at Versailles. Israel destroyed it before the ink dried.
 • Brian Rolling
Wes Moore Knows What Happens When the Systems Fail. Now He's Running One.
Maryland's governor has spent three years building policy around what he lived.
 • Rochelle Davis
America’s Other Birthday Party
The official celebration reflects one vision of America. Many of us hold a different one.
 • Rochelle Davis
The Pope Spent Five Years on AI. Trump Couldn't Spare Ninety Days.
One week, two answers to the same question: who's looking out for ordinary people as the machines arrive.
 • Rochelle Davis
In New York City, a Democrat Is Governing
What Zohran Mamdani’s first months in office look like in practice.
 • Rochelle Davis
Trump Loves Inflation
Trump's war shut the Strait of Hormuz, inflation hit 4.2%, and he called the numbers great.
 • Brian Rolling
America's 250th Anniversary: In His Own Image
The founders worried about a king. They did not anticipate this.
 • Rochelle Davis
Trump Walked Out Rather Than Admit Spencer Pratt Lost.
Plus: the Iran ceasefire is back to live fire, and the slush fund I told you was dead turns out to be resting.
 • Brian Rolling
A Real-Estate Executive Just Got the Keys to the FBI's Intelligence Files.
Bill Pulte, the man behind sixteen months of criminal referrals against Trump's enemies, is now the acting Director of National Intelligence.
 • Brian Rolling
America’s Birthday Party Has a Cover Charge
The price list: $500,000 for a seat, $1 million for a photo with the president, $2.5 million for a speaking role on July 4.
 • Rochelle Davis

May 2026

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