The small cracks of dissent emerging in Trump's GOP Fellow Republicans are criticizing Trump's team on National Guard deployments, free speech, the federal shutdown and more. Axios · Oct 14, 2025
Chuck Schumer Claims Trump, Vought Are Using 'Americans As Pawns' After White House Budget Chief Pressures Democrats To End Shutdown Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Monday accused President Donald Trump and White House budget chief Russell Vought of using Americans as "pawns" in a government shutdown that has now triggered thousands of federal layoffs. Benzinga · Oct 14, 2025
‘More Biden than Trump’: Republicans lament MTG’s push away from the party and backing Democrats Greene’s positions on the war in Gaza, the release of the Epstein files, and now, the Affordable Care Act subsidies, have separated her from her party The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2025
Who are the women supporting Trump? Twenty five per cent of US voters think that the Republican party has a better plan for women’s rights than the Democrats, according to new polling. The Conversation · Oct 13, 2025
Glenn Jacobs on Donald Trump, the Administrative State, and Ron Paul's Legacy "It's the administrative state and the bureaucrats who are actually populating the rules. They're the ones running most of the government," Tennessee wrestler-turned-mayor Glenn Jacobs tells Reason. Reason · Oct 12, 2025
Texas GOP censures five lawmakers, but rejects banning anyone from the primary ballot Saturday’s decisions signal a deescalating intraparty tension that heightened at the start of the year. The post Texas GOP censures five lawmakers, but rejects banning anyone from the primary ballot appeared first on The Texas Tribune. The Texas Tribune · Oct 11, 2025
Trump Ally Laura Loomer Turns on Him Over Qatar Military Base Plan, Calls It a 'Betrayal' Laura Loomer, a staunch supporter of President Donald Trump, has voiced her dissatisfaction with the president’s decision to permit a Qatari air force facility in Idaho. As a result, she said that she may sit out the 2026 elections. Benzinga · Oct 11, 2025
Laura Loomer reaches breaking point with Trump and MAGA: ‘I am not voting in 2026’ The right wing conspiracy theorist, known for her anti-Muslim opinions, claimed Friday that the GOP was helping to fund the ‘Islamification’ of America The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2025
Spanberger, Earle-Sears clash in Virginia as texting scandal upends fall elections - Roll Call The fallout from revelations of violent texts sent by the Democratic nominee for Virginia attorney general continues to reverberate. Roll Call · Oct 10, 2025
‘My kids could die!’: Tearful Republican military mom begs Mike Johnson for soldier pay during shutdown Is he listening? Does he care? We Got This Covered · Oct 10, 2025
‘I can’t believe I agree with her’: Marjorie Taylor Greene slams GOP for cratering regular folks’ living standards A confused Trump wonders "What's going on with Marjorie? We Got This Covered · Oct 10, 2025
Dallas County GOP’s push to hand-count 2026 ballots could upend voting for Democrats The move could require a shift away from countywide polling sites and delay primary election results. The post Dallas County GOP’s push to hand-count 2026 ballots could upend voting for Democrats appeared first on The Texas Tribune. The Texas Tribune · Oct 10, 2025
As energy finds Texas young conservatives, U.S. Senate hopefuls make their pitch U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and U.S. Rep. Wesley Hunt are finding ways onto stages in front of young conservatives galvanized by Charlie Kirk's killing. The post As energy finds Texas young conservatives, U.S. Senate hopefuls make their pitch appeared first on The Texas Tribune. The Texas Tribune · Oct 10, 2025
How the Texas GOP’s bid to block lawmakers from the ballot defies a century of court precedent The Texas GOP will vote Saturday to possibly bar some state legislators from running in the 2026 primary, despite repeated Texas Supreme Court rulings saying they cannot. The post How the Texas GOP’s bid to block lawmakers from the ballot defies a century of court precedent appeared first on The… The Texas Tribune · Oct 10, 2025
The Texas Tribune · Oct 9, 2025 Paxton sides with Texas GOP, against secretary of state in lawsuit seeking to close primaries Secretary of State Jane Nelson said in a filing that Paxton’s office gave her less than an hour’s warning that they’d be siding against her agency in court. The post Paxton sides with Texas GOP, against secretary of state in lawsuit seeking to close primaries appeared first on The Texas…
Roll Call · Oct 9, 2025 The biggest name in the House right now hasn’t been sworn in yet - Roll Call With an Epstein discharge petition on the line, Adelita Grijalva is ready to claim her seat — but she’s still waiting.
Roll Call · Oct 9, 2025 At the Races: Signs of the times - Roll Call Catch up on the political news of the past week in the latest At the Races newsletter, including fresh scandals and campaign announcements.
The Independent UK · Oct 8, 2025 Trump is calling Republicans asking ‘What’s going on with Marjorie?’ as he is perplexed by MTG attacks ‘I’m not some sort of blind slave to the president, and I don’t think anyone should be,’ Congresswoman Greene said in a recent interview
Axios · Oct 8, 2025 Shutdown tensions cause clashes to erupt on Capitol Hill: "You're an embarrassment" "The only embarrassment here is you," GOP Rep. Mike Lawler told Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
Axios · Oct 8, 2025 Mike Johnson faces growing internal revolt over shutdown GOP lawmakers are beginning to get antsy.
The Guardian - US · Oct 8, 2025 US shutdown deadlock deepens as senators reject competing bills Proposals from both sides fail to receive enough support as no senators change their votes from recent days
We Got This Covered · Oct 8, 2025 Shutdown Hostage: Speaker Mike Johnson refuses to swear in Democrat until MAGA gets its way Undermining democracy is infectious.
The Mary Sue · Oct 8, 2025 Jesse Watters says AOC ‘wants to sleep with’ Stephen Miller, all because she mocked his height The men of the Republican Party have never shied away from making derogatory remarks about women, especially about those who belong to their opposition, namely the Democratic Party. This time, things are no different as they are attacking United States Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez over her comments about White House Deputy…
Roll Call · Oct 8, 2025 Democrats seize on conservative support as hope to end shutdown - Roll Call GOP’s clean continuing resolution goes down for a sixth time in the Senate, with no change in votes from previously.
Roll Call · Oct 8, 2025 2026 could be breakout year for blue-collar Democratic women - Roll Call As Democrats try to win back working-class voters, female candidates are campaigning around economic populism and their blue-collar roots.