| Chris Cillizza Sep 24, 2025 Republicans in Washington are sounding the alarm over a move that could force the release of the Department of Justice’s files on Jeffrey Epstein. Kentucky Rep. Tom Massie says he now has the magic number — 218 votes — thanks to support from every Democrat plus a small group…
Month: September 2025
The 29 most infamous lines from Donald Trump’s June 16, 2015 presidential announcement speech
A decade of Donald. Chris Cillizza Jun 16 Ten years ago today, this happened: No one — and that absolutely includes Donald Trump — could have seen what the next ten years would hold. Two presidential victories. Two impeachments. Two assassination attempts. One global pandemic. One riot at the U.S. Capitol. Not to mention a total…
What the hell happened to Ted Cruz? 🤷♂️
1. Rafael Edward Cruz, explained (Ted Cruz/ Getty Images/ Kevin Diestch) I still remember the day Ted Cruz took a real stand. It was the third night of the 2016 Republican National Convention. Cruz, who had finished as the runner-up to Donald Trump for the presidential nomination, was given a primetime speaking slot — under…
My rankings of the 10 Republicans most likely to win in 2028 🏆
Here We Go!! Chris Cillizza Jul 16 (Image generated by CHatGPT) Last week, I ranked the 10 Democrats with the best chance — as of today! — of winning the 2028 presidential nomination. Today I take on the Republicans’ 2028 field. The first thing to note is that the 2028 GOP race is not nearly as advanced as the…
Skedaddle! Gold leaf! McKinley!
By Chris Cillizza July 9 (AG Pam Bondi, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and President Donald Trump/ Getty Images/ Andrew Harnik) President Donald Trump gathered his Cabinet together on Tuesday for a suck-up fest update on how things are going in his administration. It was weird. Because these public Cabinet meetings are more performance than policy. It’s…
My rankings of the 10 Democrats most likely to win in 2028
ChrisCillizza 7/10/2025 It’s all happening! Chris Cillizza Jul 10 (Image created by Google Gemini AI) It’s July 10, 2025. Gavin Newsom, the governor of California, is wrapping up a two-day swing through South Carolina. Next week California Rep. Ro Khanna will also be in South Carolina for a town hall meeting. Newly-elected Arizona Sen. Ruben Gallego is going to…