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Congress Invokes War Powers Resolution on Iran War

Sound and fury, signifying nothing?

Republicans in Disarray!

President Trump’s Senate co-partisans are growing increasingly frustrated with him.

Congress Strikes Back

Congress is defying the President on Iran, Ukraine, the slush fund, and more.

President Donald J. Trump boards Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, May 8, 2026, en route Trump National Golf Club Washington D.C. in Sterling, Virginia. President Donald J. Trump boards Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, May 8, 2026, en route Trump National Golf Club Washington D.C. in Sterling, Virginia.

Trump’s Revenge Tour Comes With a Price

The Republican Honey Badger Caucus is getting bigger.

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Playing By Their Own Rules Puts Democrats at a Disadvantage

It’s hard to win a street fight under Marquess of Queensberry rules.

Voting Without Democracy

Only 32 of 435 House seats are competitive.

The Toothless War Powers Resolution

What happens at the 60 day mark of the Iran War? Nothing.

Virginia Passes Radical Gerrymander

Fighting autocracy with autocracy.

Our Well-Oiled Machine of Governance

Competence, ethics, and good vibes all around!

Election Interference

Trump issues an EO; now we wait on the legal challenges.

TSA Workers Paid, But DHS Funding Lapse Goes On

The longest government “shutdown” in history has no end in sight.

Speaker Johnson’s Lack of Institutional Ambition

Johnson is acting more as an agent of the president than of the Congress.

Trump to Pay TSA Despite Congress

Thank you for your attention to this matter!

Pentagon Wants $200 Billion to Fund Iran War

“It takes money to kill bad guys.”

Airports in Chaos as Congress Plays Games

Shutdown follies are not victimless.

War Powers Catch-22

They have a right to do anything we can’t stop them from doing.

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A Republic, If You Can Keep It

Apathy all the way down.

The Tariff Ruling and the Balance of Power

The case has major implications beyond the taxation issue.

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DC Grand Jury Refuses to Indict Over ‘Illegal Orders’ Video

An absurd matter has come to its rightful conclusion.

Less Than Meets the Eye?

Trump’s style may obscure a lack of substance.

Peak Republican Cowardice?

The question mark is for the peak, not for the cowardice.

President Donald Trump signs a mineral agreement during a bilateral meeting with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in the Cabinet Room, Monday, October 20, 2025. President Donald Trump signs a mineral agreement during a bilateral meeting with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in the Cabinet Room, Monday, October 20, 2025.

Trump Uses Vetoes for Political Retaliation

The vindictive pettiness continues.

Venezuela Shadow War Escalates

Where’s Congress?