From immigration to censorship to health care and beyond, Trump’s Republican platform is a laundry list of reasons to vote Democratic.

Trump’s election permitted conservatives to cement their hold on the court. This year could be as important.

I read it so you don’t have to: It’s an unconditional surrender to the cult of Trump, and its plan to reduce inflation is laughable.

Don’t be fooled by the Trump GOP platform fight: It’s a ruse.

Yes, they want to cut taxes on rich people again. It’s an obsession that goes back to the ’80s—the 1880s.

Many Democrats want the party’s leaders to shout “convicted felon” from the rooftops. But the best way to win over swing voters is to let others press the case.

The state GOP just approved a party platform that would effectively ensure one-party rule.

Will one elected Republican—one—say we need to respect the legal process?

House Republicans’ farm bill includes a provision reversing a California law promoting more humane housing conditions for livestock. Opponents say the law infringes on other states’ prerogatives.

Ever heard of the “mudsill theory”? Well, it goes back to the slaveholding South. And it explains a lot.

The House GOP’s farm bill would change how SNAP benefits are evaluated, and Democrats are furious.

The billionaires who own the GOP are now actively promoting the same sort of revisionist history the Confederacy did. That did not go very well.

Their extreme proposals are in open defiance of voters’ wishes.

It can happen here. And if it does, here is what might become of the country.

Nixon sabotaged Vietnam peace talks. Reagan asked Iran to hold the hostages. We never know about these things until years later. So: What will Trump do?

You should be keeping an eye on the “bird flu”—and on the Republicans who want to slice and dice the CDC budget.

The Pelican State joins Texas and Florida in a race to the bottom to see who can stick it to workers the worst.

The House speaker’s comments wrecked one of the far right’s most ridiculous, reprehensible tropes.

A former CIA officer explains how a vast, pro-Putin corruption network uncovered in Europe is a warning sign for the U.S.

The two top lawmakers in the Lone Star State are pursuing personal vendettas against fellow Republicans—and leading their party into the fringes.