Don’t Worry, Trump’s Truth Social Payday Won’t Really Save Him

The former president has until Monday to pay off the half-billion-dollar disgorgement—and if he doesn’t, James can begin taking steps to seize his assets to cover the debt, including 40 Wall Street and Trump Tower. But Trump is juggling more Continue reading Don’t Worry, Trump’s Truth Social Payday Won’t Really Save Him

The Real Worry About a Second Biden Term Isn’t His Age

The unalterable truth is that second terms, dating back to Franklin Roosevelt and his ill-fated effort to pack the Supreme Court, are invariably sad. The historical list is daunting: Lyndon Johnson (Vietnam), Richard Nixon (Watergate), Ronald Reagan (the Iran-Contra scandal), Continue reading The Real Worry About a Second Biden Term Isn’t His Age

Mitch McConnell Is Waging War on Labor. Don’t Worry, He’ll Lose.

The Biden White House isn’t doing that. Democratic NLRB member Gwynne Wilcox, whose term expired August 27, was cleared in July for renomination by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions; a  floor vote is scheduled for September 6. Continue reading Mitch McConnell Is Waging War on Labor. Don’t Worry, He’ll Lose.

Another Reason to Worry About the Judge in Trump’s Documents Case

Everyone knows that Aileen Cannon, the Florida federal judge who will oversee Donald Trump’s trial on charges that he illegally kept classified documents, is in the tank for him. Cannon has already gone out of her way—and broken with longstanding Continue reading Another Reason to Worry About the Judge in Trump’s Documents Case