“The threats to American democracy in the United States are now immediate, serious, and mounting by the day,” democracy scholar Larry Diamond wrote this week. “Multiple illegal and unconstitutional ...

President Trump has proven to be a dominant force in politics and other aspects of American life in his first month back in ...

But do you remember a few weeks ago, or even a few months ago, when people were predicting Musk and Trump would have some ...

It’s not a matter of whether this is happening or not. It is. The question is how far along are we to authoritarian rule?

GOP senators are on track to confirm all of Trump’s Cabinet nominees and have mostly swallowed their concerns.

Senator Joni Ernst, the Iowa Republican and former combat ... Pentagon Cuts: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told leaders to draw up plans to cut 8 percent from the budget over each of the next ...

Efforts by conservatives to pressure Republican senators to support Trump’s Cabinet nominees have largely been successful so ...

As President Donald Trump tramples the Constitution, vandalizes the federal government and trashes our vital international ...

North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis, who had signaled he planned to vote against the nomination of Pete Hegseth for defense ...

Sen. Todd Young didn’t back Donald Trump in 2024. But that didn’t stop Young from calling the president this past weekend as ...

THE MINI: Thank you Sen. Joni Ernst for voting to confirm Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense. After fully vetting Pete for this position, you found him highly qualified. He will return the ...

Fourth-quarter fundraising reports filed with the FEC show many vulnerable lawmakers starting the cycle with modest war chests.