Demetrius Freeman - The Washington Post / Getty ImagesBreaking Breaking: Todd Blanche Nomination Poised to Succeed as Two GOP Holdouts Flip Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche appears to be on the road to Senate confirmation after opposition to his nomination ends. By Jack Davis August 3, 2026
Eric Lee / Getty Images To Secure AG Job, Blanche Kills off Anti-Weaponization Fund Designed to Compensate Victims of Gov't Witch Hunts, Like Most J6ers It was a surprise development, given that President Trump had threatened to fully revive the fund only a day earlier. By V. Saxena August 3, 2026
Scott Olson / Getty Images Trump Suffers Rare Primary Loss as Establishment Candidate Loses to MAHA Outsider Trump's belated endorsement of Feenstra failed to counter the support Hahn received from MAHA and prominent conservative activists. By Michael Schwarz June 3, 2026
Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images; Rick Kern / Getty Images Trump Debuts Brutal Cartoon Nickname for James Talarico to Kick Off Texas Senate General Election Trump, who has a history of diminishing political opponents via unflattering nicknames, likened Talarico to a gap-toothed cartoon icon. By Michael Schwarz May 27, 2026
Stewart F. House / Getty Images Republican Senatorial Committee Quietly Tries to Cover Up Its Past Attacks on Ken Paxton The Senate Republicans’ campaign arm removed a statement from July 10 which criticized Paxton’s extramarital affair. By Nicole Silverio May 27, 2026
Ron Jenkins / Getty Images BREAKING: Ken Paxton Has Defeated John Cornyn in the TX GOP Senate Primary "I’ve never seen an endorsement matter more since I’ve been paying attention to politics," the winner said of Trump. By Bryan Chai May 26, 2026
Chip Somodevilla / Getty ImagesCommentary Thom Tillis Unloads on Hegseth, Ken Paxton in Weekend Tantrum as GOP's Establishment Wing Faces Extinction Tillis isn't the first guy to make a name off the "Not That Kind of Republican" grift, and he won't be the last. By C. Douglas Golden May 26, 2026
Brandon Bell / Getty Images Trump Urges Texans to Reject 'Disloyal' John Cornyn at the Polls This Week President Donald Trump disparaged incumbent Sen. John Cornyn of Texas while supporting Texas AG Ken Paxton in Tuesday's runoff vote. By Jack Davis May 25, 2026
Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images Senate Republicans Deal a Serious Blow to Trump's White House Ballroom Project Senate Republicans expect to incur Trump's wrath after reportedly refusing to fund the president's long-discussed White House ballroom. By Michael Schwarz May 21, 2026
Brandon Bell / Getty Images John Cornyn Issues Defiant Response After Losing Out on Trump's Endorsement Two years ago, John Cornyn was in the running for Senate majority leader. Now, he's running desperately just to stay in the Senate. By Joe Saunders May 19, 2026