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Most remarkable in this new KFF poll: Republican-leaning voters who don't identify with the MAGA movement oppose the One Big Beautiful Bill 2-to-1, 66% to 33%.

Stunning stat: *43%* of state lawmakers say they were threatened during their last term That's per a national survey taken before Melissa Hortman's assassination They worry growing fears about this abuse could discourage people from seeking office: axios.com/local/twin-cit…

The Trump vs Tucker fight is instructive. MAGA has always been a bit of an uneasy coalition -- isolationists, hawks, tech bros etc. Trump has mostly been able to gloss over these differences under his cult of personality. On Iran, the isolationists (Tucker, MTG) are making

What's the "k" for?

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"You're a United States Senator. Wake the fuck up. --" Former MT Sen. Jon Tester to Utah Sen. Mike Lee

Chris Cillizza The job description for members of Congress appears to be evolving: less about legislating, more about going viral—through trolling, podcasting, or performative outrage.

For people wondering if/when there will be any significant break with Trump among GOP elected officials, the key barometer is his approval rating with Republican voters. He's still at nearly 90%. So, not yet.

"I never experienced any serious anti-Semitic attack before June 16, 2015." -- Chuck Todd Powerful stuff

Trump ≠ Biff

Republicans have a MASSIVE political problem on their hands. The problem? The public has already made up its mind about the One Big Beautiful Bill. And they don’t like it. Which leaves Republicans in an absolutely terrible political predicament: 1) Pass a massive piece of

The "thank you for your attention to this matter" thing always gets me. He's like a grade school principal telling you over the loudspeaker not to flush weird stuff down the toilets.

OH I AM VERY MUCH HERE FOR THIS Give me "Marge vs the Monorail" as #1 pick

Gonna start ending all my texts to our kids with, “Thank you for your attention to this matter!”

A day after Sen. Tina Smith D-MN confronted him over his tweets about political killings in Minnesota, Sen. Mike Lee R-UT has deleted his posts which blamed Democrats for the violence.

It's Virginia primary day. Now's a good time to follow Chaz Nuttycombe

I try to keep my rants to a minimum. We live in a political culture that rewards ranting and performative emotion. I am not a fan. But Donald Trump's response on whether he called Tim Walz set me off. youtube.com/watch?v=CdEf-E…

I've got a BIG piece coming out in my newsletter tonight about the most popular politician, according to polls, in America. Want to guess who it is?

"In most countries we find traditional news media struggling to connect with much of the public, with declining engagement, low trust, and stagnating digital subscriptions. An accelerating shift towards consumption via social media and video platforms is further diminishing the