1+ day, 6+ min ago   (215+ words) Alexandra Petri: “If only the GOP midterm convention succeeds in its aim of electing Donald Trump president, things will get a lot better in this country. Isn’t he already president? Hush! At the Unprecedented (But Very President-ed) Republican Midterm Convention,…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (146+ words) “Republicans breathed a sigh of relief that the GOP midterm convention didn’t go poorly. But many aren’t convinced it will help in November,” Politico reports. ”On flights out of Dallas Friday morning, Republicans were grateful that the novel concept of…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (298+ words) Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) warned on Friday that President Donald Trump’s plan to give Americans a $5,000 check should the GOP win the midterms sounds a lot like “pay-to-play politics.” Trump sparked a wave of controversy earlier in the week by…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (391+ words) Don't let political theater obscure the truth. Support the hard-hitting reporting that cuts through the spin this election season. Become a HuffPost member today. Good luck in November! Saddled with abysmal approval ratings and the growing likelihood of an electoral…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (304+ words) President Donald Trump this week promised Americans two separate rounds of government checks — neither approved by Congress — and both drawing open scorn from his party. Trump drew instant contempt from Republicans this week when he claimed the government would send…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (331+ words) An unnamed Republican operative close to the White House is quietly fuming about President Donald Trump's priorities after this week's midterm convention in Dallas, according to a new report. "That's all he's talking about. The ballroom and the f---ing Reflecting…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (156+ words) Donald Trump has thrown a convention to amp up the Republican base ahead of the midterm elections, but not everyone is thrilled about it. Dozens of officials running for re-election have stayed away, choosing instead to campaign locally. Are they…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (270+ words) Don't let political theater obscure the truth. Support the hard-hitting reporting that cuts through the spin this election season. Become a HuffPost member today. Newsmax’s E.D. Hill directly questioned Rep. Andrew Clyde over the pledge. An anchor on right-wing news…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (268+ words) The Fox News anchor says the president’s pledge to pay voters in the case of a Republican midterms victory is an “enticement” Fox News anchor Jesse Watters argued that President Trump’s promise to pay American adults $5000 each in the case…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (130+ words) “Key congressional Republicans were blindsided by President Donald Trump’s pledge to send $5,000 stimulus checks to American households if the party wins the midterm elections,” the Washington Sun reports. “The $1.2 trillion proposal came as a surprise to senior Republicans across Washington,…...