Can Trump Really Tear Down the Statue of Liberty? His Lawyers Say Yes. • An administration lawyer made this shocking and cynical argument in court last week. That’s the position of an emperor, not a president.

What Today's Media Can Learn from the Old Black Press • In the latest episode, Perry is joined by journalism professor Kathy Roberts Ford to discuss what today's press can learn from Black newspapers of the Jim Crow era—and why neutrality isn't enough.

Mixed Feelings About Platner? Fine. But He Needs to Win. Case Closed. • I don’t know what to believe about Graham Platner’s past. But I know this. He hasn’t spent the last 40 years transferring trillions of dollars from working people to the very rich.

Trump Is a Hot Mess—and He’s Cooking His Party • Republicans are rotting from the top, following the president down the path of crashing out and complaining instead of governing.

Why The New York Times Is Wholly Responsible for Bari Weiss’s Rise • She was at The Wall Street Journal and should have spent her career there. But the Times decided she was … interesting. Why do liberals do this?

Scott Pelley Knew Exactly What He Was Doing in Trashing Bari Weiss • Weiss and the Ellisons have an utterly transparent ideological agenda. Thank you, Scott Pelley, for calling them out.

Stacey Abrams on Winning the South and the Fight Over DEI • In the latest episode, Perry is joined by Stacey Abrams to discuss why Democrats need to stop apologizing for DEI—and start defending it as the foundation of democracy itself.

More Police Is Not the Answer. This Is. • In the latest episode, Perry is joined by Insha Rahman, president of the Vera Institute, to discuss why Democrats need a new brand on crime—and what "serious about safety" actually means in practice.

Trump’s America vs. Springsteen’s: I Know Which Is the “Real America” • While the president is crashing out over his concert cancellations, The Boss is rallying the majority.

Stephen Miller’s Wife Doxed This Young Dem. Then the MAGA Rage Hit. • Paulina Mangubat’s life was upended in a big way this week. She talks about it in an exclusive interview.

The Real—and Deeply Corrupt—Reason Trump Is After E. Jean Carroll • Actually, it’s not reason, singular. It’s reasons, plural. And there are 88.3 million of them.

Trump’s $250 Greenback Is a Gift to the Criminal Class • This is the other reason not to let Trump slap his mug on U.S. currency.

This Is How Democrats Should Talk About AI • In the latest episode, Perry is joined by Alex Jacquez of Groundwork Collaborative to discuss why Democrats need a real vision for AI—not just fear of it.

Trump, the Wages of MAGA Sin, and the Dream of Flipping Texas Blue • Ken Paxton is the embodiment of MAGA rage and corruption. Can James Talarico win by transcending Paxton’s Trumpy acrimony?

The Terrifying Thing Trump Might Do on His Birthday | Right Now With Perry Bacon • In the latest episode, Perry is joined by Elizabeth Saunders, professor of political science at Columbia University, to discuss President Trump’s frightening expansionist aspirations.

Alex Shephard and Craig Fehrman on Lewis & Clark, America 250, and Writing U.S. History • Craig Fehrman joined us for a lively, insightful conversation about his new book, This Vast Enterprise: A New History of Lewis & Clark.

Whatever Trump Does Is Corrupt, but the Slush Fund Is the Worst of All • The president and the acting attorney general have pulled a heist on the American people. We can’t let it disappear into the pile of Trump outrages that benumb us.

Trump Is Now a World-Class Kleptocrat • The president’s demand for a slush fund to pay billions of dollars to his cronies places him among the planet’s most infamous political criminals.

Democratic Women Say They Could Kick Trump’s Butt. And They’re Right! • Republican men, in contrast, are more likely to say Trump could beat them up—just further proof of the MAGA reality-distortion field the president has created.

There’s One Thing All Democrats Must Agree On, or They’re Dead in 2028 • The DNC’s 2024 autopsy is a waste of your time. The answer to the party’s woes lies deep in a New York Times poll released the same day.

Why Losing Stephen Colbert's Show Matters | Right Now With Perry Bacon • In the latest episode, Perry speaks with Professor Meredith Conroy on why Trump is so afraid of The View, Colbert and Kimmel.

Will Georgia Go Blue Again? | Right Now With Perry Bacon • Journalist Tia Mitchell says that Keisha Lance Bottoms was surprisingly strong in the Democratic primary for governor, but she still may not win in November.

Trump’s Angry Jan. 6 Tirade Accidentally Hands Dems Midterm Weapon • Democrats will seek to force Republicans to vote on Trump’s toxic new slush fund for January 6 rioters, Representative Jamie Raskin tells TNR in an interview. Democrats shouldn’t let up.

Samuel Alito Has a Corruption Problem • The justice has significant—and familiar—conflicts of interest in an upcoming Big Oil case. The question is: Will he recuse himself?

When Will Americans Realize the Truth? Republicans Wreck the Economy. • Donald Trump is different in many ways from the Republican presidents who preceded him. But there’s one way he’s exactly the same.

