Jim Newell

The Maine Senate race is about a lot more than just ousting Susan Collins.

She was the face of MAGA in Congress. Now she’s done toeing the line.

Trump blames Democrats for the shutdown. The public, for now, blames Trump.

This funding standoff is radically different from the ones that have come before.

Democrats say it’s about health care. There’s more going on here.

Apparently, we can’t handle having golf rivals. We can only have golf enemies.

The president is openly committing Watergate-level abuses of power on a weekly basis.

And yet, here we are.

It turns out that there are some things Republicans aren't willing to help sweep under the rug.

After a national shock to the system, two people stepped up.

This doesn’t feel like other situations where the Trump administration can do whatever it wants and get away with it.

Bill Cassidy is so mad at RFK Jr. that he’s demanding that the man who appointed him win a Nobel Prize.

There sure were a lot of political performances in L.A. this week.

There’s a reason this part of the Republican megabill has gotten less coverage.

It’s been quite a show!

There are lots of things to dislike about Trump’s big bill. Musk picked the most vapid one.

One story from Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson’s new book about Biden’s decline really stuck with me.

We have some parting words of advice to share.

It probably won't make anyone happy.

And we also have to give the House Republican moderates some credit (for now).