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ICE “course correction”? Markwayne Mullin isn’t it
Amanda Marcotte
The department of homeland security shutdown shows Republicans still answer to Stephen Miller
Trump wants to punish media for his unpopular war
Sophia Tesfaye
The president and FCC Chair Brendan Carr are threatening journalists and broadcasters for their Iran coverage
Even MAGA country is protesting Trump
Chauncey DeVega
New research shows a small but growing protest movement in areas that voted overwhelmingly for the president
How Iran is exposing Vance and Rubio’s 2028 rivalry
Heather Digby Parton
The widening Middle East war has made it clear that Republicans learned nothing from Democrats' political missteps
A new draft? Unlikely. But Trump still wants the emergency powers
Chauncey DeVega
Leavitt’s comments about a possible draft hint at something far more plausible: expanded presidential powers
When a narcissist autocrat led the world into war
Andrew O'Hehir
Kaiser Wilhelm II was an erratic despot known for unhinged foreign policy schemes. The result was catastrophe
Trump’s Strait of Hormuz problem
Heather Digby Parton
Oil prices surge as the Trump administration shows no clear plan for the world’s most critical shipping lane
Why the Iran war was inevitable
Mike Lofgren
There were many reasons behind Trump's decision to attack — but none of them were about US national security
With Iran war, reality doesn’t matter to Trump
Brian Karem
The war will end when Trump feels it in his bones. In the meantime, he says everything is fine
Lindsey Graham just triggered a MAGA revolt over Iran
Sophia Tesfaye
Pro-Trump media figures warn the president is trapped in a hawkish echo chamber around the senator
Pete Hegseth’s manly act is backfiring
Amanda Marcotte
MAGA bros hoped the defense secretary would make them feel butch — with Iran war, he embarrasses them
Trump’s threats against the “radical left” echo a long history
Heather Digby Parton
Conservatives have often used the federal government to go after protesters and dissenters
Could GOP’s anti-Muslim vitriol really get worse? It did
Sophia Tesfaye
Responses to the Gracie Mansion attack show how far the party has moved from Bush's defense of Muslims in America
Republicans don’t care about parents’ rights
Amanda Marcotte
The Supreme Court’s move against trans kids in California empowers MAGA to mess with all families
Lindsey Graham is the little war devil on Trump’s shoulder
Heather Digby Parton
The South Carolina senator and noted war hawk pushed Trump on Iran. Now he says "Cuba is next."
Trump’s moral crusade is dangerous for America — and the world
Chauncey DeVega
The president casts himself as the ultimate authority on good and evil — and believes it is his job to enforce it
Fox News erased fallen soldiers to make Trump look better
Sophia Tesfaye
The network apologized for airing old footage of Trump at Dover. But it has a pattern of covering for him
Democrats should go all-in on Texas — and Talarico
Jason Kyle Howard
Turning the Lone Star State blue will be expensive. Hesitation to fully support a candidate will cost even more
Trump’s cable-news Cabinet tries to sell a war
Sophia Tesfaye
The Trump administration’s media strategy on Iran reveals as much about the conflict’s weaknesses as its goals
Why many Americans would trade democracy for more money
Chauncey DeVega
A new study shows how financial stress can weaken democratic commitment and boost support for authoritarian leaders
Trump’s misguided “Christian” war is anything but
Kirk Swearingen
Some commanders claim the Iran war is serving Christ. Haven't they noticed the fake Christian in the White House?
Trump and Hegseth are writing their own rules of war
Heather Digby Parton
As the Iran war widens, the president and defense secretary’s long support of carnage suddenly matters a lot
With Iran, confusion is the point
Brian Karem
The Trump administration's jumbled reasoning for war with Iran is part of the strategy
Mar-a-Lago face couldn’t save Kristi Noem
Amanda Marcotte
The former DHS secretary's firing shows women are disposable to Trump — no matter how hard they try to please him
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