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Apr 23 · 3 min read ·US Policy

Phelan's Out

Hegseth fired the Navy Secretary 13 months in, in the middle of the biggest blockade the Navy has run in decades.

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Apr 22 · 3 min read ·US Policy

Did Trump Try To Use The Nuclear Codes?

A retired CIA analyst said on a podcast that the Joint Chiefs blocked a nuclear launch. Should you believe it?

Apr 22 · 3 min read ·US Policy

McCormick Resigns

A Florida Democrat quit Congress minutes before the ethics hearing. Accountability or escape?

Apr 20 · 4 min read ·US Policy

The Mamdani Act

Chip Roy's bill would deport socialists, Marxists, and "Islamic fundamentalists." It's named after a sitting mayor.

Apr 20 · 4 min read ·US Policy

Karp's Case for the Draft

The Palantir CEO says shared sacrifice makes fewer wars. Critics say a war contractor shouldn't be the one saying it.

Apr 20 · 4 min read ·US Policy

Where Did Omar's Millions Go?

Her filing said up to $30 million. The amendment says as low as $18,000. Accounting error, or something else?

Apr 19 · 4 min read ·US Policy

Trump's Psychedelic Bet

The president signed an executive order to fast-track psilocybin and MDMA. Joe Rogan stood behind him.

Apr 16 · 4 min read ·US Policy

The Senate Won't Stop The War

The Senate voted 47-52 to let Trump's Iran war roll -- but the 60-day constitutional clock runs out in two weeks.

Apr 15 · 3 min read ·US Policy

Swalwell & Gonzales

One Democrat and one Republican resigned the same day -- right before the House could expel them both

Apr 13 · 2 min read ·US Policy

Swalwell Withdraws

21 Democratic endorsements gone in 24 hours -- the fastest party exile since Al Franken

Apr 9 · 3 min read ·US Policy

What Do Tuesday's Elections Actually Mean?

Democrats swept Wisconsin and swung MTG's old Georgia seat by 25 points -- on a Tuesday in April

Apr 8 · 3 min read ·US Policy

Trump's Weird California Endorsement

He could have had two Republicans in the runoff. Instead he picked the British Fox News guy.

Apr 8 · 3 min read ·US Policy

SCOTUS Hearts Bannon

The Supreme Court erased his contempt conviction. No opinion, no dissent, no explanation.

Apr 7 · 3 min read ·US Policy

The Video Doesn't Match

Minneapolis released the surveillance tape of an ICE shooting. It shows a 12-second scuffle, not the 3-minute ambush agents swore to under oath.

Apr 6 · 3 min read ·US Policy

He Fired the Army Chief During a War

Hegseth ousted Gen. George over a promotion fight. Five former defense secretaries called it reckless.

Apr 3 · 4 min read ·US Policy

Pam's Out

Trump fired his attorney general after 13 months. The Epstein files, the failed prosecutions, and the shortest AG tenure in half a century.

Apr 2 · 3 min read ·US Policy

AOC v. Israel

She told the DSA she'll vote against all military aid to Israel.

Apr 2 · 3 min read ·US Policy

33%

Trump's approval rating just hit its lowest point. The economy, gas prices, and his own base are the problem.

Apr 2 · 3 min read ·US Policy

DHS Is Finally Open

After 41 days, Congress funded Homeland Security. It's a stopgap through May 22 -- and the real fight is next.

Apr 2 · 3 min read ·US Policy

Trump Went to Court

He became the first sitting president to attend Supreme Court oral arguments. The justices weren't impressed.