Backlash grows over DOJ slush fund. Trump's $1 billion ballroom funding falters. More Trump critics lose primaries.

Trump's Attempt To Cloak Christian Nationalism In The American Flag Was A Self-Own For The Ages • The administration's over-the-top prayer rally on Sunday completely twisted a historic “Christian” moment from 250 years ago

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Betting On War • “The whole world, unfortunately, has become somewhat of a casino” — Donald Trump

Our Wins Of The Week

Trump and Xi meet in China. Trump doesn't think about Americans' "financial situation." SCOTUS maintains access to abortion drug.

The South’s New Maps Are A Disgrace. But Also, Possibly, A Massive Self-Own. • The South is racing to disenfranchise Black voters in the wake of Callais. But overreaching could spell their electoral doom.

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Virginia Supreme Court blocks Dems' map. Trump wins big in Indiana. Supreme Court preserves remote mifepristone access for now.

This Week In The Big Picture

John Roberts Launched This War Four Decades Ago • Now racist redistricting will destroy our democracy, unless Democrats move decisively to counter it.

The Silence is the Tell • Project 2025 contains no chapter on the Supreme Court. The reason is chilling.

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Trump's Bad Ballroom Bet • Will he drive Republicans off a political cliff just to build it?

The Supreme Court's Ruling Gutting The Voting Rights Act Has Been Decades In The Making • Louisiana v. Callais could eliminate most minority representation across the South

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The MAHA-MAGA Breakup • The political marriage brokered by RFK Jr. was doomed from the get-go. And Republicans may pay a steep electoral price in November.

Are Florida, Ohio and Iowa Swing States Again? • These states once swung regularly but have trended red under Trump. Democrats now have a chance to swing them back in November.

Virginia redistricting referendum passes. Trump officials ousted. Kash Patel goes nuclear.

Summoning the Golem: The Secret Shadow Docket Memos • Chief Justice John Roberts corrupted the Court’s emergency docket 10 years ago. Now his creation is destroying the entire system.

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The Lesson Every Democrat Should Learn From Peter Magyar's Victory In Hungary • The cost of living crisis needs a villain.

On my birthday, I’m all in for PFLAG

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Trump Attacks the Pope. A New Ceasefire. Two Congressmen Resign.

The Hunger For Competence • Americans have been yearning for an end to the chaos. What we owe ourselves is something as bold and promising as a lunar mission.

MAGA is the Child of the Loneliness Epidemic • There's a reason MAGA supporters are the last to flee the sinking Trump ship

The Five Stages Of MAGA Grief • As MAGA voters turn on Trump, they’re reckoning with loss in a classic, recognizable pattern

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Orbán Was Trump Before Trump • Now they’re both fighting for political survival

There's 'Nothing In There', They Said... • Despite DOJ's ongoing cover-up, recent scrutiny of the Epstein files has uncovered troubling new revelations

Our Wins Of The Week

Bondi fired. Trump's Iran speech bombs. SCOTUS skeptical of Trump's birthright citizenship order.

Democrats Who Refuse To 'Moderate' On Trans Rights Are Showing The Way • Many say Democrats need to shift to the right on trans issues. But the evidence shows otherwise.

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Rehearsing Fascism from the CPAC Stage • Fiery and extremist rhetoric out of CPAC may seem like a sideshow, but it’s really a pipeline

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Senate Republicans cave on DHS funding. Democrat flips Trump's district. Trump extends Iran strike pause.

For Me, PFLAG Is Personal • The mission of PFLAG has never been more vital than it is today

This Week In The Big Picture

Trump's Deployment Of ICE To U.S. Airports Follows A Disturbingly Familiar Pattern • His use of ICE and federalized National Guard as his personal army has met stiff resistance. But what's his next big move?

ICE in Minnesota and the Legacy of Dred and Harriet Scott • Trump's ICE deployment to Minneapolis echoes one of the darkest periods in our history

Our Wins of the Week

Iran attacks Qatari gas facility. MAGA Senator's contentious confirmation hearing. Top Trump official resigns over Iran.

The Trap Always Closes • Donald Trump, Lyndon Johnson, and wars we can’t win

Economic Populism Is Not Just For The Left Anymore • Is this new breed of moderate economic populists the future of the Democratic Party?

Voting Rights Aren’t the Only Thing Under Threat This SCOTUS Term • The MAGA Supreme Court majority is poised to do some real damage this term

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U.S. responsible for strike on Iranian girls' school. Oil and gas prices soar. DOGE bros deposed.

Blundering Forward, Trump Style • Trump’s big policy mistakes follow a familiar pattern, and we should expect the same with the war in Iran.