Texas primaries highlight MAGA world’s voter suppression plans
The voting system behind Tuesday’s chaotic and confusing Democratic primaries in Texas is key to the MAGA movement’s antidemocratic scheming.
Kristi Noem’s alarming misinterpretation of the Constitution
In congressional testimony, the homeland security secretary espoused troubling views of executive power.
Senate GOP gives Trump free hand in Iran as war powers vote fails
Republicans rejected a resolution to curb Trump’s ability to unilaterally take military action, even as questions linger about the scope and goals of the escalating conflict.
Jared Polis’ test case for Tina Peters clemency falls flat
The governor doesn’t need to make a legal case to exercise his clemency power, but he’s still making a weak one.
Ethics probe makes matters vastly worse for Texas’ Gonzales ahead of runoff race
On Tuesday, the GOP congressman advanced to a runoff primary election. A day later, however, an ethics investigation he’s facing advanced, too.
When Kash Patel’s behavior becomes headline news, firings often follow
An MS NOW analysis finds the FBI director often lashes out after his own bad press — by firing experienced agents and staffers.
Trump officially nominates Kevin Warsh as Fed chair to replace Jerome Powell
The White House on Wednesday took the first formal step toward achieving Trump’s goal of installing a rate cut-friendly chair of the Federal Reserve.
Arkansas county voters nominate murder defendant for sheriff
Aaron Spencer is charged with killing a man accused of molesting his daughter. He just won the GOP primary in a landslide.
Trump’s endorsement isn’t nearly as potent as he likes to pretend
The president keeps insisting that his endorsements automatically dictate the results of elections, but reality keeps telling a very different story.
