Trail Mix: Tim Scott Broke the One Rule of Shadow Campaigns

By Jake Lahut

Launching a presidential “exploratory committee” gives would-be candidates lots of benefits—but strict rules. The South Carolina GOP senator broke one out of the gate.

Campaign in Chaos: Kanye West Just Wants to Be ‘Left Alone’

By Will Sommer, Zachary Petrizzo

Kanye West doesn’t seem as interested in running for president, but his far-right advisers are very interested in sniping at each other.

Doug Mastriano’s TikTok Is Weirder Than You Could Imagine

By Sam Brodey

Former Pennsylvania Gov. nominee Doug Mastriano appears to have a very strange TikTok account—with a real affinity for polka.

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It’s Perfect That a Sex Worker Could Bring Down a President

By Kaytlin Bailey

Because Stormy Daniels is not governed by the same niceties that define the political class, she is able to reflect back to us what Trump really is, and what he has always been.

LinkedIn Founder Secretly Funding E. Jean Carroll’s Lawsuit

By Jose Pagliery

Trump's legal team has questioned for years who's funding E. Jean Carroll's lawsuit. Now they finally know.

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Why Political Reformers Often Make the Problem Worse

Do-gooders insist on change for the sake of it, not realizing that their “reforms” will create new messes that have to be cleaned up by future generations.

Trump Team’s Startling Questions for E. Jean Carroll Jurors

Lawyers for Donald Trump and E. Jean Carroll are about to attempt the impossible: find impartial jurors.

Feinstein to Step Back From Committee Amid Resignation Calls

Feinstein, who was hospitalized for shingles in early March, said she had asked for a temporary replacement to stand in for her on the Senate Judiciary Committee.

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