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The Indiana GOP's defiance shows how Trump is losing juice His unpopularity is increasing and his threats are starting to ring hollow. Noah Berlatsky Dec 15 Trump in the Oval Office on Friday. (Jim Watson/AFP via Getty) PN is supported by paid subscribers. Become one   ⬇️ Donald Trump believes he should rule like a king; he thinks that any vote cast for anyone other than him and his sycophants is illegitimate. This was clear before his attempted coup in 2020, and it’s been even clearer since then. The president has openly plotted to steal the 2026 House elections. He’s urged Republican legislators in red states to rush through unprecedented mid-decade gerrymanders, disenfranchising Black and brown voters in an effort to lock in a permanent Republican majority. The Texas state legislature rushed to give Trump the extra five GOP seats he wanted, and after a setback in the lower courts, the thuggish right-wing hacks on the Supreme Court jumped in to  do Trump’s bidding . Missou...

Why MAGA is coming apart at the seams Turns out they're not in it for Trump, they're in it for themselves. Paul Waldman Nov 28 Trump smooches MTG after his March speech to Congress. (Andrew Harnik/Getty) 🚨  PN Black Friday special offer  🚨  Click the button below to sign up for an annual paid subscription for the special Black Friday price of $40  ⬇️ 🦃 🛍️ PN Black Friday Special 🛍️ 🦃 Happy Thanksgiving weekend, dear readers! The MAGA movement has always been defined by faith and loyalty: Faith in Donald Trump and his power to remake the world, and loyalty toward him in all things, even when his words and actions might lead some to doubt. Now, however, their faith is being tested and their loyalty is wavering. In part, this is a rather simple story about failure and weakness. It’s not hard to keep a movement together when it’s succeeding, but when the ship begins taking on water, the crew starts looking for lifeboats to jump into. But even more fundamentally, th...