Thomas Massie Is Right To Impeach Pete Hegseth Plus: Stephen Miller's promotion to White House chief of staff, Democrats' push for progressive policies, and the emerging 2028 presidential field. Reason · Nov 9
Yes, the Midterms Were About the Iran War Iran may not be the only reason the Republicans did poorly, but it certainly seems to be a major one. Reason · Nov 9
Sherrod Brown (D) defeated incumbent Jon Husted (R), Bill Redpath (L), and Gregory Levy (I) in the special election for U.S. Senate in Ohio Sherrod Brown (D) defeated incumbent Jon Husted (R), Bill Redpath (L), and Gregory Levy (I) in the special election for U.S. Senate in Ohio on November 3, 2026. Click here for detailed results. Brown and Husted led in media attention, campaign fundraising, and endorsements. Ballotpedia · Nov 9
Midterms Massacre, Woke 2.0, Fan Fiction Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi discuss the fallout from the 2026 midterm elections, the possibility of Woke 2.0, and the 2017 film The Death of Stalin. Reason · Nov 5
Trump and MAGA Lost, but Big Government Notched Another Victory There's no reason to think the state will shrink, which is really bad news. Reason · Nov 4
J.D. Vance Blames Iran for Republican Midterm Wipeout Robby Soave and Amber Duke recap the 2026 midterms and what they mean for future of the GOP. Reason · Nov 4
How Did Republicans Lose This Badly? Voters Turned Against Trump's Tariffs. It wasn't all about the war. Trump's signature economic policy is a big part of the reason why Republicans got trounced in the midterms. Reason · Nov 4
J.D. Vance Claims 'Illegal Immigrant Somalis' Conspired To 'Flood the Polls' in Ohio The vice president's tall tale could be a preview of Republicans' sore-loser complaints after the midterm elections. Reason · Nov 4
The Divided Government Moment Plus: Trump's Reflecting Pool speech, the MAGA–Darth Vader convergence, more strikes on Iran, and more... Reason · Nov 3
Ramaswamy's Attack on Amy Acton Was Bad Enough. Trump and Vance Made It Worse. Accusing a candidate of lying about child sexual abuse is a new low, even by political campaigning standards. Will voters agree? Reason · Oct 28
Psychic Predicts Worldwide Celebrations After Trump's Death and Claims JD Vance Will Become President A self-proclaimed psychic has predicted that Donald Trump will die of natural causes before the end of 2027, with JD Vance succeeding him, but provides no verifiable evidence. International Business Times UK · Oct 28
The Midterms Offer a Choice Between Two Brands of Socialism Democrats openly embrace socialist ideas as the GOP pushes for greater state direction of the economy. Reason · Oct 28
The Populism-to-Paperwork Pipeline In order to save American homeownership from Wall Street, the Trump administration proposes a lot of paperwork requirements. Reason · Oct 27
The Swamp King Plus: The internet nearly crashed, the White House keeps threatening media outlets for doing their jobs, and more... Reason · Oct 22
Latin Times · Oct 21 How to Turn In a Fraudster and Get Paid Immediately: Inside the DOJ's Groundbreaking WHIP Program The DOJ's WHIP program pays 10K–30K in fraud whistleblower rewards when charges are filed — no trial required. Here's who qualifies and how to report.
The Conversation · Oct 19 How a US political venture capital firm is trying to influence Brazil’s election In the first round of Brazil’s elections on Oct. 4, 2026, Flávio Bolsonaro, of the right wing Liberal Party (PL), came in first with 47.03% of the valid votes, compared to 45.16% for the current leftist president and Workers’ Party (PT) candidate, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Reason · Oct 13 No, Giving Immigrants Research Jobs Is Not Fraud J.D. Vance says he's probing universities for visa fraud, but the investigation is really about protectionism.
Ballotpedia · Oct 13 Republicans cannot lose more than two seats to keep control of the U.S. Senate, Democrats need to gain four for a majority Welcome to the Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026, Brew.
Reason · Oct 12 J.D. Vance Is Playing Dumb About Socialism Plus: America's growing deficit, youth protests in France, and Kimberly Guilfoyle's corruption scandal
Reason · Oct 12 DHS Searched Ilhan Omar's Home as Part of Immigration Fraud Investigation Top administration officials have all but pronounced her guilty in an ongoing investigation.
Ballotpedia · Mar 17, 2022 Seven candidates are running in the May 3 Republican primary for U.S. Senate in Ohio Seven candidates are running in the May 3 Republican primary for U.S. Senate in Ohio on May 3, including Mike Gibbons, Josh Mandel, Jane Timken, and J.D. Vance. Incumbent Rob Portman (R), first elected in 2010, announced on Jan. 25, 2021, that he would not seek re-election.
The Independent UK · Mar 15, 2022 Russia business deals muddy GOP US Senate primary in Ohio Several Republicans competing for the party’s nomination to run for U.S. Senate in Ohio are facing scrutiny for their ties to Russia as the country intensifies its war against Ukraine
Los Angeles Times · Mar 3, 2022 Robin Abcarian: A deeply divided America finally has something it can agree on: Putin must be stopped I did not expect, at this moment in my life, to be reading up on nuclear war. The bomb drills of my childhood are a hazy memory, and ridiculous in retrospect, as if ducking and covering could save us from an atomic blast.
Salon · Feb 28, 2022 CPAC: Right's desperate Putin pivot Tulsi Gabbard, J.D. Vance and Nigel Farage furiously backpedal on Putin worship — but somehow the left is to blame
Salon · Feb 9, 2022 GOP chaos: Senate chances in danger? Larry Hogan is the third governor to reject Mitch McConnell's pleas, while Trump backs slew of MAGA diehards