Saturday, January 24, 2026
■ The Week in Review
"If an opposition party votes like this, it's not in opposition. It may not even be a party."
By Jon Queally • Jan 23, 2026
"The billions in funding in this bill will only embolden ICE and CBP to continue arresting our neighbors—immigrant and US citizen alike," warned one ACLU attorney.
By Jessica Corbett • Jan 22, 2026
"Let him talk," said one observer of the vice president. "He's his own iceberg."
By Brett Wilkins • Jan 22, 2026
“We need a strong, unflinching opposition party that is united against the president’s personal paramilitary force," said Justice Democrats.
By Stephen Prager • Jan 22, 2026
"President Trump was charged because the evidence established that he willfully broke the law, the very laws he took an oath to uphold."
By Brad Reed • Jan 22, 2026
"Not anchored in law, nor in facts. Just glossy real estate pitch decks dreamt up by Jared Kushner."
By Julia Conley • Jan 22, 2026
"Targeting children—our babies—is beyond the pale. ICE is completely out of control and beyond fixing," said Minnesota's lieutenant governor.
By Jake Johnson • Jan 22, 2026
"Every American should be terrified by this secret ICE policy authorizing its agents to kick down your door and storm into your home," said Sen. Richard Blumenthal, demanding congressional hearings.
By Jessica Corbett • Jan 21, 2026
“These masked men with no regard for the rule of law are causing long-term damage to our state and to our country,” said the mayor of Lewiston.
By Julia Conley • Jan 21, 2026
Trump previously said he wished he could cancel elections, but feared being called a "dictator" by his detractors. Now he's calling himself one in front of the whole world.
By Stephen Prager • Jan 21, 2026
"If we keep having these crises, one of them is going to get really ugly."
By Brad Reed • Jan 21, 2026
"I'm sure everyone would be happy to work another year if work meant getting paid millions of dollars to spout utter nonsense," responded one critic.
By Brad Reed • Jan 21, 2026
The president of the AFL-CIO warned of a large-scale revolt if corporate leaders use artificial intelligence to "put people out on the street with no path forward."
By Jake Johnson • Jan 21, 2026
