DoGE will only work when government agencies compete
Besides creating sluggish, inefficient workflows, government monopolies make bad outcomes more likely
Politics
Read about the latest political news, views and analysis
Wednesday
Monday
Trump announces steel tariffs
Plus: Five cabinet nominees advance
Sunday
The deeper meaning behind Trump’s blizzard of actions
He has two overriding goals: to build a lasting MAGA movement and to roll back the bureaucratic state
Saturday
Who is Katherine Long?
My run-in with the Wall Street Journal reporter who unmasked Marko Elez
Friday
What’s next for DoGE fever?
Plus: Trump plans more tariffs
TikTok, J.D. Vance’s new sherpa assignment
The VP will be taking on the challenge of living up to one of Trump’s more audacious promises
Wednesday
Introducing the MAGA-za Strip
Plus: See ya to the CIA?
The American Brezhnev era is over
Washington’s Soviet-style subterfuge is coming to an end
Tuesday
Gabbard and RFK Jr. head closer to confirmation
It’s another indication that this time around, the Trump 2.0 machine is working much better than the first time
Big Wind is in big trouble
The offshore and onshore wind sectors are in full-blown panic mode
Monday
USAID in the DoGE house
Plus: Other countries tariff-ied
Elon Musk is right about USAID
The organization may not be long for this world
Friday
Plane crash tragedy exposes other close calls
Plus: What the coming tariffs might mean for Americans
Media partisans weaponize plane crash tragedy
Desperate media partisans were forced to delete tweets suggesting President Trump’s actions could be to blame
Thursday
Menendez sentenced to eleven years in prison
The sentence followed a nine-week jury trial
DoGE hasn’t been the success supporters initially believed
At the core of DOGE’s problem is its mission
Tulsi Gabbard avoids the landmines
If Democrats or intel-friendly Republicans were hoping to trip her up, they failed today
Wednesday
DoGE issues return-to-office order
Plus: Why Kamala missed out on Rogan
Tuesday
The magical remaking of Melania Trump
In less than a week, the first lady has managed to reinvent herself with remarkable ease and efficiency
Tulsi Gabbard will bring sunlight to a rotten system
She’s my friend. And a patriot