Jackie Calmes

The president with delusions of empire is building a new Versailles and using the military as his own personal hit squad.

The founder who built the wall between our military and politics would be appalled by Trump's power grabs. But not surprised.

Not since the pro-slavery court before the Civil War has a Supreme Court been as ill-suited as the Roberts court that opens a new term on Monday.

At the activist's funeral, the president condemned Christian teaching: 'That’s where I disagreed with Charlie. I hate my opponent.'

As the president himself put it, the Russians feel free now 'to do whatever the hell they want.'

Shutting down the government hurts Americans. Letting Trump destroy it would hurt more.

What you see out in the open is bad enough. It’s what you don’t see, or can’t identify, that’s more disturbing in the land of the free.

That's the sort of thing rising dictators tend to say, urging the public to ignore the accumulating evidence.

President Trump's attack on mail ballots isn't just a rehash of his 2020 claims, it's a pretext for disrupting the 2026 midterms.

President Trump’s virtually unchecked makeover of institutions and government creates the appearance of gilded grandeur and raw power: His.