NPR poll shows a House edge, but divided government wins
An NPR poll gives Democrats an advantage, but structural map limits and local friction will deliver divided government rather than an unchecked wave.
By Dana Whitfield ·
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Hakeem Jeffries' affordability agenda will fail working people
As voters prioritize the cost of living and the Iran war, Hakeem Jeffries promises relief that structural inflation and Donald Trump's tariffs will likely make impossible.
By Maya Ellison ·
Trump coerces state election officials with broken federal lists
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 ·
Mike Johnson bets on polling errors as GOP faces a House loss
House Republicans are ignoring voter anger over inflation and the Iran war to cling to a narrative of polling errors, a gamble that will likely cost them the majority.
By Dana Whitfield ·
The search of Ilhan Omar turns federal process into a weapon
Homeland Security Investigations searched Representative Ilhan Omar’s home, but using a predawn raid before an election degrades the process and arms future political opponents with the same tool.
By Adele Rutherford ·
Mayor Mamdani fails New York with an activist Oct. 7 message
By pivoting an October 7 anniversary statement toward Gaza, Mayor Zohran Mamdani alienates Jewish New Yorkers and proves he values ideological purity over civic leadership.
By Dana Whitfield ·
Trump faces a midterm backlash as voters reject fiscal fantasy
As voters punish Trump for tariff inflation, both parties offer magical thinking instead of the divided government needed to restore institutional balance.
By Dana Whitfield ·
The Supreme Court erodes its authority on the shadow docket
As the Supreme Court convenes its new term, relying on emergency shadow docket rulings to grant executive relief damages the institutional legitimacy that John Roberts seeks to protect.
By Adele Rutherford ·
House Democrats chase a big majority and risk party fractures
As the DCCC expands its target map into tough Republican territory, vulnerable candidates are rejecting national leadership, exposing deep ideological fissures.
By Dana Whitfield ·
White House spins weak payroll numbers as reindustrialization
The White House claims a weak September jobs report proves its economic agenda is working, but the actual payroll numbers show stagnation.
By Ray Dombrowski ·
By sparing Donald Trump, the Senate surrenders its own authority
The Senate rejected a resolution to block strikes on Iran, leaving Donald Trump unchecked and proving that legislative war powers are now merely symbolic.
By Tom Beckwith ·
Mike Johnson is racing to China while the AI monster escapes
When the people who built the bomb tell you it’s unstable, you don’t check your campaign calendar. But that is exactly what the U.S. Congress is doing right now.
By Josie Calloway ·
Jeffries-Kushner talks signal profit, not affordable America
I don’t care how many times Hakeem Jeffries repeats that the “affordability crisis is not a hoax.” I read enough rate filings and utility bills to know that when people talk about…
By Imani Sutton ·
Maryland Democrats' redistricting plan is a partisan power grab
You have to ask who actually carries the cost when politicians write rules for people who never met a payroll, or stood in a field waiting for the combine.
By Ruth Behrens ·