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President Donald Trump’s and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s attempts to silence Sen. Mark Kelly (R-Ariz.) are a threat to free speech in America, according to a retired lieutenant colonel.“The defense secretary first targeted Kelly because he was one of the Senate Democrats who recorded a video reminding service members that they can disobey unlawful orders, and Hegseth declared that he was reducing Kelly’s rank and military pension,” wrote Lt. Col. Rachel E. VanLandingham (ret.) for MS NOW on Sunday. “However, Judge Richard Leon of the U.S. District Court for the District of C

In yet another sign that President Donald Trump is losing support from many in his own base, a three-time Trump voter called C-SPAN on Saturday to say that he regretted voting for a man he described as America’s “worst” president.“It’s hard for me to say this,” the caller, who only identified himself as Thomas from Hawaii, explained. “I wanted to believe Trump was the real deal for a long time.”Thomas added that, although he had doubts because of Trump’s controversial business history, he set aside those reservations and voted for him anyway.�

In theory, American public officials are supposed to uphold the law, but the editor-in-chief of a legal news website argued on Sunday that President Donald Trump has made breaking the law pay — that is, at least, if you support him.“[Trump] was suing them for $10 billion for an agent that leaked his tax returns a few years back,” The Bulwark’s Sarah Longwell told Lawfare’s Ben Wittes on Sunday. “And this was an incredible thing, because it meant that taxpayers would be on the hook for $10 billion, and the DOJ would be deciding on it. It would basically be like Trump is on both sides of the equation — right? He

Justice Samuel Alito wrote the conservative majority’s opinions in two of the most consequential Supreme Court decisions in recent years: 1) Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization—overruling Roe v. Wade; and 2) Louisiana v. Callais—neutering the Voting Rights Act of 1965. In both cases, Alito recited and relied on asserted “facts” that did not exist.Alito Rewrote History to Ban AbortionOhio State University Prof. Treva Lindsey

President Donald Trump and his administration are urging Americans to turn to Christianity to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary, and part of that involves submitting public prayers to his so-called Freedom 250 prayer wall. Yet according to a recent report, the prayers reveal that American Christian nationalists do not feel there is much to celebrate… but they remain steadfastly loyal to Trump’s agenda.“Many of the prayers are deeply personal,” wrote Religion News’ Karen E. Park. “For example: ‘I am believing God for a new vehicle, furniture and beds for our place. Thank you.�

President Donald Trump’s presidency is so weird, it is causing ripple effects that is making America as a whole much more weird.Beginning with an anecdote about right-wing pundit Tucker Carlson claiming to have been physically attacked in his bed by a demon and FEMA Office of Response and Recovery head Gregg Phillips, The New York Times went on to describe how Trump has created a culture that brings out the downright weirdness in American life.“The backdrop of all this is the peculiar atmosphere of contemporary public life — claustrophobic, faintly hallucinatory, where what we know as real feels like sand shifting under our feet,”

President Donald Trump may have just sold out one of America’s most stalwart allies, according to a recent report.“Some close advisers to President Trump fear the biggest substantive result of the China summit is heightened danger that Chinese President Xi Jinping will invade Taiwan in the next five years, potentially choking off the chips used to power AI to U.S. companies,” Axios reported on Sunday. A presidential adviser added that Trump, who reportedly enjoyed the pageantry showered on him by Chinese leader Xi Jinping, has been persuaded by Xi to see China as America’s equ

President Donald Trump is struggling to keep House Republicans in line on key policy items, according to a recent report.“House GOP leaders, for instance, are moving forward with an amended, bipartisan version of a Senate-passed housing bill this week, despite pressure from Trump to take up the Senate measure with no changes,” The Hill’s Sudiksha Kochi wrote on Sunday. “Moderates have also balked at the administration’s proposal to provide $1 billion in security funding for a new White House ballroom and other Secret Service priorities, warning they would be reluctant to support an immigration enforcement funding package with such a provision attached to it.”House Republicans ar

President Donald Trump continues to politically struggle in an economy marked by rising prices caused by his Iran war — and even many of his fellow conservatives see the problem."Republicans could face a tsunami election in November if inflation continues to stay high" along with high gas prices explained Stephen Moore, a conservative economist who has advised Mr. Trump, to The New York Times' Tony Romm and Ben Casselman on Sunday. The journalists broke down a string of bad economic news that has recently beset the administration: Consumer prices over the past month rose higher th

As Trump was leaving this week for his trip to Beijing, where he will be outsmarted by the dumplings, a reporter asked him whether Americans’ financial pain might move him to make a deal with Iran. Trump responded, “Not even a little bit… I don’t think about anybody