Paul Waldman

Washington, D.C.

Formerly: Washington Post, The Week, American Prospect. MSNBC columnist, co-host of Boundary Issues. Author, The Cross Section: https://t.co/NcC1hMgD9J

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Democrats could learn an important lesson from Trump's broken promises

3 days ago | msnbc.com | Paul Waldman

During an interview last June, then-candidate Donald Trump was asked what he thought about foreign students attending American universities. “What I want to do and what I will do is you graduate from a college, I think you should get automatically, as part of your diploma, a green card to be able to stay in this country,” he said.
Opinion | Elon Musk departs DOGE with a horrific legacy

1 week ago | msnbc.com | Paul Waldman

Elon Musk’s government service has supposedly come to an end, with the billionaire decamping to his company town of Starbase, Texas. Except there he was in the Oval Office on Friday, in a press availability alongside President Donald Trump. Sporting a black eye — given to him by his 5-year-old, he said — Musk grumbled about his time in the nation’s capital. “We became essentially the DOGE bogeyman,” Musk said.
The Republican budget is an attack on the American economy

1 week ago | publicnotice.co | Paul Waldman

ğ ğ ğ With corporate outlets obeying in advance, supporting independent political media is more important right now than ever. PN is possible thanks to paid subscribers. If you arenât one already, please click the button below to sign up and support our work. ğ ğ ğSince 1970, the United States has endured eight recessions. Seven of them began under Republican presidents; the exception was a brief one at the end of Jimmy Carterâs term.
Of Course Elon Musk Isn't Really Leaving the White House

1 week ago | thedailybeast.com | Paul Waldman

Speaking at a forum in Qatar during President Trump’s recent grand tour of the Middle East, Elon Musk teased plans to stop funding campaigns. “I think I’ve done enough,” he said. “If I see a reason to do political spending in the future, I will do it.
Donald Trump and the power of the big (fake) number

2 weeks ago | publicnotice.co | Paul Waldman

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Opinion | History’s warning for Republicans who back Trump’s massive budget bill

2 weeks ago | msnbc.com | Paul Waldman

As Republicans in Congress struggle to settle on a megabill they can all agree on, they might want to familiarize themselves with the story of Marjorie Margolies. Her political career stands as a warning to GOP lawmakers, especially those thinking of risking their seats to save President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda. Three decades ago, Margolies (then Margolies-Mezvinsky) briefly became the most famous first-term member of the House of Representatives.
The white rural reckoning

3 weeks ago | publicnotice.co | Tom Schaller |Paul Waldman

This article is co-authored by Tom Schaller and Paul Waldman. Their book “White Rural Rage: The Threat to American Democracy” will be released in paperback later this month. Schaller is professor of political science at the University of Maryland-Baltimore County. Waldman is a columnist for MSNBC; his Substack newsletter is The Cross Section.
The GOP’s mega-bill is great for polluters and terrible for the climate

3 weeks ago | msnbc.com | Paul Waldman

After months of sitting on the sidelines and nodding approvingly while Donald Trump and Elon Musk eviscerate the federal government, congressional Republicans are finally joining in. To offset extending tax breaks for the wealthiest Americans, Republicans are searching high and low for spending cuts. And that means wiping away any policy initiatives — even, perhaps especially, the successful ones — that were enacted under President Joe Biden.
Opinion | The GOP’s mega-bill is great for polluters and a disaster for the climate

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Paul Waldman

After months of sitting on the sidelines and nodding approvingly while Donald Trump and Elon Musk eviscerate the federal government, congressional Republicans are finally joining in. To offset extending tax breaks for the wealthiest Americans, Republicans are searching high and low for spending cuts. And that means wiping away any policy initiatives — even, perhaps especially, the successful ones — that were enacted under President Joe Biden.
The mind-numbing irony of Trump’s doll comments

3 weeks ago | businessandamerica.com | Paul Waldman

There is a familiar formula for a president to spin an economic downturn: acknowledge the public’s pain, explain that the administration is working hard to make things better, and reassure people with some variation of “we as Americans will get through this together.” Presidents keep applying the formula even though it rarely works, perhaps because nobody has come up with anything more convincing.