Ryan Teague Beckwith

President Donald Trump loves to talk about cutting red tape. In truth, he’s actually fine with tying the average American up in it. Along with his GOP allies in Congress, Trump regularly bemoans the federal government’s allegedly onerous burdens on […]

If you got to this article by searching for “DOGE check,” “DOGE dividend check” or “DOGE stimulus check,” I have some bad news: Your check is not in the mail. Each week, Americans take to the internet to search some

Suppose you were a spy for a hostile foreign power, trying to figure out how to steal America’s secrets. In years past, you might have tried to flip an FBI agent working on counterintelligence or planted a bug in the

President Donald Trump took his most dramatic step to claim executive powers in his eighth week in office, invoking the Alien Enemies Act to begin deporting noncitizens without giving them a chance to go before a judge. The 1798 law

Just more than a dozen years ago, Republicans’ talking point was that the president of the United States should not have promoted a politically connected but troubled company. When Barack Obama ran for re-election in 2012, GOP lawmakers seized on

Every president has their share of misadventures, but only a few are so scandalous that their names echo through history: Teapot Dome, Watergate, Iran-Contra. It’s still early, but the odds are good that the second Donald Trump administration will end

After Elon Musk ordered 2 million federal workers to send a bullet-pointed list of five things they accomplished the previous week, social media filled with mock replies. “Dear manager, this week: (1) I’m never gonna give you up (2) Never

There has never been a figure like Elon Musk in the White House, right down to his choice in clothes. The billionaire federal contractor showed up at President Donald Trump’s first Cabinet meeting of the year dressed like the head

President Donald Trump continued to look for new ways to consolidate power in the White House in his fifth week in office. Whether through executive orders, social media posts or plans floated in the media, the second Trump administration is

For conservatives, certain American cities are also epithets. Those upset about changes in culture attack New York City. Those worried about the excesses of liberal policy blame San Francisco. Those angry about crime bring up Chicago. And everyone hates on