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Trump trashes Paxton—but wants Texans to still vote for him

“Some people don’t like the way he dresses,” Trump said—and it only got stranger and harsher from there.

Musk spends his dirty money in key midterm races

The racist billionaire plans to throw an ungodly sum of money into the midterms.

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Markwayne Mullin is clearly in over his head

The Homeland Security chief is not a good speaker.

Trump’s shop of horrors

Believe it, baby. It talks.

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Trump’s midterm convention grift is humming along nicely

Getting a photo with the Big Special Crumbling President will be very expensive, according to reporting.

Democrats expose GOP’s data center kickbacks

It’s a big vulnerability ahead of this year’s midterm elections.

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