Matthew Chapman
National Political Writer
Video game designer and science fiction author from Texas. Can be found on Twitter @fawfulfan.
A whistleblower complaint says Veterans Guardian defrauded veterans and the government.
By Jesse Valentine - November 06, 2025
Remember the viral victory speech with the toddler under the podium? That kid’s mom could be Virginia’s next governor.
By Bonnie Fuller - November 03, 2025
Reid added that he doesn’t want to debate “who was right and who was wrong” in the Civil War
By Jesse Valentine - October 31, 2025
Kennedy has zero concern about reproductive health. Instead, he is enacting Donald Trump's Project 2025 plan to ban abortion pills.
By Bonnie Fuller - October 31, 2025
Ciattarelli’s grandfather immigrated to the United States in 1908 and didn’t become a citizen for 20 years.
By Jesse Valentine - October 31, 2025
Collins is widely considered the most vulnerable Senate Republican up for reelection next year.
By Jesse Valentine - October 28, 2025
Ciattarelli has received more than $10k from a gambling ring operator linked to the Gambino crime family.
By Jesse Valentine - October 27, 2025
Lawler promised to defend contraception access, but is aligned with groups working to restrict it.
By Jesse Valentine - October 22, 2025
The Coast Guard spent $172 million on new private jets for Kristi Noem.
By Jesse Valentine - October 22, 2025
Miyares and his wife made $2.5 million from a family rental company accused of slumlord practices.
By Jesse Valentine - October 16, 2025
Nevada is one of eight states with universal mail-in voting.
By Jesse Valentine - October 15, 2025
Up to 100,000 Iowans are expected to lose health insurance in the months and years ahead.
By Jesse Valentine - October 14, 2025
The owner of Greenlee Consulting has contributed thousands to Barrett’s campaigns.
By Jesse Valentine - October 10, 2025
Wittman’s net worth has more than tripled since joining Congress in 2007.
By Jesse Valentine - October 08, 2025
Miyares pointed to Western European nations with 8-week abortion bans as a model for the U.S.
By Jesse Valentine - October 07, 2025
Donald Trump's wealth has doubled since returning to the presidency. Has yours?
By Jesse Valentine - October 06, 2025
Hollie and Cody Cunningham were excited to grow their family. But two pregnancies that were "incompatible with life" forced them to flee their home in Texas to get the care Hollie needed.
By Bonnie Fuller - October 02, 2025
Reid denies ownership with the blog.
By Jesse Valentine - October 01, 2025
"The biggest issue I hear about in every corner of Virginia has been the issue of affordability."
By Bonnie Fuller - September 25, 2025
Williams has endorsed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act which is expected to force 13.7 million Americans to lose their health insurance.
By Jesse Valentine - September 25, 2025
Whatley is already under fire for his embrace of conspiracists and other odious figures.
By Jesse Valentine - September 24, 2025
What will Election Day 2026 look like?
By Jesse Valentine - September 19, 2025
Eric Swalwell advised FCC Chair Brendan Carr to “get a lawyer”
By Jesse Valentine - September 18, 2025
Ogles’ twisted financial history could make him vulnerable in 2026.
By Jesse Valentine - September 18, 2025
Republican Sen. Rand Paul says Vance doesn’t “give a shit” about “killing someone without a trial.”
By Jesse Valentine - September 18, 2025
Roy Cooper is running for U.S. Senate in 2026.
By Jesse Valentine - September 12, 2025
Election Day is Nov. 4, 2025.
By Bonnie Fuller - September 12, 2025
A new bill in Texas is designed to pit family members against each other at a time when they need one another most.
By Bonnie Fuller - September 10, 2025
Tickets to attend Collins L.A. fundraiser range from $3,500 to $10,000
By Jesse Valentine - September 10, 2025
Mobile home owners in Johnson County have been struggling with higher rents and fewer services.
By Jesse Valentine - September 09, 2025
Plus a campaign ad from the Heritage Foundation
By Jesse Valentine - September 06, 2025
After a paperwork delay, Gov. Moore received the Bronze Star for his military service in Afghanistan
By Jesse Valentine - September 02, 2025
Dr. Lou Rubino is just one of many physicians who’ve left Texas as a result of the state’s multiple abortion bans—laws that prevent doctors from treating pregnant women with not just abortion care, but life-saving emergency care. She’s now practicing in Virginia.
By Bonnie Fuller - September 02, 2025
Plus a campaign ad from Maine
By Jesse Valentine - August 22, 2025
Republicans in North Carolina changed election laws to try to rig the state Supreme Court in their favor. It might not work out the way they planned.
By Matthew Chapman - July 19, 2018
Scott Wagner, the Republican nominee for governor in Pennsylvania, claims he does not agree with the views of a radical cult, but he was caught on tape telling them he does.
