High early-vote enthusiasm and a 33% approval rating for Donald Trump have put Republicans on the defensive, making a Democratic Senate majority the most workable outcome.
By Dana Whitfield ·
The gubernatorial campaign ad featuring Amy Acton's estranged mother weaponizes childhood trauma, exposing a rot in our politics that no amount of party discipline can mask.
By Adele Rutherford ·
Donald Trump seeks $10 billion from the BBC but avoids discovery, leading Judge Enjoliqué Lett to order a deposition or risk dismissal of the suit.
By Adele Rutherford ·
By using Amy Acton's estranged mother to attack her childhood trauma, Vivek Ramaswamy has traded basic human decency for a cruel strategy that is now costing him the race.
By Maya Ellison ·
While the Justice Department marred its case with poor election timing, L. Louise Lucas cannot excuse using her public office to shield a racketeering enterprise.
By Adele Rutherford ·
President Donald Trump asked Google to rename the Atlantic Ocean after himself, but CEO Sundar Pichai refused, proving that geography resists unilateral political whims.
By Daniel Okafor ·
Donald Trump rallies in Sioux City for Ashley Hinson, but campaign promises and tariff bailouts will not feed Iowa families without real payroll numbers to back them up.
By Ray Dombrowski ·
By prompting mid-decade redistricting to secure House seats, Donald Trump abandoned procedural standards for a political shortcut that threatens his own party under shifting voter moods.
By Adele Rutherford ·
By using unverified lists and threats of jail to pressure state election officials, the Trump administration is attempting to seize control of a process the Constitution leaves to the states.
By Adele Rutherford ·
A car struck Helen Haines outside her office, proving that unchecked political vitriol inevitably breaches the physical boundaries of regional democracy when online abuse goes unanswered.
By Daniel Okafor ·
David Crowley and Tom Tiffany sparred over a $3 billion budget surplus in their only debate, but neither candidate offered a concrete plan to grow durable industrial payroll.
By Ray Dombrowski ·
The Justice Department is wrong. It is attempting to use a criminal statute to force a civil administrative change based on data that cannot survive a basic audit. The Department seeks an emergency order to segregate ballots from 20,000 people it labels as likely noncitizens. This is not a request for precision. It is a demand for a purge.
By Adele Rutherford ·
Incumbent Republican Roger Marshall and challenger Adam Hamilton trade sharp blows over the economy and personal baggage in a tight Kansas Senate contest.
By Dana Whitfield ·
After HSI raided Rep. Ilhan Omar's home over immigration fraud, the President's public comments and the timing of the search transform a criminal probe into a political weapon.
By Adele Rutherford ·
By using religious identity to question Abdul El-Sayed's loyalty, Mike Rogers employs a rhetorical shortcut that threatens the legitimacy of the democratic process and the American Constitution.
By Adele Rutherford ·
In a final Senate debate, Mike Rogers distanced himself from Donald Trump's Canada tariffs, a pragmatic pivot that exposes Abdul El-Sayed's refusal to acknowledge political nuance.
By Dana Whitfield ·