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How Does Susan Collins Keep Winning?
Democrats have been trying for three decades to take this Senate seat. Will 2026 be any different?
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Supreme Court limits use of race in redistricting in a win for GOP
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The Supreme Court ruled for Republicans in a congressional redistricting case from Louisiana, ruling that a new map was a racial gerrymander even though it was drawn to comply with the Voting Rights Act.
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Senate rejects latest resolution to limit Trump's Iran war powers
The Senate narrowly rejected a war powers resolution on Iran as President Trump touts a framework agreement with Tehran to end the monthslong conflict.
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National Review
The Supreme Court Should Take Another Crack at Limiting Runaway Agencies
Petitions to rein in the EPA and the Bureau of Land Management should take their place on the Supreme Court’s docket.
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Live results: Hern leads GOP Senate primary to replace Mullin in Oklahoma
Rep. Kevin Hern (R) is on track to succeed Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin representing Oklahoma in the Senate. Hern, who is backed by President Trump, effectively cleared the GOP field with his entrance into the race after Mullin’s appointment. He is almost certainly going to win the seat in the ruby red state this…
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Ex-GOP presidential aide says 'no one is safe' from Trump's lawfare
According to an ex-presidential aide, President Donald Trump’s fishing expedition against one of the Democrats’ presumed 2028 election front-runners, California Gov. Gavin Newsom, proves “no one is safe” from the Republican president and his politicized DOJ.“Federal agents abusing the powers that they had when surveilling civil rights leaders have taken off after the governor of California, which means, unless you're not too bright, if they can do it to Gavin Newsom, they can do it to anybody,” warned Steve Schmidt, who advised Republican president, George W. Bush. “And thinking about that, how close is it that we came to the US military being deployed on the streets, an ICE army behind them or in front of them, commanded by Stephen Miller, with the power to detain whomever they wanted, wherever they wished?”Adding that Trump has reportedly talked about eliminating the writ of habeas corpus, which guarantees the government “can't just lock you up without reason or cause and has existed in English common law for a thousand years,” Schmidt added that Trump aspires to transform America “from a republic to a police state.” Comparing Trump’s order to investigators to find something about Newsom and/or his family members, Schmidt added that this is like Russia under its dictator, Vladimir Putin.“It is unacceptable, and it must not be stood for,” Schmidt declared. “This is why, in the months ahead, as the contours of the debate take shape, there can be no compromise on this simple, fundamental, absolutely important principle” — namely that, unlike the forgiving approach of President Joe Biden’s Attorney General Merrick Garland, after Trump there should be “no more appeasing this lawless evil. Here, in these United States, there will be accountability for every federal agent, every corrupt federal official, from Trump on down, who has made the rule of law in this country a mockery and has trampled on the liberties of the American people, including the governor of California and his lovely wife Jennifer, who deserve better from their president, and better from their country, than to be persecuted for speaking out and participating and leading and standing up.”In a Monday appearance on MS NOW senior investigative correspondent Carol Leonnig revealed that a fellow reporter, Erum Salam, learned Trump’s Department of Justice is trying to find any case it can to use against him."First off, I want to say that we have from sources two really important nuggets," Leonnig said. "One is that the central district of California, the U.S. district attorney's office in the central district, has been pressing the line prosecutors to come up with a case against Gavin Newsom."Schmidt has also warned more broadly about the loss of faith in American political institutions that has occurred during Trump’s presidency.“There was a time in America when public disgrace meant something,” Schmidt said. “A man caught lying to the public would resign. A politician caught in corruption would retreat from public life. A leader who dishonored his office would feel the sting of judgment from neighbors, colleagues, family members and strangers.”
