President Donald Trump is clinging to a new line of attack on Democrats ahead of the midterms, and according to a new piece from The Guardian, he is only doing it because he is “out of cards to play” as his presidency continues to flounder.The piece, hailing from former Labor Secretary and outspoken…
Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Mississippi) and Rep. Joe Wilson (R-South Carolina) have been allies in Congress for many years. But according to Semafor reporter Eleanor Mueller, an international event has become a major source of friction between the southern Republicans.”The rift between Mississippi Sen. Ro…
Rumors are swirling, in MAGA circles and beyond, that former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is on the brink of death, or worse, after a recent health scare, and as one long-tenured political reporter told The Hill, his handling of the situation has only made matters worse.McConnell has, acco…
This Tuesday, July 7, U.S. President Donald Trump is visiting Ankara, Turkey to attend the 2026 NATO Summit. Tensions between Trump and other North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) members have soared since his return to the White House 17 and one-half months ago, and according to Politico, NATO …
For centuries, Christianity has been having ideological battles, with fundamentalists expressing very different views from the more moderate Protestants and Catholics. In 2026, these heated debates among Christians continue, and an article for the conservative website The Bulwark examines the intens…
A conservative-leaning economist argued in The Wall Street Journal on Monday that President Donald Trump’s trade policies are destroying America’s economy — and two liberal-leaning experts who spoke with AlterNet agreed with him.After mentioning that Trump refused to renew the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agr…
Trump has run out of cards to play in the midterm elections, which is why he’s now talking about the “communist menace.”He can’t talk about the economy, because prices continue to rise faster than wages, which means most Americans are getting poorer. He can’t talk about foreign policy, because his w…
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has had a gradual falling out with President Donald Trump, motivated by everything from his belligerent rhetoric toward Europe to him falsely claiming that she had begged him for a photograph together. Now, according to an opinion piece by the editors at Newswee…
President Donald Trump posted 67 times on social media on the night of July 5th-July 6th — and an expert says it is because he is increasingly insecure about his future.“I mean, that’s one way to look at it,” political analyst David Rothkopf told The Daily Beast’s chief content and creative officer …
I will spare you the details of the rightwing reaction to the Supreme Court’s decision last week to uphold birthright citizenship. I will spare you because they are disgusting, especially on America’s 250th anniversary. What you need to know is that the mainstream of the Republican Party is no longe…