"Realizing the phrase 'promises kept' was little more than a slogan"

Trump has enriched himself by billions while his voters and all Americans struggle with stagnant wage growth and high costs.

Trump has become increasingly disconnected from reality and his own base, squandering the coalition he built in 2024.

The 2024 coalition is fundamentally different from 2016, with a broader working-class coalition of people of color expecting different things.

Republican candidates admit they are stuck between alienating MAGA faithful or being dragged down by Trump's unpopularity.

Republicans are not stuck by circumstance; they put themselves in this situation by signing up for Trump.

Trump is wholly focused on making the capital a shrine to his ego and ineptitude, ignoring Americans' struggles.

Trump's projects like the arch do not connect with voters the way Reagan's aspirational ads did.

Building a multi-million-dollar monument to Trump's narcissism is a split screen from caring about average Americans.

Haitian immigrants in Ohio are being targeted with ankle bracelets and deportations, fulfilling Trump's campaign rhetoric.

Cubans are being deported to Africa, showing that Trump's supporters are realizing they could be targets too.

Democrats who tie Trump's corruption to everyday economic harms will succeed, while those treating issues as siloed will struggle.

Democrats will likely take back the House and potentially make the Senate closer, setting up a 2028 fight.

The Pentagon's attempt to fire journalists violates their First Amendment rights and was timed to suppress reporting on USS Lincoln troubles.

Asking a newspaper to republish Pentagon public affairs content undermines its mission and credibility with service members.

The administration is waging a war on the press and trying to turn Stars and Stripes into a propaganda organ.

Maria Bartiromo was forced out after sharing Fox's internal guidance with the White House, violating her employment agreement. Fox News wanted to avoid another billion-dollar defamation settlement after Bartiromo's involvement in the Dominion and Smartmatic lawsuits.

A federal judge permanently blocked a USPS rule limiting mail-in voting, halting Trump's effort to restrict ballots.

The U.S. is witnessing a consolidating authoritarian government behaving similarly to other autocracies, with a ruling family enriching itself overseas.