Opinion

A National Park Service employee cuts down a tree ahead of possible additional renovations at East Potomac Golf Course in Washington, D.C. on August 29, 2026.

TIMBER TANTRUM

Trump’s Latest D.C. Teardown Is Already Veering Off Course

The president thinks he’s scoring a hole in one. It’s really an own goal.

Eleanor Clift

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks during a campaign event at Matt's Rancho Martinez restaurant on August 04, 2026 in Allen, Texas.

FOLLOW THE MONEY

Republicans Have a Texas-Sized Senate Problem on Their Hands

Spoiler alert: President Trump is not feeling generous.

Chris Cillizza

The rubble of the World Trade Center smolders following a terrorist attack September 11, 2001 in New York.

"NEVER FORGET"

This 9/11 Memoir Reminds Us That the Day's Story Isn't Over

When my diagnosis came, the care I needed was already waiting because John Feal—and many others beside him—had spent decades fighting for the people 9/11 left behind.

Christina Stanton

Marco Rubio, Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth

CRUDE BEHAVIOR

There’s Nothing Slick About Trump’s Venezuela Oil Grab

It is not a deal but a crime, and not one that will benefit the U.S. in the near or medium term. It may never benefit us at all.

David Rothkopf

A photo illustration of Karoline Leavitt.

TRUTH HURTS

Karoline Leavitt Exits the White House—but the Lies Remain.

In fact, can we even be sure she is leaving just because she said she was?

Michael Ian Black

Cristy Maryori Villafranca-Trejo and Army Sgt. Hedar Leonel Turcios Juárez.

SUPPORTING OUR TROOPS?

Trump’s Blitz on Military Families Derails Soldier’s Life

He chose to enlist to thank the country that gave him “everything.” ICE took it all away in an instant.

Michael Daly

Donald Trump, Markwayne Mullin, RFK Jr, Linda McMahon, Pete Hegseth

HALL OF SHAME

How Trump Assembled The Worst Cabinet in History

Even after less than two years in office, all the president’s men (and yes, they are nearly all men at this point) are making powerful cases that they are the very bottom of their respective barrels.

David Rothkopf