Author: Charlotte Greene

As Washington remains locked in a bitter standoff, threatening to keep the federal government partially shut down, the political fight is about to hit home in the most visceral way possible – the grocery aisle. Funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), commonly known as food stamps, is set to dry up in a…

Author Michael Wolff sued First Lady Melania Trump on Thursday – the exact deadline her lawyers had given him to retract statements, apologize, and pay damages for claims he made about her and Jeffrey Epstein. The lawsuit isn’t really about defending what Wolff said, which even The Daily Beast retracted and apologized for after publishing…

Christopher Moynihan was among the first rioters to breach the Capitol on January 6, 2021. He was sentenced to 21 months in prison but didn’t serve his full term because President Trump pardoned him. Last week, he was charged with threatening to assassinate House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, texting “I cannot allow this terrorist to…

Thirteen House Republicans just sent Speaker Mike Johnson a letter that reveals the messy constitutional reality behind this government shutdown: both parties actually want to extend enhanced Obamacare subsidies before they expire at year’s end, but they’re deadlocked over whether that should happen as part of ending the shutdown or immediately afterward. Led by Reps.…

Excavators tore into the White House East Wing on Monday, demolishing the structure built in 1942 to hide FDR’s underground bunker during World War II. President Trump is replacing it with a $200 million, 90,000-square-foot ballroom featuring gold chandeliers, gilded Corinthian columns, and checkered marble floors. The East Wing has housed first ladies’ offices since…

A fragile quiet hangs over Gaza, punctuated by sporadic violence and increasingly sharp accusations. The ceasefire brokered between Israel and Hamas just over a week ago is holding – barely. But reports of deadly clashes, disputes over the return of bodies, and stark warnings from both sides paint a picture of a peace built on…

A text message exchange, raw and unfiltered, has ripped the veil off the increasingly toxic relationship between the White House press office and the journalists tasked with covering it. When a Huffington Post reporter asked a pointed question about an upcoming presidential summit, the response from Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt was not a policy explanation,…

The Bureau of Labor Statistics team that produces inflation estimates was sent home during the government shutdown, potentially leaving 70 million Social Security recipients in limbo about their cost-of-living adjustments. The Trump administration quickly reversed course on that particular data suppression after recognizing the political backlash. But according to critics, it’s just one example of…

In the raw and emotional aftermath of a political assassination, a new and deeply modern battle has erupted – not in a state capitol or a courtroom, but on social media and in the human resources department of the National Basketball Association. An NBA employee’s crude online remarks celebrating the murder of conservative activist Charlie…

It has been a rough week for two of President Trump’s most prominent cabinet secretaries. In separate but related events, both tried to flex the immense power of the executive branch. And in both cases, they were met with a simple, unified, and stunningly effective response: No. The widespread refusal by the nation’s airports to…