Trump Leads Biden Going into Tonight’s Debate

He’s doing better in all the swing states but one than in 2020.

Jamaal Bowman Defeated in Primary

The Gaza conflict has ousted a member of “the Squad.”

Biden to Pardon Veterans Convicted for Gay Sex

A long overdue move.

The Cult of Trump

Planting a flag.

Judging Presidential Debates

Their feelings don’t care about your facts.

Horserace all the Things!

Quick thought on fundraising.

Handicapping The Debate

Could Thursday’s match-up shake up the race?

SCOTUS: No Constitutional Right to Bring Noncitizen Spouse Into Country

A reasonable ruling with horrible consequences.

1967 Wasn’t That Long Ago

Reggie Jackson and playing baseball in the Deep South.

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Veeps Don’t Win Presidencies

Part the millionth.

Trump Got More Donations Than Biden After Conviction

A whopping $50 million donation from a single nepo baby put him over the top.

The World According to Trump

While foreign policy seldom decides American elections, it really should this year.

Kennedy Won’t Qualify for Debate

That’s some catch, that Catch-22.

Biden Offers Amnesty for Illegals Married to Americans

A morally right but politically fraught move.

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Democrats Preparing for Trump Win

Progressive activists are preparing to “democracy-proof” the country.

Trump: No Taxes on Tips!

A nonsensical proposal.

East Coast v. West Coast Liberalism

Does Nicholas Kristof make his case?

Biden: Next POTUS Could Appoint Two SCOTUS Justices

He may be under-estimating.

Republicans Shockingly Back Republican Nominee

Never underestimate the hypocrisy of politicians.

What The YSL Trial Chaos Says About Our Criminal Legal Systems

What out of control prosecutors and judges actually look like and why more people should be treated like former President Trump

Crystal Ball Moves Trumpward

It all comes down to Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Michigan.

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House Republicans Hold AG Garland in Contempt

Political grandstanding over dubious claims of privilege.

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Biden is a Fibber*

*Parenthetically, his opponent wouldn’t know the truth if it bit him on the ass.

Jonathan Turley Continues to be a Hack

I guess the attention is worth it?

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Cultural Identity, Mass Migration, and the Far Right

The fine line between xenophobia and patriotism.

Greedflation Politics

Democratic strategists are complaining that Biden is being too honest.

Biden Orders Shutdown of Asylum Process

A desperate measure for a desperate problem.

Political Polling in the Trump Era

The professionals are striving to keep up with changing voter habits.

Joe Manchin Becomes ‘Independent’

The Democratic gadfly is performatively ‘leaving’ the party.

Convict Trump

Will the first President convicted of crimes be the first convicted felon re-elected as President?

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VP Little Marco?

Rubio reportedly wants the gig.

Trump Convicted

Stunning news.

MLB Upends Record Books

The inclusion of Negro League statistics has rewritten the game’s history.

Trump’s New York Trial Nearing End

Closing arguments start today and a verdict and possible sentencing could come this week.

Biden and Trump Voters Have Different Concerns

After ‘the economy,’ the two diverge wildly on their top priorities.

Will Trump Leaners Come Home to Biden?

The weirdness of this year’s polling gives the President’s team hope.

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The Great Baby Deficit

Most of the biggest countries in the world have birth rates below replacement level.

Another Political Signal on an Alito Home

A beach home and “An Appeal to Heaven”

Trump’s Path to 270

It’s depressingly short.

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Biden’s Unpopularity

He isn’t very popular.

Why Biden Gets No Credit for a Good Economy

Public perception is not aligned with the top level data.

Biden’s Morehouse Speech

After weeks of protest, a solid effort.

On Posting the Ten Commandments in Schools

A pending mandate in Louisiana

Happy Birthday, Mr. Mayor

Here are some special papers.

The Ongoing Erosion of SCOTUS

The Alitos and the upside-down flag.