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- Democratic strategists say the party needs a fresh approach amid a new wave of anti-trans messaging from Republicans.
- President Donald Trump spent the last two days in Dallas trying every which way to convince his GOP base to turn out for the midterms and re-elect a Republican Congress.
- Rand Paul and his staff travel by private jet with taxpayer dollars while preaching fiscal restraintThe expense is not illegal or against Senate rules, but it’s raising questions about why the charter flights were necessary for official business.
- Republicans gathering in Dallas are worried about Georgia and North Carolina. They are bullish on Michigan.
- GOP leaders were undecided on whether to proceed but caved to political pressure to address the issue before the midterms.
- The Republican-controlled House of Representatives passed earlier this month a resolution that “condemns and denounces socialism in all its forms, including the Democratic Socialists of America, and opposes the implementation of socialist policies in the United States.” The vote was 220-192, with eight Democrats voting “aye” and zero Republicans voting “nay.” The resolution said that “socialist ideology necessitates […]
- You can watch this episode of Right Now With Perry Bacon above or by following this show on YouTube or Substack. You can read a transcript here. The far-right Alternative für Deutschland, or AfD, won about 44 percent of the vote in this week’s election in Saxony-Anhalt, a state in the eastern part of the […]
- Bruce Blakeman, the Republican vying to be New York’s next governor, has an uphill battle ahead of November: The 70-year-old Nassau County executive will have to overcome an incumbent Democratic governor in one of the nation’s fiercest Democratic strongholds. But his recent efforts to boost his public profile before the New York electorate have been […]
- This is a lightly edited transcript of the September 10 edition of Right Now With Perry Bacon. You can watch the video here or by following this show on YouTube or Substack.Perry Bacon: And we’re going to talk about politics in Germany. I think people probably know that the far-right party in Germany just won […]
- At his first inaugural in 1861, Abraham Lincoln warned that if we allowed the Supreme Court to rule that laws were unconstitutional, we would cease to be a democratic nation. Lincoln accepted the court’s responsibility to resolve actual disputes, like those that judges typically decide. But what he said justices could not properly do was […]
- A group of Democratic lawmakers who represent New Mexico urged Apple and Google on Thursday not to adopt President Trump’s proposed renaming of the state to “New America” on their map platforms. On Sunday, the president shared an image of a map of the state on Truth Social with “Mexico” crossed out and replaced by…
- Bond yields ticked up slightly on Thursday, after President Trump pledged to send a $5,000 dividend to every American adult if Republicans win the midterms. The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury bond closed at roughly 4.96 percent, roughly 1.3 basis points above where it opened. The note closed at its highest point since April…
- Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-Pa.) didn’t mince words about Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) and his video appearance at the Republican National Committee's (RNC) midterm convention, calling it a “stunt” that she said was “gravely disappointing.” “I will tell you from the ground from suburban Philadelphia, my constituents are livid,” Dean told reporters at a House Democratic […]
- Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) criticized President Trump’s Wednesday proposal to give every American adult a $5,000 dividend if the GOP wins the midterms, as other Republicans have also voiced skepticism about the pledge. "Some of us think dependency is evil & soul-sucking in all its forms," Roy wrote Thursday on social platform X, pushing back…
- Many House Republicans are backing Rep. Max Miller’s (R-Ohio) bid for reelection — but they’re also keeping their distance. Those Republicans want to preserve a seat once considered safely in GOP hands while at the same time avoiding any discussion of the domestic abuse allegations that have engulfed the Ohio Republican. Miller has faced mounting…
- Sen. John Fetterman's (D-Pa.) surprise video appearance at the Republican National Committee's (RNC) first-ever midterm convention is roiling Democrats in Washington, who are growing exasperated by his frequent Fox News appearances and criticisms of democratic socialists. Political strategists and analysts say that Fetterman’s low approval ratings among Democratic voters in Pennsylvania would have already made…
- A group of Democratic lawmakers who represent New Mexico urged Apple and Google on Thursday not to adopt President Trump’s proposed renaming of the state to “New America” on their map platforms. On Sunday, the president shared an image of a map of the state on Truth Social with “Mexico” crossed out and replaced by…
- Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) is ramping up pressure on Democrats to back the Clarity Act as it heads to the Senate floor next week for a procedural vote, highlighting the changes they have secured to the bill throughout negotiations. Lummis, who chairs the Senate Banking subcommittee on digital assets, argued Thursday that Democrats have secured…
- Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) on Thursday circulated a fundraising text springboarding off his surprise video appearance at the GOP midterm convention in Dallas, a cameo that has triggered the fury of some of Fetterman’s Democratic critics. The fundraising text highlights his bipartisan work with Republican Sen. Dave McCormick (R-Pa.) and links to an ActBlue fundraising…
- Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-Pa.) didn’t mince words about Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) and his video appearance at the Republican National Committee's (RNC) midterm convention, calling it a “stunt” that she said was “gravely disappointing.” “I will tell you from the ground from suburban Philadelphia, my constituents are livid,” Dean told reporters at a House Democratic […]
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