August 7, 2026 at 7:01 PM EDT
Trump plays the blame game as massive midterm losses loom

The GOP's odds of maintaining control of Congress dimmed this past week.

August 7, 2026 at 6:59 PM EDT
Munitions shortage solutions

A cartoon by Brian McFadden.

August 7, 2026 at 6:00 PM EDT
ICE's new body cam policy is predictably devious

The agency's idea of "best interests" is terrifying.

August 7, 2026 at 5:30 PM EDT
Senate confirms new FEMA chief and clears more than 70 other Trump nominees

A group of 74 nominations were approved by the Senate on Aug. 7.

August 7, 2026 at 4:30 PM EDT
Trump's big, dumb ballroom faces another loss in court

Trump is coming in hot after a court told him to pause construction of his ballroom.

August 7, 2026 at 4:29 PM EDT
Too chummy

A cartoon by Mike Luckovich.

August 7, 2026 at 4:00 PM EDT
Trump goon: Latest job losses don't count""they're just teachers

National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett says awful July jobs report is no biggie, really.

August 7, 2026 at 12:00 PM EDT
Trump's economy is in the dumps

The U.S. economy lost 23,000 jobs in July.

August 7, 2026 at 11:59 AM EDT
The Don

A cartoon by David Horsey.

August 7, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT
Fox News relies on infamously bad pollster to predict El-Sayed loss

Fox News turned to Mark Penn, who was chief strategist and pollster for Hillary Clinton and has a significant track record of terrible election predictions, to comment on the Michigan Senate race. Penn argued that supporters of Rep. Haley Stevens, who lost the primary against Abdul El-Sayed, would crossover to vote for Mike Rogers, the Republican candidate.

August 7, 2026 at 9:30 AM EDT
Trump pals are cashing in on migrant kids' suffering

The Trump administration just managed to combine two of its favorite things into one horrifying Reese's Peanut Butter Cup of Garbage: hurting migrant children and showering unqualified cronies with taxpayer dollars.

August 7, 2026 at 9:00 AM EDT
Medicaid work rule leaves homeless people in the cold

Conservatives who have long pushed for Medicaid work requirements often said vulnerable people would get a pass. But the federal government's list of exemptions left off homeless people.