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Election 2026
June 9, 2026
Finn Hartnett
Johnson Says California Election Fraud Is So Bad It Can’t Be Proven
Apparently it’s more of a vibes-based thing for Mike Johnson.
June 9, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
JD Vance Isn’t Handling Republicans’ Defeat in Los Angeles Very Well
The vice president is boosting a MAGA conspiracy theory after Spencer Pratt failed to advance in the race for L.A. mayor.
June 9, 2026
Jonathan van Harmelen
Golden State Democrats’ Next Challenge: Fix California
The primaries have been a fascinating fracas between establishment politicos and upstart outsiders. But when the dust settles, the winners will face a mountain of problems.
June 8, 2026
Edith Olmsted
FBI Interviews Man Whose Claims Were Key to Trump’s 2020 Conspiracy
The FBI has done a terrifying new round of interviews in its investigation into the 2020 election.
June 8, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
MAGA Is Melting Down Over the Results From L.A.’s Mayoral Primary
After reality star Spencer Pratt fell into third place, right-wingers started screaming about fraud. They’re wrong, but it doesn’t matter.
June 8, 2026
Michael Tomasky
Mixed Feelings About Platner? Fine. But He Needs to Win. Case Closed.
I don’t know what to believe about Graham Platner’s past. But I know this. He hasn’t spent the last 40 years transferring trillions of dollars from working people to the very rich.
June 5, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
DOJ Investigates California for “Voter Fraud” in Middle of Election
The Department of Justice is targeting California after Trump accused the state of “cheating.”
June 5, 2026
Finn Hartnett
Republican Rep. Is Still Missing but Somehow Introducing Legislation
Representative Tom Kean Jr. has been missing for months.
June 3, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
Sotomayor Slams Supreme Court for Debasing Democracy in Alabama Ruling
Sonia Sotomayor isn’t impressed by the Supreme Court’s decision to let Alabama Republicans move forward with their racist voting map.
June 3, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Trump’s Primary Winning Streak Finally Comes to an End
MAGA doesn’t have a firm grip on the Republican Party in every state like Trump believed.
June 2, 2026
Edith Olmsted
Top Republican “Practically Begging” Trump to Drop Slush Fund
Senator John Thune is worried that Donald Trump’s obsession with revenge is putting the midterms at risk.
June 2, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Ex-Trump Adviser Is Annoyed Republicans Had to Denounce KKK Leader
Oh, the horror!
June 2, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Endorses Missing Republican Representative for Reelection
Representative Tom Kean Jr. has been MIA for nearly three months.
June 2, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
GOP Rep. Caught Admitting Iran War Will Screw Republicans Over
Representative Ashley Hinson knows that Trump’s war is costing Republicans.
June 1, 2026
Grace Segers
The Trumpian Machismo Infecting the Texas Senate Race
Ken Paxton’s attacks on James Talarico are intended to make him appear more feminine in an effort to appeal to socially conservative voters.
May 29, 2026
Edith Olmsted
John Cornyn Posts Cryptic Fable After Trump Screwed Him Over
Cornyn still can’t bring himself to break from Donald Trump.
May 29, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Missing Democratic Representative Ends Reelection Bid
Representative Frederica Wilson went missing for four weeks without explanation.
May 28, 2026
Edith Olmsted
Trump Judge Hands Him Major Win in Attack on Voting Rights
A Trump-appointed judge declined to block the president’s executive order limiting mail-in voting.
May 27, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Republican Operatives Behind Shady Democratic Donor Group Exposed
Lead Left has ties to at least two Republican super PACs.
May 27, 2026
Greg Sargent
Trump, the Wages of MAGA Sin, and the Dream of Flipping Texas Blue
Ken Paxton is the embodiment of MAGA rage and corruption. Can James Talarico win by transcending Paxton’s Trumpy acrimony?
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