All week, the president has been tweeting madly. But many of his claims are mindless.
Category: Politics
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Trump’s legacy will be defined largely by his attempt to look away from the coronavirus pandemic
He insisted he would couple rolling back containment measures with protecting those at risk. He’s only done the former.
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More than 130 Secret Service officers are said to be infected with coronavirus or quarantining in wake of Trump’s campaign travel
The dramatic impact of the virus on the Secret Service’s presidential protection unit comes as growing numbers of prominent Trump allies and White House officials have fallen ill.
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Supreme Court goes idle on Trump-related disputes and time is running out
Requests pending before the court involve election litigation and Trump’s financial records.
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Samuel Alito’s provocative, unusually political speech
Alito took aim at coronavirus restrictions and five Democratic senators. He also suggested the court’s legalization of same-sex marriage had restricted people’s speech.
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Sorry, Trump fans: Al Gore was never considered president-elect
As part of an effort to wave away the 2020 results, there’s been a claim that Gore was once declared the winner in 2000. He wasn’t.
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It goes from bad to worse for the Trump legal team
Prominent law firms have sought to withdraw from representing the Trump legal effort in both Arizona and Pennsylvania, while other efforts fizzle in court.
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In his new memoir, Barack Obama writes of hope, despair and life at the center of a divided nation
The book by the former president scorns his foes, recounts his battles, and foreshadows the challenges ahead for Joe Biden
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Republicans were ready to accept election results a lot faster in 2016
Congressional Republicans were quick to congratulate President-elect Donald Trump in 2016. Now, those same Republicans are refusing to congratulate President-elect Joe Biden.
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As Trump stews over election, he mostly ignores the public duties of the presidency
The president has been mostly absent from view, focused on purging disloyal aides and tweeting grievances and misinformation even as the deadly pandemic rages.