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Elon Musk, an ex-ally of US President Donald Trump, has said he had launched a new political party in the United States to challenge what the tech billionaire described as the country’s ‘one-party system’.
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Former DOGE adviser James Fishback wrote to the Tesla Board urging them to ask Elon Musk to clarify his political ambitions. Fishback said his investment firm Azoria Partners will defer the listing of its Azoria Texla Convexity exchange-traded fund after Musk’s announcement that he was forming a new political party called ‘America Party’. The paperwork of the America Party was done, and it was registered with the Federal Election Commission with Tesla CFO Vaibhav Taneja listed as its treasurer.”Elon has gone too far…Our decision comes in direct response to @ElonMusk’s announcement that he is launching a new national political party. This creates a conflict with his full-time responsibilities as CEO of Tesla. It diverts his focus and energy away from Tesla’s employees and shareholders,” Fishback wrote. “In May, when Elon stepped back from his work at DOGE and returned his attention to Tesla, we were encouraged. With Elon fully engaged, he gave shareholders renewed confidence in Tesla’s future. Elon’s announcement today undermines that confidence,” the letter added.
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Alaska’s senior Senator, Princess Lisa Murkowski, originally inherited her Senate seat like a feudal title from her father, Frank Murkowski, when the old man was elected governor in 2002. But credit where credit’s due; she has managed to hold that seat ever since. In 2010, she was successfully primaried by Republican Joe Miller, and managed to win nonetheless on a write-in campaign. She has a coalition, a brew of squishy Republicans and Anchorage and Juneau Democrats who are (properly) aware that the Great Land probably won’t send a Democrat to the Senate.
That coalition may be coming apart now.
The Democrats are done with the “using” of Sen. Lisa Murkowski. Now, they are into the “abusing” phase of the relationship.
US Sen. Ruben Gallego, an Arizona first-term Democrat, was brought in as the featured guest at a virtual “emergency town hall” hosted by the Alaska Democratic Party on Wednesday evening, giving him a platform to bash and trash Alaska’s congressional delegation.
Gallego used the platform to sharply criticize Alaska’s Republican Sens. Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, both of whom supported the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
emocrats Turning on Lisa Murkowski – RedState– redstate.com
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Alaska’s senior Senator, Princess Lisa Murkowski, originally inherited her Senate seat like a feudal title from her father, Frank Murkowski, when the old man was elected governor in 2002. But credit where credit’s due; she has managed to hold that seat ever since. In 2010, she was successfully primaried by Republican Joe Miller, and managed to win nonetheless on a write-in campaign. She has a coalition, a brew of squishy Republicans and Anchorage and Juneau Democrats who are (properly) aware that the Great Land probably won’t send a Democrat to the Senate.
That coalition may be coming apart now.
The Democrats are done with the “using” of Sen. Lisa Murkowski. Now, they are into the “abusing” phase of the relationship.
US Sen. Ruben Gallego, an Arizona first-term Democrat, was brought in as the featured guest at a virtual “emergency town hall” hosted by the Alaska Democratic Party on Wednesday evening, giving him a platform to bash and trash Alaska’s congressional delegation.
Gallego used the platform to sharply criticize Alaska’s Republican Sens. Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, both of whom supported the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
Gallego had some pretty sharp words for Princess Lisa. Oh, most of what he said was pure horse squeeze, but that won’t matter to those Anchorage and Juneau Democrats. To them, horse squeeze is ambrosia.
“Alaska’s senators sold out their constituents by backing billionaire tax cuts while slashing Medicaid and children’s health care,” Gallego said in a statement released alongside the event. “People will die because of these cuts, thousands will lose coverage, and families will face impossible choices.”
Alaska Democrats, who in 2022 effectively cleared the path for Murkowski’s reelection by fielding only token opposition, now appear to be turning against the longtime incumbent. A Democrat flyer circulating on social media reads: “COWARDS DON’T BELONG IN ALASKA — Get Murkowski out in 2028.”
We should note that Alaska’s most prominent Democrat, former Congresswoman Mary Peltola, has already taken some jabs at Princess Lisa:
See Also: Friends No More? Mary Peltola Jabs Lisa Murkowski Over Vote for OBBB
Mary Peltola hasn’t yet announced any further political ambitions, although it’s rumored she’s considering a run for governor; Governor Mike Dunleavy’s term ends in 2026, and he is term-limited.
