Kid Cudi fires MIA from tour after she rants about being a ‘brown Republican’ London-born rapper also suggested a number of people in the crowd could be illegal immigrants The Independent UK · May 4
Last GOP senator from California, John Seymour, dead at 88 Former Sen. John Seymour, the last Republican to represent California in the U.S. Senate, died April 18 in Carlsbad, Calif., more than 33 years after voters replaced him with Democrat Dianne Feinstein in November 1992. He was 88 years old. Seymour’s stint in the Senate was short: He was appointed… Roll Call · May 4
MAGA senator shredded for repost of OJ and Nicole Brown Simpson meme as Elizabeth Warren and Spirit Airlines The creepy repost is the latest in a series of outlandish, inflammatory and conspiratorial posts from the senior Republican senator from Utah The Independent UK · May 4
DeSantis signs new Republican-favored congressional map into law Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed into law a newly-passed congressional map that gives his fellow Republicans four pickup opportunities in this fall’s midterm elections. A spokeswoman for DeSantis confirmed his action Monday after he posted a photo of the map on social media with the message: “Signed, Sealed, and… Roll Call · May 4
Democrats boost eight more ‘top-tier candidates’ in bid to win back House Candidates will get midterms funding in battleground states, amid Republican push to revise voting maps The Guardian - US · May 4
‘I hope his career ends’: U.S. Senator’s daughter went on record saying her father is a paid agent for a foreign state A TikTok video from September 2025 has resurfaced, reigniting a family feud that’s become a symbol of America’s deepest political divides. Maddie Block, the 29-year-old daughter of New Mexico Republican State Senator Jay Block accused her father of selling out to a foreign government. She calls him a “total loser”… The Mary Sue · May 4
Republicans split with Trump and back Haitians – to save their seats In Ohio, where Haitians have helped revive the economy, vulnerable Republicans are reluctant to toe the Trump line The Guardian - US · May 4
Democrats are counting on Trump’s unpopularity to save them. It won’t Yes, Trump might carry them to victory in the midterms. But he can’t carry them much longer – especially not in the 2028 elections The Guardian - US · May 4
'No One Has Been Arrested or Held Accountable': Greene's Blunt Verdict on Epstein Files She Fought Trump to Release Marjorie Taylor Greene criticizes Trump's handling of Epstein files, highlighting their fractured relationship and potential political consequences for the Republican Party ahead of the 2026 midterms. International Business Times UK · May 3
Scoop: Shapiro boosted Republican to retaliate against fellow Dem, ally says in recording The claim could could hurt Shapiro if he runs for president in 2028, as many expect. Axios · May 3
Republicans appear split on idea of clemency for Ghislaine Maxwell House panel divided on whether Trump should pardon Maxwell so she can cooperate with Epstein investigation The Guardian - US · May 3
‘Apartheid in the US’: Arizona’s secretary of state fights Trump’s plot to amass a ‘master list’ of voters Database could be used to regulate opponents, from ‘shutting off bank accounts’ to healthcare, official warns The Guardian - US · May 3
Trump news at a glance: Top Republicans express concern over plan to withdraw troops from Germany Pentagon says it will withdraw 5,000 troops from Nato ally Germany; blame game begins after Spirit airlines ceases operations. Key US politics stories from Saturday 2 May at a glance The Guardian - US · May 3
Republican Brett Ligon, former Montgomery County DA, wins special election for open Texas Senate seat A rematch is scheduled for November, as Ligon’s win only puts him in the seat through January. But the former prosecutor will be heavily favored, given the district’s solidly Republican makeup. The Texas Tribune · May 3
The Texas Tribune · May 2 Sen. Ted Cruz makes Iowa appearance, fueling speculation about another presidential bid The U.S. senator won the Hawkeye State during the 2016 Republican primaries. This year he used his appearance to blame Democrats for anti-Semitism and call out GOP Trump foes Tucker Carlson and Marjorie Taylor Greene.
The Guardian - US · May 2 Political blame game begins and passengers left adrift after Spirit ceases operations Republicans blame Biden administration block on JetBlue deal; Democrats point to fuel price surge amid Iran war
The Guardian - US · May 2 Steve Hilton: could this British former Fox News host be California’s next governor? The race to succeed Gavin Newsom has teetered wildly, and with Democrats in disarray, the Republican ex-Downing Street adviser is leading in the polls. Can he really pull it off?
The Independent UK · May 1 Louisiana Republicans eliminate elected position days before an exoneree was set to take office Louisiana Republicans have eliminated the office an exoneree was set to take after being overwhelmingly elected to the New Orleans-based seat
Latin Times · May 1 Who Is David Rivera, Ex-Florida Congressman Convicted in Foreign Lobbying Case and Longtime Rubio Ally Former U.S. Representative David Rivera, a Republican from Florida and once a rising Miami political figure with close ties to Marco Rubio, was convicted Friday in federal court in Miami for his role in a covert $50 million lobbying campaign on behalf of Venezuela during the first Trump administration.
The Independent UK · May 1 Step off, Chuck! Democrats stunningly warn Schumer to stay out of races after Maine Mills meltdown ANALYSIS: ‘The Democratic establishment is completely disconnected from where Democratic voters are,’ one strategist told Eric Garcia, after the rebuke to the seemingly out-of-touch 75-year-old Senate minority leader
Latin Times · May 1 Crime Scene Investigators Search Area in Oklahoma Where Conservative Senate Candidate Barry Christian Was Found Dead After Two-Day Disappearance The mystery surrounding the death of Barry Christian, a Republican candidate for the Oklahoma state Senate, shifted Friday from the politics of a missing candidate to the painstaking work of crime scene investigators trying to answer a more urgent question: what happened inside, or around, the gray Ram truck where…
Roll Call · May 1 GOP emerges from ‘hell week’ with deep divisions between Senate and House During the final vote to close out the House’s “hell week,” a handful of Republicans had a message for the Senate: You’re responsible for the “suffering” agenda. Standing on the steps outside the Capitol on Thursday, House Freedom Caucus members loudly aired their grievances with the Senate. Republicans there have…
The Independent UK · May 1 Trump approval rating so low on inflation he ‘broke the scale,’ pollster says President’s numbers remain dismally low, sparking concerns about whether Republicans will lose the House of Representatives in November
Roll Call · May 1 After nixing Nixon, Michigan’s Riegle became a lifelong progressive Hundreds of American politicians have switched party affiliations during their careers, but when Donald W. Riegle Jr. went from Republican to Democrat in 1973, he was one of the first sitting members of the House to move across the aisle. The shift by the Michigan congressman and later senator was…
We Got This Covered · May 1 Marjorie Taylor Greene says the Republican being propped up as a MAGA star privately ‘hates’ Donald Trump "Bought and paid for."