Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 4.21.26: Trump, Johnson make eleventh-hour pitch in Virginia
Today’s installment of campaign-related news items from across the country.
GOP’s Mills faces expulsion effort launched by one of his Republican colleagues
Amid growing GOP anxieties about the midterm elections, there’s fresh evidence that the House Republican conference is both divided and unraveling.
11 years later, the Senate Republicans’ open letter to Iran is relevant anew
Remember in 2015, when Sen. Tom Cotton and 46 of his GOP colleagues wrote to Iran in order to undermine their own country’s negotiating position?
Resigning labor secretary falsely claims there was a ‘deep state’ conspiracy against her
On her way out the door, Lori Chavez-DeRemer wants to be seen as a victim, which is absurd given the nature of the allegations that forced her to quit.
Rogan-inspired psychedelics directive reflects influencers’ power in the White House
It’s a problem that there are so many amateurs on Team Trump. It’s also a problem when they take direction from other amateurs with media megaphones.
Trump’s 2024 assassination attempt at center of revealing new conspiracy trend
Trump has become vulnerable to his own weapon as his followers grow disenchanted.
Virginia Democrats missed an opportunity to show voters they know how to fight
If the party wants to move past the Trump era, it’s going to need to learn to throw a punch.
Pakistan presses ahead with preparations for Iran-U.S. talks even with Tehran’s participation unclear
Both sides remain dug in rhetorically, with U.S. President Donald Trump warning that “lots of bombs” will “start going off” if there’s no agreement before the ceasefire deadline.
Trump believes gas prices will plummet once war with Iran ends. His aides and experts disagree.
The psychological and sentiment “damage may be done even before prices come back down,” an economist tells MS NOW.
Trump purges his Cabinet as his presidency faces mounting pressure
The ousting of Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer is the latest sign of a president whose second term has not gone as planned — and who is starting to make his Cabinet pay for it.
