Donald Trump, Thomas Massie, and the Long, Slow Death of the Tea Party Whatever happens in Kentucky's GOP primary, the populist right no longer even pretends to care about spending or government overreach. Reason · May 18
After Alex Pretti's Death, the Administration Signals a Shift on Immigration Enforcement Wider reform is needed in the way the government enforces its laws. Reason · Jan 28
Trump’s latest, most alarming rant calling reports of him “slowing up” treasonous has governors and lawmakers more alarmed than outraged Trump says "he created an aura around the United States" We Got This Covered · Dec 10, 2025
Did MAGA Kill the Tea Party? Former Rep. Justin Amash and Fox News’ Kennedy join Nick Gillespie to examine how MAGA populism reshaped the Tea Party’s limited-government mission, why Congress no longer acts as a check on power, and what it will take to spark a new libertarian revival. Reason · Aug 13, 2025
Justin Amash on Why the President Isn't Above the Law Plus: A listener asks the editors to guess if the real reason Donald Trump is so passionate about tariffs is because he sees them as a deal-making tool rather than a purely economic instrument. Reason · Feb 18, 2025
Libertarian Party Gets New National Chair After Angela McArdle's Surprise Resignation The Mises Caucus hold over the party cracks as its founder Michael Heise loses in a 9-6 vote to Steven Nekhaila. Reason · Feb 4, 2025
At the Races: Democrats take a stand - Roll Call Catch up on the political news of the past week in the latest At the Races newsletter, including on Trump nominees and special elections. Roll Call · Jan 30, 2025
Sandy Pensler Withdraws, Backs Mike Rogers In Michigan Senate Race Sandy Pensler withdraws from Michigan Senate race, endorsing Mike Rogers. Democrats rally behind Elissa Slotkin. Rogers faces Amash in GOP primary. Top News · Jul 21, 2024
Justin Amash on Why Congress Is Broken "Today it is highly centralized, where a few people at the top control everything," the former five-term congressman tells Reason's Nick Gillespie. Reason · Apr 27, 2024
At the Races: A John trifecta - Roll Call The CQ Roll Call newsroom tracks campaigns nationwide, sharing the best stories with some extras, in the At the Races newsletter. Roll Call · Feb 29, 2024
Justin Amash: 'I'd Impeach Every President' Former Rep. Justin Amash says "the idea of introducing impeachment legislation suggests there's other people who will join you. Otherwise, it's just an exercise in futility." Reason · Feb 21, 2024
Peter Meijer: Can the GOP Change? Peter Meijer talks about his run for Senate, his Trump impeachment vote, and possibly competing against Justin Amash on the latest episode of Just Asking Questions. Reason · Feb 8, 2024
Houthis Ruin Christmas Plus: The fertility crisis, the origins of Israel, El Segundo's tech scene, and more... Reason · Dec 20, 2023
Palestinian Americans Are Americans, Too For many in New Jersey, the war in Gaza has brought back painful family history. Reason · Oct 26, 2023
Reason · Oct 24, 2023 Ideological Screening Plus: IDF releases footage from Hamas' evil rampage, cancel culture in Los Angeles, Iceland's ladies go on strike, and more...
WEKU · Oct 23, 2023 For Palestinian Christians, a Sunday spent mourning civilians killed at a Gaza church Services across the Holy Land memorialized the Palestinian civilians killed Thursday when an Israeli airstrike hit the Church of St. Porphyrius in Gaza City, where some 400 people were sheltering.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 23, 2023 Doctors, poets, families, babies: victims of Israel’s war on Gaza The IDF says it has targeted Hamas and Islamic Jihad militants, but thousands of civilians, including children, have been killed
The Independent UK · Oct 21, 2023 Former US congressman Justin Amash says family members killed in Gaza by Israeli airstrike First Palestinian-American congressman said relatives killed in Greek Orthodox church struck by bombs
Reason · Oct 4, 2023 Why Justin Amash Should Be the Next Speaker of the House And why he almost certainly will not
Reason · Jul 20, 2023 The Real Worry Behind the Unhinged Freakout Over No Labels No amount of third-party/RFK Jr. shaming can erase the fact that Joe Biden is a weak and unpopular incumbent.
Reason · Jun 15, 2023 Congress Considers Bipartisan Bill Curbing Asset Forfeiture The FAIR Act would be a significant step forward. It just passed the House Judiciary Committee on a unanimous 26-0 vote.
Reason · Feb 8, 2023 The State of Our Union Sucks The bipartisan (if shouty!) embrace of big-government nationalism ensures our populist moment won't end any time soon.
Tribune News Service · Jan 6, 2023 GOP congressman: Consensus candidate for speaker is 'Plan B' if McCarthy can't win WASHINGTON — Two former members of Congress from west Michigan, U.S. Reps. Fred Upton and Justin Amash, were floated this week as alternative candidates for speaker of the U.S. House in the case that California's Kevin McCarthy can't clinch the Republican votes needed for election.
Reason · Jan 5, 2023 Ignoring the Anti-McCarthy Faction's Avowed Goals, The New York Times Sees Only 'Chaos and Confusion' The paper attributes the fight over the election of the next House speaker to "anti-establishment fervor" and a lust for "personal power."
Reason · Jan 5, 2023 Justin Amash: Kevin McCarthy Is a 'Compulsive Liar' Who 'Cares Only About Power' The former Libertarian congressman was in the Capitol Wednesday drumming up a Hail Mary quest to become speaker of the House.