Washington Politics
Winning? Republicans support a war that's pummeling ‘Main Street’
Fearing Trump's ire, lawmakers are risking their own political credibility and the midterms by ignoring what Americans really want
May 15, 2026
Fearing Trump's ire, lawmakers are risking their own political credibility and the midterms by ignoring what Americans really want
The warmaking president is shedding his base. But the last ones on the MAGA bus may be the first to leap off at any sign of political trouble.
It started with Gaza, but the admin's fight with the pope and its insistence that Jesus blesses US bombing raids have put this pillar of the base at serious risk
Every single poll of Americans, including Republicans, shows a hard line against a land war involving US troops in Iran
Some who would otherwise support the war say they have no idea what the huge supplemental budget request is supposed to pay for
