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Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 4.17.24

White House makes the case that Trump would make inflation worse

Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 4.17.24

Charges against former state House speaker part of a striking pattern

One of Biden’s anti-Trump jokes packed an especially potent punch

With his 2024 effort over, DeSantis tweaks ‘the whole ‘book ban’ thing’

Why, exactly, does Mike Johnson see himself as a ‘wartime speaker’?

GOP delivers Mayorkas impeachment articles, advancing partisan stunt

Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 4.16.24

Why didn’t Trump’s trial start years earlier? Blame Bill Barr

Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 4.16.24

Republican rep announces support for plot to oust Speaker Johnson

New data discredits Republicans’ claims on Biden-era crime rates

GOP rep makes curious ‘plea’ to prospective jurors in Trump case

Significant pro-Trump protest fails to materialize in N.Y. (again)

Why Trump is now haunted by his incessant ‘Sleepy Joe’ insults

Monday’s Mini-Report, 4.15.24

Trump, Republican allies conveniently forget Iran’s 2020 offenses

After Iran’s strikes, Biden pitches a ‘take the win’ line with Israel

Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 4.15.24

Asked if he’s spoken to Netanyahu, Trump doesn’t want to say

On Ukraine, GOP’s Vance pushes claims that Russia wants to hear

Trump, Johnson push solution to nonexistent election problem

GOP's Chris Sununu tries, fails to defend his Trump endorsement

The Trumpiest of the Trump criminal trials gets underway in N.Y.

Friday’s Mini-Report, 4.12.24

As Iran nears nuclear weapons capability, accountability matters

Trump keeps pushing the ACA’s future into the 2024 spotlight

Friday’s Campaign Round-Up, 4.12.24

Kari Lake lobbies to repeal abortion ban she previously endorsed

In plot to oust speaker, Marjorie Taylor Greene is short on friends

Despite lengthy to-do list, GOP reps eye work on home appliances

Prosecutor targets Georgia lieutenant governor in fake elector case

After targeting judges, Trump condemns criticisms of docs case judge

Thursday’s Mini-Report, 4.11.24

Trump seems to think he can badger Jewish voters into backing him

Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 4.11.24

Even now, RNC prioritizes election denialism as 2024 race takes shape

Why Trump and Johnson’s event on ‘election integrity’ matters

GOP legislators in Arizona balk at effort to undo abortion ruling

Feigning credibility on abortion, Trump revises his revisions

As Speaker Johnson fails again, Republicans confront ‘pure chaos’

Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 4.10.24

By delaying Mayorkas’ impeachment trial, GOP proves its critics right

Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 4.10.24

Why the ugly Republican lie about Dems and infanticide matters

Questions surrounding Ted Cruz’s podcast spark FEC complaint

GOP’s Ernst: Republicans ‘worked hard to overturn Roe v Wade’

Tommy Tuberville’s line on Ukraine, Russia goes from bad to worse

Arizona abortion ruling forces Kari Lake, GOP allies scrambling

Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 4.9.24

Arizona Supreme Court: 160-year-old abortion ban can be enforced

Even now, right clings to false tale about migrants, charter flights

Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 4.9.24

Poll: Too many GOP voters back authoritarian vision under Trump

'Donald Trump did this': Team Biden releases striking abortion ad

As Biden backs more student debt relief, right eyes another court fight

As Trump and his allies look to rename airport, Dems eye counteroffer

Why Trump’s furious offensive against Lindsey Graham matters

Rachel on Threads

Monday’s Mini-Report, 4.8.24

RFK Jr.’s weird Jan. 6 rhetoric comes with election implications

Trump makes unsubtle call for immigration from ‘nice’ countries

Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 4.8.24

Veterans group slams GOP’s Tim Sheehy on evolving gunshot story

Trump tries, fails to bring his abortion views into sharp focus

GOP leaders literally speechless following great news on jobs

Key Republican reps: Russian propaganda has ‘infected’ much of the GOP

Why it matters that Trump keeps comparing himself to Nelson Mandela

Friday’s Mini-Report, 4.5.24

Freedom Caucus creates new challenges for Key Bridge repair effort

Friday’s Campaign Round-Up, 4.5.24

As the race to the bottom continues, Stefanik targets N.Y. judge

GOP Reps. Gosar and Biggs reportedly receive subpoenas in Arizona

Citing 2020 plot, panel moves Jeffrey Clark closer to disbarment

Hot streak for U.S. job growth continues in early months of 2024

Trump’s rhetoric about Biden, cocaine, and drug tests gets weird

Thursday’s Mini-Report, 4.4.24

In 2024 presidential race, No Labels decides to have No Candidate

Why Team Biden accused Trump of ‘pretending’ to care about cops

Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 4.4.24

Why Trump’s recent interactions with Saudi’s crown prince matter

The RNC’s ‘migrant crime’ initiative built on an ugly foundation

Conspiracy theory leads to election changes in key battleground state

Reagan-appointed judge on Jan. 6: ‘This cannot become normal’

