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Donald Trump at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 21, 2026. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Trump’s “Mission Accomplished” moment gives Democrats an opening

Heather Digby Parton
The president falsely claimed he "fixed" the affordability crisis. He and the GOP will pay in the November midterms
Attorney General Pam Bondi testifies before the House Judiciary Committee on Feb. 11, 2026. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Pam Bondi is leaving her Democratic successor a mess

Heather Digby Parton
The Justice Department was reformed in the wake of Watergate. A similar process will be needed after Bondi's abuses
Thousands attended the "No Kings" protest in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 18, 2025. (Li Rui/Xinhua via Getty Images)

This isn’t Trump’s “Golden Age” — it’s ours

Heather Digby Parton
Under Donald Trump’s leadership, Americans are more pessimistic than ever. But there’s reason for hope
President Donald Trump meets with the Colombian President Gustavo Petro in the Oval Office on Feb. 3, 2026. (Colombian Presidency Press Office/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Trump foe dons MAGA hat after Maduro raid

Heather Digby Parton
Once branded a "lunatic" by Trump, Colombian President Gustavo Petro is now on board to "Make Americas Great Again"
In his second term, President Donald Trump is openly profiteering from the presidency (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Trump is openly cashing in on the presidency

Heather Digby Parton
The multibillion-dollar profiteering is snowballing in an anything-goes presidency
Sidney Powell (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

How the Fulton County raid is giving Sidney Powell an encore

Heather Digby Parton
The wild conspiracy theories of Trump's former attorney are driving the new federal probe into the "Big Lie"
A makeshift memorial for Alex Pretti outside of the Department of Veteran Affairs in Washington, D.C. (Mandel NGAN / AFP via Getty Images)

Even the quilting forums are protesting ICE now

Heather Digby Parton
We're seeing more "I don't usually get political on here, but" posts than ever
Former special counsel Jack Smith testifies before the House Judiciary Committee about his investigations into President Donald Trump on Jan. 22, 2026. ( SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images)

Jack Smith lays it out: Trump has shattered the rule of law

Heather Digby Parton
The former special counsel's congressional testimony was a reminder: We could have been spared a second Trump term
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Democrats: It’s more than “just the economy, stupid”

Heather Digby Parton
Tariffs, ICE raids, city invasions and brutalizing immigrants have also become kitchen table issues
Greenlanders demonstrate against Donald Trump's threats against their sovereignty on Jan. 17, 2026 in the capital of Nuuk. (Alessandro RAMPAZZO / AFP via Getty Images)

For Trump, Greenland is about legacy — and humiliation

Heather Digby Parton
The president has infuriated NATO allies and left Greenland’s foreign minister in tears
A banner showing a picture of U.S. President Donald Trump is displayed outside of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) building on June 3, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Kevin Carter/Getty Images)

Trump is something worse than a fascist

Heather Digby Parton
We've been using the wrong word to describe the president and his approach to ruling
An "ICE Out for Good" protest in Charlotte, North Carolina, following the killing of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis. (Peter Zay/Anadolu via Getty Images)

ICE’s threat was there from the beginning

Heather Digby Parton
"Homeland security" has become the repressive domestic police force we were warned about
President Donald Trump shakes hands with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

War has become fashionable again for the GOP

Heather Digby Parton
The right's detour into pacifism under Trump was never going to stick
Overnight, U.S. forces struck multiple targets in Venezuela and captured its president and his wife to face charges in the U.S, leaving a fire at Fuerte Tiuna, Venezuela's largest military complex as the sun rose. (STR / Getty Images)

After Venezuela, who’s next?

Heather Digby Parton
Trump's threats against Cuba, Mexico, Colombia and Greenland must be taken seriously
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, which was recently renamed The Donald J. Trump and John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts, in Washington, D.C. (Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Trump’s cultural coup is doomed to fail

Heather Digby Parton
Artists are protesting Trump's Kennedy Center takeover — and creating art in defiance of his repression
California Gov. Gavin Newsom talks with President Donald Trump as First Lady Melania Trump looks on after the First Couple's arrival at Los Angeles International Airport on January 24, 2025. (MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

The year of the blue state governors

Heather Digby Parton
The Democrats' congressional leadership dropped the ball. But the party's governors offered action and inspiration
An "ICE out of Home Depot" protest in Oakland, California, on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Yalonda M. James/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)

Neighbors are standing up for immigrants

Heather Digby Parton
From protests at Home Depot to rapid response networks, 2025 is the year many mobilized to defy Trump — and ICE
Donald Trump (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Trump’s MAGA coalition is showing cracks over religion

Heather Digby Parton
As Trump and Vance attack immigrants and proclaim religious liberty, some Christian denominations are uncomfortable
US President Donald Trump fields a question from a reporter during a roundtable about Antifa in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on October 8, 2025. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP)

Trump’s crackdown on the left has decades of precedent

Heather Digby Parton
The Justice Department's plans to target leftist organizations is taking alarming shape
President Donald Trump delivers an address to the nation on Dec. 17, 2025. (Doug Mills - Pool/Getty Images)

Trump’s primetime speech was a master class in gaslighting

Heather Digby Parton
The president's false claims about economic conditions are the latest indication that he's in serious trouble
Former Sen. Doug Jone speaks at the 60th anniversary of the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing on Sept. 15, 2023. (Butch Dill - Pool/Getty Images)

Will Doug Jones pull off another Alabama miracle in 2026?

Heather Digby Parton
The former senator announced his candidacy for governor — against Tommy Tuberville
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., attends a news conference on the government shutdown on Oct. 8, 2025. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Mike Johnson’s speakership is in trouble

Heather Digby Parton
Like his GOP predecessors, the House speaker is having trouble corralling his unpredictable caucus
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem in the Oval Office on Aug. 25, 2025. (Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Trump could ring in the new year with a Cabinet shake-up

Heather Digby Parton
Pete Hegseth, Kristi Noem and Kash Patel are rumored to be on the chopping block
Donald Trump places the FIFA Peace Prize around his neck after receiving it from FIFA President Gianni Infantino. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

FIFA’s phony “peace prize” can’t redeem Donald Trump

Heather Digby Parton
Trump is an incompetent warmonger, and an elderly man in obvious decline. A made-up medal won't change that
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