Could Alaska Democrats going to finally give Alaska’s Republicans a gift – a committed Republican senator? That remains to be seen; Senator Murkowski has already mused about turning independent, but Democrats, in the wake of the One Big Beautiful Act’s passage, aren’t likely to be mollified by a gesture like that.
See Also: New: Lisa Murkowski Considers Bailing on GOP, Turning Independent
Senator Murkowski’s vote on the OBBA was contingent, of course, on her bringing in a lot of federal dollars to Alaska, mostly in the form of waivers to things like Alaska’s SNAP program. The real substantive gains for Alaskans in that legislation were brought in by Congressman Nick Begich, including a substantial increase in Alaska’s share of oil and gas lease revenues. This will shore up the state’s Permanent Fund, of which every Alaskan is a shareholder. That’s a real win.
Still, nobody should underestimate Princess Lisa’s political skills. She’s managed to pull off win after win, even, as we noted, a write-in win. Give the devil her due; she’s a survivor. But there may be an opening here, if Democrats keep targeting her for that OBBA vote. If she is to be sent to the sidelines, it won’t be Alaska Democrats that do it; Alaska Republicans will have to pick a solid candidate and back them all the way down the line, ranked-choice voting or not. If we can do that – if we can actually herd all the cats that are the Alaska GOP – maybe, finally, we’ll be able to send Lisa Murkowski into retirement.
Alaska isn’t a huge state, politically. We have a small population for such a huge area, and in presidential elections, we only have three electoral votes. But Alaska’s importance over the next few years will only grow as the Trump administration ends decades of Washington treating the Great Land like a huge national park. You can’t talk about energy or mineral resources without talking about Alaska, and you can’t talk about geopolitics, especially in the nations of the Pacific, without talking about Alaska. We need strong, committed, conservative representation in Washington. Alaska Democrats, in their petulant sniping against Lisa Murkowski, may actually help us in that.
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An unspoken rule among the Washington establishment is that once Congress throws money at a spending program that decision should be treated as irrevocable. If a future Congress shows any fiscal conservatism and tries even to address some of its waste and abuse, left-wing lawmakers—and their allies in the media—will excoriate them for making supposedly radical cuts.
Before the House voted Thursday to pass the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries went on a record 8.5-hour rant on the House floor accusing Republicans of an “all-out assault on the health and well-being of everyday Americans.”
If that sounds ominous, note that he also called the bill “an all-out assault on the care being provided by Planned Parenthood” for prohibiting Medicaid funds from going to abortion providers for one year. Phrases like “health care” and “all-out assault” mean something different to the far left than to the rest of us.
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An unspoken rule among the Washington establishment is that once Congress throws money at a spending program that decision should be treated as irrevocable. If a future Congress shows any fiscal conservatism and tries even to address some of its waste and abuse, left-wing lawmakers—and their allies in the media—will excoriate them for making supposedly radical cuts.
Before the House voted Thursday to pass the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries went on a record 8.5-hour rant on the House floor accusing Republicans of an “all-out assault on the health and well-being of everyday Americans.”
If that sounds ominous, note that he also called the bill “an all-out assault on the care being provided by Planned Parenthood” for prohibiting Medicaid funds from going to abortion providers for one year. Phrases like “health care” and “all-out assault” mean something different to the far left than to the rest of us.
Says He’s Starting A New Political Party– www.vanityfair.com
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Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) trails Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) by 22 points in the state’s Republican Senate primary, according to a new poll released on Tuesday.
The survey, which was conducted by pollster Robert Blizzard on behalf of the Educational Freedom Institute and first obtained by Punchbowl News, showed Paxton leading Cornyn 50 percent to 28 percent among Republican primary voters.
Paxton expanded his lead among voters described as “very conservative GOP primary voters,” leading Cornyn 60 percent to 22 percent. Among voters described as “high propensity 3/3 GOP primary voters,” Paxton leads Cornyn by 30 points. The poll also showed Paxton leading Cornyn by 35 points among “MAGA voters” and by 12 points among senior voters.
