Bruce Springsteen said, “The last check on power after the checks and balances of government have failed are the people, you ...

Los Angeles voters finally mandated a new design for county government in November. Now they should join in implementing the ...

The failure of formal checks and balances to significantly stymie Trump is painfully clear. It is also not unprecedented. As ...

Explore the gradual decline of American democracy, from the Tea Party to the Trump era, and the role of false friends in this ...

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From day to day, Donald Trump’s second term often seems like a roman candle of grievance, with the administration spraying ...

I’m afraid this country is no longer “by the people, for the people.” It is now under leadership that is run by a billionaire for billionaires. A man who ran for the presidency saying he wouldn’t ...

Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst held her first town hall of 2025 on Friday in Parkersburg, where she received both applause ...

The second Trump administration has made a determined effort to strengthen presidential power and reduce oversight of the executive branch (the presidency). Achieving this could mean the president ...

Responding to a question about Medicaid and SNAP cuts Friday at a town hall in Parkersburg, Republican Sen. Joni Ernst told the crowd "We all are going to die." ...

Even big beautiful things can contain things that are really rotten. Last week, the House of Representatives passed, by one vote, its version of a budget bill which fulfills the campaign promise to ...