Opinion
Congress’ restrictions on hemp-derived THC is a short-sighted overreaction
Lawmakers who don’t fully understand the issue could jeopardize an industry worth close to $30 billion — as well as thousands of jobs.
Trump’s reticence around reporters is a sign that he’s rattled by the Epstein crisis
The president usually loves the media. Not so much on this issue.
Trump’s latest Border Patrol deployment will fail for all the same reasons
When the show’s over, what federal agents will leave behind is predictable.
Trump administration plans to pay citizens to snoop on immigrants
Illinois Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi is demanding answers on Homeland Security’s reported intent to pay an army of private citizens to help surveil immigrants.
Conservatives start to sour on Vivek Ramaswamy’s campaign for Ohio governor
Policy disputes and outright prejudice are turning some in the MAGA movement away from Ramaswamy’s Trump-endorsed campaign.
MAGA is furious over Trump’s immigration apostasy
The president’s comments on H-1B visas were “a little hard to stomach,” said one Fox News host.
Trump skipping COP30 could help save the world
The second Trump administration hasn’t just been against fighting against climate change action at home. It wants the world to burn, too.
The Epstein files sinkhole widening under Trump
These polls suggest the issue is a bigger problem than the president wants to admit.
Democrats need to start thinking beyond Obamacare
The law has done a tremendous amount of good, but it’s far from perfect.
Immigrants deserve a stronger defender than this new U.S. Catholic leader
Oklahoma City Archbishop Paul Coakley is not the leader the U.S. church needs to mount a full-throated response to the Trump administration’s mass-deportation goals.
House Dems accuse Paramount of stonewalling their investigation into its Trump-approved merger
Reps. Jamie Raskin and Frank Pallone say executives at Paramount Skydance aren’t cooperating in their probe of the controversial megamerger.
The quiet victories keeping American democracy alive
Trump’s attempt to gerrymander permanent Republican rule is faltering.
