Jackie Calmes

The Senate isn’t a rubber stamp for the president. Will the Republican majority remember that when it comes to Emil Bove?

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says ‘blame’ is a loser’s word, but Americans deserve to know if government failed when the Guadalupe River flooded.

Don’t let the words ‘tax cut’ fool you in Donald Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill.’ The rich will get richer while economic disparity in America grows.

A ‘shadow docket’ ruling Monday gives a win to an administration whose lawless actions are only matched by its open defiance of the judiciary.

Forget ‘city upon a hill.’ When you travel outside our borders and look back, you see how tattered America’s reputation has become.

The president’s foreign policy is ‘Me, Myself and I’ — strictly transactional and motivated less by national interest than what’s in it, personally and politically, for him.

The president’s attacks are undermining Americans’ trust in the justice system and putting hundreds of judges in physical danger.

The Republicans’ tax cuts combined with their spending plans will help the rich and cost the poor, spiraling the debt and tattering the safety net for everyone.

Crypto is complex, and branding deals are almost subtle, but who can miss what’s going on when a foreign government offers the president a $400-million jet for ‘free’?

The chaos and uncertainty that companies and consumers are enduring are well identified with Trump. The damage should stick to him through the 2026 midterms.