Wednesday, September 30, 2026

Republicans flinched before. 2026 is different

Trump-endorsed candidates are scrubbing him from websites and breaking with him on Iran. His grip on the GOP is slipping, but it's not gone yet. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 
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Wed Sep 30 2026

 
President Donald Trump waves to the news media on the South Lawn of the White House on Sept. 26, 2026, in Washington, DC.

Trump-endorsed candidates are scrubbing him from websites and breaking with him on Iran. His grip on the GOP is slipping, but it's not gone yet.

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after exiting Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on Sept. 27, 2026, as he returns from Medinah, Illinois.
 

Trump's days of winning are gone. The midterms are going with them

I've talked to many conservatives and Republicans who expressed growing frustration with the direction of the party and leadership of President Trump.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton campaigns for the U.S. Senate on Sept. 21, 2026, in Houston.
 

Republicans picked Paxton. Now they're paying for it in Texas

Trump swept South Texas counties in 2024. So why are Republicans spending millions and sending JD Vance to defend a Senate seat that should be safe?

Smoking cannabis at the Mile High 420 Festival in Denver on April 20, 2026.
 

Legal weed, betting was meant to kill the black market. It backfired

Sold as the safer way to handle vice, legal betting and marijuana have hooked more Americans, especially young men, while illegal dealers thrive.

A guest wears a "Tax the Rich" beanie on the day of New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani's inauguration ceremony on Jan. 1, 2026.
 

The DSA's utopia has no landlords, no bills – and no way to pay for it

Democratic socialists claim the rich will pay for free housing, health care and college under the DSA platform. The math says otherwise.

Students walk through Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, on Sept. 29, 2026.
 

Cornell rape allegation is latest example of how colleges fail women

Cornell University failed Jane Doe the same way colleges have failed women for generations. Now, Chi Phi has a chance to fix things for the future.

President Donald Trump takes reporters' questions in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, on Sept. 28, 2026.
 

Voters' top priority is obvious. Trump touts Iowa steel mill instead

As midterm voters face high food and gas prices, President Donald Trump trumpeted a new steel mill in Iowa. His flop sweat is showing.

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after exiting Air Force One in Chicago on Sept. 27, 2026.
 

Trump is using your money to lie about his presidency

This isn't the first time Trump has tried to use his authority to sway voters ahead of the midterms. It isn't even his first pass at propaganda.

The village of Kangaamiut, Greenland, on March 14, 2026. The Sarfaq Ittuk is a vital and iconic coastal ferry for Greenlanders, keeping small west coast communities connected to low cost. It links Qaqortoq in the south to Ilulissat in the north in a week-long journey. This year, an unusually warm January allowed the ferry to reach Ilulissat much earlier than usual, as the town is normally blocked by sea ice in March. Around 200 passengers travel on board for medical needs, work, tourism, or simply to
 meet people. But with new airports opening and a lack of investors, the future of the Sarfaq Ittuk is increasingly uncertain. (Photo by Florent VERGNES / AFP via Getty Images)
 

Trump calls Greenland deal 'a dream.' Russia sees an opportunity

President Trump's new U.S., Denmark, Greenland agreement adds bases and blocks Russia and China. But Copenhagen was offering much of it already.

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