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  1. early and often
    Trump Xenophobia Reaches Its Apex in Racist Campaign PostA post from Trump’s campaign embraces the “great replacement theory,” with Kamala Harris as the evil engineer of American carnage.
    By Ed Kilgore
  2. 2024 election
    Biden Campaign Holds Milwaukee Press Conferences On Trump Agenda
    Republicans Are Calling Tim Walz ‘Tampon Tim’ NowOver in MAGA world, conservatives are trying and failing to beat the “weird” allegations.
    By Olivia Craighead
  3. fore!
    TOPSHOT-GOLF-LIV-USA
    It Looks Like Trump May Actually Suck at GolfA charity appearance on a golf podcast revealed that he has extremely weird putting form, causing him to miss some gimmes.
    By Matt Stieb
  4. 2024 election
    2024 Republican National Convention: Day 3
    Bandaged Ears Are the RNC’s Hot New AccessoryIn homage to Trump, some Republicans are copying his look.
    By Olivia Craighead
  5. early and often
    US-politics-vote-TRUMP
    Republicans Replace Party Platform With MAGA ScreedThe RNC adopted a 16-page collection of Trump campaign talking points, with heavy and eccentric capitalization, as its 2024 platform.
    By Ed Kilgore
  6. locked up
    US-JUSTICE-POLITICS-BANNON
    Steve Bannon Knows a Prison Stint Is Good for BusinessThe MAGA influencer grandstanded outside the minimum-security prison on Monday while telling supporters he would throw away their letters.
    By Matt Stieb
  7. early and often
    Indiana GOP Rejects Trump Lieutenant-Governor Pick for ExtremistIt’s another sign that Trump has unleashed forces in the Republican Party that make even him look moderate.
    By Ed Kilgore
  8. maga
    January 6 Romanticism Has Become Trump’s ‘Lost Cause’The former president’s decision to celebrate the failed insurrection is part of an elaborate myth in which he can never be defeated.
    By Ed Kilgore
  9. early and often
    Trump Plans to Pack the Government With MAGA True BelieversThe Trump team’s personnel plans wouldn’t just abolish the civil-service system; they would reward followers of his cult of personality.
    By Ed Kilgore
  10. is this flirting?
    Lauren Boebert Campaign Ran Up a $300 Tab at Her Beetlejuice Date’s BarMaybe they went on drag night?
    By Bindu Bansinath
  11. early and often
    You Can’t Blame MAGA on the SouthWhite southern racists changed the Republican Party for the worse. But today’s MAGA movement feeds on reactionary traditions from every region.
    By Ed Kilgore
  12. manners
    Lauren Boebert Broke Up With Her ‘Beetlejuice’ DateBecause he was a Democrat.
    By Bindu Bansinath and Danielle Cohen
  13. politics
    Drowning in the UndertowReporting from Trump’s America, Jeff Sharlet finds a slow-motion civil war.
    By Sarah Jones
  14. stop the presses
    George Santos, MAGA ‘It’ GirlVish Burra, the congressman’s “director of operations,” met me on Staten Island to explain the plan to make Santos … president?
    By Shawn McCreesh
  15. 2022 midterms
    How the Border Went MAGAControl of Congress might depend on the Democrats’ ability adjust to reality.
    By Kyle Paoletta
  16. what is elon musk?
    ‘I Don’t Talk to Any of My Normal Friends About This’Two members of Elon Musk’s Twitter army explain their decision to enlist.
    By Alex Yablon
  17. early and often
    Why Both Sides Are Making the Term MAGA Great AgainDemocrats are saying “MAGA” more because they badly want to identify the GOP with its unpopular leader. So, too, do many Republicans.
    By Ed Kilgore
  18. magaudacity
    Has Goldman Sachs’ Dina Powell Finally Gone Too Far?She’s helping her husband, David McCormick, run a shamelessly Trumpy campaign in Pennsylvania. Some of her insider pals are appalled.
    By Shawn McCreesh
  19. 2022 midterms
    Trump Nod Triggers Tennessee MAGA Carpetbagger FightThe ex-president’s superfans are upset that he endorsed a former Fox contributor over their preferred candidate.
    By Ed Kilgore
  20. 2022 midterms
    J.D. Vance Wins the Marjorie Taylor Greene PrimaryThe fiery MAGA extremist Greene has accomplished nothing in Congress. But she’s a power nonetheless and could help Vance win a Senate primary.
    By Ed Kilgore
  21. politics
    Is Trump Losing His Base? New Poll Suggests Otherwise.Talk about Ron DeSantis displacing Trump is very premature and perhaps another sign of the perpetual underestimation of the 45th president.
    By Ed Kilgore
  22. politics
    Never Mind the Facts. Trump Fans Feel Like a MajorityWhen you’ve been convinced polls are fake and actual elections are rigged, it is easy to confuse visible signs of enthusiasm as a ticket to power.
    By Ed Kilgore
  23. 2022 midterms
    Will This Be the Year Senator Ron Johnson’s Luck Runs Out?He’s a loud-and-proud yahoo running for reelection in a battleground state, but that doesn’t guarantee he’ll be an easy target for Democrats.
    By Ed Kilgore
  24. january 6
    What Will It Take to Stop a 2024 Election Coup?A warning from election-law expert Rick Hasen suggests options for stopping state legislatures from stealing electoral votes may be limited.
    By Ed Kilgore
  25. authoritarianism
    Trump Endorses Viktor Orbán, His Hungarian Role ModelIt’s an unusual move that may signal what Trump hopes to achieve for himself.
    By Ed Kilgore
  26. republicans
    Will the ‘Post-Trump Era’ Ever Begin?Considering a potential retirement over Senate leadership, Republican John Thune may be realizing that politics after Trump is actually far away.
