Since you’re so despised …
A cartoon by Mike Luckovich. Related | GOP is already deep in the stages of grief as midterm losses loom… Source Powered by WPeMatico
Why Trump’s battle with the mainstream media is smoke and mirrors
Explaining the Right is a weekly series that looks at what the right wing is currently obsessing over, how it influences politics—and why you need to know. President Donald Trump’s decision to trash the First Amendment and bar news outlets from the White House would seem to be compelling evidence of antagonism between the right and the media. But despite Trump’s constant… Source Powered by WPeMatico
Just one more chance!
A cartoon by Pedro Molina. Related | ‘Give us another chance’: Vance makes desperate plea to voters… Source Powered by WPeMatico
Election fraud claims are unsurprisingly fake, and brace for more guns
For this week’s roundup of the injustice being meted out by the Trump administration, we’ve got some old friends like T. Elliot Gaiser showing up to wreak stupid havoc. We also have election fraud shenanigans, and as a little treat, because we deserve it, a former Trump White House attorney gets his comeuppance. The Trump administration finally found a big-deal mail-in ballot fraud case! Source Powered by WPeMatico
Republicans see warning signs for Paxton in the Dallas-Fort Worth suburbs
By Gabby Birenbaum for The Texas Tribune Jill Tate has spent 30 years building and maintaining the Republican majority in Texas. In all that time, she’s never been more worried about an election. “This is truly the first time I’ve felt in my bones we could lose the Texas House, and we could lose a statewide seat,” Tate said. “And that’s very scary.” Now president of Texas… Source Powered by WPeMatico
Spurned Texas senator won’t help the GOP hold on to his seat
As Republicans start to come to terms with the fact that they really may lose a Senate seat in Texas for the first time in more than 20 years, Sen. John Cornyn is delivering a message to his fellow partymen: Told ya so. Cornyn, who has held one of Texas’ Senate seats for nearly 25 years, warned Republicans during the primary that nominating Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton would be… Source Powered by WPeMatico
Supreme Court rejects a Trump-backed Missouri congressional map for the third time
The Supreme Court on Friday turned away an attempt to use a new Missouri congressional map backed by President Donald Trump, putting an end to a long-running legal dispute as absentee voting is underway in the midterm elections. The justices halted a federal appeals court ruling that would have revived the Republican-friendly map for the November elections, which will determine control of… Source Powered by WPeMatico
ICE: Immoral, corrupt, and an exceptional waste of money
We’re all painfully aware of just how monstrous Immigration and Customs Enforcement has behaved in enacting President Donald Trump’s brutal torment of immigrants and anyone who supports them. But when it comes to being terrible, this is an administration that always wants to go above and beyond, so it’s figured out a way to make things even worse: by lighting your tax dollars on fire. Source Powered by WPeMatico
Ellison TV
A cartoon by Brian McFadden. Support my Patreon for early access and exclusives. Follow me on Mastodon, Bluesky, or at my website. Related | A foul Musk lingers over the Paramount-Warner Bros. Source Powered by WPeMatico
Why a GOP House majority is ‘almost impossible’
Republicans have been publicly making deluded predictions about their chances at victory in the midterms, with GOP leaders saying that they’ll not only keep control of the House but actually expand their majority. But the nonpartisan Cook Political Report said Friday that it will be nearly “impossible” for Republicans to keep the House. “The worsening political environment for… Source Powered by WPeMatico