The late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), who unexpectedly died of a brief and sudden illness on Saturday, once took pride in standing up to extremism within the Republican Party — at least, before he decided to hitch his political cart to President Donald Trump’s wagon.In a 2014 Politico article that th…
I learned long ago as a cub reporter at a weekly newspaper in New Jersey that there are realities in this world, and there are political realities. Realities are, well, real. Political realities are shaped by people in little rooms Inside the Beltway who live in a world detached from reality. “They’…
Senator Lindsey Graham, the South Carolina Republican who served in the Senate for over two decades, died on July 12, 2026, at the age of 71. His passing prompted reflection on his long and often controversial political career, including the dramatic shifts in his political positions—most notably hi…
President Donald Trump is trying to ram through his controversial assistant attorney general, Todd Blanche, to be America’s official attorney general — and despite their claims to independence, it appears many Senate Republicans are prepared to go along with him.“Senator Thom Tillis, a North Carolin…
House Democrats on the Natural Resources Committee have released a report describing how the White House cheated the American public on its 250th birthday. It outlines interim findings that the Trump organization put together a shell company to supplant the Congressionally-created commission, Americ…
On Thursday, the Trump regime forced out the three remaining members of the Election Assistance Commission — effectively ending it. You need to see this as part of Trump’s overall strategy to take over the midterm elections some 90 days from now. The strategy has six parts:1. Eliminate neutral watch…
President Donald Trump appears to be trying to revive the Cold War-era “Red Scare” with his newest line of attack against Democrats, but as one former RNC Chair wrote for MS NOW, his effort falls apart in the face of “history and common sense” — and his own administration’s machinations.In the face …
More critics in the technology space have begun to get their hands on one of President Donald Trump and his family’s biggest scams, the “Trump phone,” and their reactions have been brutal so far, with some tarring the cheap device as “awful” and “deeply unserious.”First launched over a year ago, Tru…
Anticipating a major potential blue wave in the coming midterms, numerous Republicans in vulnerable districts have, according to The Hill, adopted a “risky strategy” for success: embracing President Donald Trump, despite his cratering approval.”Republicans in swing-seat House districts are welcoming…
President Donald Trump is more and more beholden to a “dangerous addiction,” according to his one-time biographer, and it is one that has both defined his entire political career and could endanger his future.Michael Wolff is a longtime reporter and author, best known for his extensive coverage of T…