Analysis: Trump vowed to take politics out of prosecutions. The Eric Adams case tells a different story

WASHINGTON — On her first day as President Trump’s attorney general, Pam Bondi promised to remove politics from criminal prosecutions and to restore the “integrity and credibility” of the Justice Department. She established a “weaponization working group” to identify instances in which the “department’s conduct appears to have been designed to achieveContinue Reading

JD Vance Escalates Conflict With Europe in Fever Speech

Vice President JD Vance ripped European leaders in a speech at the Munich Security Conference Friday, extolling nativism and far-right politics while downplaying Russia as nothing to worry about compared to “the threat from within.” Vance told the stunned audience composed of foreign leaders, business executives, and others connected withContinue Reading

Parenthood

There’s an accepted division of chores in American politics today. Republicans protect us with a strong national defense; Democrats nourish us with Social Security and Medicare. Republicans worry about our business affairs; Democrats look after our health, nutrition, and welfare. Republicans control the White House; Democrats provide a warm andContinue Reading