The poll is the latest in a string of data points showing the incumbent senator trailing the conservative primary challenger. Last week, a poll from the Barbara Jordan Public Policy Research and Survey Center at Texas Southern University showed Paxton leading in a hypothetical two-way contest with 43 percent to Cornyn’s 34 percent, and 23 percent unsure.
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A new poll is showing that support for same-sex marriage has dropped to a 10-year low among Republicans but spiked to a record high among Democrats.
According to Gallup, 68% of Americans overall support same-sex marriage, barely down from 69% last year. However, that “steady” level of support—approval for same-sex marriage has hovered between 67% and 71% over the past five years and has not fallen below 50% since 2011—belies a stark and rapidly growing political division.
Gallup reports that support for same-sex marriage among Republicans has fallen to 41%, down from an all-time high of 55% in 2021 and 2022 and the lowest point since May of 2016, when support stood at 40%.
Among Democrats, however, support for same-sex marriage has peaked at 88%, the highest point recorded by Gallup among any faction. That’s up from 83% last year. Support for same-sex marriage has not fallen below 70% among Democrats since 2013, when it stood at 69%.
Independent voters generally track more closely with Democrats on the issue but are still lagging 12 points behind at 76%, up from 74% last year but down from an all-time high of 77% in 2023. Support for same-sex marriage has not fallen below 50% among independents since 2010, when it stood at 49%.
Despite statistics on support for same-sex marriage, fewer Americans of all political stripes consider same-sex relationships morally acceptable. According to Gallup, only 38% of Republicans consider same-sex relationships morally acceptable, compared to 69% of independent voters and 86% among Democrats.
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Here’s a prime example from something that Matt wrote yesterday:
Democrats aren’t even pretending anymore. If they retake the House, they’re coming for Trump—again. On Sunday, Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) openly admitted she would “absolutely” launch an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump if given the gavel on the House Oversight Committee. No pretense, no evidence—just raw political vengeance. From Elon Musk’s role in cutting government waste to Trump’s legal fights with Harvard and high-powered law firms, Crockett is already laying the groundwork to turn routine policy and legal disputes into impeachable offenses. Her comments make one thing unmistakably clear: Democrats are gearing up to use the power of Congress not for oversight, but for retaliation.
I’m still not convinced that this “We still super-duper hate Trump!” approach is a winner for bringing the Democrats back to any semblance of political relevance. Sure, it gets the coastal and Illinois Democrats frothing even more than usual, but it can’t have much — if any — play at all with the traditional voters that they have been losing.
As far as long-term planning goes, the 24/7 Trump Derangement Syndrome shtick is really going to leave their tank empty come January of 2029. They’ll try to brand JD Vance, Ron DeSantis, or whomever emerges as the GOP frontrunner as the next Satan, but it’s not going have that same zing for their base that “ORANGE MAN BAD!” does.
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Excerpt:The Supreme Court on Monday decided to hear an election case from Illinois, which promises to clarify the legal standards federal election candidates must meet to challenge state election laws in federal court, according to Judicial Watch.
The case is known as Bost v. Illinois State Board of Elections, where Representative Mike Bost (R-IL) and two other Republican presidential elector nominees filed a lawsuit against the Illinois State Board of Elections. The suit challenged a state law authorizing the acceptance of mail-in ballots up to two weeks after election day. A district court dismissed the case due to a lack of standing, and the ruling was upheld by the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals.
Standing has been a contentious issue since 2020. The plaintiff must meet three requirements to have standing in a federal lawsuit as established by the Supreme Court case Lujan v. Defenders of Wildlife (1992). They must show a concrete, particularized, and actual or imminent injury, there has to be a causal connection between the injury and the issue brought before the court, and it must be likely that the court’s ruling will redress the injury. The lower courts argued that because Rep. Bost had won the election, he failed to show a personal injury caused by the state election law.
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Democrats desperately want to control the U.S. House of Representatives after the 2026 midterm elections. However, their plan to wield power will likely doom their political future, but could give Republicans a golden opportunity.
An expert political strategist has issued a stark warning to the Democrats about their midterm prospects. If their plan succeeds, it would mean short-term gain but long-term pain for the embattled party.