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President Trump has been described as a "psychotic duck with nuclear weapons" by longtime critic George Conway, who turned a TV discussion on the future of the president into a scathing attack on his mental state.

The Pentagon extended a special offer to its enlisted members to help them vote in the coming midterms, but the gesture could very well have the opposite of its intended impact and blow up in President Donald Trump's face.

President Donald Trump's increasingly weathered appearances on the campaign trail are once again raising concerns about his health as the 80-year-old travels across the country in a final dash to save endangered Republicans ahead of next week's midterms.

Veteran conservative writer Kevin D. Williamson branded President Donald Trump "stupid and lazy," arguing that the president's shortcomings may be the only thing preventing him from inflicting much more damage on the country.

A damning new analysis from The Washington Post has exposed the real impact of President Donald Trump's "triumphal arch," finding that it would ruin one of the most revered landmarks in Washington D.C., for most of the year.

President Donald Trump's political era could come crashing down in a matter of days as election forecaster Nate Silver says a midterm wipeout could leave the president a "super lame duck" for the rest of his term.

President Trump's effort to squeeze Canada is coming back to bite American businesses as a new report reveals just how hard it is for the US to find an alternative to something it has long purchased from its northern neighbor.

Speaker Mike Johnson spoke to Fox News host Laura Ingraham on Monday night, where he was forced to face some very bad numbers.

Members of President Donald Trump's White House are eyeing up the exits and plotting their next steps, as one political guru said an ugly firing spree could arrive soon after the midterms.

President Donald Trump has suffered an embarrassing defeat to former President Barack Obama in a new national poll exploring masculinity.

The latest ridiculous freakout from President Donald Trump and his MAGA followers has once again exposed just how "stupid" they think their voters are, according to the hosts of MS NOW's Morning Joe.

National security reporter Ken Klippenstein is hearing from more sources inside President Donald Trump's administration that his Justice Department is trying to craft a "contingency plan" to possibly intervene in the Nov. 3 election.

President Donald Trump and his administration have been linked to an unprecedented $377 billion in alleged corruption and abuses of power, according to a new documentary examining 100 episodes of potential misconduct since he returned to office.

President Donald Trump went off at Sen. Susan Murkowski (R-Alaska) last weekend, and political experts think it foreshadows what's to come.

President Donald Trump and his allies are already preparing to sow doubt in the upcoming midterm election results and have unleashed a stream of claims seemingly in preparation for a wipeout, according to a new investigation.

A blistering new editorial accuses lawmakers of a "total surrender" of checks and balances, blaming unchecked executive overreach for skyrocketing inflation and declining real wages.

Political author Thom Hartmann argues that the long-term impact of modern Republican policies on American institutions and society has been deeply destructive.

Republicans thought they had locked in a historic realignment. Instead, they’re facing a California-style electoral disaster.

After Elon Musk demanded prison time for Robert Reich, the former Labor Secretary explains why the unaccountable tycoon is a danger to American democracy.

A federal judge rebukes the Trump administration's sweeping overhaul of a D.C. golf course, noting even the DOJ urged the court "not to believe" the president's statements.

In this AlterNet exclusive, a forensic psychologist exposes the chilling motivation behind the former president's wildest whims.

President Donald Trump's ongoing attempts to successfully prosecute former FBI Director James Comey experienced another twist on Monday when the Justice Department again filed charges against him.

On Monday, a widely cited psychologist warned that President Donald Trump is displaying “more signs of apparent neurological decline.”

On Monday, a top Republican official found himself flailing to defend President Donald Trump and the GOP’s inattention to the economic suffering of Americans.

Ever since President Donald Trump announced that he is renaming the Department of Defense as the Department of War, he and Secretary of Defense have aroused controversy, particularly when they have tried to casually use the moniker "Department of War" in official documents.

On Monday, a new report revealed a rising crisis in MAGA world.

President Donald Trump has "done great damage to Christian witness" alongside the "catastrophic damage" he has done to the country as a whole, but as one Christian political activist wrote for The Hill, a "turning point" is coming soon away from this destructive "corruption."

President Donald Trump's Justice Department is "simply dead wrong" on every count in their new election meddling lawsuit, according to CNN analyst Elie Honig, who argued that the law it has hinged its case on "has nothing to do with" the situation it is trying to apply it to.

President Donald Trump’s administration is hoping to keep hundreds of messages about the controversial Kennedy Center takeover a secret as a new federal court showdown over the president’s plan to shut down the landmark continues.

Twenty-year practicing psychotherapist Elliott Connie, who offers short, easy-to-understand analyses of the brain and how people think, sees a clear example of how words can manipulate people.

One of President Donald Trump’s core groups of supporters is fed up with him during his second term.

A federal judge delivered a stinging defeat to President Donald Trump's Justice Department on Monday, ruling that its firing of former federal prosecutor Maurene Comey was illegal and ordering her retroactive reinstatement and back pay.

President Donald Trump faces a new legal challenge over his White House crackdown on the press. The lawsuit is filed on behalf of ordinary Americans who say his restrictions on the press have made them unable to do their jobs.

CBS veteran Dan Rather has called his former network a "disaster" and charged that its leadership has turned it into a version of Fox News.

On Monday, a prominent Fox News host warned his fellow Republicans that President Donald Trump has accelerated the “downward political spiral” of the GOP.

President Donald Trump is preparing his next strikes to hit the Middle East once the election has finished, according to a CNN report.

President Donald Trump’s promise of $1,000 for newborns is getting an embarrassing response, as some parents would rather turn down the money than put his name on their children’s savings.

As Democrats warned, Project 2025 would undo decades of progress. The 920-page proposal became the blueprint for transforming the federal government and has become reality under President Donald Trump’s second administration.

President Donald Trump's West Point faces accusations of openly defying a federal court order, leading one legal expert to call out the prestigious military academy for giving a judge the "middle finger."

Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, senior associate dean of the School of Management at Yale, sent a strong message to corporations about upcoming accountability.

President Donald Trump's efforts to make deals with Russia and end its years-long war with Ukraine are "certain to fail," according to Sen. Mitch McConnell, with the Republican breaking his silence to accuse the president of "coddling" Vladimir Putin.

On Monday, it was reported that world leaders are once again laughing off President Donald Trump’s hair-brained schemes. This time, it involves the latest chapter in MAGA’s attempt to take its movement global.

President Donald Trump, who has made billions since returning to the White House, is also collecting nearly $3 million from Republican campaign funds through his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, according to a new report.

Senior officials increasingly weigh the costs of supporting his longtime ally amid the most unpopular war in American history.

The gambling boom and personal grudges collide as a new multi-billion dollar policy battle threatens the league's massive growth.

Former diplomat Mark Lenzi demands the release of an intelligence probe into the directed energy attacks that left his wife and kids with severe brain injuries.

President Donald Trump's least favorite issue is not going away and is primed to haunt him even more after the midterms.

President Donald Trump’s administration has broken an embarrassing record not seen since Ronald Reagan was in office almost four decades ago.

The panel shreds "desperate" Republicans for pretending Obama's slam on Trump’s gold-plated taste was a personal attack on avocado eggrolls.

In this AlterNet exclusive, a leading historian reveals how the dark, secret rumors of the Nixon presidency can help us understand the intense anxiety surrounding Trump today.