September 21, 2026 at 5:45 PM EDT
Judge tears apart Florida teacher firing following Charlie Kirk post

Judge tears apart Florida teacher firing following Charlie Kirk post The state should drop charges, including an allegation of gross immorality, against a Duval County teacher who posted about Charlie Kirk after he was killed, an administrative law judge has recommended. The decision came last week, addressing charges against Hope McMath, who was an advanced placement art history teacher at Douglas Anderson School of the Arts, a magnet high school in Jacksonville, when Kirk was killed in Utah in September 2025.

September 21, 2026 at 5:33 PM EDT
The hidden force behind the Supreme Court's high-stakes decision

The hidden force behind the Supreme Court's high-stakes decision Election officials exhaled when the Supreme Court recently ended months of uncertainty by blocking the Trump administration from restricting mail ballots this November. The Supreme Court decision clears the way for millions of Americans to vote by mail, just as they have in previous elections, though availability ranges widely from state to state.

September 21, 2026 at 5:25 PM EDT
The 1977 legal precedent set to tank the White House crackdown

The 1977 legal precedent set to tank the White House crackdown The president is going after the press again. On Sept. 19, 2026, journalists from CNN, MS NOW, and Politico were denied access to the White House after President Donald Trump revoked their credentials, citing "their constant 'reporting' FAKE NEWS!" On social media, Trump posted, "Media Outlets shouldn't be able to constantly write or report FICTION and LIES when they're covering the President."

September 21, 2026 at 5:18 PM EDT
The ultimate revenge: Trump was just deprived of his favorite thing

The ultimate revenge: Trump was just deprived of his favorite thing Everyone in the world knows how much Trump craves attention, especially televised attention. After all, his political career emerged from reality TV. He's known to watch several television screens simultaneously in the White House. He views much of what he and his regime do through the lenses of television (even deciding on cabinet and sub-cabinet officials on the basis of how they look on TV).

September 20, 2026 at 6:00 PM EDT
Top expert warns GOP running out of time to save must-win midterm race

Top expert warns GOP running out of time to save must-win midterm race Republicans are still running behind in a must-win swing state race in the coming midterms, and as one of the nation's top election forecasting experts warned, the party is almost out of time to turn things around. As President Donald Trump's toxic reputation with voters has tanked the GOP's midterm prospects, it has grown increasingly possible that it might lose its Senate majority, as well as the House of Representatives. One of the make-or-break races in that fight is in Michigan, where former Republican congressman Mike Rogers has continued to trail his Democratic opponent, epidemiologist Abdul El-Sayed. Republicans have attempted to torpedo El-Sayed's chances by accentuating his progressive stances as too left-wing, as well as his past affiliations with controversial commentator Hasan Piker, but so far, these efforts have not seemed to seal the deal with voters.

September 20, 2026 at 5:36 PM EDT
Republicans panicking as Trump's crumbling base threatens midterms

Republicans panicking as Trump's crumbling base threatens midterms Top Republicans are well aware of the problem tearing apart President Donald Trump's winning 2024 base, according to a new piece from The i Paper, and they are scrambling for a response ahead of the midterms. Writing for the outlet on Sunday, journalist Sarah Baxter argued that should the GOP come up short in the midterms this year, losing their House majority and potentially the Senate as well, it will almost certainly be driven by one problem: Trump's racism. That, more than anything, has driven away most of the diverse coalition of voters he mustered in 2024 to win reelection.

September 20, 2026 at 4:56 PM EDT
Trump's 'diseased mind' goes much deeper than his obvious 'decline'

Trump's 'diseased mind' goes much deeper than his obvious 'decline' President Donald Trump's physical and cognitive "decline" is obvious for all to see, one veteran reporter told The Daily Beast, but the true cause of his "diseased mind" is something much worse than his health. Terry Moran is a longtime cable news journalist, best known for his over two decades of experience in high-profile roles with ABC News. His time at the network came to an abrupt end in the summer of 2025, when he took to social media and said that Trump's controversial deputy chief of staff, Stephen Miller, is "richly endowed with the capacity for hatred.

September 20, 2026 at 2:51 PM EDT
Trump's latest 'petulant outburst' will backfire on his own White House

Trump's latest 'petulant outburst' will backfire on his own White House President Donald Trump's latest "petulant outburst" appears to follow no real train of logic, and according to a new piece from The i Paper, it is also highly likely to backfire on his own White House staff in a surprising way. Trump this week took to his Truth Social account to announce an abrupt ban on Politico, MS NOW and CNN from the White House, accusing them of publishing "FICTION and LIES" about him. As the outlets gradually had their access stripped away in the following days, Trump added during an Oval Office event that he wanted to implement a "ban on the free press." The move was widely condemned as an effort to shut down unflattering reporting about him and his administration, as his presidency continues to spiral ahead of the midterms.

September 20, 2026 at 2:09 PM EDT
Trump in trouble as his obsession with lies and fakes starts to backfire

Trump in trouble as his obsession with lies and fakes starts to backfire President Donald Trump is an outspoken supporter of AI -- but that support is coming with a price on his personal life, particularly his controversial relationship with Natalie Harp. Referring to a false image of Trump and Harp kissing, MS NOW's Kaivan Shroff reported on Sunday, "The image of Trump and Harp does not survive a close inspection. Snopes reported that the clearest version of the image was watermarked as having been edited with artificial intelligence tools. Harp's hand in the image has six fingers."

September 20, 2026 at 1:20 PM EDT
Biographer says Trump in 'new territory' as close allies betray him

Biographer says Trump in 'new territory' as close allies betray him President Donald Trump is entering unstable "new territory," according to his one-time biographer, as new reports indicate that his closest officials and allies are being driven to betray him and leak stories out of frustration. Michael Wolff is a longtime author and journalist, best known for his extensive coverage of Trump's political career, including several books about his tumultuous first term in office. In the latest episode of his Daily Beast podcast, "Inside Trump's Head," he argued that there has been a major change among the president's closest, "ultra-loyal" allies, given the recent stories from The New York Times and The Washington Post "detailing internal White House debates over the threat of AI and the GOP's odds in" the midterms.

September 20, 2026 at 1:02 PM EDT
Trump allies and experts admit he's wrong on major midterm promise

Trump allies and experts admit he's wrong on major midterm promise Knowing that Republican successes in the upcoming midterm elections depend in part on lowering gas prices, President Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed they either are already down or will soon go down. Both experts and Trump's fellow Republicans disagree with him.

September 20, 2026 at 12:04 PM EDT
Trumper admits he can't afford Trump's economy -- but still votes Republican

Trumper admits he can't afford Trump's economy -- but still votes Republican A recent report interviewed President Donald Trump supporters who know his economic policies are hurting them -- but will still vote Republican in the upcoming midterm elections. "Dan Lloyd, who voted for Trump, lamented the president's leadership as the 63-year-old carpenter paid $4.39 a gallon to fill up his pickup truck in Mesa, Arizona," reported Fortune's Steve Peoples, Jesse Bedayn and Jonathan J. Cooper, along with The Associated Press, on Sunday. --He hurt himself stepping into this,' Lloyd said of Trump. 'Where's all this oil from Venezuela? I thought we were flush with gas and everything, but no. The American people eat it every time, whether it's interest rates, food, gasoline.'"