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John Heilemann • July 14, 2024

The G.O.P.’s Martyr Complex & The ’24 Inevitability Question

In Milwaukee this week, a Republican Party that already saw Donald Trump as a righteous victim even before he dodged an assassin’s bullet will hail him as more than a martyr: as a bona fide hero, a literally bloodied warrior, maybe even a messiah. But many Democrats fear that Trump’s brush with death will make him something else: a landslide winner in November.
Tara Palmeri • June 6, 2024
Trump Conviction Math & Aftermath
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Without any precedent to guide them, and no insight from polls, the typically omniscient Democratic political class is debating whether to take the high road or risk transforming Trump into a martyr.
Tara Palmeri • February 22, 2024
Trump’s Donor Love Language
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Fascinatingly, Trump’s $355 million financial penalty (plus interest) has some among the donor crowd warming to the presumptive nominee. Are they just being reflexively opportunistic, or genuinely sympathetic to the financial plight of a fellow billionaire?
There are several factors working in Mike Johnson’s favor.
Tina Nguyen • January 24, 2024
The Johnson Détente
Inside the frazzled House Republican conference, a surprising new conventional wisdom is taking hold: Mike Johnson, despite his inability to appease MAGA hardliners, is achieving something like consensus that he’s become the least bad option.
Major Republican donors, whose interests and economic persuasions have defined the party since the Reagan era, are at a crossroads this week.
Theodore Schleifer • January 24, 2024
The Trump Donors Come in From the Cold
Over the next few days, two Republican confabs may provide a final moment for the donor elite to take a breath and decide how much more money they are willing to let Nikki Haley burn before accepting reality.
Abby Livingston • January 12, 2024
A Surprising Trump Ring Kiss & Schiff’s Amazing Haul
News and notes on the congressional swirl: reading between the lines of Mike Rogers’ Trump genuflection, the latest Senate fundraising intrigue, and more.
Each night, the primary is routinely the third or fourth story on the network evening news broadcasts—a good indicator of how little appetite there is for Ron DeSantis or Nikki Haley with national audiences.
Peter Hamby • January 8, 2024
We’re Not in Iowa Anymore
Alas, it has taken till Iowa for the national media to admit that not all races were built the same.
The never ending Kevin McCarthy vs. Matt Gaetz feud is playing out in proxy fights across several states.
Abby Livingston • December 26, 2023
McCarthy’s Last Gasp & Dem Civil War
The 2024 election will be one of the ugliest in history. Will party infighting at the House race level exacerbate the chaos?
Speaker Mike Johnson can only afford to lose two votes next year if he wants to pass bills without relying on Democrats.
Tina Nguyen • December 20, 2023
The G.O.P. Hardliners Who Stole Christmas
As budget armageddon approaches and Ukraine funding runs out, Republicans on the Hill are increasingly divided about whether to force a compromise with Democrats, to ritually sacrifice Johnson, or to succumb to their own impossible purity tests.
WhatsApp co-founder Jan Koum has stepped into the political spotlight with a massive bet on Nikki Haley—$10 million and counting.
Theodore Schleifer • December 19, 2023
Kingdom Koum
Jan Koum sold his business to Facebook for $19 billion with plans to retire at 45, play ultimate frisbee, and collect rare Porsches. Somehow, he became the next Sheldon Adelson instead.