POTUS

Trump Hid in a Food Crate to Evade Assassins, Left Staff on Decoy Jet

When the threat was real enough to hide the commander in chief in a food truck, it was real enough to ground the plane. Instead, Trump's Secret Service detail sent…

Congress

John Larson’s Primary Loss Is What Institutional Renewal Looks Like

Ten House members felled in their own primaries this cycle, seven Democrats and three Republicans, plus two Republican senators for good measure, and the preferred adjective is 'unusually high.' It…

Courts

First Circuit Clears Trump to Strip Medicaid From Planned Parenthood

The First Circuit Court of Appeals has cleared the Trump administration to strip Medicaid funding from Planned Parenthood.

Courts

Federal Judge Blocks Trump Bid to Restrict Mail-In Voting

A federal judge has issued a nationwide injunction blocking the Department of Justice's plan to force the USPS to deny mail-in ballots, marking a significant legal victory in the fight…

Money

Becerra Urges Antitrust Settlement as Paramount Threatens to Flee California

Xavier Becerra, the Democratic nominee for California governor, has recommended that state attorneys general settle the Paramount-WBD antitrust lawsuit before it goes to trial, citing the threat of the company…

POTUS

Karoline Leavitt Steps Down as Press Secretary After Months of Trump’s Public Humiliation

Karoline Leavitt is leaving. That is the headline. But the story underneath it is about power, who wields it casually, and who absorbs the cost.

Courts

Trump Asks Supreme Court to Let Him Seize Control of Mail Ballots Before November

The Trump administration has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hurry up and let it implement sweeping restrictions on mail voting that President Donald Trump is attempting to impose by…

Courts

The President Is Selling Your Constitution Back to You at $100,000 a Month

The lawsuit against Truth Social's $100,000-per-month subscription for early access to Trump posts is legally sound, but the deeper pathology is that the entire information ecosystem of the presidency has…

Courts

Trump Is Selling Your Right to Know. The Intercept Just Sued to Stop Him.

The Intercept and the Freedom of the Press Foundation sued President Donald Trump and his staff Wednesday, challenging a Trump-owned media company's plan to monetize the president's social media posts.

Money

The Lakers Sale Is Not a Scandal. It Is the System Working Exactly as Designed.

Josh Kushner and Bob Iger are purchasing the Los Angeles Lakers for a record-breaking $12.5 billion, a transaction that exposes the structural mechanics of elite capital reproduction in professional sports.