Please be careful about not using Trump's language or framing. I was reading a poll this morning that asked whether Trump 'Broke the law' in trying to overturn the election, or 'Did nothing wrong.' Gee. 'Did nothing wrong' is not a legal term, it's Trump's incessant adolescent…

The truth is, none of the “originalists” on the high court talked about original intent. It was the liberal justices who did.

The point is not how this case will affect future presidents. The point is that the defendant is a unique threat to the republic right now, and that is the urgency. Only if he is unpunished will we see his like again.

Today’s SCOTUS argument was more like a hearing in Congress to design an immunity law for future presidents, with Justice Kavanaugh saying “We’re not taking about the present case” and Justice Gorsuch saying “We’re writing rules for the ages” and Justice Alito joining in (cont’d)…

Justice Kagan today: “The framers did not put an immunity clause into the Constitution. They knew how to; there were immunity clauses in some state constitutions. They didn’t provide immunity to the president. And, you know — not so surprising — they were reacting against a…

No American president has defined deviancy downward like this ex-president. All because of his actions, the Supreme Court is talking about the possibility of presidents accepting bribes and assassinating an opponent.

The claim to absolute immunity goes against every founding principle of the Constitution. The framers rejected absolute anything. That's why they created an elected and accountable president and not a king. That's why they created a system of checks and balances to limit absolute…

Well, 16.6% of the total and 157,000 votes is not great for a candidate—but it's incredibly good for a non-candidate who has dropped out of the race! It shows that a significant number of GOP primary voters don't want the nominee. thehill.com/homenews/campa…

President Biden signed into law today the support package approved by Congress, which includes Ukraine aid. We completed this half-year path. Regardless of what anyone says, we are gaining the support we need to continue protecting lives from Russian attacks.

Over the past few…

This is not an excuse, but mainstream media is not good at dealing with outright, wholly fabricated falsehoods. Journalists tend to automatically think, hmm, there might be something there. But we all need to get better at calling out falsity. There is no balance between…

Lara, you know why there was 'a moratorium on the RNC for 40 years'? Because the RNC was caught cheating. The RNC was placed under a 1982 Consent decree for voter caging. Voter caging hinders an eligible voter’s ability to vote. The process involves efforts to identify and…

Much needed. We used to think that facts and truth didn't need allies—they do. Brava. nytimes.com/2024/04/22/bus…

Rick, I don't argue that journalism should be free—in fact, something quite different. I argue that with such an important election on the line, publications should put their election coverage in front of their paywalls. The 1st Amendment protects the press so the press can…

The single most important article of the year. From Richard Stengel and The Atlantic As Nathan J Robinson puts it, 'the truth is paywalled but the lies are free.' currentaffairs.org/2020/08/the-tr…

When I was coming up in politics, I was drawn to the 'Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall' party.

Today, the party of strength is the Democratic party. If the Democrats can sustain this identity and purpose, it will redefine American politics for decades.

This is a return to…

The pro-Russian caucus inside the GOP was defeated on Saturday, and with it Putin's dream of quickly occupying Ukraine. Now the US and Europe need to seize the moment to win, and end, the war

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'If delay prevents this Trump case from being tried this year, the public may never hear critical and historic evidence developed before the grand jury, and our system may never hold the man most responsible for Jan. 6 to account.' —Liz Cheney nytimes.com/2024/04/22/opi…

Someone in Moscow is having a bad day. Kudos to the Speaker and bravo to all who voted for aid to Ukraine. #SlavaUkraïni