The most debilitating symptom of Trump Derangement Syndrome is impaired political judgment. Something about President Donald Trump‘s presence and popularity, and perhaps even his very existence, causes his opponents to malfunction and self-destruct. Perfectly intelligent people become like cats chasing laser pointers into walls. Seasoned politicians and operatives misread easy cues and miss wide-open lay-ups. […]
President Trump on Saturday said the Justice Department's (DOJ) latest case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia — the man mistakenly deported to El Salvador earlier this year amid Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration — should be "very easy" for prosecutors. The comment comes after news broke Friday that Abrego Garcia would return to the U.S. to...
President Trump on Saturday said tech billionaire Elon Musk will face “serious consequences” if he moves to support Democratic political candidates in any upcoming elections, following a public rift between the two in recent days. In a phone interview with NBC News, Trump said Musk “will have to pay the consequences” if he backs opponents...
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) cast doubt on the prosecution of Kilmar Abrego Garcia upon his return to the U.S. following his mistaken deportation to El Salvador, claiming that “charges are not evidence." “These charges have to be regarded with a very hefty dose of skepticism, in light of the timing, and all of the attendant...
The Trump administration sowed confusion and fear among physicians with its move this past week to rescind Biden-era guidelines to hospitals that provide life-saving abortions. While the move doesn't change the law, doctors and reproductive-rights advocates fear it will have a chilling effect on health care workers in states with abortion bans, ultimately harming pregnant...
Concerns over the normalization of interest rates and the widening fiscal and trade deficits in the U.S. have led to fears of a potential "crisis" in the bond market, with experts noting that the current political inability to address fiscal profligacy could lead to a crisis in the long-term.
The threat was found on Allegiant Airlines Flight #2006's lavatory door on April 25. The flight was departing St. Pete-Clearwater Airport and headed to Cincinnati.
The National Park Service (NPS) on Saturday backpedaled again on closing the notorious Dupont Circle Park for this weekend's WorldPride events, removing the barricades that were put up less than a day before. NPS and D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced the decision in a joint statement on Saturday. “We are pleased that the Mayor’s office...
Global cities have the ability to keep us on track toward the Paris Agreement climate goals despite wavering support from the U.S. and other governments.