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A cartoon by Pedro Molina. Related | New data shows GOP faces a midterms blowout… Source Powered by WPeMatico

The next few installments of Congressional Cowards—a weekly series highlighting the worst Donald Trump defenders on Capitol Hill—will focus on the midterm elections as Republicans grow desperate and despondent about their odds of maintaining their congressional majorities. Republicans are preemptively pointing fingers over the widely anticipated loss of their House majority and the… Source Powered by WPeMatico

In a joint investigation, Kansas Reflector and MS NOW obtained records from Marshall’s first Senate run that raise concerns about his use of office resources By Sherman Smith and Matt Fuller for Kansas Reflector As Sen. Roger Marshall fights for his political life in Kansas, a staffer for Democrat Adam Hamilton — Marshall’s opponent — has been needling the Republican senator’s staff… Source Powered by WPeMatico

A cartoon by David Horsey. Related | Mamdani invests in public housing and calls out rich crybabies… Source Powered by WPeMatico

Survey Says is a weekly series rounding up the most important polling trends or data points you need to know about, plus a vibe check on a trend that’s driving politics or culture. Democrats are primed to retake the majority of governor’s mansions for the first time since the 2010 midterm election. Heading into this year’s midterms, Republicans control 26 to Democrats’ 24. Source Powered by WPeMatico

A cartoon by Pedro Molina. Related | Cornell rape scandal proves women’s safety is never the priority… Source Powered by WPeMatico

Injustice for All is a weekly series about how the Trump administration is trying to weaponize the justice system—and the people who are fighting back. This week’s injustice has both types of Trump judicial appointees: the kind that are unhinged zealots bound for Supreme Court glory and the kind who actually still do their jobs. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge James Ho… Source Powered by WPeMatico

When the socialists filed into the pews of a church sanctuary in Texas, there were far more than would have attended just two years ago. But that was before members of the Democratic Socialists of America were winning congressional primaries, and the acronym “DSA” became a fixture on television news chyrons. And before Democrats began arguing about whether to court or rebuke this movement… Source Powered by WPeMatico

A cartoon by Drew Sheneman. Related | Cornell rape scandal proves women’s safety is never the priority… Source Powered by WPeMatico

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. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced last week that New York Attorney General Letitia James is assigned to investigate the handling of the Cornell University rape allegation, in which charges were not brought and a lawsuit is now… Source Powered by WPeMatico