Trump’s lavish White House “Roaring Twenties” gala amid a shutdown exposes the moral rot at the heart of his presidency.
Economic pain is deepening as SNAP benefits, paychecks, and healthcare vanish under Trump’s self-made crisis.
Democrats are seeing early-vote advantages in New Jersey and Virginia, suggesting backlash against MAGA extremism.
Prop 50 in California shows voters are ready to use redistricting reform to fight Trump’s gerrymandered grip on democracy.
Amid collapsing optics and rising desperation, Susan Demas and Sam Osterhout trace how Trump’s gilded self-indulgence mirrors the hubris of the Gilded Age — party on top, suffering below.
With Lincoln Project polling expert Andrew Wilson unpacking key gubernatorial and ballot races, the conversation turns to what these state contests reveal about national mood: fatigue with cruelty, hunger for stability, and the slow erosion of Trump’s myth of inevitability. The reminder is simple but urgent — authoritarianism thrives on apathy. Voting, organizing, and confronting lies remain the clearest acts of resistance.
Tune in foe the full breakdown of a country balancing on the edge of its next reckoning.
No Shutdown Bump for Trump
Polling from the past week offers a mixed picture of how Americans view the ongoing shutdown and the administration behind it. On the surface, the numbers might look stable — but underneath, there’s serious erosion.
