The Georgia Republican leadership that handed control of the state election board to Trump’s pitbulls have been too intimidated by their far-right base to take that control away and put it back in responsible hands.
Many members of Congress have embraced styles of communication that effectively undermine not just their opponents but the very democratic systems that give legitimacy to their own positions of status and power.
A review of Project 2025's training videos shows that 29 of the 36 speakers have worked for Trump in some capacity—on his 2016-17 transition team, in the administration or on his 2024 reelection campaign.
Whether Kamala Harris will be an effective president is a matter for the voters to decide in a few months. But as a legal matter, she is absolutely eligible to hold the office.
As Donald Trump tried to disavow the politically toxic project, its director, Paul Dans, stepped down. But the plans and massive staffing database that he prepared—to replace thousands of members of the “deep state” with MAGA loyalists—remain.
Georgia Republicans handed three of the five positions on their State Election Board to people who refuse to acknowledge that Joe Biden carried Georgia in the 2020 elections.
If there was any speculation that Republicans would revert to some form of traditional conservatism after Trump leaves politics, the prospect of a JD Vance presidency makes clear that the answer is no.
The intense attacks against Harris so far are only a fraction of what will come. Trump is skilled at both character assassination and political self-defense.
Vance gave a speech to the secretive Teneo Network. The GOP vice presidential nominee has been a member of the Leonard Leo-backed group, which seeks to cultivate conservative influence in business and culture.