America seems to be failing, both at home and around the world. But why?David French published a thoughtful op-ed in Monday’s New York Times titled The Fire of Stupidity Can’t Be Contained, identifying many of the symptoms of our national decline and wondering out loud why this is happening now.His …
On Friday morning, former Republican National Committee Chair Michael Steele delivered a social media gut punch to President Donald Trump, declaring that the commander-in-chief “might think of himself as a UFC champ, but in real life he’s more of a McDonald’s guy.” The prominent conservative’s jab c…
On Friday, the Trump administration celebrated a better-than-expected jobs report, which showed the U.S. gained 172,000 jobs in May. But while President Donald Trump may be patting himself on the back, one respected economist warns that the good news misses a “clear paint point” that shows the econo…
Economist and Nobel laureate Paul Krugman has pinpointed a series of events that have led to the rest of the world seeing America as “inessential.”Just weeks after President Donald Trump was sworn into his second term in office, he held a televised Oval Office meeting with Ukrainian President Volody…
President Donald Trump, on Thursday, announced that he plans to nominate Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche to head the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) for a full term. The same day, Trump also told reporters that he has no plans to nominate Acting National Intelligence Director Bill Pulte a…
Left Hook host Wajahat Ali and podcaster Danielle Moodie say President Donald Trump’s people — and the media — is struggling to hide the president’s obvious decline before cameras as a startled nation looks on.“We recently witnessed a public official, Marco Rubio, testify before Congress that a prom…
Former GOP strategist and Lincoln Project co-founder Steve Schmidt and podcaster Jim Acosta are no fans of President Donald Trump—but rarely are they surprised. Nevertheless, both expressed astonishment at the MAGA cult’s ability to delude itself and drag members of the Republican Party along with i…
Sources told Daily Mail on Friday that ‘Ice Maien’ Susie Wiles — President Donald Trump’s most loyal staff member — is finally melting, reports Daily Mail.“Donald Trump’s White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles is preparing to leave, five insiders have told the Daily Mail. Wiles, 69, has worked for t…
A judge on Friday tossed out a lawsuit brought by the Kennedy Center against an artist who withdrew from a performance after the organization’s board voted to add President Donald Trump’s name to the venue, The Washington Post reports.The artist, jazz musician Chuck Redd, pulled out over what he cal…
Former intelligence analyst and ex-FBI official Michael Feinberg said the spate of firings, dismissals and retirements in President Donald Trump’s second term is not so one-sided. Trump told the Wall Street Journal that he believes the Office of the Director of National Intelligence is “unnecessary …