Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.), Trump's pick for Florida governor, ran into an awkward moment at a Florida Republican Party dinner on Saturday. A muted welcome led him to ask for help getting the room going. A video posted by the account DeSantis Appreciation Society, which backs Gov. Ron DeSantis…
Three big reasons explain the New Right’s hostility to Europeans
Just a month away from the volatile midterms and a president way down in the polls, there was once again a plethora of political material ripe for this week’s SNL cold open, and the NBC late-nighter went full MAGA, with some Mitch McConnell on the side. Played by Mickey Day, the wheelchair bound…
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) was bombarded with phone calls Saturday after President Donald Trump publicly shared what he said was the senator’s phone number, and the flood soon spread to payment requests after a journalist found a Venmo account linked to it. As flagged by The Washington Sun’s Oriana…
Ohio’s MAGA gubernatorial candidate suffered a brutal humiliation in front of voters Saturday when he tried—and failed—to pull off the classic politician move of kissing a baby. Vivek Ramaswamy was working the crowd at a campaign event in Vandalia, Ohio, when he spotted a child holding a sign that…
A new Marist Poll survey found Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott trailing behind his Democratic opponent by three points, a development that left several onlookers in absolute shock. “I cannot stress enough how much modern republican identity is bound up in Texas, and how monumental of a blow to…
A simmering rivalry between two Republican heavyweights eyeing the White House spilled into public view this week, with one making it personal. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) called Vice President JD Vance "insecure" in a phone interview with Politico on Saturday, responding to Vance's claim days earlier…
President Donald Trump fired back at Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) on Saturday after the Arkansas Republican openly defied the commander in chief. On Friday, Trump singled Cotton out for being among the lone holdouts on the Sunshine Protection Act, a bill that would make daylight saving time permanent.…
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) isn't backing down after President Donald Trump publicly targeted him over permanent daylight saving time. Trump even posted what appeared to be Cotton's personal cell phone number. "For some reason, Tom is stopping the Bill and, in the Senate, it's very easy to do, it only…
A new New York Times/Siena polls show Democrats gaining across five red states since June. One of the biggest swings is in Texas, where Republican Gov. Greg Abbott now trails his Democratic challenger. Political data analyst Adam Carlson posted a chart comparing the Times/Siena polls from June with…
