In case you missed it, friends. The most amusing shot in Wednesday night’s broadcast of the president’s…
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Why It Wasn’t a ‘State of the Union’ Address
The first address by the president to a joint session of Congress is called just that:…
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Why Eleanor Holmes Norton Is Optimistic about D.C. Statehood
GEN: Why is statehood such an important issue for D.C.? Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton: Well, with…
Continue ReadingYour Most Paranoid Questions About Trump’s Pardons, Answered
Spoiler: The president pretty much has free rein to pardon whomever he wishes. With weeks to go…
Continue ReadingHow My Congressman Helped Trump Attempt a Coup
And why that’s somehow even more offensive than Trump himself. Occasionally, out of some vestigial reflex, I…
Continue ReadingDeath Has Been Constant in My Short Time on the Earth
On August 3, President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign launched a new 30-second attack ad against the…
Continue ReadingAll Your Most Paranoid Transfer of Power Questions, Answered
Can Donald Trump continue as president even if he loses the election in November? Trump’s refusal…
Continue ReadingThe Future Alexander Hamilton Warned About Has Arrived
This weekend, Americans will gather for a Fourth of July display as highly anticipated as any…
Continue ReadingRoberts Joins Liberals to Strike Down Louisiana’s Abortion Law, Saving Roe
The U.S. Supreme Court just delivered a major victory to abortion rights defenders in Louisiana and…
Continue ReadingBlack Men Winning Was the Real Story of Tuesday’s Primaries
President Trump’s 2016 election helped spark a wave of Democratic women running for office, leading to…
Continue ReadingCongress Is Alarmingly Close to Handing Trump Dangerous Spying Powers
And Adam Schiff, of all people, is the one giving it to him. For a few hours…
Continue ReadingA Historic Number of Women Are Running For Congress. Again.
These are the nine to watch. Iowa State Rep. Ashley Hinson, a Republican running in Iowa’s…
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