Vanity Fair: “Washington keeps asking why the law-and-order attorney general is carrying water for a morally untethered president. The answer may lie in the youthful lessons Barr learned from his father, a combative, provocative New Yorker—not unlike Donald Trump.”
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Georgia’s Election-Law Problems Aren’t Legal Ones
Anna Bower: “Many Americans are alarmed by eleventh-hour rule changes adopted by Georgia’s State Election Board—and rightly so. But many misunderstand where the danger lies.” “The new rules, which add…
Fact-Checking Is Not a Political Strategy
Tyler Austin Harper: “The 45th president has been subjected to a sustained fact-checking campaign for the better part of a decade. I do not think it’s an exaggeration to say…
Melania Forced Donald to Drop Hardline Immigration Policy
“Melania Trump describes in her new memoir how she made her husband, then president Donald Trump, drop a signature hardline immigration policy under which migrant children were separated from their…
Senate Republicans Make Sudden Change in Ad Strategy
“Senate Republicans’ campaign arm is making a last-minute shift in its TV advertising strategy in the face of a growing spending disparity with Democrats in key races,” Politico reports. “The…
Health Care Is on the Ballot Again
Ron Brownstein: “Vance’s evasive response to the questions about health care, on a night when he took the offensive on most other subjects, exposed how fraught most Republicans still consider…
Iran Is Not Ready for War With Israel
Arash Azizi: “This is a terrifying moment for Iran. Khamenei has long pursued what he calls a ‘no peace, no war’ strategy: Iran supports regional militias opposed to Western interests…
Jim Jordan Angles to Be House GOP Leader
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) appears to be making an early play for Republican leader in case House Republicans lose the majority in November or decide to ditch House Speaker Mike…
J.D. Vance Rattled Tim Walz by Being Nice
“Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) went into the vice-presidential debate with a plan to surprise Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz by being shockingly… super-duper nice,” Axios reports. “It worked. The result was…
Cassidy Hutchinson Backs Harris
Former Trump White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson told MSNBC she was voting for Kamala Harris for president. Save to Favorites
How Eric Adams Could Beat His Bribery Case
Politico: “The optics, as they say, are not good. But as it stands now, the criminal case against Adams is not a sure thing — particularly on the headline-grabbing bribery…
The Untold Secrets of January 6
Playbook: “Yesterday, in an unsealed legal filing, Smith gave his most complete look yet at the mountain of evidence he’s amassed against Trump in the case laying out his attempts…
Tim Walz’s ‘Missed Opportunity’
“Tim Walz was supposed to cut through the political nonsense to speak plainly to Americans about out-of-touch Republicans. But instead, some Democrats were alarmed by his performance at Tuesday’s debate…
Harris Maintains Small National Lead
A new Emerson College national survey finds 50% of voters support Kamala Harris, while 48% support Donald Trump for president in 2024. Save to Favorites
Toss Up Race Seems Impervious to Shocks
“October surprises are coming at a dizzying pace. But the question is whether grave crises at home and abroad can break a dead heat between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris…
Trump Fear Factor Hits Senate GOP
“Senators are privately (and publicly) saying they hope Donald Trump stays out of the internal election to replace Mitch McConnell as Senate GOP leader,” Axios reports. “None of them know…
House Republicans Ousted McCarthy One Year Ago
“One year ago today, the House voted to oust Kevin McCarthy as speaker, triggering the end of his political career and beginning an especially embarrassing period for the House GOP,”…
Liz Cheney to Campaign With Kamala Harris
“Vice President Kamala Harris will campaign alongside Liz Cheney, the most prominent Republican to cross party lines and endorse her, on Thursday in Wisconsin at a symbolic location: the birthplace…
The Big Tax Hike Coming in Just Over a Year
“In 2017, Congress passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which may be better known as the Trump tax cuts. Due to the way fiscal policy works in the United…
Trump Would Revoke Status for Haitian Migrants
“Donald Trump on Wednesday said that he would revoke Temporary Protected Status for the Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio, and deport them if he is reelected in November,” CNN reports….
Trump Still Won’t Release His Medical Records
New York Times: “Now, just over a month from an election that could make Mr. Trump, 78, the oldest person ever to serve as president (82 years, 7 months and…