August 2026

Democrats in Congress are lining up a criminal theory against Jared Kushner that, on paper, adds up to nearly half a century in federal prison. The charge they are building is not vague “ethics.” It is FARA — the Foreign Agents Registration Act. If you act on behalf of a foreign government in political or […] More

Former White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham has publicly described an incident from Donald Trump’s first term in which she says she intervened to keep a young female aide from being left alone with the president. Grisham said Trump once instructed another deputy to bring the staffer back so that “they could look at her […] More

Scott Galloway called it the greatest grift in the history of the American economy. In a May 2025 appearance on the Pivot podcast, the NYU professor and entrepreneur said the Trump family’s net worth rose by about $3 billion in the first 100 days of the second term — “a billion dollars a month” — […] More

In The Odyssey, Zeus’s Law is the rule you break at your peril: when a stranger arrives, you feed them, house them, and protect them before you ask who they are or what they want. The host does not get to interrogate first. The guest does not get to loot the pantry. Zeus Xenios watches. […] More

Rep. Thomas Massie has said he is willing to read names tied to Jeffrey Epstein on the House floor, citing constitutional immunity. Massie floated a specific idea: if victims compiled a list of people they say were regularly in Epstein’s world, the lawmaker would be willing to say those names on the House floor. Why […] More

Australia has locked in one of the most aggressive limits on big-money politics in the developed world: a $50,000 annual cap on what any single donor — including a billionaire — can give to a party, candidate or campaign entity. The change is not a slogan. It is law. The Electoral Legislation Amendment (Electoral Reform) […] More

MORE “EVIDENCE” THAT PETER PARKER VOTES BLUE, ACCORDING TO PEOPLE WHO READ COMICS NEW YORK — The case that Peter Parker would pull the Democratic lever, already thin, has been padded with additional items from six decades of comics, cover-dated team-ups, and opinion pieces. The following points are the ones most often cited. They remain […] More

The notes are potent campaign material because they combine Epstein, a child-sex allegation, and accusations of delayed disclosure. Democrats can argue voters should treat the files as evidence of a cover-up culture. Major outlets that reviewed the released 302s reported that the woman described Epstein transporting her to New York or New Jersey, introducing her […] More

In the misty green fields of Galicia, where potatoes, cabbages, and stubborn Atlantic weather still set the daily rhythm, a woman in a patterned blouse and blue apron hoisted her hoe over her shoulder and walked toward her crops. A local journalist snapped a photo. That was it. No styling, no filter, no plan. Then […] More

A family bakery in western Denmark has turned political tension into pastry. Kjer’s Brød in Videbæk (with another location in Vildbjerg) began selling bright orange Kvaje Kage—cakes shaped like Donald Trump’s face, complete with furrowed brows and a tuft of yellow “hair”—after the U.S. president renewed talk of acquiring Greenland. The name is a layered […] More

The Democratic National Committee filed a lawsuit Thursday against the Department of Justice, accusing the Trump administration of violating the Freedom of Information Act by failing to respond to requests for records about any plans to seize ballots or other election materials during the 2026 midterm elections. The complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court […] More