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Nobel Prize-winning economist turned political pundit Paul Krugman came up with a concept in his Substack on Wednesday that describes what he believes is behind much of the rot in President Donald Trump's administration.

Krugman, a frequent critic of the Trump administration who has warned the president's move to eliminate nonpartisan labor statistics gathering could put America on course for a Venezuela-style economic collapse, quoted the late historian Hannah Arendt, who noted, "Totalitarianism in power invariably replaces all first-rate talents, regardless of their sympathies, with those crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty."

New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman exposed President Donald Trump's new bid to exert a "different kind of cultural control."

Trump announced that he would host the annual Kennedy Center Honors, making him the first sitting president to ever perform the function. He also announced the honorees, including country singer George Strait, actor and comedian Michael Crawford, Sylvester Stallone, Gloria Gaynor, and the band KISS. Each nominee had to be approved by him, and he rejected several candidates he deemed "wokesters."

A progressive lawyer warned Wednesday that the Supreme Court has already signaled how it will rule on an important voting rights case.

Marc Elias, founder of the Elias Law Firm, joined progressive YouTuber Brian Tyler Cohen on the show "Democracy Watch" to discuss the case. Elias said the case, which involves Louisiana's election map, could have significant ramifications for the 2026 midterm election.

Right-wing Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears has backed out of the People's Debate with AARP over a "scheduling conflict," prompting the cancellation of the gubernatorial portion of the event.

The debate, to be held on Sept. 16 at Virginia State University, features gubernatorial and Senate candidates and was set to be moderated by CBS 6 anchor Bill Fitzgerald, with a panel of AARP Virginia representatives, VSU figures, and reporters. It has been billed as "the most widely broadcast television debate in Virginia."

President Donald Trump's relationship with some of his male followers should raise eyebrows, according to two conservative analysts.

Sarah Longwell, publisher of the conservative newsletter The Bulwark, and the outlet's managing editor, Sam Stein, discussed the relationship on a new episode of "Bulwark Takes" on YouTube. They noted certain incongruities between Trump's interests and the persona portrayed by many of his masculine followers.

President Donald Trump uncorked a lengthy screed on his Truth Social platform Wednesday night in which he doubled down on baseless claims that Washington, D.C., is "under siege from thugs and killers," and suggested that precipitous drops in the city's crime rates were a cover-up by "corrupt" officials.

Trump took direct action to assume federal control over law enforcement in the nation's capital this month. He signed a directive placing the Metropolitan Police Department under federal authority and deployed hundreds of National Guard troops to the city. The president justified the drastic move by citing rampant violent crime, homelessness, and attacks on federal officials.

A conservative analyst on Wednesday issued a dire warning about President Donald Trump's deployment of federal troops to the nation's capital.

Trump deployed more than 1,000 federal troops to Washington, D.C., this week to address local crime. On Tuesday, officers arrested 23 people for drug possession and other crimes. The deployment sparked outrage among both Democratic and Republican analysts, with many calling it an authoritarian move.

President Donald Trump is losing confidence that he can get an actual deal from Vladimir Putin at his summit on the Ukraine war in Alaska, BBC News special correspondent Katty Kay told MSNBC's Jason Johnson on Wednesday evening.

"Now, this is a key thing here," said Johnson. "President Trump, after his first term, when he was out of power, he basically hollowed the Republican Party out of any actual experts when it comes to Russia ... the only person in his administration that might understand anything about this is Marco Rubio, who he sidelined."

The Trump administration's push for Americans to have more children has been well documented, from Vice President JD Vance's insults aimed at "childless cat ladies" to officials' meetings with "pronatalist" advocates who want to boost U.S. birth rates, which have been declining since 2007.

But a report released by the National Women's Law Center (NWLC) on Wednesday details how the methods the White House have reportedly considered to convince Americans to procreate more may be described by the far right as "pro-family," but are actually being pushed by a eugenicist, misogynist movement that has little interest in making it any easier to raise a family in the United States.

A pair of conservative commentators ripped President Donald Trump on Wednesday for not doing his job.

Sarah Longwell, publisher of the conservative newsletter The Bulwark, discussed Trump's job performance with Sam Stein, the outlet's managing editor, on a recent episode of "Bulwark Takes" on YouTube. The two agreed that it doesn't seem like Trump truly understands what his job is, and if he does, he doesn't care to do the work he needs to.

President Donald Trump's decision to deploy federal troops to the nation's capital might serve a higher purpose than what the president has claimed, according to a new column.

Jamelle Bouie, a columnist for The New York Times, argued in a new op-ed that Trump may get personal satisfaction out of seeing the military being used to enforce civilian law. That may also help explain why Trump appears to need conflict and chaos, according to Bouie's column.

Celebrity podcaster Joe Rogan invited far-right Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) onto his show this week — and grilled her about the brutality and seeming randomness of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids around the country under President Donald Trump.

Rogan has previously backed Trump and entertained various right-wing conspiracy theories — but he has also expressed reservations about some aspects of Trump's agenda, particularly ICE raids against day laborers, which he has called "insane."

A conservative commentator got heated on Wednesday while defending claims that Washington, D.C., is an unsafe city to live in.

Scott Jennings, an advisor to Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), appeared on CNN's "The Lead with Jake Tapper" to discuss President Donald Trump's recent move to deploy federal troops into D.C. The president has claimed that the nation's capital is "infested" with crime, even though federal data shows crime is at a 30-year low.