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To call Washington a "swamp" is usually a tired political cliche, but when we talk about the National Mall, it is also the literal, muddy truth.
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If you want to understand how the Democratic Party managed to set $2.3 billion on fire during the 2024 election, look no further than its newly released campaign "autopsy."
FDR could not pack the Supreme Court, but two-time presidential loser Harris thinks she can
Back in 1937, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was riding higher than almost any other politician in American history.
Democrats do not want you to see their 2024 postmortem report
The Democratic National Committee has a secret. It is a $4 billion secret, wrapped in a mystery, inside an electoral catastrophe, currently locked in a basement filing cabinet guarded by Democratic National Committee Chairman Ken Martin.
The Tucker pivot: Why the MAGA cheerleader turned on Trump
From his primetime days at Fox News to the campaign trail, Tucker Carlson was one of President Trump's biggest fans and most high-profile cheerleaders, loudly championing the MAGA agenda.
Virginia Democrats' redistricting power grab meets a highly skeptical Supreme Court
This week, while the nation's political observers fixated on the Supreme Court formally clearing Texas' redrawn congressional map, a more audacious maneuver was being dissected in Richmond.
Shocker: Taxpayers foot the bill for Trump's failed tariffs
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Four days without my phone: What I learned
Let's get one thing straight right out of the gate: I am a modern human being, which means my smartphone is less an accessory and more an external, glowing lobe of my brain.
The art of the real: Is Trump actually trying to tank the midterms?
Is President Trump trying to lose the midterm congressional elections?
Republicans to get crushed in the midterms -- or maybe not?
The Republican Party is clinging to a razor-thin 218-214 majority in the House of Representatives.
Sorry, MAGA faithful: Why Vance's 2028 dreams might be a mirage
If you thought we could enjoy a brief, blissful moment of political silence before the 2028 presidential race kicked off, you've got another thing coming.
Artificial intelligence doth murder art
While the tech world is currently busy hyperventilating over whether their AI models have suddenly achieved consciousness, we're all missing the actual tragedy unfolding right in front of us.
How Washington's biggest grifters found their people
President Trump has run six companies into bankruptcy: a casino, an airline, a steak company and several real estate ventures, among others.
'Trump was right' vs. 'Trump was wrong': Two different cases for the Iran bombings
The argument supporting President Trump's decision to strike Iran centers on the perceived threat posed by Tehran's nuclear ambitions and its destabilizing influence across the Middle East.
Congress officially broken; fire them all
Imagine, if you will, a world where you could simply decide not to do the one core function of your job, yet still expect your direct deposit to hit your account every two weeks like clockwork.
Trump did not bring down grocery costs
If you're standing in the checkout aisle today, staring at a receipt that looks more like a mortgage payment than a grocery bill, you might be wondering where President Trump's promised immediate relief went.
Trump's making China great again -- with your money
Just a few weeks ago, President Trump said, "Grocery prices are starting to go rapidly down."
'Teflon Don' finally feels the heat in Minneapolis
If politics is the art of the possible, then the Trump administration has mastered the art of the improbable backtrack.
Democrats immediately invent new ways to tax Virginians
It took Virginia Democrats exactly five days to look at a massive budget surplus and say, "You know what this state needs? Less money in the taxpayers' pockets."
America has finally broken up with the two-party system
Over the span of America's 250-year history, there have been numerous political parties. Yes, it did eventually work its way down to just two parties that are barely distinguishable (at least in the way that they never solve any problems and have each contributed equally to the nation's $38 trillion debt), but there once were many more.
