May 2026

Or perhaps blackmailing him?

President Donald Trump is facing heated criticism for engaging in over 3,600 stock trades during the first quarter of 2026 — but a powerful senator is arguing that Trump’s actions are merely an egregious symptom of a much more systemic problem.“Over 80 percent of Americans believe that their elected…

President Donald Trump’s supporters defy objective reality on key issues, according to a political analyst — and the consequences of their ignorance on those matters is desire for America.“Recent polls, however, show that substantial numbers of Republican voters simply don’t believe these statements…

Lawyers are notorious for disagreeing with each other on a wide range of issues, but a surprisingly large majority share one view — President Donald Trump’s behavior during his second term poses a grave threat to American law and order.“At the lower-court level, judges have repeatedly ruled in ways …

So, what happens if they win?

Dr. Rob Davidson, who heads the Committee to Protect Healthcare and has administered the Montreal Cognitive Assessment, expressed concern about President Donald Trump’s public statements regarding the screening test. Davidson appeared on former CNN reporter Jim Acosta’s show this week to discuss Tru…

President Donald Trump keeps clashing with the Supreme Court, even though he repeatedly gives them exactly what they want.“With the court preparing to issue major rulings in the coming weeks that will determine the fate of key aspects of the president’s agenda, Mr. Trump has vacillated between comba…

President Trump’s decision to postpone a voluntary artificial intelligence testing executive order has exposed a deepening divide within his administration over governance philosophy and decision-making authority. The postponement, announced shortly before a scheduled White House signing ceremony, r…

A light through the night from the right

Margaret Sullivan, a Guardian US columnist, argues that mainstream media has largely normalized the extraordinary corruption and chaos of President Trump’s second term, treating scandals as routine political theater rather than threats to democratic governance.Sullivan catalogs Trump’s disturbing be…