GOP sees potential crime in Trump hush-money case — if you ask the right way
73 percent of Republicans agree it’s a crime for a candidate to pay someone to remain silent about an issue that could impact a campaign. But when Trump is invoked, they’re far less concerned.
By Aaron BlakeHow the covid lab leak became the American public’s predominant theory
New polling shows as many as two-thirds of Americans favor it. But the public has long leaned more strongly toward it than the government and scientists do.
By Aaron BlakeGreene, GOPers cite ‘bomb’ found at border. Feds say it was ball of sand.
At least two members including Marjorie Taylor Greene suggested military action. U.S. Border Patrol now says it was merely a "duct-taped ball filled with sand" that wasn't a threat.
By Aaron BlakeFox News-Dominion lawsuit: A timeline of the major revelations
All you need to know about what happened and when in the high-stakes legal showdown.
By Aaron BlakeThe GOP’s effort to diminish DeSantis on Ukraine
It’s a wholly familiar tone, echoing how the party has often dealt with Donald Trump’s exploits. It’s also a posture that’s proven costly.
By Aaron BlakeAnother Trump lawyer steps forward with a, well, colorful defense
Breaking down Joe Tacopina's arguments about potential charges against Donald Trump in Manhattan.
By Aaron BlakeGOP election deniers increasingly admit they’re just going off vibes
There has never really been evidence the 2020 election was stolen, but even election deniers are acknowledging it.
By Aaron BlakeThe hits keep coming for election-deniers
Donald Trump legal adviser Jenna Ellis on Wednesday became the latest Trump lawyer to face sanction for her stolen-election claims.
By Aaron BlakeAs Fox News panicked in 2020, leaders warned of featuring Buttigieg, Coons
Audiences "don’t want to see too much of the Mayor Pete’s and Coons etc in the news hours," Fox CEO Suzanne Scott wrote. "Need to be careful about bookings next 2 months."
By Aaron BlakeHow an indictment could affect Trump in 2024
The Manhattan D.A. appears closer than ever to bringing charges. And while much depends on how that would play out, there are some things we can say today.
By Aaron BlakeThe holes in Jim Jordan’s convoluted ‘weaponization’ theory
Jordan again spun a complex tale of the government conspiring to suppress the Hunter Biden laptop story. And again, there were significant problems with it.
By Aaron BlakeA Trump lawyer’s remarkable admission about her ‘stolen election’ claims
While agreeing to a censure deal, Jenna Ellis acknowledged a series of 10 specific "misrepresentations."
By Aaron BlakeTwo key episodes that highlight Fox News’s legal problems
The situation is surely embarrassing for Fox News. But was it defamation? A couple of examples are worth diving into.
By Aaron Blake4 takeaways from the new Dominion-Fox lawsuit documents
Fox was a hotbed of backbiting, and its vaunted news division wasn’t as neutral as it claimed to be
By Aaron BlakeThe GOP backlash on Tucker Carlson
It was a predictable result of Kevin McCarthy giving Tucker Carlson the Jan. 6 footage first. Now it has set off an unusual clash between GOP senators and Carlson.
By Aaron BlakeStolen elections live on at Fox News, via Tucker Carlson
Despite the legal jeopardy over such claims, Carlson is ramping up his innuendo-laden effort.
By Aaron BlakeA Trump third-party win would be ‘effectively impossible,’ study says
A new study finds it would be "effectively impossible" for Trump to win as a third-party candidate. But that doesn't erase the GOP's headaches.
By Aaron BlakeTrump’s dark ‘I am your retribution’ pledge — and how GOP enabled it
Republicans seem to recognize that moving on from Trump is best, but they have enabled what could be an ugly primary based upon emotion rather than pragmatism.
By Aaron BlakeNew Democratic report calls into question key GOP ‘weaponization’ claim
Republicans have highlighted a complaint in which an FBI agent said he objected to using a SWAT team to arrest someone accused of a misdemeanor. The reality is far more complex.
By Aaron BlakePompeo’s personal dig at Trump
Without naming names, the former secretary of state tested a remarkable message at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Friday.
By Aaron Blake