Trump, the GOP and DOGE have launched their attack on Social Security. You should start worrying now
The GOP brain trust has accepted the claim that Social Security is rife with fraud without devoting a moment’s thought to it.
DOGE firings provoke heated confrontations, shouts of ‘Nazi,’ at Republican town halls
Last month's contentious town hall in Yucca Valley was among several events across the U.S. in which GOP lawmakers were ...
Slotkin looks to ‘level with’ American people as Democrats try to counter Trump address
Newly elected Democratic Sen. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan will deliver her party’s response to President Donald Trump’s joint ...
How California helped Trump make English the official national language
Our growing embrace of English wasn’t the only thing S.I. Hayakawa and his crew were wrong about. All the kumbaya they ...
Why California’s Latinos are just as politically divided as everyone else
With a record number of Latino Republicans elected to the Legislature, an old debate about opening up the all-Democratic ...
Opinion
How Trump will try to deflect and distract his way through tonight’s address
It’s been four years since President Donald Trump last addressed a joint session of Congress, and you can bet that tonight’s speech will not focus on unifying our nation through measured, bipartisan ...
The Trump administration schooled Europe on free speech. Why ignore the lesson at home?
The actions of the Trump administration's FTC and FCC are oddly out of step with the positions on free speech JD Vance staked ...
Daniel DePetris: Mexico cracks down on the cartels after Donald Trump applies pressure
Pressure from President Donald Trump’s administration appears to be working. The Mexican government is cracking down on ...
Opinion
Elon Musk said Social Security is a 'Ponzi scheme.' It's the opposite.
Elon Musk said Social Security is a 'Ponzi scheme.' It's the opposite.
Trump to lay out domestic and foreign policy agenda in address to Congress
President Donald Trump will deliver an address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday as he forges ahead with enacting his ...
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu will testify before Congress about immigration enforcement this week. Here’s what to expect.
She has held roughly a dozen prep sessions, and hired outside counsel at $950/hour to gear up for a hearing Wednesday that is ...
CT’s Linda McMahon confirmed as Trump education secretary
Linda McMahon, a former Senate candidate from Connecticut and GOP megadonor, will take the helm of the U.S. Department of ...