When a Democratic primary was decided in Maine on Tuesday night, incumbent GOP Sen. Susan Collins learned who she would be going up against in the general election: embattled progressive Graham Platner. Some establishment Democrats would have preferred two-term Maine Gov. Janet Mills, who won 18 per…
Former Defense Department official Ariane Tabatabai responded to some of President Donald Trump’s strangest comments coming out in the past few days. In a press availability on Wednesday, Trump made a comment that left experts scratching their heads. After saying he “loved” inflation, he immediately…
Republican pundit and Trump supporter Scott Jennings suffered an odd moment of silence after CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins and Democratic strategist Karen Finney corrected his claim that inflation numbers today are better than they were under former president Joe Biden.Collins asked Jennings point blan…
President Donald Trump’s Department of Defense remains under fire for its most recent scandal, with The Hill reporting that several former military officials have spoken out to slam the administration for blocking promotions for women and minority officers.The Pentagon has recently come under renewe…
President Donald Trump, on Wednesday night, doubled down on his push for Congress to pass the controversial SAVE America Act — which would require voters to prove their U.S. citizenship by showing a form of ID other than a regular driver’s license. And Trump, on Truth Social, wanted lawmakers to pas…
A growing number of Republicans are striking out on their own, according to The Hill, threatening party unity to help themselves stave off impending midterms doom.As The Hill explained in its Thursday morning report, this emerging trend comes as the primary season is coming to a close, meaning that …
Thomas Carlyle, a Scotland-born historian who was 85 when he died in London in 1881, is remembered for the “great man theory.” And according to conservative New York Times columnist David French, Carlyle’s theory explains U.S. President Donald Trump’s impact perfectly.French, in a Times column, emph…
President Donald Trump and his billionaire backers are engaged in “magical thinking,” warned a conservative commentator on Wednesday — and their mindsets are putting America in danger.Describing America’s economy, Jonathan V. Last in The Bulwark wrote that “the funniest part of this whole thing—the …
On Wednesday, it was announced that inflation has accelerated for the third straight month, exploding to 4.2 percent annually, nearly double the annual increase before President Donald Trump launched war with Iran. The fastest increase pace since 2023, rising energy prices were the main reason for t…
President Donald Trump’s administration is “falling apart,” a conservative wrote in the headline of his recent editorial — and he is not the only expert to reach that conclusion.“President Trump seems poised to throw away the achievements he has made,” wrote Elliott Abrams, a Republican foreign poli…