The Caucus: New Obama Ad Targets Romney's Career At Bain

Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) hinted that death threats may be behind his early resignation decision, WLUK reports. Said Gallagher: “This is more just me wanting to prioritize being with my family. I signed up for the death threats and the late-night swatting, but they did not. And for a young family, I would say this job is really hard.”

Rick Wilson: “This week has been a howling vortex of suck for the MAGA movement and Donald Trump. Imagine a black hole in the profound interstellar vacuum in the cold emptiness of space, drawing all matter and energy into its brutal singularity, an ineluctable and final journey into nothingness.” “That’s the GOP this week.

“There is no other way to describe it, it is surrender, it is disappointing. I won’t support it.” — Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), quoted by CNN, on Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) bringing up a Ukraine aid package.

Financial Times: “In another troubling sign for Republican fundraising efforts, Trump has 270,000 fewer unique donors than he did at the same stage of his 2020 White House run. His campaign and affiliated political action committees got money from 900,000 donors from July 2023 to the end of the first quarter of 2024, down from 1.17 million four years earlier.” “This shrinking donor base leaves questions about how Trump will sustain the costs of his legal battles on top of what is expected to be the most expensive presidential race in US history.

Just published: A Supreme Court Unlike Any Other: The Deepening Divide Between the Justices and the People by Kevin J. McMahon. “A data-rich examination of the US Supreme Court’s unprecedented detachment from the democratic processes that buttress its legitimacy.” A Supreme Court Unlike Any Other: The Deepening Divide Between the Justices and the People McMahon, Kevin J.

Within hours of Donald Trump announcing his “leave it to the states” abortion position, Joe Biden had already shot a direct-to-camera response video. The Biden campaign then released an ad featuring a Texas woman who nearly died because she was denied abortion care with the tagline: “Donald Trump did this.” .memberful-global-teaser-content p:last-child{ -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent); mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent); } Join now to continue reading. Members get exclusive analysis, bonus features and no advertising.