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Jim Geraghty

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There’s No Need to Appoint Pete Hegseth to the U.S. Senate

President Trump, speaking to reporters Wednesday: Q: Are you considering replacing Secretary Hegseth? Donald Trump: No, I think he’s doing a very...

05.11.2026 10

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JD Vance is test-driving a delusional new message

JD Vance is test-driving a delusional new message
05.11.2026 50

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A Normal Election Day Morning . . . with One Glaring Exception

It’s around 1 p.m. in the east, and so far, there haven’t been any reports of ICE agents being at polling places, intimidating voters. So far,...

03.11.2026 10

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Why Trump’s defiance is bound to get worse

Why Trump’s defiance is bound to get worse
03.11.2026 40

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The Potential Self-Fulfilling Prophecy of Deterred Voters

A few follow-up thoughts to yesterday’s Morning Jolt… Getting to the Bottom of Trump’s Recent Antics The Big Scholarly Lie Europe’s Mad Voyage...

28.10.2026 20

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Cenk Uygur’s Not-So-New Antisemitic Ad

The ludicrous new ad from Cenk Uygur, contending that Americans pay high prices at the grocery store because of the cost of U.S. aid to Israel, is not...

27.10.2026 10

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When the NFL returns to Paris. Just imagine.

27.10.2026 30

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The 2026 Midterm Election’s Missing Man

The coverage of the “dueling midterm speeches” of President Trump and former president Barack Obama made me wonder about another former president...

26.10.2026 9

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Trump Envoy Steve Witkoff Calls Putin a ‘Humanitarian’ During Meeting in Moscow

The president's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, who was never confirmed by the U.S. Senate for any role, is in Moscow for negotiations with...

21.10.2026 10

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What Trump’s whining about Fox News says about him

20.10.2026 40

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Great News, America! The President Is Redeveloping East Potomac Golf Links!

With 15 days until the midterm elections, and more than 9.5 million ballots already cast, the president of the United States used the social media...

19.10.2026 10

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Trump Betrays Lindsey Graham; Will Rally With Darlene Wednesday

This is exceptional timing. President Trump continues to become a de facto ally of Russia in its war against Ukraine*, and is willing to reverse a...

17.10.2026 30

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What Work Did Tyler Zacharia Do in North Korea?

Following up on yesterday’s Corner post, wanting to know more about Katie Zacharia’s work for a law firm in Beijing with close ties to the Chinese...

16.10.2026 10

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What Did Katie Zacharia Do for That Powerful State-Connected Beijing Law Firm?

Zhong Lun is one of the biggest and most well-connected law firms in China. The firm’s clients include China’s Justice Ministry in Beijing. You...

15.10.2026 10

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No, Ilhan Omar Is Not Going to Get Defeated in November Over the Criminal Investigation

Over in the U.K. Guardian, Moira Donegan writes that the Department of Homeland Security search of the Washington home of Minnesota congresswoman...

14.10.2026 10

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Happy Election Month!

October surprises are not such a big deal anymore; voters’ attitudes are less flexible and they’re less likely to be persuaded by some last-minute...

14.10.2026 10

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Don’t Worry, Democrats! Hillary Clinton Is Returning, Just in Time for the Midterms!

One of the best bits of news for Republicans in a mostly gloomy midterm election cycle: Hillary Clinton has reemerged from hibernation. With the...

13.10.2026 10

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The Riyadh airport attack exposes a new flight path for terror

13.10.2026 40

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World Health Organization: No Plague, but ‘Key Uncertainty’ Remains

The good news is that on Saturday, more than a week after the first reports of a researcher at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute of Siberia and the...

12.10.2026 10

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The Execution Will Not Be Televised . . . Probably

The U.S. Army has regulations regarding executions. Those regulations specify who may be in attendance as witnesses. The regulations do permit “a...

09.10.2026 10

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Ken Paxton’s Less Than Encouraging Comments Behind the Scenes

It is not exactly surprising to hear that, according to an audio of an event with donors in Washington, GOP Texas Senate candidate Ken Paxton is...

07.10.2026 10

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Wisconsin Democrat David Crowley Is an ‘Accomplice’ to Illegal Immigration

Wisconsin Democratic gubernatorial candidate David Crowley does not believe that state and local law enforcement should ever cooperate with U.S....

07.10.2026 20

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Russian troops may have lost this holy relic. Is it a sign?

06.10.2026 60

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Suddenly, the U.S. Has No B-1 Bombers at RAF Fairford

News from over in the United Kingdom this morning: “Asked on Monday whether RAF Fairford was safe, the Prime Minister’s official spokesman said:...

