A longtime fixture in local government, Lorene Kamalu’s seen controversy come and go. But she was shocked last week to learn that the newest elections officer in the state was a young conservative influencer who’s described himself as “anti-universal suffrage” and declared “women generally do not ha…

President Donald Trump is already a lame duck, argued a conservative columnist on Thursday, thanks to his own actions.“Here’s why so many Americans voted for Donald Trump and continue to cheer him on: They were sick of D.C. stasis, tired of GOP politicians whiffing on promises, eager for someone to …

In December 2025, Trump axed today’s holiday — Juneteenth, the official celebration of the Emancipation Proclamation — from the free admission days at the more than 100 national parks across America. He also axed Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a free admission day. Instead, he substituted his own bir…

Conservative Never-Trump attorney turned Democratic congressional candidate George Conway joined a wave of critics arguing French President Emmanuel Macron had trolled President Donald Trump by hosting the signing of his Iran deal at the Palace of Versailles. The palace is the site of the infamous 1…

President Donald Trump’s clinical psychologist niece explained to her comedian friend on Tuesday who ordinary Americans can defeat her uncle.“One of the challenges has always been getting people to recognize the difference between spectacle and governance,” observed Erich McElroy for Mary Trump’s Su…

President Donald Trump’s former communications director has a surprising prediction — namely, that the Republican’s abuses of power will actually help Democrats if they can take advantage of them.“Trump’s grift will be caught,” Anthony Scaramucci said in an X post on Thursday. “It always gets caught…

President Donald Trump has so far not improved Americans’ economic quality of life nor prevailed in his war against Iran — and a former Republican says he cannot stop laughing at the 39 percent of America that still supports him.“There is a particular pleasure, once rare and rich, now increasingly c…

Garry Kasparov, a Russian chess grandmaster regarded by some as the world’s greatest chess player, issued a warning on Thursday that he can foresee President Donald Trump’s next moves — and they pose a grave threat to American democracy.“I wish we could play chess, but unfortunately the games we are…

Bulwark writer Joe Perticone says President Donald Trump’s Senate supporters are regretting their off-kilter president and his drastic policy missteps, and they increasingly “want the clown show they’re performing in to end.”“Just take a look at Trump’s disruptions of Senate business over the last f…

During her years as a speechwriter in the Reagan White House, conservative columnist/author Mona Charen often echoed President Ronald Reagan’s “morning in America” themes. But Charen, writing for The Bulwark, acknowledges that she’s greeting the United States’ 250th anniversary with a heavy heart th…