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There is no question that there was a rallying around Trump; it is hard to get a party's voters to repudiate a party's president.

What went wrong with Ron DeSantis' presidential campaign? You can list many arguable mistakes, as you can with any campaign, and you can add, as some reporters have, that the candidate was not likable or good at retail campaigning -- which mostly reflected reporters' personal dislike of DeSantis or resentment at his refusal to schmooze what he considered unfriendly press.

The accused won an appeal of the conviction in November

Books newsletter: a preview of Saturday’s pages and round-up of the latest news

Former President Donald Trump is demanding donors stop opening up their wallets for Nikki Haley or else be "permanently barred from the MAGA camp."

Fans of The Daily Show rejoiced on Wednesday after Comedy Central announced the triumphant return of Jon Stewart, who will serve as an executive producer and Monday host through the rest of the election cycle. Prominent Substacker Charlotte Clymer compared the news to Michael Jordan’s return to the NBA, and a U.S. senator, Jon Tester, also extended a hand in welcoming Stewart back.Friends. After much reflection I have decided to enter the transfer portal for my last year of eligibility. E...

When Portland offered up a new package of tax breaks for businesses in and around downtown last summer, Portland Soda Works CEO Dan McLaughlin thought he saw an opportunity.

When Portland offered up a new package of tax breaks for businesses in and around downtown last summer, Portland Soda Works CEO Dan McLaughlin thought he saw…

Ron DeSantis’s failed campaign ‘asked Trump’s base to select a more competent leader, and in return conceded every moral and philosophical objection to Trump any Republican still clung to,’ writes Jonathan Chait.

The Florida governor's makeover into a Trumpy cultural warrior undermined what could have been a compelling campaign about the value of freedom.