Vulnerable GOP senator blows half his money on ad about how much he loves Trump
Republican Sen. Thom Tillis is spending more than $2 million on a new television ad to fend off a far-right primary challenger.
By Dan Desai Martin - September 17, 2019Republican Sen. Thom Tillis is spending more than $2 million on a new television ad to fend off a far-right primary challenger.
By Dan Desai Martin - September 17, 2019Lt. Gov. Dan Forest is running for governor. He wants voters to think his mother, a former GOP congresswoman, has not helped advance his political career.
By Josh Israel - September 17, 2019As Republican challengers line up to battle Trump, states like Michigan are changing the rules to protect him.
By Dan Desai Martin - September 16, 2019The Democratic debate did well in the ratings despite competition from the NFL and MLB.
By Oliver Willis - September 13, 2019Kansas Republicans just recruited a big-name primary opponent to challenge Rep. Steve Watkins after he refused to resign.
By Josh Israel - September 13, 2019Trump’s 2020 campaign has an interesting excuse for why he is polling so badly.
By Oliver Willis - September 13, 2019O’Rourke’s campaign said it would report the threat from Texas state Rep. Briscoe Cain to the FBI.
By Oliver Willis - September 13, 2019Sen. Elizabeth Warren slammed the immigration ‘crisis that Donald Trump has created and hopes to profit from politically.’
By Oliver Willis - September 12, 2019Sometimes people do get pneumonia.
By Josh Israel - September 12, 2019Trump vowed to release a new health care plan as an alternative to the Affordable Care Act, but it looks like he will break that promise.
By Dan Desai Martin - September 12, 2019Only 10 candidates will take the stage in Houston on Thursday night.
By Dan Desai Martin - September 12, 2019Trump has threatened to withhold vital aid to Ukraine while Giuliani has been pressuring them for dirt on Joe Biden.
By Oliver Willis - September 10, 2019Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is celebrating young, relatively new Republican members of Congress racing to the exits.
By Dan Desai Martin - September 09, 2019The Colorado paper slammed Gardner for his repeated failures as the state’s junior senator.
By Dan Desai Martin - September 09, 2019The South Carolina senator took a trip overseas as residents in his home state faced flooding and storm damage.
By Dan Desai Martin - September 06, 2019Republicans have repeatedly used voter purges to skew the voting population in their favor in close races.
By Oliver Willis - September 06, 2019Arizona, Kansas, Nevada, and South Carolina look to silence Republican voters by canceling their primary contests next year.
By Dan Desai Martin - September 06, 2019The billionaire said in January that he was considering a run for president, but the enthusiasm was never there.
By Associated Press - September 06, 2019Mike Pence has already had to deal with rumors that he is going to be replaced on the ticket by Nikki Haley.
By Oliver Willis - September 05, 2019The GOP in New Hampshire is full of people who always make mistakes, says Corey Lewandowski. Who may run for Senate. In New Hampshire. As a Republican.
By Dan Desai Martin - September 04, 2019Five Democratic presidential candidates in the span of 24 hours have released sweeping plans to address climate change, ahead of a series of town halls devoted to the issue.
By Associated Press - September 04, 2019Rep. Bill Flores joins the so-called ‘Texodus’ of Texas Republicans refusing to run for reelection next year.
By Dan Desai Martin - September 04, 2019In a new poll, Trump is losing by double digits to nearly every top Democratic contender for president.
By Oliver Willis - August 28, 2019He says he wants to stop Trump — but only if he gets to be the Republican nominee.
By Oliver Willis - August 27, 2019Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is eager to be the ‘grim reaper’ of popular legislation even if he’s no longer in charge.
By Dan Desai Martin - August 22, 2019Sen. Martha McSally (R-AZ) has paid thousands of dollars after investigators found she didn’t comply with election finance laws.
By Dan Desai Martin - August 21, 2019A new poll shows former astronaut Mark Kelly leading Sen. Martha McSally (R-AZ) by 5 points.
By Dan Desai Martin - August 20, 2019Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) laid out his plan to take health insurance away from millions of people.
By Dan Desai Martin - August 09, 2019Rep. Kenny Marchant is also the seventh House Republican to announce his retirement in the past two weeks.
By Dan Desai Martin - August 05, 2019Official records suggest Sen. Susan Collins’ campaign likely violated federal campaign finance laws.
By Dan Desai Martin - August 02, 2019