Aaron Blake
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A who’s who — and who says what — of the IRS-Hunter Biden dispute
Newly reported testimony from participants of a 2022 meeting about the Hunter Biden investigation undercuts key claims from IRS whistleblower Gary Shapley. → Read More
Democrats’ weird answers on Kamala Harris
Democrats can pretend otherwise, but comments from Nancy Pelosi, Jamie Raskin and Gavin Newsom about Harris’s political future are conspicuous. → Read More
Ron DeSantis just went from bad to much worse in latest election polls
His deficit has grown but the real story may be the broader distaste he has created among Americans. → Read More
‘You sell yourself so cheap?’ Romney’s stark indictment of GOP cowardice.
Romney is naming names in highly unusual ways, apparently recognizing that stopping Trump requires targeting his enablers. → Read More
Mitt Romney’s startling but familiar concession: The demagogues have won
Mitt Romney’s retirement comments hark back to another Mormon Republican’s six years ago. → Read More
7 skeptical Republicans to watch on impeaching Biden
Kevin McCarthy can spare about five votes to impeach Biden. And there’s plenty of evidence that it could be close. → Read More
McCarthy flip-flops as he launches Biden impeachment inquiry
McCarthy recently said an impeachment inquiry would feature a vote, but no vote appears forthcoming. By his own professed standards, that delegitimizes the proceedings. → Read More
Trump's effort to get Judge Chutkan to recuse smacks of politics
Judge Chutkan’s past comments about Trump are somewhat unremarkable next to other judges, and the bar for recusal is high. → Read More
How Americans feel about Kamala Harris becoming president
They’re less persuaded than they were regarding our last two VPs — and than they were regarding Harris herself in 2020. → Read More
New Mexico’s dicey gun restriction draws detractors even from the left
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) sought to temporarily ban carrying firearms in part of her state. And Republicans aren’t the only ones crying foul. → Read More
The political perils of using the 14th Amendment on Trump
The idea of disqualifying Trump has suddenly gained traction. Here’s why Democrats are treating it gingerly. → Read More
Fulton County grand jury report on Trump indictment shows impact of one juror
A single grand juror voted against recommending every charge against Trump, reinforcing the potential importance of Trump’s loyal base in the legal battles ahead. → Read More
Mark Meadows’s credibility issue
A close parsing of the most controversial portion of his testimony: distancing himself from the fake-elector push. → Read More
What we know about Grassley, Pence and Jan. 6
Theories — often unsubstantiated ones — have abounded about Grassley rather than Pence presiding over the electoral vote counting that day. Here’s what we know. → Read More
Trump’s 2020 crusade has led to 700 years in prison sentences
The big recent sentences in the Proud Boys cases highlight the massive toll of Trump’s quixotic quest to stay in power. → Read More
Rudy Giuliani’s stunning fall from grace, in one chart
A new poll punctuates his descent from the man nearly everyone could agree on post-9/11 to a starkly unpopular criminal defendant. → Read More
Biden’s age may be a growing problem for his reelection
Polls show increases in those who say Biden is too old, a group that now includes even two-thirds of Democrats. How much could it matter? → Read More
The top 10 Republican presidential candidates for 2024, ranked
This month’s biggest gainer: former South Carolina governor and United Nations ambassador Nikki Haley. → Read More
The GOP’s march away from Ukraine has halted
Many Republicans remain skeptical of funding for Ukraine. But the party's move away from support largely ceased earlier this year, with indications that some support might even have been restored. → Read More
All the ways Trump, not his foes, sought to ‘weaponize’ the government
Here is the latest example that it's Trump who tried to weaponize the government against political foes, even as the GOP concerns itself only with its opponents' deeds. → Read More