Trump makes RNC swear oath to cheat in midterm elections

Trump jokingly led RNC attendees in a pledge to “cheat like hell” and vote in the midterms even if they were not registered.

newsweek.com

Trump called out on brazen new ‘totally made up story’ about 9/11: ‘Despicable liar’

"Our president is completely delusional."

al.com

The President is a reckless madman

At 9:10 this morning, after spending the entire weekend hiding inside his Bedminster golf club, avoiding the waiting press and their cameras, Donald Trump posted his first social media post of the day...

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Trump Posts Map Suggesting New Mexico Be Renamed as ‘New America’ (Gift Article)

The suggestion, posted on social media, appeared to be the latest in the president’s efforts to alter geographic names.

nytimes.com

Republicans fear Trump will keep super PAC money and not spend on the midterms

President Donald Trump has kept most of his super PAC money on the sidelines and been reticent on his spending plans, worrying Republicans ahead of this fall’s elections.

washingtonpost.com

'Let Data Reign': Trump goes all in on controversial data centers

Trump argued that data centers will make communities "successful and rich."

abcnews.com

USPS whistleblower report bolsters challenges to Trump’s anti-mail voting order

Voting rights groups are pointing judges to the allegations as fresh support for their warnings that the administration’s rushed new system could disrupt the delivery of thousands of ballots before No...

democracydocket.com

Breaking: Supreme Court’s GOP appointees, on a 5-4 vote, allow Trump’s ballroom construction to proceed

Chief Justice John Roberts dissented, for himself and the three Democratic appointees. And, for paid subscribers: Closing my tabs.

open.substack.com

Gen Z regrets Trump support and is midterm motivated

Thirty-one percent of Generation Zers who voted for President Trump say they regret it, a recent Navigator poll reports. Millennials followed at 28 percent, with 20 percent of Generation Xers …

thehill.com

March on Washington 2026 live: Defend the Vote, Lincoln Memorial

Follow live updates from the March on Washington 2026 at the Lincoln Memorial, featuring Al Sharpton, Martin Luther King III, AOC and Bernie Sanders.

ms.now

Trump administration says it might demolish the Kennedy Center if court blocks renovations

The DOJ attorneys called the Kennedy Center “structurally unsound, fundamentally unsafe, and embarrassing to the Nation’s Capital.”

nbcnews.com

Analysis: Trump can’t make Canada the 51st state, but settles for renaming a lake | CNN Politics

The cartographer in chief is at it again.

cnn.com

In Praise of Dolly Parton, 1946-2026, Our Goddess of Kindness

We will always love her, and there will never be another like her, this artist who came out of deep rural poverty in the 1960s to become not just a staggeringly great performer and songwriter but phil...

meditationsinanemergency.com

The Warnings That Came Before a War Now Reaching the Six-Month Mark

After military and diplomatic efforts, President Trump is pinning his hopes on economic warfare.

wsj.com

Trump's Trade War With Canada Could Spell Disaster For Senate Republican Candidates

Four competitive Senate races are in states that border Canada. If tariffs raise prices, guess which party undecided voters are likely to blame?

huffpost.com

Trump Threatens Defamation Suit Over National Guard Report, Aiming to Intimidate a Critic (Gift Article)

It was the latest example of President Trump’s bid to use the legal system against those who voice unflattering facts and opinions generally protected by the First Amendment.

nytimes.com

Homeland Security Made a Big Claim About Noncitizen Voting. Now It Can’t Prove It.

The Department of Homeland Security told Nevada election officials that it identified 185 “potential” noncitizens on the state’s voter rolls, not the nearly 16,000 it claimed last month.

nytimes.com

Opinion | Trump’s Election Interference Is Eroding American Democracy

The president is prioritizing his own interests over the national interest.

nytimes.com

More Than Just a Human Printer!

Natalie Harp is always around Trump. And her role is far bigger than a presidential security blanket.

statuskuo.substack.com

Power without maturity: Why analysts are likening Trump to Nero

Is the United States repeating the narcissism and architectural excesses of ancient Rome?

theweek.in

Trump’s kingmaker status under threat in governor races

Two upcoming gubernatorial primaries in Florida and Wyoming may prove the limits of Trump's kingmaker power—or confirm its might.

newsweek.com

Who Is Natalie Harp, The Aide Spotted Everywhere With Trump Lately?

New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman referred to Harp as Trump’s “human binkie” in an interview Sunday.

forbes.com

Families of US sailors denounce Trump and Hegseth for ‘dismissing their experiences and calling them liars’

One US sailor’s mother asks: ‘My son signed up to serve his country. But why isn’t his country serving him?’

theguardian.com

USS George Washington headed to Middle East to relieve USS Abraham Lincoln

Lincoln is in the middle of an extended deployment with few port calls, prompting lawmakers to raise concerns about living conditions aboard the ship.

stripes.com

Trump has amassed staggering wealth in ‘most openly corrupt’ presidency

Ethics experts and Democrats express alarm as Trump uses office to grow his personal fortune to ‘unprecedented’ level

theguardian.com