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The Trump Steamroller Is Broken

Ten months into the president’s second term, Trump 2.0 is for the first time starting to resemble the chaotic original. And that new sense of political weakness in the president has not just ... Read More

Trump is totally checked out — here’s why that’s so dangerous

Trump’s overwhelming apathy has created power vacuums across every part of our government, and his band of grifting loyalists are rushing in to steal what they can while the boss is clocked ... Read More

Donald Trump’s path to authoritarian rule is wide open

In short, our finding is that the American people are well along the path to living in an authoritarian country. Our analysts looked at the “indicators” we would see, overseas, when an autocrat rises ... Read More

Ukraine war live: Russia sinks Trump’s hope of quick peace deal

Kremlin sinks Trump’s hope of peace deal by Thanksgiving after trashing Europe’s proposal - Moscow said a European counterproposal ‘does not work for us’ in a sign that both sides remain far apart ... Read More

'Remove the Regime' protests in DC this weekend to call for Donald Trump's impeachment

Another round of protests calling for President Donald Trump's impeachment come to D.C. this weekend. Here's what we know. Read More

Dem senator continues marathon floor speech slamming Trump's 'grave threats to democracy'

Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., railed against President Donald Trump in a marathon overnight speech starting on Tuesday evening and continuing into Wednesday morning. "I’m holding the Senate floor to ... Read More

The quiet victories keeping American democracy alive

President Donald Trump wants to gerrymander the House of Representatives to Republican rule, but his effort has lost in three key states. Read More

Obama is reportedly questioning whether America can survive Trump

Former President Barack Obama is not as confident that the United States can withstand President Donald Trump, CNN exclusively reported Friday. According to friends who talk to the former president ... Read More

Inside Barack Obama’s stepped-up plans to fight back against Donald Trump

Barack Obama used to be confident America would survive Donald Trump. He’s not so sure anymore. The 44th president can still draw a crowd of thousands or dial Gavin Newsom’s cell phone to strategize ... Read More

Final campaign push before Election Day as government shutdown drags on

Follow here for the latest live updates on President Donald Trump’s administration and the government shutdown ahead of Tuesday’s elections. Read More

Can Donald Trump disrupt free speech? He's trying to | Opinion

While the country’s attention was drawn to the federal government shutdown, President Donald Trump signed National Security Presidential Memorandum 7 (NSPM-7), which purports to designate the ideology ... Read More