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Will RFK Jr. Run for President in 2028?
2+ hour, 11+ min ago (1167+ words) Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has said he won't run for president in 2028. There are some good reasons not to believe him. There are very few scenarios where J.D. Vance is not the Republican nominee for president in 2028. Donald Trump has flirted with…...
Why Does D.C. Suck So Bad at Snow Removal?
3+ hour, 39+ min ago (270+ words) Already, the City Council has met to address the issue, promising that new heavy equipment is being deployed while noting that alleys will not be cleared until at least next week. To understand why D.C. is struggling so badly yet again,…...
Trump’s ‘Best Issue’ Has Turned Into a Huge Weakness
20+ hour, 10+ min ago (290+ words) Ever since, Democrats have agreed that "affordability" is the GOP's Achilles' heel in the midterms, offsetting stronger issues like immigration. Republicans seemed to agree, too, all but begging a reluctant Trump to show some empathy for Americans struggling to make…...
How Greg Bovino’s Strongman Act Backfired Spectacularly
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (1003+ words) Greg Bovino is reportedly being demoted, and Tom Homan is taking over for ICE in Minneapolis. The Border Patrol officer who wanted attention for his "badass" persona has been removed for failing to control the fallout. Before two protesters were…...
Kathy Hochul’s Challenger Is All In On ICE
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (324+ words) Hochul is proposing legislation that would allow New Yorkers to sue Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials and Border Patrol agents who overstep their Constitutional limits, and is calling for a law banning ICE activity in day-care centers, houses of worship,…...
The Trump Administration Spews Legal Garbage on Minnesota Shootings
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (343+ words) The factual bullshit from Trump-administration officials about Minnesota is, at least, easily detected: Hear claim, watch video, reject claim. But these flagrant fabrications about what happened on the streets rest on a latticework of subtler but similarly insidious falsehoods about…...
Trump’s Losing War on Minneapolis
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (173+ words) The president seems to dimly understand that the American people don't support ICE, writes columnist Ross Barkan. But will that change anything? No such event exists today. Vance is right in one sense: all of this is "engineered." But it's…...
The Trojan Horse Before the Supreme Court
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (107+ words) The details of Becky Pepper-Jackson's Supreme Court case reveal a right-wing campaign that goes well beyond trans athletes and women's sports. But the argument that these actions protect the integrity of sports has always been a convenient mirage, and the…...
Will Democrats Dare Nominate a Woman for President in 2028?
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (126+ words) The old debate about whether America is "ready" for a woman president was revived by Michelle Obama and Gretchen Whitmer this week. Such fears can become a self-fulfilling prophecy, and Democrats should not rule out a female candidate in 2028. In'an…...
White House Posts AI-Altered Photo of Arrested Protester
6+ day, 20+ hour ago (186+ words) Listen loud and clear: WE DO NOT TOLERATE ATTACKS ON PLACES OF WORSHIP," Bondi wrote. The government reportedly sought to press charges against Don Lemon, a former CNN anchor who was present at the protest, but a Minnesota judge declined…...