Inside the Hive
Donald Trump Doesn’t Fit the Perfect Evangelical Model. That Works to His Advantage
Author Tim Alberta explains why conservative churchgoers are so devoted to the former president—and how a steady diet of outrage is further radicalizing the flock.
2024 Election
Who Are These GOP Debates Actually For?
Chris Christie and Vivek Ramaswamy can trade all the blows they like, but neither of them are going to dim Donald Trump's star power.
Levin Report
George Santos Is Making a Ridiculous Amount of Money on Cameo
He’s on track to top his annual congressional salary.
Congress
Mike Johnson Predicts Full GOP Support for Biden Impeachment Inquiry, Despite Republicans Not Having Any Actual Evidence Against Biden
The GOP is just going to double down on this whole thing.
2024
Biden Backtracks After Suggesting He Was Only Running Again Because of Trump
Meanwhile, a new Harvard youth poll found that fewer voters under 30 plan to vote in 2024 than did at this point in the last presidential race, another worrisome development for Democrats.
2024
Donald Trump: Don’t Worry, I’ll Only Be a Dictator for One Day
Meanwhile, the former president’s allies are threatening to “come after” political opponents in government and the press.?
Levin Report
Mike Johnson Says He Has to “Blur” Some of the Faces of People Who Appear in January 6 Footage So the DOJ Can’t Charge Them With Crimes
So much for those “legitimate political discourse” claims.
Congress
Mike Johnson Did Legal Work for the Leader of the “Largest Militant Antiabortion Group” in America: Report
Disturbing revelations about the House Speaker just keep coming.
2024
The Republican Party Is Weighing a Rule Change That Could Lead to Debate-o-Mania
Ahead of its final debate of the year, the Republican National Committee has discussed dropping an exclusivity pledge that candidates were required to sign.
Interview
Liz Cheney on How the Post-Trump GOP Has Become the “Anti-Constitution Party”
In an interview with Vanity Fair, the former vice chair of the January 6 committee said she’s watched the House Republican havoc with “a combination of disgust and sadness,” warning that Trump’s grip on Congress “could get much worse.”
Congress
High Vibes and Misdemeanors: The GOP’s Biden Impeachment Stunt Picks Up Steam
“This is not a serious effort,” Representative Ro Khanna tells Vanity Fair, but a Republican attempt to “distract from the disarray their caucus is in.”
Levin Report
George Santos Is on Cameo, Charging $200 a Pop for Birthday, Holiday, and “Gossip” Videos
Will he dish about his former Congressional colleagues? Only one way to find out!
2024
Liz Cheney—A GOP Congresswoman Until Last Year—Says Democrats Must Retake the House
“It presents a threat if the Republicans are in the majority in January 2025.”
2024
Ron DeSantis, Like Trump, Wants to “Replace” Obamacare. But Don’t Ask for the Details
Needless to say, the Florida governor’s plan is not likely to give him the boost he needs in the polls.
Why the Israel-Hamas War Presents a “Do-or-Die” Moment for the Squad
In an interview ahead of his new book, The Squad, The Intercept’s Ryan Grim dishes about his tight relationship with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the group’s broader political legacy, and how criticizing Israel could put its members in big jeopardy for 2024.
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EXCERPT
“This Is the Final Compromise”: Donald Trump and the Implosion of the American Evangelical Movement
Cal Thomas was a leading figure in the Moral Majority’s rise, yet as Tim Alberta writes in an excerpt from his new book, The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory, the conservative Christian columnist has now broken with the religious right.
Florida Man
Ron DeSantis Promises Victory in Iowa Despite PAC Turmoil
The Florida Governor ended his tour of Iowa’s 99 counties trailing Donald Trump by nearly 30 points.
To Hell With This Place
Veep Producer Developing George Santos Movie for HBO
?“The Fabulist,” written by New York journalist Mark Chiusano, will be adapted into a “darkly comic” film about the disgraced Long Island congressman.
Middle East
Israel Didn’t Give US Intelligence About Hamas Attack Plans: White House
National Security Council spokesman John Kirby responds to a NYT report that Israel possessed blueprints for Hamas' October 7 attack.?
Middle East
Kamala Harris: “Under No Circumstances” Will US Allow Forced Relocation of Palestinians
As Israel-Hamas fighting resumes in Gaza, the US vice president said that “too many innocent Palestinians have been killed.”
2020 ELECTION
Trump Doesn’t Have a “Get-Out-Of-Jail-Free” Pass in 2020 Election Subversion Prosecution: Judge
The former president’s lawyers will likely try to appeal the ruling to the Supreme Court.