Campaigns and Elections

Senator Steve Daines (R-MT) listens during a news conference following a Senate Republican policy luncheon at the US Capitol on March 20, 2024.

Republican Senators Are a Bigger Threat to the Constitution Than Trump Republican Senators Are a Bigger Threat to the Constitution Than Trump

Senators who are supposed to check Trump’s abuses are supporting his immunity claims instead.

May 1, 2024 / John Nichols

Gov. Kristi Noem speaking on a stage outside, wearing a red

I’m Sad for Kristi Noem’s Daughter, Not Just Her Puppy I’m Sad for Kristi Noem’s Daughter, Not Just Her Puppy

The South Dakota governor traumatized her child by killing her dog.

Apr 30, 2024 / Joan Walsh

An image of President Donald Trump looms over crowds of supporters before his speech from the Ellipse at the White House on Wednesday, January 6, 2021.

Trump Is the Ultimate Gang Leader Trump Is the Ultimate Gang Leader

April 29, 2024 Trump Is the Ultimate Gang Leader Trump and those backing him hope to disable enough of the political infrastructure to create the space for non-state actors to do h…

Apr 29, 2024 / John Feffer

Rep. Pramila Jayapal at a press conference on the upcoming debt limit in Washington, DC

Despairing? Here’s a Bold, Populist, Popular, and Progressive Domestic Agenda for 2025 and Beyond. Despairing? Here’s a Bold, Populist, Popular, and Progressive Domestic Agenda for 2025 and Beyond.

How the Congressional Progressive Caucus is driving the center of the Democratic Party in a new direction.

Apr 29, 2024 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Nikki Haley visits

Nikki Haley’s Zombie Campaign Is Drawing Swing-State Republicans Away from Trump Nikki Haley’s Zombie Campaign Is Drawing Swing-State Republicans Away from Trump

Haley is not campaigning, but she just won almost 158,000 GOP primary votes in the critical state of Pennsylvania. Democrats think they can swing many of them to Biden.

Apr 26, 2024 / John Nichols

Arizona Republican Senate Candidate Kari Lake Meets With Lawmakers At The Capitol

Republicans Are in Damage Control Mode Over Abortion Republicans Are in Damage Control Mode Over Abortion

Arizona’s 1864 abortion law has local party leaders flailing to avoid alienating voters.

Apr 26, 2024 / Sasha Abramsky

This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is GettyImages-2149547437.jpg Protesters demonstrate outside the US Supreme Court Building as the justices prepares to hear arguments on the immunity of former US president Donald Trump.

The Supreme Court’s 5 Male Justices Are Fully in the Tank for Trump The Supreme Court’s 5 Male Justices Are Fully in the Tank for Trump

During the former president’s immunity hearing, Roberts & Co. made clear that they’re going to do everything they can to delay Trump’s criminal reckoning.

Apr 25, 2024 / Elie Mystal

The National Enquirer in a Florence, South Carolina, supermarket on September 14, 2016.

Pecker Exposes Lengths Taken to Please Trump Pecker Exposes Lengths Taken to Please Trump

Testimony by the former National Enquirer publisher detailed the Trump campaign’s involvement in directing the tabloid's coverage of the 2016 election.

Apr 24, 2024 / Chris Lehmann

Representative Summer Lee (D-PA), speaks during a rally in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on April 21, 2024.

Summer Lee Proves That “Opposing Genocide Is Good Politics and Good Policy” Summer Lee Proves That “Opposing Genocide Is Good Politics and Good Policy”

Last week, the Pennsylvania representative voted against unconditional military aid for Israel. This week, she won what was supposed to be a tough primary by an overwhelming margi...

Apr 24, 2024 / John Nichols

A still from an EducateUS ad, showing a Black teen raising her hand.

On Sex Ed, “Our Side” Is Finally Fighting Back On Sex Ed, “Our Side” Is Finally Fighting Back

The new group EducateUS is creating a counter-movement to the conservative groups stoking a culture war over sexuality education.

Apr 24, 2024 / Joan Walsh

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