Trump's new law finally strangles the Russian war machine
I spent my youth watching the Carter malaise rot the American spirit and my adulthood flying C-130s because Reagan had the sense to rebuild the arsenal of democracy.
By Grant Colby ·
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House gives Trump a hammer to crush allies and the poor
The House of Representatives just handed President Donald Trump a geopolitical sledgehammer, and they’re calling it "moral courage." On Wednesday, the House passed the Lindsey O.
By Maya Ellison ·
Federal Ballot Mail Portal is sabotage, says Blumenthal
The most dangerous thing about government regulation isn't the rule itself—it’s the sheer, unthinking complexity of its implementation.
By Bram de Vries ·
Democratic senators demand answers about conditions aboard USS Abraham Lincoln
You read about the USS Abraham Lincoln, and you are not meant to feel the Atlantic spray or hear the thrum of an aircraft catapult. You are meant to feel the cold dread of institutional failure.
By Aoife Gallagher ·
Senators vote to advance Russia sanctions bill in Graham’s name
The whole spectacle of the Senate advancing the Lindsey Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act feels less like a moral victory for Ukraine and more like an exercise in legislative theater.
By Imani Sutton ·