A U.S. Border Patrol agent and CBP representative discuss U.S. Customs and Border Protection pedestrian border barrier requirements near Lukeville, Arizona, May 7. USACE is supporting the Department of Homeland Security's request to build pedestrian fencing, construct and improve roads, and install lighting within the Yuma and Tucson, Arizona, U.S. Border Patrol sectors following the Feb. 15 national emergency declaration on the southern border of the United States. The Department of Defense has the authority under Section 284 of Title 10, U.S. Code, to construct roads and fences and to install lighting to block drug-smuggling corridors across international boundaries of the United States in support of counter-narcotics activities of federal law enforcement agencies. A U.S. Border Patrol agent and CBP representative discuss U.S. Customs and Border Protection pedestrian border barrier requirements near Lukeville, Arizona, May 7. USACE is supporting the Department of Homeland Security's request to build pedestrian fencing, construct and improve roads, and install lighting within the Yuma and Tucson, Arizona, U.S. Border Patrol sectors following the Feb. 15 national emergency declaration on the southern border of the United States. The Department of Defense has the authority under Section 284 of Title 10, U.S. Code, to construct roads and fences and to install lighting to block drug-smuggling corridors across international boundaries of the United States in support of counter-narcotics activities of federal law enforcement agencies.

10,000 Losses (and Counting)

The Trump administration has been repeatedly rebuked by the courts, to little avail.

The Elephant is the traditional symbol for the Republican party. The Donkey is the traditional symbol for the Democratic party. The Elephant is the traditional symbol for the Republican party. The Donkey is the traditional symbol for the Democratic party.

Taking Extreme Measures to ‘Win’ the Midterms

Republicans are winning the gerrymandering wars thus far.

TGITabs

Our Well-Oiled Machine of Governance

Competence, ethics, and good vibes all around!

Tabby Thursday

How Swalwell Got Away With It For So Long

His clean-cut image was belied by years of rumors.

Orbán Concedes

Some good news for democracy, for a change.

SaturTabs

TGITabs

TSA Workers Paid, But DHS Funding Lapse Goes On

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

President Trump signing Oval Office February 12, 2025 President Trump signing Oval Office February 12, 2025

In Front of Our Noses: Abuse of Power for Partisan Aims

Trump has been basing disaster funding to states based on local partisan control.

Iran War One Month In

There’s still no strategy.

Trump Threatens to Obliterate Iranian POWER PLANTS

STARTING WITH THE BIGGEST ONE FIRST, naturally.

TGI Tabs!

Trump Demands a Coalition

That’s not how any of this works.

Tabby Thursday

SaturTabs

The Role of Primaries on Display in Texas

Just more evidence of how our institutions help shape our parties.

On “Heritage Americans”

Are some of us more American than others?

Tabby Thursday

Hump Day Tabs

SaturTabs

The Washington Post building in Washington, D.C. The Washington Post building in Washington, D.C.

The Slow Death of the Washington Post

A great newspaper is suffering another round of cutbacks.

SaturTabs

The 2026 National Defense Strategy

The long-awaited document is less disruptive than it appears on the surface.

SaturTabs

SaturTabs

President Donald Trump participates in a bilateral meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine, Monday, August 18, 2025, in the Oval Office President Donald Trump participates in a bilateral meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine, Monday, August 18, 2025, in the Oval Office

Trump and Zelensky to Discuss Peace Plan

Ukraine’s president is trying to negotiate a deal that Russia will surely reject.

Sporting Cultures

A clash between American and European models.

Tabby Thursday

Monday Tabs

Thanksgiving Eve Tabs

Nonhierarchical Parties in Action

Why blaming “the Democrats” or even “leadership” ignores a basic fact of American politics.

‘A Moratorium on Mischief’

What the shutdown should have been about.

Airlines Managing Flight Delays. For Now.

Things will get radically worse if the shutdown doesn’t end soon.

The Shutdown Nonsense Drags On

Democrats are digging in.

Democrats Win Off-Off Year Elections They Were Expected to Win

And what it means for 2024 and beyond.

The Longest Government Shutdown in US History

The standoff is in its 35th day.