05.10.2026 10

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The Rise of Dumb, Anti-Innovation, Job-Saving Laws in Blue Cities and States

Our James Lileks, lamenting the city of Minneapolis requiring that self-driving cars have a $31.50-per-hour non-driver sitting in the driver’s seat,...

04.10.2026 20

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No, We Don’t Need to Spend Taxpayer Dollars Reviewing if Nixon Got a Raw Deal

I didn’t think I would need to have an opinion on whether current Department of Justice employees should spend any time or money reviewing Watergate...

01.10.2026 20

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Good News for Republicans in Minnesota!

The last three polls in the Minnesota U.S. Senate race between Democratic Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan and Republican Michele Tafoya have...

30.09.2026 20

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A Bad Time for Widespread Economic Pessimism in Iowa

Several states can make an argument for being the most important one in the midterms, but Iowa belongs up there. The state features a competitive –...

29.09.2026 20

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James Talarico is catching big breaks in Texas

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A Splashy Profile About Hasan Piker, Emphasizing that No One Cares about Him

The U.K. Guardian publishes another profile of Hasan Piker, emphasizing how no one knows who he is and how no one cares about him: Voters, so far,...

28.09.2026 20

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Why the Republicans Started Panicking This Week

Conservative talk show host Steve Deace wrote earlier this week, “Iowa House Republicans were informed by their own pollsters that if you are in a ...

25.09.2026 30

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If Only Nikole Hannah-Jones Knew Someone in the New York City School System

The saga of New York Times writer Nikole Hannah-Jones and the subpar education of her daughter in a lower-rated New York City public school is no...

22.09.2026 20

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JD Vance might as well admit it: The GOP failed

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Trump’s Familiar, and Legally Dubious, Move to Revoke White House Press Passes

When you see that the Trump White House has revoked the press passes for correspondents of MSNOW, CNN, and Politico, it is understandable if you feel...

21.09.2026 20

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The Distinct Shift in the Kamala Harris 2028 Buzz

Back in July 2025, Kamala Harris decided to not run for governor of California, and I expressed some skepticism that she would run for president, and...

21.09.2026 30

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Why Is There Any Donald Trump Jr. 2028 Buzz?

As noted on today’s edition of The Editors, besides Donald Trump Jr.’s abysmal judgment in who he accepts lavish wedding parties from, and general...

15.09.2026 70

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The Not-So-Cheery Outlook for the GOP in the Senate

Back in 2018, President Trump’s job approval rating was around 43 percent, but despite doing badly in U.S. House, gubernatorial, and state...

15.09.2026 20

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Data Centers, the Hot New Target for Taxation Next Year

Out in Iowa, Republican incumbent governor Kim Reynolds is not seeking a third term, and Republican Zach Lahn is in a tough race against Democrat...

14.09.2026 20

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President Trump’s 9/11 Exaggerations

President Trump, speaking on the Ellipse, Tuesday at a ceremony honoring the victims of the 9/11 attacks: For three months after September 11th, the...

09.09.2026 30

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Draining the Swamp, Continued

Anyone with even a slim majority of the five senses likely sensed that Corey Lewandowski was exceptionally bad news and you wouldn’t want to trust...

08.09.2026 30

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Sniping ex-staffers. Party politics. John Fetterman could lose.

08.09.2026 60

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Trump Continues His Willful Blindness with Putin and Russia

We can question whether the U.S. wanted to see Indian prime minister Narendra Modi attending the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit in Bishkek...

02.09.2026 30

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Chicago Violence Is . . . Actually Much Better Than Four Years Ago

This is really Jeff Blehar’s beat, but last week in the Morning Jolt, I noted, “after a troubling spike during the pandemic and immediately after,...

01.09.2026 20

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Oh, the irony: A MAGA influencer gets deported by ICE

01.09.2026 50

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This Is a Bad Time of Year to Have Two Passenger Airliners Flying Low

Look, maybe I’m just showing my age, but we’re rapidly approaching the 25-year anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, and I cannot imagine anyone...

31.08.2026 30

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No, We’re Not Going to Fill Up the Strategic Petroleum Reserve with Venezuelan Oil

The first week of Joe Biden’s term in 2021, the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve had had 638 million barrels of oil. The first week of President...

31.08.2026 20

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Finally, ICE Catches and Detains the Worst of the Worst

Reasonable people can have disagreements about the the effectiveness of the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement policies, but the news...

29.08.2026 40

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Trump Administration Threatens to Demolish the Kennedy Center

You don’t have to care about the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington. But the president clearly cares a great deal about it, and...

26.08.2026 20

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Trump says he’s ‘the affordability president.’ That’s rich.

25.08.2026 60

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Schrödinger’s White House Ballroom

From the U.S. National Park Service’s court filing before the Supreme Court in defense of the continuing construction of the White House ballroom:...

24.08.2026 40

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