Top Iowa politics reporter Laura Belin noted that while Iowa is seen as a red state, former President Barack Obama won the state twice, and until about 10 years ago, there was a Democrat in one of the U.S. Senate seats. As the 2026 midterm elections draw near, the pendulum that swung right appears t…
The Independent reports a majority of Americans now say they’re less likely to support a candidate who espouses MAGA sentiment or follows the lead of President Donald Trump — which spells disaster for the Republican Party in November.“With just over 100 days until the midterm elections, a new poll …
Epstein survivor Jess Michaels says Trump’s nominated attorney general Todd Blanche is still utterly committed to representing President Donald Trump over justice for victims of convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. “The short answer is [‘m] disappointed,” Michaels told MS NOW anchor Nicole Wall…
During President Ronald Reagan’s first term, George Will generated a great deal of discussion when he coined the phrase “we are all FDR’s children now.” The conservative Washington Post columnist has criticized liberals and progressives countless times over the years, but he also views Franklin Dela…
Almost 18 months into his second presidency, Donald Trump continues to double down on many of his familiar positions — from claims of voter fraud to immigration to attacking longtime allies of the United States. But according to The Nation’s Sasha Abramsky, Trump still has a major foe he can’t escap…
A federal judge ruled on Friday that President Donald Trump did not have the authority to fire lower-level federal employees, Politico reported. It’s one of several cases that were brought in reaction to the mass firings across the whole of the federal government. Two have already been decided by th…
New York Magazine writer Jonah Shepp says President Donald Trump considers himself very intelligent — but that intelligence apparently didn’t extend to the definition of “quagmire.”The U.S. and Iran are back at war again, less than a month after agreeing to a cease-fire deal and Trump’s frustration …
In recent months, the United States Supreme Court has handed down a string of consequential decisions that have prompted accusations that conservative justices have engaged in ideological overreach. Now on the Hawaiian Supreme Court, one justice is fighting back against what he calls “hubristic orig…
Comedian and podcaster John Fugelsang says 228 years ago this week, President John Adams signed one of the great constitutional embarrassments in American history; the Alien and Sedition Acts. And today, President Donald Trump is “dumpster diving” through the Constitution to attack comedians and peo…
At the NATO summit in Turkey last week, President Donald Trump made an announcement that experts say will not only benefit Russia, but could change the balance of global power. This is according to international relations analyst Derek Grossman, who explained in Foreign Policy on Friday how Trump’s …