by Harry Litman For those rightly concerned about the timing of Donald Trump’s federal Jan. 6 trial, Thursday’s oral arguments before the Supreme Court gave plenty of reasons for worry. Moreover, the court’s conservative majority seemed inclined to define presidential immunity ...
by Robert Reich Trump’s first criminal trial — the first criminal trial of a former president, ever — began Monday. The 34-count business falsification case may be the only case against Trump to reach a verdict before the November election. Many people I speak with are worried ...
by Robert Pawlicki Casual political observers may not be aware that Donald Trump has taken on a new strategy — infusing Christianity into his movement and presenting himself as a Christ-like figure. Images of Jesus Christ, hands resting on a beatific Donald, have been common at ...
Barack Obama got it right. He refused to be held captive to his party’s left wing. He adopted a strenuous policy of border enforcement, even as some Latino activists threatened to withhold their support for him. He had tense relations with Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu, but when ...
by Robert Reich On March 29, Trump posted a video featuring an image of President Biden hog-tied — with hands and feet bound together. Trump has previously posted doctored photos and videos depicting him physically attacking Biden, such as hitting Mr. Biden with golf ...
by Joe Battenfeld Desperate Democrats have a last-ditch fail-safe button in their back pocket in case Donald Trump wins the election — invoking the Constitution’s insurrection clause in Congress to block him from taking the Oval Office. Any attempt to invoke the 14th Amendment ...