Democrats plan to put Republicans in the hot seat with Trump's $1.8 billion fund ^25.2%

MS NOW - By Jack Fitzpatrick - 6/1/2026, 9:00 AM

Framing Effect 22.8% - Confirmation Bias 20.4% - Negativity Bias 20.2%

Nearly two weeks after a Republican meltdown over President Donald Trump’s $1.8 billion lawsuit settlement fund, Democrats are determined to force GOP lawmakers to answer for the issue — repeatedly. Bills, amendments, investigations and lawsuits are all in the works, as Democrats say the appearance of corruption has broken through to the... more

Democrats have a plan if they take back Congress: ‘Fight fire with fire’ ^42.7%

MS NOW - By Jack Fitzpatrick - 5/20/2026, 9:00 AM

Negativity Bias 34.4% - Hasty Generalization 21.5% - Ambiguity (Equivocation) 16.3%

Democrats agree that if they retake control of Congress in 2027, they’ll set down the scalpel and instead take up a sledgehammer. During a gathering of Democrats at the Center for American Progress’ Ideas Conference on Tuesday, lawmakers and governors agreed that the Democratic era of naivete is over. In its place, prominent Democrats... more

The issue uniting Democrats and the White House — and dividing congressional Republicans ^55.4%

MS NOW - By Kevin Frey, Jack Fitzpatrick - 5/11/2026, 9:00 AM

Negativity Bias 23.4% - Biased Writer Voice 19.2% - Confirmation Bias 14%

Democrats and the White House are, for once, on the same page. As for congressional Republicans … that may be another story. Last week, when the Senate GOP released its roughly $70 billion proposal to fund immigration enforcement through reconciliation, Republicans on the Judiciary Committee tucked $1 billion into the bill for “security... more

Trump’s $200 billion war supplemental is already testing GOP loyalty ^0%

MS NOW - By Jack Fitzpatrick, Kevin Frey - 4/6/2026, 9:00 AM

Negativity Bias 26.9% - Framing Effect 17.7% - Pessimism Bias 14.1%

A month into the war with Iran — and just a couple weeks away from the war’s supposed end — President Donald Trump is reportedly preparing to ask Congress for a staggering $200 billion for a Pentagon supplemental. Lawmakers in both parties are skeptical, and they’re already asking questions about the war’s financial cost, its human toll... more

Mullin’s DHS nomination clears committee by 1 vote, heads to Senate ^0%

MS NOW - By Sydney Carruth, Jack Fitzpatrick - 3/19/2026, 2:03 PM

Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., is on his way to a Senate confirmation vote as President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Homeland Security, after clearing a committee vote Thursday thanks to a Democratic colleague. The Senate Homeland Security Committee voted 8-7 to send Mullin’s nomination to the Senate for a final vote... more