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'They always fold': MS Now panel expresses disgust with Trump’s subservient GOP
The Tuesday crew of MS NOW’s “The Moment with Katy Tur” have heard the song before, and all were convinced President Donald Trump’s GOP are going to confirm his controversial AG nomination despite the swarm of complications that come of hiring Trump’s personal lawyer and committed lacky.“I think it's going to be somewhat difficult to get him confirmed, although … they fold on everything when it comes to Trump,” said MS Now contributor Jake Sherman. “… listen, they all fold, right? I mean, they all fold. [Rep.] John Cornyn [R-Texas] is somebody to keep an eye on. Tillis, Lisa Murkowski [R-Alaska], Susan Collins [R-Maine] — any number of these people could vote against Todd Blanche, and he has to get through the judiciary committee, which is treacherous and will be treacherous for him.”MS NOW anchor Katy Tur could not easily swallow Sherman’s nihilism, however.“I know you say it doesn't matter, but I think it does matter,” insisted Tur. “I mean, he can be deputy ag for forever, but it does matter politically and it does matter for our country, Alex. It matters whether Republicans are willing to hold the very people that they nominate to the standards that they have given for them, which Thom Tillis laid out pretty clearly during that initial confirmation hearing.”But MS NOW senior political analyst and host of the “Runaway Country” podcast host Alex Wagner warned Tur not to get her hopes up, no matter how loudly a smattering of Republicans protested Blanche’s overt dedication to Trump, despite taxpayers footing his bill.“Every time we ask ourselves whether republicans will do the right thing, it's like lucy with the football we keep, keep going after it, Katy. And yet the football keeps disappearing,” Wagner told her.“But we have to ask it. We can't avoid it,” protested Tur. “We have to ask.”“Katie, my best guess would be [that] I think that John Thune is going to allow some members to vote against Todd Blanche's confirmation, just like he did on key votes, basically, swing state vulnerable Republicans, whether it's Susan Collins or others, so that they can say they didn't vote to confirm him — which is the coward's way out, knowing full well that he'll get confirmation more broadly,” said Wagner. “But secondly, … they are genuinely afraid of Trump's wrath,” Wagner added. “Even if they're leaving office, they don't want the headache of him targeting them and their families. They don't want to deal with the internet onslaught. They want to make sure that they have some kind of career after they leave the Senate. They want to make money, and to do that, they need to stay in the good graces of the GOP. And Trump, he is the king.” - YouTube youtu.be
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Raw Story
GOP leader confirms taxpayers on the hook for Trump's ballooning $600M ballroom
Senate Majority Leader John Thune acknowledged on Tuesday that taxpayers will help foot the bill for President Donald Trump's $600 million White House ballroom.Trump has promised since July 2025 that the project would cost taxpayers nothing. The Washington Post reported Tuesday that internal contractor documents tell a different story.Thune, speaking at a Capitol press conference, didn't dispute it."I do believe that there is certainly some expectation that there would be dollars allocated for that purpose that would go above and beyond the private money that's been raised," he said."There are important security requirements that go with any building project in the White House," Thune continued. "We want to make sure that any additions made down there are completed in a way that ensures that the president and others in his administration are safe and secure."The Post obtained contractor documents showing a March 5 estimate from Clark Construction put the project at $600 million.The taxpayer share breaks down to $155 million from the Secret Service, $149 million from the White House Military Office, and $3 million from the Executive Residence — $307 million in public funds in total.Three weeks after Clark delivered that figure, Trump told Oval Office reporters: "This is taxpayer-free. We have no taxpayer putting up 10 cents."White House spokesman Davis Ingle pushed back Tuesday, saying Trump and donors are funding the ballroom "to the tune of approximately $400 million."Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) was among six Republicans who voted during a Senate floor session to require congressional approval before any public or private money could fund the ballroom. She said Trump's original commitment should hold."President Trump indicated that the ballroom was going to be built with private donations," Collins said. "He should keep to that commitment."Three independent contracting experts who reviewed the documents told The Post the costs can't be cleanly separated."I think it's inevitable that it bleeds over. It's one structure," said Stan Soloway, a former Pentagon acquisition official and board chair at the National Academy of Public Administration.
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Washington Examiner
Florida GOP roiled over refusal to hold gubernatorial debate
The Florida Republican Party has announced the date for two congressional debates to be held later this month, generating pushback from term-limited Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) and Republican candidates over its refusal to host a gubernatorial debate. Florida GOP officials decided on Friday they would not host a debate before the gubernatorial primary on Aug. […]
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