How Trump’s story about Ruby Garcia’s family went horribly awry

Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 4.3.24

The weird Republican campaign against ‘cultivated’ lab-grown meats

Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 4.3.24

Trump’s preoccupation with debating Biden reaches a new level

Speaker Johnson touches up his story about blurring Jan. 6 footage

Trump eyes abortion declaration as polls show lopsided results

GOP base still skeptical of mail-in voting, creating problem for party

Trump’s dehumanizing anti-immigrant rhetoric takes a literal turn

Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 4.2.24

Republican bill would rename D.C.-area airport after Trump

Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 4.2.24

Tommy Tuberville accuses Dems of being part of ‘a Satanic cult’

Why Trump’s endorsement of Mark Burns’ GOP candidacy matters

Team Trump reportedly eyes new focus on ‘anti-white racism’

Why Florida is suddenly the key abortion battleground of 2024

On gag order, Trump didn’t leave N.Y. judge with much of a choice

Monday’s Mini-Report, 4.1.24

Why former Defense Secretary Mark Esper’s 2024 ballot matters

Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 4.1.24

Speaker Johnson eyes ‘big radical changes’ under GOP majorities

Why this year’s political fight over Easter was so unnecessary

Republicans push new case to halt Biden’s student loan debt relief

GOP rep: Gaza should be handled ‘like Nagasaki and Hiroshima’

Why Trump can’t (and won’t) stop pushing violent rhetoric, images

Friday’s Mini-Report, 3.29.24

Why it matters that Biden is taking aim at ‘junk’ health care plans

Friday’s Campaign Round-Up, 3.29.24

How the GOP's Tom Emmer worked his way back into Trump’s good graces

The problem(s) with Trump pitching himself as a law enforcement ally

Sam Bankman-Fried’s sentence doesn’t do GOP talking points any favors

Crystal Mason's five-year prison sentence is overturned in Texas

GOP rep: Using federal funds to repair Key Bridge is ‘outrageous’

Thursday’s Mini-Report, 3.28.24

Texas AG Paxton agrees to plea deal in one of his pending scandals

Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 3.28.24

Trump’s dubious offensive against judge’s daughter part of an ugly pattern

Why it matters that Kari Lake won’t defend her statements in defamation suit

New details make Tuberville’s blockade appear even more foolish

Struggling with failure, GOP's Comer pushes ‘Deep State’ theory

Judge recommends disbarment for architect of Trump’s election plot

Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 3.27.24

Trump helps push the ACA’s future into election year spotlight

Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 3.27.24

RNC reportedly looking to hire election deniers ahead of 2024 races

Trump-backed Bibles are the latest entry on a cringeworthy list

As right peddles Key Bridge nonsense, GOP senator blames White House

Trump isn’t done going after perceived foes’ family members

How a Dem flipped an Alabama legislative seat from red to blue

Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 3.26.24

Why the scope of the Supreme Court’s abortion pill case matters

Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 3.26.24

Should the GOP fear a ‘Speaker Jeffries’ before the elections?

White House points to facts in fight with GOP over law enforcement

Trump flunks test on Social Security basics amid larger debate

GOP’s Burchett faces defamation lawsuit over false online post

Why Team Biden slammed Trump as ‘feeble, confused, and tired’

Rachel Maddow and Joy Reid discuss about Joy's new book “Medgar and Myrlie: Medgar Evers and the Love Story That Awakened America” at The Apollo Theater in New York City. Get tickets and details here.

Monday’s Mini-Report, 3.25.24

Why is Joe Manchin treating Biden’s nominees worse than Trump’s?

Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 3.25.24

As Marjorie Taylor Greene targets her party’s speaker, what happens now?

Amid VP chatter, Marco Rubio joins the GOP’s race to the bottom

With limited options, Republican leaders turn to Dems to govern

As impeachment inquiry flails, is Comer waving the white flag?

Murkowski signals openness to leaving Republican Party (again)

Friday’s Mini-Report, 3.22.24

The ‘Great Resignation’ continues as yet another GOP rep exits

Marjorie Taylor Greene files motion to oust Speaker Mike Johnson

Friday’s Campaign Round-Up, 3.22.24

Asked about foreign bond money, Trump’s lawyer fails to reassure

Biden has an answer to the ‘better off four years ago’ question

Trump is trying to avoid a ‘fire sale’ of his empire. So is Letitia James.

