AI is breaking our political reality AI-generated ads and deepfakes are being deployed in congressional races — and are confusing voters Salon · May 24
Tulsi Gabbard out as DNI but Trump doesn’t tee up a confirmation fight Former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard is resigning from her post as director of national intelligence because of her husband’s cancer battle, President Donald Trump announced Friday. The commander in chief said Principal Deputy DNI Aaron Lukas would take over after Gabbard departs on June 30. Trump described Lukas as “highly… Roll Call · May 22
Trump got his revenge on ‘disloyal’ Republicans in primaries. It leaves his party weaker in the midterms ANALYSIS: Trump’s singular focus on exacting revenge already put one Senate seat at risk. Eric Garcia reveals how he now risks putting another one at risk The Independent UK · May 20
Georgia’s Republican races for governor and US Senate head to June runoffs Keisha Lance Bottoms wins Democratic primary outright, while Republicans Burt Jones and Rick Jackson will face off The Guardian - US · May 20
Jones and Jackson head to GOP runoff for Georgia governor race The Republican nominee will try to hold onto the governor’s office for the party, which has won every election to the post since 2002 The Independent UK · May 20
GOP Senate primaries in Georgia and Alabama head to June runoffs The Republican primaries for Senate in Georgia and Alabama are heading to runoffs next month after no candidate took a majority of the vote in Tuesday’s respective primaries. In the Republican race in Georgia to take on Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff, Rep. Mike Collins and former football coach Derek Dooley… Roll Call · May 20
Tuesday’s primary vote will help determine more than control of Congress. It can have a lasting impact on the nation ANALYSIS: Races in Kentucky, Pennsylvania and Georgia might determine control of the House, Senate - and maybe the future of the White House, Eric Garcia writes The Independent UK · May 18
Pregnant Women Describe 'Appalling' Treatment in ICE Custody, Including Shackling During Miscarriages Lawmakers cited reports of women suffering severe abdominal pain, vaginal bleeding and miscarriages while allegedly receiving limited or delayed medical care Latin Times · May 12
Trump Endorses ICE Rebranding to ‘NICE’ Amidst Brutal Immigration Crackdowns President Donald Trump endorsed the idea of renaming the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) by adding ‘National’ upfront. The name change would alter the agency’s acronym from ‘ICE’ to ‘NICE.’ With ongoing immigration crackdowns still being enforced by the agency, the impact of the name change is insignificant at best. The Mary Sue · Apr 29
The South can help defeat MAGA Rural whites can be fierce fighters for economic and racial justice — if they are welcomed by progressives Salon · Apr 19
Trump news at a glance: president struggles to reopen strait as Iran rejects US blockade Donald Trump’s earlier tone of triumph with the reopening of key waterway falls flat – key US politics stories from 18 April at a glance The Guardian - US · Apr 19
Jon Ossoff calls out ‘Mar-a-Lago mafia’ amid presidential bid rumors Georgia senator says Americans will pay for Trump’s Iran war, and family’s corruption, with child and healthcare cuts The Guardian - US · Apr 18
Sen. Mike Lee Says Federal Prison Hung Up on Him When He Tried To Check on Inmate Families have complained for years that the Bureau of Prisons fails to notify them when their incarcerated loved ones are seriously ill or even dying. Reason · Apr 15
GOP campaigns go all-in on AI, Dems not so much On the horizon: AI agents interacting with voters by phone to persuade them to back GOP candidates. Axios · Apr 14
The Independent UK · Apr 13 Four major races shift in favor of Democrats as Senate looks more likely to swing in their favor Democrats see their fortunes improve in Ohio, Nebraska, Georgia and North Carolina
The Independent UK · Apr 8 What Tuesday’s elections tell us about the ‘blue wave’ coming — and why Trump should be worried ANALYSIS: The special election in MAGA stalwart-turned-Trump-foe Marjorie Taylor Greene’s old district spells trouble for the president — even though a Republican won, Eric Garcia writes. And Wisconsin spells even more trouble for Republicans
Latin Times · Mar 28 Democratic Sens. Launch Investigation Over Torture Allegations At Alligator Alcatraz: 'Confinement In Small Cage-Like Structure' Two Democratic senators are launching an investigation into allegations of torture at the detention facility center in Florida known as "Alligator Alcatraz"
Roll Call · Mar 26 At the Races: Belaboring the point Welcome to At the Races! Each week we bring you news and analysis from the CQ Roll Call campaign team. Know someone who’d like to get this newsletter? They can subscribe here. Affordability has become a top buzzword for Democrats this midterm election cycle, a shorthanded way to signify voters’ rising discontent…
The Mary Sue · Mar 19 Director of National Intelligence leaves imminent threat calls to Trump’s discretion Sen. Jon Ossoff from Georgia asked a few crucial questions of Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard about matters of security and the alleged “imminent threat” posed by Iran. Gabbard’s responses raise concerns about her overall competence for her role.
The Independent UK · Mar 18 Tulsi Gabbard stuns senator by saying it’s not her job to ‘determine what is ... an imminent threat’ to the US The Trump administration has offered varying explanations for what prompted its war with Iran
Axios · Mar 18 Gabbard defers to Trump when asked if Iran posed "imminent threat" The resignation of a top aide intensified the spotlight on Gabbard.
The Independent UK · Feb 19 Trump shifts into election mode and pitches his tariff economy to Georgia voters Trump visited Rome, Georgia, to try and convince voters that his tariffs are saving, not hurting, the U.S. economy
Roll Call · Feb 19 ‘I've won affordability’: Trump defends economy during Georgia stop President Donald Trump plunged back into the midterm campaign on Thursday, with a visit to Northwest Georgia.
Reason · Feb 18 Stephen Colbert Says CBS Killed an Interview Because of FCC Equal-Time Rule If anything, the incident just provided further proof that the equal-time rule should be abolished.
The Guardian - US · Feb 18 Conservative Georgia town pushes back against ICE detention center: ‘We are Americans after all’ Social Circle, a mostly Maga town, builds strange bedfellow coalition against plans to convert warehouse