2026

Commentators predict a future Democratic president will weaponize Trump’s own Supreme Court-expanded powers to aggressively dismantle his administration’s legacy.

By renaming Lake Ontario as Lake America, President Donald Trump has aroused the wrath not only of most Canadians, but of a majority of Americans as well. Indeed, his swipe at the nation against whom he started a trade war has even angered a community that overwhelmingly supported the Republican’s e…

An eyewitness to history explains how corrupt leaders weaponize government agencies—and why our democracy is on a knife’s edge this November.

A president who is busy posting AI parodies while real wars spiral out of control.

AlterNet spoke with Dr. Karl Widerquist, a Georgetown University professor who specializes in distributive justice.

Hecklers hijack a high-profile Republican forum, leaving Governor DeSantis and GOP leaders scrambling for responses.

Democratic strategist Maria Cardona did not let President Donald Trump’s former communication director Mike Dubke write off Speaker Mike Johnson’s attempt to duck blame for the party’s rampant unpopularity.The Tuesday exchange began after CNN anchor Phil Mattingly spoke with reporter Manu Raju about…

A psychologist specializing in body language broke down the visible cues by President Donald Trump and his scandal-plagued assistant Natalie Harp, revealing the signs of a “strange dynamic” between the pair.

On Tuesday, Politico warned of a “sleeper issue” caused by President Donald Trump’s war on Iran that is going largely under-discussed but has the potential to cause major “economic pain.”

President Donald Trump can brag all he wants about the economy and make the biggest boasts at campaign stops, but Bloomberg says Wall Street investors just aren’t buying it.“Traders are scrambling to shield their portfolios against further losses in Treasuries, as worries over the budget deficit and…