The Constitution says Congress declares war. That’s the theory, anyway. In practice, modern presidents tend to treat Congress less like a co-equal branch of government and more like the customer feedback department after military action is already underway. Missiles fly first. Hearings happen later. Statements are issued. Senators appear on cable news looking “deeply concerned.” Then the next crisis arrives and the cycle begins again. Presidents inherited expanded war powers.

Modern political arguments are often framed as debates. Two sides present their ideas, voters decide which argument makes more sense, and the system moves forward. At least, that’s the theory most of us learned in civics class. But increasingly, politics in the United States isn’t operating like a debate at all. Instead, it often looks more like gridlock by design. In many cases the goal isn’t persuasion—it’s disruption. Not against the rules, just against progress. A growing

This week, Democrats in Congress signaled they’re preparing investigations — and possibly subpoenas — related to actions taken by the Trump administration. And before anyone’s blood pressure spikes, let’s slow down for a second. “Initiating an investigation” in today’s political climate can sound like sirens and impeachment headlines. But at its core, oversight is not radical. It’s constitutional. Congress writes the laws. The president enforces them. And Congress is empowere

Republican lawmakers have now gone so far as to file formal complaints with the FCC over what they claim was vulgar and inappropriate content.

Victims who stood up — physically stood up — in that room. Victims who said, clearly and publicly: We asked to be interviewed. We are still willing to be interviewed. And no one from these investigations has interviewed us.

There comes a point where you stop asking whether you’re being lied to… and you start asking whether anyone in power even cares that you know you’re being lied to. Because when the Attorney General of the United States sits before Congress, raises her right hand, swears an oath to tell the truth, and then proceeds to dodge, deflect, and filibuster her way through basic questions about justice in this country — and nothing happens — you begin to wonder if the whole exercise is

Let’s put a few things aside for just a moment. Let’s ignore that President Trump is once again threatening to invoke the Insurrection Act to send troops into Minnesota because courts keep reminding him he’s not allowed to do that. Let’s ignore that much of the GOP — and its MAGA faithful — are still insisting that Renee Good was a deranged lunatic and that the ICE officer who killed her was some kind of action-movie hero. Let’s pretend Trump isn’t still talking about Greenla