By Matthew Chapman - July 12, 2018
Virginia Rep. Dave Brat is all too willing to help Republicans defend Rep. Jim Jordan even as the number of athletes coming out against Jordan grows.
By Matthew Chapman - July 11, 2018
Republican Rep. Scott Taylor refuses to condemn his party’s openly racist Senate nominee because he doesn’t ‘give a sh-t.’
By Matthew Chapman - July 09, 2018
Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner tied his tongue in knots when asked whether voters should back a Democrat over a literal Nazi running for Congress in his state.
By Matthew Chapman - July 05, 2018
California Republican John Fitzgerald has been appearing on neo-Nazi podcasts and denying the Holocaust.
By Matthew Chapman - July 05, 2018
Missouri Republican Josh Hawley was paid by a group that wants to sterilize trans people and criminalize homosexuality.
By Matthew Chapman - July 02, 2018
Republican candidate Russell Walker has stated “God is a racist and a white supremacist” and Jewish people “descend from Satan.”
By Matthew Chapman - June 28, 2018
The young progressive champion defied the odds, defeated the fourth most powerful Democrat in the House, and will almost certainly go on to win in November.
By Matthew Chapman - June 27, 2018
Seth Grossman is a national humiliation for the Republican Party. But they are refusing to address it.
By Matthew Chapman - June 26, 2018
Decorated Air Force veteran MJ Hegar is running for Congress, and she’s out with a powerful new ad some are calling ‘the best political ad anyone’s ever seen.’
By Matthew Chapman - June 25, 2018
The House farm bill would kick families off nutritional assistance, while giving subsidies to billionaires. Every House Republican running for Senate voted to pass it.
By Matthew Chapman - June 22, 2018
New Jersey House candidate Seth Grossman previously called diversity ‘a bunch of crap’ and ‘un-American.’ This week, he elaborated on its dangers.
By Matthew Chapman - June 21, 2018
Rep. Kevin Cramer thinks people are being melodramatic about kids in cages.
By Matthew Chapman - June 21, 2018
Michael Grimm, the ex-con running for his old congressional seat, is okay with ripping children from their families.
By Matthew Chapman - June 20, 2018
Kelli Ward argued that it’s fine to separate children from their parents because ‘bad people’ exist.
By Matthew Chapman - June 19, 2018
Wisconsin Republican Leah Vukmir has a new ad of a threatening voicemail she received. Except she didn’t — it’s a dramatization.
By Matthew Chapman - June 18, 2018
Even some Republicans object to Trump’s policy of ripping children away from their families — but not Pennsylvania Senate nominee Lou Barletta. He’s just fine with it.
By Matthew Chapman - June 18, 2018
Lou Barletta and Scott Wagner are totally devoted to Trump. They are also down badly in the polls.
By Matthew Chapman - June 14, 2018
Wisconsin’s Republican governor refused to call special elections until three courts ordered him to. This is why.
By Matthew Chapman - June 13, 2018
The notoriously scandal-plagued Appalachian Trail-hiking Rep. Mark Sanford is out. And now his South Carolina seat could be up for grabs.
By Matthew Chapman - June 13, 2018
Corey Stewart had ties to an overt white nationalist. Virginia Republicans nominated him anyway.
By Matthew Chapman - June 12, 2018
GOP Senate candidates Josh Hawley and Patrick Morrisey want to wipe out one of Obamacare’s most popular provisions.
By Matthew Chapman - June 08, 2018
Republicans had hoped to lock out Democrats from key races in the California primaries, but they failed — and now the chance for Democrats to retake the House is that much stronger.
By Matthew Chapman - June 06, 2018
New Mexico Democrat Deb Haaland is hoping to make history in November.
By Matthew Chapman - June 06, 2018
Lauren Arthur is the 42nd Democrat this cycle to win a red seat in a special election.
By Matthew Chapman - June 05, 2018
Republican Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers is not used to competitive elections. But her embrace of Trump has put her in danger.
By Matthew Chapman - June 05, 2018
Virginia Senate candidate Corey Stewart told white nationalist Paul Nehlen ‘I can’t tell you how much I was inspired by you’ in a video posted to his personal YouTube account.
By Matthew Chapman - June 04, 2018
Republican Rep. David Schweikert vowed to return ‘fiscal sanity’ to Washington. Now his office faces an ethics investigation for misuse of taxpayer and campaign money.
By Matthew Chapman - June 01, 2018
George Allen’s endorsement didn’t work for Ed Gillespie. But Rep. Barbara Comstock apparently hopes it will work for her.
By Matthew Chapman - May 30, 2018Except where otherwise noted, content on this site is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License .