In 2016, President Donald Trump began one of the biggest political realignments in American politics. In the 2026 primaries, he will finish remaking the Republican Party in his image. But what that means in the midterm elections and beyond will be up to voters.
Recently, while admiring the roses in a compound for China’s top officials, the president professed hopes of cooperation with Chinese President Xi Jinping. But his messages back home were far from rosy and largely aimed at his own party.
Last month, the White House and its allies led a largely successful crusade to primary Indiana lawmakers that refused the president’s demands on redistricting. On Saturday, the MAGA retribution rampage continued in Louisiana, with Sen. Bill Cassidy losing his primary a half a decade on from voting to convict Trump after Jan. 6. And last night, Rep. Thomas Massie lost the GOP primary in Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District. Massie’s strident libertarianism has tested the patience of many Republicans, but his political ending was likely due to his advocacy for Jeffrey Epstein’s victims, a cause that the MAGA base once championed.
The president and his team did not take over the Republican Party so much as they took it out. But there could be consequences to this approach.
This is a preview of Matthew Bartlett’s latest article. Read the full article here.
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In Pennsylvania, Democrats see a chance to gain congressional seats while choosing which candidates to advance to the November elections. Read more.
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The president’s endorsements dominated Republican primaries last night — with Georgia as the fine print. Read more.
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The president’s awful poll numbers haven’t loosened his grip on the base. Massie learned that the hard way. Read more.
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The governor cruised to renomination, the first step in a re-election bid that could double as a 2028 launching pad — if he decides to use it. Read more.
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The fund is open to people convicted of attacking the Capitol, including those who assaulted police. Its dollar figure echoes the rioters’ rallying cry. Read more.
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The president’s focus on the SAVE America Act at the expense of any other lawmaking sends a clear signal about how he views elections. Read more.
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Through Republican absences and a surprise supporter, Democrats succeeded on a procedural motion to end hostilities in Iran. Read more.
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The Trump administration’s push to privatize airport security isn’t about efficiency. Read more.
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This week on “The Best People,” Nicolle Wallace is joined by documentarian Ken Burns at the 92NY ahead of our nation’s 250th anniversary for an intimate conversation about the American experiment — how its failures and its successes inform each other and nudge the country forward. Listen now wherever you get your podcasts.
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Watch Jen Psaki, Alicia Menendez, Ari Melber, Jonathan Capehart, Catherine Rampell and others in conversation at The Center for American Progress IDEAS conference, where the country’s top progressive leaders preview policy ideas expected to shape national debate. Plus, catch Symone Sanders Townsend’s conversation with Sen. Raphael Warnock on voting rights and Chris Hayes’ discussion with Ezra Klein on artificial intelligence. Watch “We The People: America’s Future” Friday at 9 p.m. ET on MS NOW.
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