    By Ed Kilgore
  27. 2022 midterms
    Republicans Can’t Bet on Finding Perfectly Trumpy CandidatesThe GOP thinks candidates who embrace Trump without going full MAGA are the key to winning the midterms. Good luck finding them.
    By Ed Kilgore
  28. 2022 midterms
    Louie Gohmert Joins Wild Texas Attorney General RaceThe MAGA representative will challenge Trump-endorsed Ken Paxton and George P. Bush in a race that shows the importance of state offices.
    By Ed Kilgore
  29. politics
    Freedom Caucus Troublemakers Are Poised for a ComebackIf Republicans retake the House in 2022, the caucus could return to its insubordinate ways — fueled this time by loyalty to Trump, not conservatism.
    By Ed Kilgore
  30. mtg
    Marjorie Taylor Greene Wonders What New York Has to Do With Homeland SecurityMarjorie Taylor Greene asked why a New York rep. leads the House Homeland Security Committee, apparently unaware of the state’s history or geography.
    By Ed Kilgore
  31. christianity
    Are Conservative Christians the Real ‘Secularists’ Now?In their subordination of religion to cultural and political conservatism, many believers are pursuing power more than righteousness.
    By Ed Kilgore
  32. capitol riot
    Marjorie Taylor Greene and the Right’s Creeping Embrace of RevolutionIt’s easy to dismiss her as making yet another extremist statement likening January 6 to 1776. She is far from alone, though.
    By Ed Kilgore
  33. virginia gubernatorial election
    Youngkin Dances Around Insurrection Flag Rally Held to Promote His CandidacyBannon and Trump showing up to honor January 6 and Youngkin’s candidacy is not what the candidate needs to charm swing voters.
    By Ed Kilgore
  34. big lie
    Trump Says Republicans Must Solve the Big Lie or Their Voters Won’t VoteIt’s unclear how Trump’s phony fraud incidents can be solved by a party that opposes federal election legislation. But it keeps the focus on himself.
    By Ed Kilgore
  35. republicans
    Mark Robinson Exposes the GOP’s Problem With Its BaseThe North Carolina lieutenant governor’s extreme culture-war positions may excite the MAGA faithful, but they’re broadly unpopular.
    By Ed Kilgore
  36. politics
    No, Mitch McConnell Didn’t ‘Cave’ on the Debt CeilingTalk of McConnell folding misses what he got out of the debt-limit deal: a vote he can use against Democrats in 2022 and more chaos down the road.
    By Ed Kilgore
  37. politics
    Idaho’s No. 2 Attempts Power Grab in Governor’s AbsenceFor the second time, Lieutenant Governor Janice McGeachin issued COVID-19 mandate orders that Governor Brad Little – a fellow Republican – opposes.
    By Ed Kilgore
  38. secession
    No, We Can’t Get a National DivorceThere’s growing sentiment for secession, particularly on the right. It should be rejected.
    By Ed Kilgore
  39. arizona audit
    Arizona Audit Aftermath Shows Trump Conspiracy Theories Will Go On ForeverYes, the recount in Arizona showed Biden’s lead actually increasing, but there’s always another rabbit hole for MAGA folks to explore.
    By Ed Kilgore
  40. extremism
    Georgia Now Grows Politicians to the Right of Marjorie Taylor GreeneOne Republican congressional candidate is co-headlining the rally for the “political prisoners” of January 6. And he’s not the most extreme.
    By Ed Kilgore
  41. 2022 midterms
    Trump Favorite Herschel Walker Officially Running for U.S. Senate in GeorgiaWalker is arguably a carpetbagger with some extra personal baggage, but he may be better known in Georgia than incumbent Democrat Raphael Warnock.
    By Ed Kilgore
  42. capitol riot
    ‘The Internet’ Wanted an Insurrection, So Trump Gave It OneIf you define “the American people” as your own noisy base, then the lies they spew online represent a mandate.
    By Ed Kilgore
  43. covid-19 vaccine
    Sarah Huckabee Sanders Deploys Big Lie to Boost VaccinationsThe gubernatorial candidate is encouraging Arkansans to get their “Trump vaccine” and blaming the left for sowing distrust of the COVID jab.
    By Ed Kilgore
  44. politics
    Pelosi and McCarthy Joust Over GOP Participation in January 6 PanelMcCarthy picked two MAGA hard-liners for the committee. Pelosi vetoed them, so all the GOP nominees quit. And now we have another stalemate.
    By Ed Kilgore
  45. vision 2024
    Has Trump Spoiled the GOP for More Rational Leaders?If Trump doesn’t run in 2024, other Republican presidential contenders will have a hard time rivaling his unique demagogic appeal.
    By Ed Kilgore
  46. congress
    Bill Aims to Keep Trump From Becoming House SpeakerDemocrats could bar Trump and other nonmembers from serving as Speaker, but they may not want to draw attention to the zany proposal.
    By Ed Kilgore
  47. maga
    Trump’s Kind of Coup Is Indeed a Contested ElectionA straight-on military coup to overturn the 2020 results would have almost been easier to overcome than this poisoning of confidence in elections.
    By Ed Kilgore
  48. polarization
    We Are Two Nations, DivisibleWhile Americans claim to want bipartisanship, our differences are clearly real and deep-seated. Embracing this is far healthier than denying it.
    By Ed Kilgore
  49. 2022 midterms
    Why Primary Runoffs Will Matter in the 2022 MidtermsIn states without runoffs, Trump targets like Representative Liz Cheney may escape his wrath.
    By Ed Kilgore
  50. conservatism
    It’s Tough to Prove You’re a ‘True Conservative’ in the Trump EraMany of the old principles of hard-core conservatism are still obligatory for Republicans. And now they have to demonstrate loyalty to Trump, too.
    By Ed Kilgore
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