Trump’s $10 Billion Shakedown of IRS Takes Unnervingly Corrupt Turn • The president’s “settlement” with the IRS appears set to give him a slush fund of $1.7 billion to dole out to allies. How unconstitutional is it? Jamie Raskin counts the ways.

The U.S. Men's National Team and the 2026 World Cup with Alex Shephard and Leander Schaerlaeckens • A recording from Alex Shephard's live video

How Do We Know the China Summit Was a Failure? Because Trump Did It. • Everything he does on the world stage is disastrous, and the U.S. is reviled globally. How much longer will some idiots believe this "Art of the Deal" garbage?

Trump Offers U.S. Citizenship to 32 Million Venezuelans • Taking another zany plan by the president seriously because he cannot possibly do so.

JD Vance Understands Something Important About Rural Voters • Recent research shows that they believe both parties are corrupt. So the vice president and his party are aggressively making the case that Democrats are the real fraudsters.

The Week Where Republicans May Have Stolen the Midterms • In five days last week, Republicans gained maybe 10 seats in Congress. And not a single citizen voted.

Trump Wins Big as Virginia Dems Won’t Go Nuclear to Save 4 House Seats • The state’s Democrats have decided against forcing resignations on the state Supreme Court to preserve their redistricting. Funny how Republicans always find a way, and Democrats don’t.

Obamacare Subsidies: Are Republicans More Stupid Than They Are Cruel? • Many predicted last fall that if the Obamacare subsidies ended, millions would forgo health coverage. Gee, guess what’s happened?

John Roberts Is Trying to Defend the Indefensible • The chief justice insists he and his colleagues are not political actors, but can’t explain what an overtly politicized right-wing court would do differently from the one he leads.

This Is the Issue That Must Unite Democrats—and It Isn’t Donald Trump • It’s a problem that’s far more enduring than Trump. And any Democrat who isn’t serious about reining it in deserves zero 2028 consideration.

We’re in the Midst of a Massive Attack on Black Political Power | Right Now With Perry Bacon • Two political scientists weigh in on the high court's support of partisan gain over multiracial democracy as states battle over district-based representation.

These Democrats Have a Real Chance of Being President | Right Now With Perry Bacon • With no clear Democratic heir apparent, big-name progressives like AOC and underdog stars like Graham Platner contend for a spot in the most unpredictable presidential race in decades.

How ICE Withheld Info from a Federal Judge—and Then Smeared Her for It • ICE issued a press release accusing the jurist of freeing a murderer. Problem: ICE had withheld that very information from her.

Inside the Unpredictable California Governor’s Race | Right Now With Perry Bacon • David Dayen explains how California’s unique "top-two" primary nearly locked Democrats out of the governor’s mansion—until a strategic endorsement from Donald Trump reshuffled the deck.

Trump’s Case Against Comey Is Imploding—and Handing Dems a New Weapon • The Comey indictment is totally baseless. The question, which Democrats are now exploring, is how such prosecutions can be stopped.

Why Seed Patents—Yes, Seed Patents—Are Key to the Democrats’ Future • The Progressive Caucus’s new affordability agenda raises a point that highlights a crucial aspect of why Democratic messaging is usually so weak.

Here’s a Better Idea Than Trying to Assassinate the President • Cole Allen squandered his life on a hopeless mission to change the course of history. Let’s learn from his mistakes.

The Supreme Court Is Lying About Racism in America | Right Now With Perry Bacon • Civil rights advocate Kimberlé Crenshaw warns of the "green light" for states to suppress Black representation.

John Roberts Is Either Dumb or Racially Obtuse. And He’s Not Dumb. • After the Supreme Court struck down school integration, guess what happened in the schools? The same thing that’s about to happen with congressional districts.

Trump Has No Clue What His Supreme Court Has Just Unleashed • The Supreme Court decision on gerrymandering points in one direction only: Come 2028, Democrats have to declare a take-no-prisoners redistricting war on the GOP.

The Supreme Court Lands Its Fatal Blow on the Voting Rights Act • The conservative bloc has dismantled the law that ensures that Black Americans can fully participate in American electoral politics.

The Establishment vs. New Blood Battle Over Maine’s Senate Seat | Right Now With Perry Bacon • In the latest episode, Perry speaks with former NBC News correspondent and editor for the Midcoast Villager in Maine, Alex Seitz-Wald.

Trump’s Quixotic Push to Denaturalize U.S. Citizens • While the push is another example of the administration’s anti-immigrant animus, it does not have a free hand to kick masses of naturalized citizens out of the country.

The DeSantis Gerrymander Shows the Wisdom of Virginia Democrats • Republicans were always going to gerrymander in Florida. By moving first, Virginia made sure Democrats have a chance in the redistricting wars.

How the Failed Orange Prince Became a Global Laughingstock • Machiavelli argued that it is better to be feared than loved. Donald Trump fails at both internationally—and it makes him dangerous.