The familiar problem with Team Trump’s line on Biden, stuttering

On IVF, watch what Republicans do, not what Republicans say

Bob Menendez bows out of Dems’ race, but key questions linger

Thursday’s Mini-Report, 3.21.24

Why Rubio would be a problematic choice for Trump’s running mate

Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 3.21.24

Is the GOP still stuck on the ‘they spied on his campaign’ pitch?

Why the Republicans’ newly proposed abortion bans matter

The House Freedom Caucus’ newest problem: It’s shrinking

Former Giuliani associate: ‘Ron Johnson was our guy in the Senate’

Needing a win, GOP’s Comer produced yet another impeachment dud

Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 3.20.24

9 GOP reps reject measure condemning abduction of Ukrainian kids

Trump scrambles in the hopes of delaying his Jan. 6 civil cases

Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 3.20.24

Pushing made-up claims, Cruz says, ‘You can’t make this stuff up’

The underappreciated reason Trump’s Jan. 6 embrace is a mistake

GOP rep. apologizes after telling GOP colleague ‘go f--- yourself’

The Biden White House has reason to celebrate falling crime rates

Trump pretends he doesn’t care about Pence’s decision not to endorse him

Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 3.19.24

Why it matters that the Cowboys for Trump co-founder lost in court

Trump leaves the door open to pursuing a second-term abortion ban

Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 3.19.24

Why Trump’s case against George Stephanopoulos is politically risky

North Carolina ballot to feature a growing number of GOP radicals

As Congress struggles, the ‘Great Resignation’ continues

GOP’s Tuberville: ‘We are losing our kids to a Satanic cult’

Trump doubles down on Jewish voters and his sense of entitlement

Monday’s Mini-Report, 3.18.24

Trump pushes prosecutions for Cheney, Jan. 6 committee colleagues

Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 3.18.24

Trump eyes pardons for Jan. 6 criminals on ‘first day’ of second term

Putting Trump’s comments about a post-election ‘bloodbath’ in context

Paul Manafort reportedly being eyed for new role on Team Trump

As he balks at supporting Trump, Pence has ample Cabinet company

Trump expects to get away with dehumanizing anti-immigrant rhetoric

Friday’s Mini-Report, 3.15.24

Mike Pence announces: ‘I will not be endorsing Donald Trump’

To address the 2020 nightmare, the RNC tries a new strategy

Friday’s Campaign Round-Up, 3.15.24

Why Obamacare repeal might be on the 2024 ballot after all

Why Republicans are scrambling to condemn ‘judge shopping’ reforms

The problem(s) with Trump’s weird new rant against the Clintons

White House counsel’s office calls for end to impeachment debacle

Trump tries, fails to clean up his Social Security, Medicare mess

Thursday’s Mini-Report, 3.14.24

Another Democratic effort to protect IVF runs into GOP opposition

Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 3.14.24

As Harris visits clinic, Republicans misdiagnose their abortion problem

RNC makes an odd choice to oversee party’s ‘election integrity’ focus

Stefanik is the latest Republican to tout funding she voted against

House Republicans divided over gathering focused on party unity

Why Trump’s reaction to developments in his Georgia case matters

Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 3.13.24

Trump intends to highlight lawyers’ involvement as part of hush money defense

Putin’s new comments up the ante on discharge petition effort

Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 3.13.24

GOP’s Katie Britt looks to capitalize on post-SOTU fiasco

Cascading investigatory duds take a toll on Republican politics

The amusing reason Trump is falsely accusing Dems of using A.I.

Hungary’s Orbán offers rare peek into Trump’s plans for Ukraine

Why Robert Hur managed to infuriate both parties simultaneously

Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 3.12.24

Why it matters that the GOP’s Ken Buck is resigning from Congress

Why Trump’s flip-flop on TikTok has become so controversial

Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 3.12.24

Trump: Pardons for Jan. 6 criminals will be among ‘first acts’

GOP report tries, fails to undermine Jan. 6 committee’s findings

GOP’s Ron Johnson sees focus on governance as ‘almost code words’

Former Mar-a-Lago employee: Docs case isn’t a ‘witch hunt’

Biden pounces as Trump eyes cuts to Social Security and Medicare

Monday’s Mini-Report, 3.11.24

Adding to an ugly record, Trump mocks Biden’s stutter (again)

Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 3.11.24

Arrest of armed Jan. 6 rioter does new harm to GOP talking points

While appealing Carroll case, Trump still can’t help himself

Biden takes aim at Trump following his embrace of Hungary’s Orbán

Nancy Mace struggles with question about Trump, E. Jean Carroll case

GOP’s Katie Britt in damage-control mode following post-SOTU mess

Friday’s Mini-Report, 3.8.24

Yet another Republican senator says he won’t endorse Trump in 2024