Executive Branch

NIH Fellows United rally on the NIH main campus celebrating their union election filing with the FLRA on June 1.

NIH Scientists Want a Union NIH Scientists Want a Union

Faced with an organizing campaign by the United Auto Workers, the Biden administration is claiming that fellows at the National Institutes of Health—the people who do most of the a...

Aug 8, 2023 / Peter Lucas

Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., speaks during a Senate Subcommittee on Investigations hearing on the proposed PGA Tour-LIV Golf partnership, Tuesday, July 11, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

There's One More Unnamed Accomplice in the Trump Indictment There's One More Unnamed Accomplice in the Trump Indictment

Wisconsin Republican Ron Johnson makes a notable cameo in the 45-page document.

Aug 3, 2023 / John Nichols

Donald Trump speaks at the Turning Point Action conference as he continues his 2024 presidential campaign on July 15, 2023 in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Trump’s Legal Nightmare Just Got Even Worse Trump’s Legal Nightmare Just Got Even Worse

New charges make clear that special counsel Jack Smith intends to hold Trump accountable in every way possible, for all of the crimes in Smith’s purview.

Jul 28, 2023 / Joan Walsh

Why Trump 2.0 Would Be Much Worse

Why Trump 2.0 Would Be Much Worse Why Trump 2.0 Would Be Much Worse

The GOP wants to turn the president into an autocrat.

Jul 21, 2023 / Jeet Heer

A bull shark cruises through the water during an eco tourism shark dive off of Jupiter, Florida on May 5, 2022.

The Great American Shark Slaughter The Great American Shark Slaughter

Endangered sharks need protecting—but the federal government works hand in hand with the fishing industry to facilitate their death.

Jul 14, 2023 / Spencer Roberts

A child of about 1 year old smiles and leans on a childcare worker, with other children in the background.

Finally, the Biden Administration Will Offer Some Relief for Childcare Costs Finally, the Biden Administration Will Offer Some Relief for Childcare Costs

The rule announced today is a far more limited action than what Biden had been seeking at the start of his administration, but it will make a significant difference for the people ...

Jul 11, 2023 / Bryce Covert

Protester holding a sign that reads

A Strategic Blueprint to Give Student Debt Relief a Fighting Chance A Strategic Blueprint to Give Student Debt Relief a Fighting Chance

The administration needs to go bold and swift to bring broad relief.

Jul 11, 2023 / Astra Taylor

Biden hands Netanyahu a pen. US and Israeli flags seen in background

In Jenin, as Elsewhere, Netanyahu Knows He Can Count on Washington’s Complicity In Jenin, as Elsewhere, Netanyahu Knows He Can Count on Washington’s Complicity

As America's nonresponse to the attack on Jenin demonstrates, support for Israeli apartheid is fully bipartisan.

Jul 7, 2023 / James Bamford

Elliott Abrams looking pensive

Henry Kissinger, Elliott Abrams, and the Rot of American Foreign Policy Henry Kissinger, Elliott Abrams, and the Rot of American Foreign Policy

Our bipartisan elite is always willing to forgive war crimes by its made men.

Jul 7, 2023 / Jeet Heer

Scene from History of the World Part I

Our Supreme Court Reactionaries Still Fear the French Revolution Our Supreme Court Reactionaries Still Fear the French Revolution

In John Roberts’s America, it’s good to be the king.

Jul 3, 2023 / Jeet Heer

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