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May 29, 2026
Edith Olmsted
John Cornyn Posts Cryptic Fable After Trump Screwed Him Over
Cornyn still can’t bring himself to break from Donald Trump.
May 29, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Missing Democratic Representative Ends Reelection Bid
Representative Frederica Wilson went missing for four weeks without explanation.
May 28, 2026
Edith Olmsted
Trump Judge Hands Him Major Win in Attack on Voting Rights
A Trump-appointed judge declined to block the president’s executive order limiting mail-in voting.
May 27, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Republican Operatives Behind Shady Democratic Donor Group Exposed
Lead Left has ties to at least two Republican super PACs.
May 27, 2026
Greg Sargent
Trump, the Wages of MAGA Sin, and the Dream of Flipping Texas Blue
Ken Paxton is the embodiment of MAGA rage and corruption. Can James Talarico win by transcending Paxton’s Trumpy acrimony?
May 27, 2026
Finn Hartnett
Republicans Scramble to Erase Anything Bad They Said About Ken Paxton
Republicans are frantically deleting their past comments on Paxton after his Senate primary win in Texas.
May 26, 2026
Finn Hartnett
12 Republicans Break Ranks to Deal Major Loss to Trump
Some South Carolina state senators changed their position at the last minute.
May 26, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Ousted Republican Warns More Epstein Retribution Is Coming
Representative Thomas Massie isn’t holding back.
May 26, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Judges Block Alabama Republicans’ Map for Being Too Racist
A federal court ruled Alabama Republicans’ map goes too far in discriminating against Black voters.
May 26, 2026
Finn Hartnett
Trump Gives Away Game Behind His Texas Primary Endorsement
Donald Trump made a final push for Ken Paxton ahead of the most expensive Senate primary in history.
May 22, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Missing Republican Rep. Has Racked Up Some Odd Travel Expenses
Representative Tom Kean Jr. has been missing for more than two months—but apparently still can travel for his reelection campaign.
May 22, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
Trump Officials Explored Unnerving Plot to Ban All Voting Machines
The plan advanced far enough that the Trump administration was looking for a way to justify the ban.
May 22, 2026
Gabriel Cohen
The Election Fraudsters Who Will Follow in Tina Peters’s Footsteps
We can debate all day whether Colorado Governor Jared Polis should have commuted her sentence. Meanwhile, state and local officials are openly preparing to meddle in the midterm elections.
May 20, 2026
Right Now With Perry Bacon
Transcript: Georgia May Elect America’s First Black Woman Governor
Journalist Tia Mitchell explains why Keisha Lance Bottoms could make history this November in Georgia.
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May 20, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Reveals He’s Ready to Screw Over Own Party With Iran Deal
Donald Trump said he’s in “no rush” to make a deal with Iran.
May 20, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
“Self-Owns”: GOP Panics Over Midterms as Trump Candidates Win
The party is worried about Donald Trump’s priorities.
May 20, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Massie Delivers Trump a Major Warning After His Primary Defeat
The president has turned Thomas Massie into an even bigger enemy.
May 20, 2026
Perry Bacon
Thomas Massie’s Defeat: Trump Reigns for Now, but November Is Coming
The MAGA base proves again in Kentucky that Trump’s blessing is everything. But beyond that base, it’s the kiss of death.
May 19, 2026
Greg Sargent
Trump’s Angry Jan. 6 Tirade Accidentally Hands Dems Midterm Weapon
Democrats will seek to force Republicans to vote on Trump’s toxic new slush fund for January 6 rioters, Representative Jamie Raskin tells TNR in an interview. Democrats shouldn’t let up.
May 19, 2026
Sam Russek
The Wanton Destruction of the Texas GOP Senate Primary
As John Cornyn and Ken Paxton suck up to Trump and take shots at one another, the post-Trump future of MAGA in the Lone Star State is being decided.
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