In late April, President Donald Trump requested a record-breaking $1.5 trillion defense budget, which, if approved, would mark the largest ever increase in Department of […]
Author: Russell Payne
Surprise, “Democrats for Rob Coalition” chaired by GOP elected
A frontline GOP congressman, Rep. Rob Bresnahan, R-Pa., launched the “Democrats for Rob Coalition” last month, billed as an invitation to Democrats living in Pennsylvania’s […]
Trump is bleeding his 2024 voters, but not fast enough for the midterms
Since the start of the Iran war, support for President Donald Trump has allegedly fractured among Republicans, drawing significant attention. Initially, the conservative break with […]
Trump’s ballroom ploy might work, security experts say
In the wake of the attempted shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner last Saturday, President Donald Trump and his allies immediately parlayed the shooting […]
Supreme Court guts the Voting Rights Act in “Jim Crow 2.0” ruling
In its Louisiana v. Callais decision Wednesday, the Supreme Court nominally affirmed Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, while simultaneously nullifying its […]
Centrism is losing popularity, new data shows. Will Democrats listen?
Although Democrats seem increasingly well-positioned to make significant gains in the House and potentially even the Senate in the 2026 midterms, the party’s collapse in […]
The Iran war is about to hit small businesses — and your wallet
The oil price disaster triggered by President Donald Trump’s ongoing war against Iran is about to crash into small businesses in the U.S. and around […]
What AOC really told RFK Jr.
A recent photo of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-NY, speaking with Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has gained significant attention online […]
Why is Trump wooing psychedelics? It’s really about Iran
On Saturday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order expediting federal review of psychedelic drugs for treating mental illness, a class of drugs including LSD, […]
Trump’s looming downballot disaster
With President Donald Trump’s approval rating sinking to historic lows amid the war with Iran, Republicans down ballot stand to suffer, with the president potentially […]
DeSantis’ national security power grab
In Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis is taking unprecedented steps to invoke national security on the state level to designate local groups as terrorist organizations — […]
Tax refunds are up. Americans still paid higher taxes
As President Donald Trump heads into the midterms with hopes that large tax refunds will buoy the Republicans in elections, most Americans will have already […]