If there is one lesson that has emerged from the 2026 midterm election primaries, it is that Democrats and Republicans react very differently to ultra-rich candidates.“Tom Steyer ran for governor of California as a climate crusader endorsed by Bernie Sanders’ political organization, Our Revolution,”…
President Donald Trump has picked Todd Blanche as his permanent attorney general, according to a top political scientist, because ex-Attorney General Pam Bondi was not corrupt enough for him.“What everyone needs to understand is the danger here and what the Senate is concerned about. Todd Blanche — …
President Donald Trump has slashed social programs for inner city minorities, low-income children, starving Americans and many other vulnerable groups. Yet one of the groups that has consistently supported him just got a major bailout.“The lower chamber voted 213-210 to pass the agriculture, rural d…
I didn’t want to talk about this today. I had planned on writing a very clever and highly nuanced commentary on American patriarchy. But the man who runs the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which oversees the Affordable Care Act, forced my hand. Mehmet Oz is a moron or a liar. It’s uncle…
Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins struggled on Thursday during a House Agriculture Committee hearing when asked basic questions about her department’s own data. Rep. Angie Craig, a member of the Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party in Minnesota, probed Rollins about allegations of fraud involving rec…
Karl Rove is out with a warning for Democrats who may be optimistic about their chances of a big blue wave in November.According to the longtime Republican political strategist and consultant, things may not be quite as rosy as Democrats think. As Mediaite reported, Rove pointed to a recent series …
President Donald Trump’s war with Iran seems to be causing a seismic change in the Middle East, but according to a new break down from The i Paper, it is happening in just about the exact opposite way he intended.Writing for the outlet on Thursday, foreign affairs reporter Kieron Monks relayed the n…
On Wednesday, MAGA-oriented Representative Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) claimed she was assaulted by the founder of the grassroots women’s peace group CodePink. But according to newly emerged video evidence, her allegations appear to be more than a little exaggerated. “The head honcho of CodePink here o…
Daily Mail writer Mark Halperin says nobody has a clear enough idea of just how thoroughly Republicans have ruined themselves with President Donald Trump — except perhaps Republicans.“Unsolicited advice for the midterm curious: Push past the betting-market-friendly framing, low quality polling and w…
A few weeks ago, the MAGA world took one look at actor Lupita Nyong’o playing the role of “Helen” in Christiopher Nolan’s The Odyssey and decided they hated it. But on Thursday, the Daily Beast reports movie audiences gave not a whit about MAGA preferences for white actresses.“The movie MAGA crusade…