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Michigan state Sen. Mallory McMorrow, speaks during a news conference with Abdul el Sayed, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026, in Detroit.

Polling’s dirty little secret

Rob Crilly · October 21, 2026 12:38 pm

Vice President JD Vance arrives to speak at a midterm campaign rally at Hyder Warehouse in Hendersonville, N.C., Monday, Oct. 19, 2026.

2028 shadow dance is finally coming to an end. But does anybody actually want to tango?

White House staff members from left, White House aide Natalie Harp, Walt Nauta, personal aide to President Trump, White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, and White House press secretary Katie Zacharia, right, walk to board Air Force One, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Md.

Trump aides fire back at press over Zacharia firing as they seek to limit damage

President Donald Trump boards Marine One, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, as White House press secretary Katie Zacharia and White House aide Natalie Harp watch.

White House report card: It’s starting to look like a return to first-term chaos

Graphic of the US Capitol building with blue shadows.

Democrats keep expanding their battleground map. History suggests it’s a mirage

Trump starts at 57%, 10 points above his best-ever rating

Paul Bedard January 24, 2025 10:54 am

MTG’s long fight with biased media may be over: ‘f***ing tired of it’

Paul Bedard January 23, 2025 1:42 pm

Media watchdog Bozell to oversee Voice Of America

Paul Bedard January 23, 2025 11:30 am

Trump off to a ‘brilliant’ start: Biden pollster

Paul Bedard January 22, 2025 12:10 pm

Biden leaves Trump with 263 new regulations in final month

Paul Bedard January 21, 2025 2:59 pm

Jan. 6 pardons spark calls to investigate Biden’s dragnet

Paul Bedard January 21, 2025 9:12 am

Trump White House website flushes Biden, ‘America Is Back’

Paul Bedard January 20, 2025 1:45 pm

Former President Joe Biden leaves after delivering remarks on budget and economic policy in Washington, D.C.

Liberal Media Scream: CBS sucks up to Biden to the end: ‘Did deliver’

Paul Bedard January 20, 2025 8:48 am

Dan Rather bedwetting over Trump, ‘frightening chapter’

Paul Bedard January 19, 2025 9:50 am

White House Report Card: Biden out with a whimper, Trump in with a bang

Paul Bedard January 18, 2025 11:02 am

Roseanne Barr cuts inauguration theme song: ‘Daddy’s Home’

Paul Bedard January 18, 2025 9:48 am

Trump noses into White House royalty as 5th ‘greatest’

Paul Bedard January 17, 2025 2:58 pm