Washington’s Circus

Donald Trump hides behind an enormous ten-billion-dollar lawsuit while a BBC microphone points toward an empty deposition chair and a closing calendar.

The $10 Billion Lawsuit Has Entered Do-Not-Disturb Mode

The Spin RoomOctober 15, 2026 at 9:15 PM EDTBy Sabrina Bryan

Trump sued the BBC for $10 billion. The BBC now wants the plaintiff to appear for a deposition before discovery closes, a feature apparently stored in the premium litigation tier.

A development-finance piggy bank is pulled between fossil-fuel extraction and community water and solar infrastructure.

Poverty Reduction Does Not Need An Oil Rig Logo

Climate & PowerOctober 15, 2026 at 10:49 AM EDTBy Jimmy (Jim) Ayers

The United States wants the World Bank back in upstream oil and gas, because apparently development finance needed a fossil-fuel loyalty program.

A courthouse gavel interrupts personal viewing-data cards being drawn from a videotape toward an advertising vacuum.

Your Click History Is Not A Free Sample

Courts & RightsOctober 15, 2026 at 10:49 AM EDTBy Margaret Mayakovsky

The Supreme Court is deciding whether a Blockbuster-era privacy law still protects people in a world where every website wants to be a tiny surveillance mall.

Empty shoes stand before a locked institutional door while an anonymous official walks away carrying a completed checklist.

Forty Deaths Deserve More Than A Compliance Checklist

Immigration & JusticeOctober 15, 2026 at 10:49 AM EDTBy Sabrina Bryan

A judge closed the case against Mexico’s former immigration chief over the Ciudad Juárez detention fire. Families say justice is not finished.

Legislative staff rush judicial robes, gavels and chairs into an overloaded calendar before closing time.

The Old Senate Is Booking Lifetime Appointments On The Closing Shift

Washington’s CircusOctober 15, 2026 at 5:19 PM EDTBy Margaret Mayakovsky

Republicans are planning back-to-back judicial-nomination hearings after the election. Voters may choose a new Senate in November, but the old one would still like to choose judges for life in December.