The GOP’s shrinking electoral college edge
Welcome to The Campaign Moment, your guide to the biggest moments in the 2024 election — and where we’re open to changing our assumptions (and you should be, too). Before…
Trump thinks Ukraine just let Russia do it
There is not a lot of complexity to the ongoing war in Ukraine. In early 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin amassed tanks and troops at the nation’s eastern and northern…
Disney rolls out line-skipping park passes costing up to $449
Disney parks are adding a top-tier, line-skipping upgrade with a whole new world of pricing: as much as $449 per person on top of park admission, Walt Disney Co. said…
Who was Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar?
Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, believed to be one of the architects of the militant group’s October 7, 2023, terror attack and Israel’s most wanted man, was killed in Gaza on…
Mike Johnson kicks off swing-state tour as GOP clings to House control
House Speaker Mike Johnson is embarking on a swing-state tour in the closing weeks of the election as Republicans fight to keep hold of their razor-thin majority in the House.Johnson’s…
Supreme Court to allow Biden admin power plant climate standards to remain in place – for now
The Supreme Court is allowing the Biden administration’s climate standards on power plant emissions to remain in place, declining an emergency request to temporarily block the rule while it moves…
Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar killed in Gaza, Israeli military says
The Israeli military confirmed on Thursday that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, believed by Israel to be chief architect of the militant group’s deadly October 7, 2023, terror attack that set…
McConnell called Trump ‘stupid,’ a ‘despicable human being,’ new book says
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) in 2020 said then-president Donald Trump was a “despicable human being,” a “narcissist,” “stupid” and “ill-tempered,” according to excerpts from a new biography of…
Trump says Ukraine’s Zelensky should ‘never have let that war start’
Former president Donald Trump blamed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for allowing the war in Ukraine to start, even though Russia was the aggressor, during an interview with a podcaster that…
Of course JD Vance knows Donald Trump lost in 2020
Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) currently has three jobs. Listed in order of increasing importance they are: serving as one of two senators for America’s seventh-most-populous state, aiding Donald Trump’s bid…