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In a late May video with liberal journalist Molly Jong-Fast, The Lincoln Project's Rick Wilson — a Never Trump conservative and former GOP strategist — argued that President Donald Trump is so desperate to get the United States out of its war with Iran that he's willing accept a bad deal with the Iranian regime in Tehran. But according to i Paper reporter Simon Marks, doing so could alienate hawkish Republicans who supported Trump's military strikes against Iran."Hell hath no fury like a Republican scorned, and t

New photos of the White House show it immersed in what the Daily Beast calls “construction chaos” as President Donald Trump continues to prioritize his vanity projects over voter concerns. The grounds were already swamped with construction as Trump’s controversial ballroom project progresses regardless of vocal opposition, and now “the People’s House” is being further blighted by renovations as the president prepares to mark his 80th birthday with UFC cage matches in front of the White House this June.According to

Republicans in Congress left for their latest recess "fuming," according to The Hill, with the House and Senate camps set to "clash" over how to approach President Donald Trump's widely derided Justice Department "slush fund" and other key legislation.The DOJ last week announced a settlement for Trump's $10 billion IRS lawsuit that would instead set up a $1.776 billion "anti-weaponization" fund for anyone who claims that the government targeted them for their political beliefs. Critics immediately

Many political strategists have argued that while Republicans have an urban problem, Democrats have a rural problem. Donald Trump clearly outperformed Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris in rural areas in 2024, and he had a major advantage in Grant County, Nebraska — a rural ranching community he carried by 95.9 percent. According to the UK-based i Paper, Grant remains the most pro-Trump county in the United States — even with the Iran war causing gas prices to soar"Gas prices may be on the rise in Grant County, Nebraska," reporter Daniel Bates explains in the i Paper, "but the people li

The Georgia Republican Senate primary was already rife with party infighting, and now tempers are running even higher after election frontrunner Representative Mike Collins (R-GA) was forced to fire a top aide over offensive online behavior. MAGA-backed Collins is currently in a primary runoff against former college football coach Derek Dooley, who has the support of Governor Brian Kemp, who himself has been at odds with President Donald Trump over the past 18 months. To that end, the primary represents yet what many have suggested is an ongoing battle for the GOP, pitting Trump loyalists against more traditional Republicans. But it is also the party’s bid to oppose incumbent Senator John Ossoff (D-GA) in a key state. Georgia

President Donald Trump has made a habit of marking important holidays with posts that are more interested in attacking his own perceived enemies, and this year's Memorial Day is no different, with his latest message insulting "Dumocrats" and his GOP antagonists getting raked over the coals on social media.Taking to Truth Social on Monday morning, Trump shared a post wishing followers a "Happy Memorial Day," while throwing digs at his many perceived political enemies."Happy Memorial Day to all, including the Dumocrats, who disrespect

Early Saturday evening, May 23 during Memorial Day Weekend, U.S. Secret Service agents exchanged fire with a gunman who was approaching a White House security checkpoint in Washington, DC. The gunman was killed, and President Donald Trump is responding to the incident by arguing that it makes a case for his White House ballroom. And Trump's legal team makes that argument in a court filing posted online the day after the incident.Politico legal affairs reporter Josh Gerstein posted the

Last week in the Kentucky GOP primary, Representative Thomas Massie (R-KY) was beaten by MAGA-certified challenger Ed Gallrein in a race that many say re-verified President Donald Trump’s grip on the Republican party, proving once again that his endorsement can make or break candidates depending on their loyalty to him personally. Now Massie — who has drawn Trump’s ire over the course of the past 18 months for his willingness to break with the White House agenda — has filed to run in 2028 for the House seat he just lost, adding new significance to the election that will also choose a new presid

If Democrats manage to flip the U.S. Senate in the 2026 midterms — or at least reduce the size of the GOP's small Senate majority — President Donald Trump will have a harder time getting his nominees confirmed in 2027. And that includes U.S. Supreme Court nominees should any seats become available. Some MAGA Republicans are arguing that Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas should retire in 2026, giving Trump a chance to nominate two justices even if Democrats regain control of the Senate. But according to Newsweek, Trump

When the United States Bill of Rights — the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution — were ratified in Philadelphia in 1791, the Founding Fathers created a system of checks and balances that were designed as safeguards against authoritarianism. But according to legal scholars interviewed by the New York Times, President Donald Trump is testing them in a major way and finding loopholes that the Founders and Framers didn't anticipate.New York Times reporter Adam Liptak, in a Memorial Day article, explains, "The men who drafted the Constitution knew they were playing with fire when they created a novel and powerful new office: the president of the United States…. The Framers were not blind to the danger that they were creating a new kind of ki