With his poll numbers plummeting after a number of policy blunders — from the economy to “no new forever wars” — Donald Trump seems to be reading the tea leaves about how his party will fair in the coming midterms.
In his fight to retain power and avoid any potential accountability, Trump has announced he won’t sign anything into law until the Senate gets the SAVE America Act on his desk. But it looks more and more like the votes for this sweeping hunk of voter suppression measures just aren’t there.
Laura Bassett is a freelance journalist who’s written for Rolling Stone, Jezebel, New York Magazine and more. She authors the Nightcap newsletter here on Substack. Laura joined Susan J. Demas on First Draft and exposed the ways the SAVE America Act would disenfranchise voters across the country — including millions of women.
What other kinds of “fuckery,” as Laura recently called it, might Trump and Republicans try in November? Dive into the latest First Draft with Susan J. Demas and Laura Bassett here on Lincoln Square where they talk about the Iran War, the Epstein files, and more.
And be sure to read Laura’s work on Nightcap.
