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Karoline Leavitt

Trump Aide Karoline Leavitt’s Creepy Flattery of Him Takes a Dark Turn

Social media posts by Trump’s new press secretary reveal the irresolvable paradox—and the massive scam—at the heart of his immigration policies.

Trump supporters clash with police and security forces as people try to storm the U.S. Capitol Building on January 6, 2021.

The Washington Post Commits an Unpardonable January 6 Sin

Jeff Bezos’s increasingly meretricious newspaper stooped to publish a pathetic “both-sides” defense of the violent mob that stormed the Capitol.

Michael Tomasky

At the End of Week One, Every Dark Prediction Is Already Coming True

Trump at the White House

Michael Tomasky

At the End of Week One, Every Dark Prediction Is Already Coming True

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President Donald Trump looks at Rev. Mariann Budde as he attends the national prayer service at the Washington National Cathedral on Tuesday, Jan 21, 2025 in Washington, D.C.

The Price of Speaking Up in Trump’s America

A bishop asked the president to show mercy to immigrants and scared children. The response tells us everything about the next four years.

Scott Bessent, Donald Trump's nominee to be Treasury secretary, speaks during his Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing.

Even the Respectable Argument for Trump’s Tariffs Is Dead Wrong

Scott Bessent tried to polish the president’s big economic policy turd at his confirmation hearing. It’s still a turd.

Memecoins Are the Perfect Trumpian Swindle

Memecoins Are the Perfect Trumpian Swindle

Meet the January 6 Cop Assaulters Our President Calls “Hostages”

Meet the January 6 Cop Assaulters Our President Calls “Hostages”

Trump supporters attack police as they storm the US Capitol on January 6, 2021

Meet the January 6 Cop Assaulters Our President Calls “Hostages”

Trump supporters attack police as they storm the US Capitol on January 6, 2021

Meet the January 6 Cop Assaulters Our President Calls “Hostages”