There was a time when the president inspired pride instead of exhaustion. I miss that more than I can say.

Elect a clown, expect a circus.

The Strait of Hormuz victory lap didn’t even survive a single news cycle.

The FBI Director Is MIA Kash Patel has alarmed colleagues with episodes of excessive drinking and unexplained absences.

Kash Patel reportedly needs tactical teams to get him out of bed. While the FBI tackles global threats, he’s allegedly sleeping off hangovers and using taxpayer jets for private golf trips. If he can’t manage his alarm clock, he has no business managing our national security.

‘Pray With Me Please’: Pete Hegseth Reads Fake Bible Quote From ‘Pulp Fiction’ During Pentagon Prayer Service Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth read a fake Bible quote from Quentin Tarantino's 1994 movie Pulp Fiction during a prayer service at the Pentagon on Wednesday.

We are being governed by people who learned their theology from Blockbuster Video. Absolute clown show.

Amid quarrel with pope, Trump strips Miami charity of funding to house migrant kids The move comes amid rising tensions between the administration and American Catholics.

Stripping funding from a Catholic charity that houses migrant kids because the Pope called out your warmongering isn’t "America First." It’s a sociopathic vendetta against the most vulnerable.

Vance presses Pope Leo to be “careful when he talks about matters of theology” If the White House sees a political upside to its increasingly outlandish papal rebukes, it’s mistaken.

Nothing screams humility like JD Vance breaking out his Appalachian cosplay to lecture the Pope on theology. It’s such a perfect encapsulation of his unearned ego.

So… what happens when the Attorney General gets fired The Florida Bar said it couldn’t act while Pam Bondi held federal power. That excuse ended today.

Today was supposed to be a day of transparency for the Epstein survivors. Instead, the witness chair is empty and the DOJ is playing games. The claim that Bondi is "exempt" from testifying because she is no longer Attorney General is an insult to every victim who was promised the truth.

Is that why she was 'fired'?

(The DOJ says her testimony is "moot" because
she was fired.)

🚨IMPORTANT #Bondi, #DOJ, #EpsteinFiles, #Congress

The finer points are laid out in Weinstein's essay, please read.

So… what happens when the Attorney General gets fired The Florida Bar said it couldn’t act while Pam Bondi held federal power. That excuse ended today.

Today, Pam Bondi defied a federal subpoena to testify on the Epstein files. The DOJ says her testimony is "moot" because she was fired. This is a textbook obstruction strategy. If Bondi doesn’t face a contempt vote, Congressional oversight is officially a myth.

Read more in my recent essay:

Every time power bullies conscience, democracy shrinks. We can’t afford silence when faith becomes a political punching bag.

Imagine traveling thousands of miles just to prove you’re as unlikable in a second language as you are in your first. That’s the JD Vance commitment to excellence in failure.

Trump has backed himself into a corner where his only options are a bloody, unnecessary war or a humiliating retreat. He didn’t inherit this mess; he built it with his own hands.

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Iran War Live Updates: U.S. And Iran Fail to Agree on Peace Deal After 21 Hours of Talks, Vance Says

Barack Obama sent seasoned diplomats and nuclear scientists to negotiate the Iran Deal. Donald Trump sent a few real estate bros and JD Vance. Failure was a foregone conclusion.

If we’re going to claim that character matters in public life, then it has to matter every time. Not just when it’s convenient. Not just when it’s the other side. A democracy can’t survive on selective outrage. The rules either apply to everyone, or they’re not rules at all.

This was 15 months ago.

Watching Donald Trump call Tucker Carlson a “broken man” is like watching an arsonist complain that the fire is too hot.

When the Iran narrative collapses so spectacularly that the counter‑move is “fine, let’s talk about Epstein,” you really don’t need further analysis.

White House Secures Foreign Steel for Ballroom Project

Donald Trump built the Trump International Hotel Las Vegas with Chinese steel. Nothing about this is surprising.

The World Has Stopped Waiting for America to Come to Its Senses The world used to wait for Washington. Now, they’re moving on. While Trump fumbles the mantle of leadership, a new global order is taking shape without us.

The world is tired of being held captive by our chaos. They’ve stopped hoping for a return to normal and are forging a future where America is the liability, not the lead.

Read my latest on why our allies are done waiting for us:

There’s a particular kind of national exhaustion that comes from being repeatedly told that the obvious isn’t real.

So… what happens when the Attorney General gets fired The Florida Bar said it couldn’t act while Pam Bondi held federal power. That excuse ended today.

Subpoenas are commands, not suggestions—and they don’t come with an "unless you get fired" exception. Pam Bondi needs to stop the excuses and start respecting the House Committee and the Epstein victims.

We deserve the truth. See how we get it ➡️

So… what happens when the Attorney General gets fired The Florida Bar said it couldn’t act while Pam Bondi held federal power. That excuse ended today.

If there is nothing to hide in the Epstein files, why is Pam Bondi refusing to appear? Republican leadership should be demanding transparency, not making excuses for non-compliance.

Read more on the fight for accountability here:

So… what happens when the Attorney General gets fired The Florida Bar said it couldn’t act while Pam Bondi held federal power. That excuse ended today.

🚨 BREAKING: Pam Bondi is refusing to testify before the House Oversight Committee on April 14.

The DOJ says she’s no longer AG, so she’s off the hook. This isn't just a technicality, it’s a cover-up of the Epstein files. If a subpoena is optional, justice is a suggestion.

Full story:

Donald Trump’s entire governing style is a loop of self‑inflicted chaos. He creates a crisis, blames Democrats for the fallout, unleashes Truth Social tirades, turns the turmoil into personal profit, and crowns himself the savior of the very mess he made. And then he starts the cycle all over again.

Threatening war crimes is an immediate disqualification, not a “oops” you can cancel out with a 14-day truce. He’s volatile, he’s dangerous, and he’s unfit to continue. Remove him.

No resignations today. None. They’re not bystanders anymore; they’re participants.

Still waiting for the apology from anyone who voted for Donald Trump because they thought Hillary and Kamala were too emotional to be president.