Steve Benen
The details that make Trump’s rhetoric about Biden’s family so brazen
When it comes to presidential families taking millions of dollars from foreign countries, Republicans want to focus on Biden, not Trump. That's absurd...
Dem senator: Tuberville made a ‘smoking gun confession’ on blockade
Tommy Tuberville’s original defense for his blockade on military promotions was indefensible. The Republican's new line is even worse...
New GOP impeachment resolution targeting Biden joins long list
As a GOP congressman introduces an impeachment resolution targeting President Biden, it's a good time to ask: How many of these measures are we up to now...
Republicans rewrite history on Trump targeting Clinton after 2016
While in office, Donald Trump repeatedly tried to get the Justice Department to go after Hillary Clinton. Republicans keep pretending this didn't happen...
Hunter Biden and the inherent challenge surrounding ‘optics’ stories
We're being told that Hunter Biden facing a special counsel is creating "optics" that are "problematic" for the White House. But what does that mean...
Focus groups show that voters often question facts about GOP plans
In 2016, focus groups didn't believe Donald Trump's agenda would lead to a rollback in reproductive rights. The voters' incredulity is part of a pattern...
GOP reconsiders whether anti-Biden evidence actually matters
The old Republican line is that they'd find evidence of wrongdoing against Joe Biden. The new GOP line is that meaningful evidence isn't really needed after all...
Republican adds DHS to the list of agencies the GOP should...
It’s tough to keep track of the federal agencies Republicans are prepared to defund, but the current list now includes the Department of Homeland Security...
Dems eye ‘creative’ solution to Tuberville’s military blockade
One Democratic senator said Tommy Tuberville is "prepared to burn the military down." The question is what the Alabama Republican's colleagues will do about it...
In a closely watched statewide race, it’s Democracy 1, Ohio GOP...
Ohio Republicans thought they’d come up with a clever idea to rig democracy and thwart a reproductive rights ballot measure. Voters had other ideas...
