Arkadi Gerney, a Democratic strategist, says that the officials with the greatest ability to stop Trump are Democratic governors and attorneys general. And he argues they are often blunting the president in ways that are under-appreciated.

Arkadi Gerney, a Democratic strategist, says Democratic governors and attorneys general have the greatest ability to stop Trump—and they’re doing it in ways that are underappreciated.

Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham explains how New Mexico became the first state with universal childcare and why Democrats should look to states and governors for leadership.

Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham discusses how New Mexico will soon become the first state with universal free childcare and why the Democratic Party needs to look to states and governors for fresh ideas and strategies.

The Maryland senator explains why he went to El Salvador earlier this year while the rest of the party tried to downplay immigration issues, and his decision to go to Iowa and flirt with a 2028 presidential run.

Professors Hakeem Jefferson and Victor Ray argue that the Trump administration goes way beyond past Republican administrations on racial issues, often explicitly favoring white people in its policies.

Representative Melanie Stansbury says Democrats are smartly focused on health care and the Republicans can’t defend rolling back Obamacare subsidies for average Americans.

Representative Melanie Stansbury says Democrats are smartly focused on health care and the Republicans can’t defend rolling back Obamacare subsidies for average Americans.

Donald Trump initially shared a video of an AI-generated Fox News segment.

The process that led to the indictment of the former FBI director is one of the most alarming and authoritarian acts of Trump’s second term—and echoes Watergate, says political scientist Jake Grumbach.

New York Times writer E.J. Dionne says that the late-night host essentially forced ABC to end his suspension because of the broad, strong coalition that defended him.

New York Times writer E.J. Dionne says that the late-night host essentially forced ABC to end his suspension because of the broad, strong coalition that defended him.

Representative Greg Casar says that the Trump administration is an alliance of the superwealthy and the right-wing and that Democrats can defeat them by becoming a pro-worker, anti-billionaire party.

Representative Greg Casar says the Trump administration is an alliance of the superwealthy and the right-wing—and that Democrats can defeat them by becoming a pro-worker, anti-billionaire party.

Ana Marie Cox and Kathy Roberts Ford say that Kimmel’s suspension shows Trump does not respect the First Amendment, and the corporations that own much of America media don’t value free expression much either.

Journalism professor Kathy Roberts Ford and TNR’s Ana Marie Cox argue that Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension by ABC shows an administration following the authoritarian playbook—and a corporate-captured press.

Justin Bibb, mayor of Cleveland and president of the Democratic Mayor Association, argues that Trump’s policies are hurting cities in particular.

Justin Bibb, the mayor of Cleveland and the current president of the Democratic Mayors Association, says Trump’s reckless deployments of the National Guard are hurting our cities.

Some pundits are arguing that Charlie Kirk practiced politics “the right way.” This only serves to whitewash the ideas that he promulgated.

Representative Jamie Raskin says Democrats shouldn’t allow a government funding bill to pass unless it funds key health care provisions and bars Trump from ignoring congressional appropriations and court rulings.