During a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday, Democratic Reps. Jamie Raskin of Maryland and Jasmine Crockett of Texas condemned President Donald Trump’s use of federal law enforcement to protect Elon Musk, while attempting to intimidate his political detractors.
Raskin took aim at FBI Director Kash Patel’s lack of concern about the world’s wealthiest man.
Musk has met with high-level CCP officials during his multiple trips to China and has had access to sensitive government databases.
“So the men and women of the FBI deserve to know that Congress is watching, and we’ve got your back. We will not stand idly by while this administration tries to turn the FBI into an arm of a pay-to-play gangster state,” he said.
Raskin, who is the top Democrat on the committee, also sent Patel a letter
on Wednesday demanding an investigation into Musk’s ties to China, given his apparent unfettered access to both state secrets
and U.S. citizens’ private data
.
Similarly, Crockett blasted Attorney General Pam Bondi for her public threats against Crockett
after she spoke to “Tesla Takedown” protesters in March.
“The fact that there are other sitting members that have received letters of threat from this new DOJ tells me that they are about retribution, and they are not about following the law,” she said.
Crockett then called out the Trump administration’s protection of Musk.
“I don’t like Elon Musk. I’m gonna say it 50,000 times. I think that he’s a crook because somehow the rest of us can’t sit around and get whatever federal contracts we want. … The rest of us can’t get our dealerships protected by the federal government,” she said.
Bondi has taken Trump’s threat
to punish criticism of Musk to the extreme, repeatedly going on television to terrorize activists
who have peacefully protested outside of Tesla factories and storefronts with severe consequences
.
Meanwhile, Republicans are reeling
after Tuesday’s elections in Wisconsin and Florida revealed a robust dissatisfaction with the GOP’s leadership. And Democrats seem to have begun coalescing around a strong message, with Elon Musk among the top villains.
Democratic Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey gave a record-breaking 25-hour-and-5-minute speech
on the Senate floor, which has garnered praise on the left. And Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez’s “Fighting Oligarchy” tour has had record turnout
in swing districts, signaling a unified push for progressive change in the face of Trump’s attempt to destroy U.S. democracy.
How the GOP will perform among voters going forward isn’t clear, but one thing is for sure: Protecting billionaire Musk isn’t going to win them any favor.
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Tuesday’s election results in Wisconsin and Florida were nothing short of disastrous for the Republican Party. On Sunday, I wrote
, “[President Donald] Trump keeps his troops in line because they think his backing will give them the best chance to win reelection in 2026. So what happens if being closely tied to Trump makes it less likely they survive?”
We’re about to find out what happens.
In Wisconsin, Democrats won a state Supreme Court race by 10 percentage points
, in a state that Trump won by about 1 point
in 2024, meaning the conservative court nominee ran 11 points behind Trump, despite Elon Musk’s big spending
in the race.
Meanwhile, in two House special elections in Florida, Republicans underperformed Trump’s 2024 margins by 16 points in Florida’s 6th District
(which Trump won by 30 points) and by 22 points in Florida’s 1st, where Trump won by 37 points.
How significant are those margins?
If Democrats had performed 10 points better in Senate races in 2024, Democratic Sen. Bob Casey would’ve survived in Pennsylvania (he lost by 0.2 points
), Sen. Sherrod Brown would’ve survived in Ohio (he lost by 3.6 points
), Democratic-ish independent
Dan Osborn would’ve beat Republican incumbent Deb Fischer in Nebraska (he lost by 6.7 points
), Sen. Jon Tester would’ve survived in Montana (he lost by 7.1 points
), and Democrat Colin Allred would’ve beat Texas Sen. Ted Cruz (he lost by 8.5 points
).
Former Sen. Jon Tester, Democrat of Montana
Add all that up, and Democrats would currently enjoy a 52-48 Senate majority.
Kick that up to a 15-point overperformance, and Dems would’ve picked up seats in Florida (we lost by 12.8 points
) and Missouri (we lost by 13.7 points
). We’d be at 54-46.
Looking at the 2026 Senate map
, Republicans once again have the on-paper advantage. Democrats have to defend tough seats in Georgia and Michigan, with no obvious pickup opportunities beyond Maine and North Carolina. We need to gain four seats for the majority, a tough proposition … unless we see these same kinds of margin shifts.
In 2020, Republican Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa won her second Senate term with 52% of the vote
to the Democratic candidate’s 45%. Iowa has trended away from Democrats in recent years, but given the hard impact
that tariffs will have on the state, you never know what will happen.
Florida will have a special election for the seat vacated by Marco Rubio, whom Trump tapped to be secretary of state. Given the dramatic Republican underperformance in those two special elections, something might brew here. The seat is currently occupied by appointee
Ashley Moody.
In Texas, incumbent Republican Sen. John Cornyn won his last race in 2020—with Trump at the top of the ticket—by 9.6 points
. Texas will be among the states hardest hit by tariffs
.
Former Sen. Sherrod Brown, Democrat of Ohio
Ohio will feature a special election to replace Vice President JD Vance, who won his 2022 Senate race by 6.1 points
. Could Brown be enticed to run again? No word yet on his intentions
, which could also include a run for governor.
Likewise, could Democrats entice Tester to run again in 2026? The incumbent Republican, Steve Daines, won in 2020 by 10 points
. But as an agricultural border state, Montana will be hard hit by tariffs and deportations.
And in the House, there were 43 Republicans who won in 2024 by less than 15 points
—and 15 of them by less than 5 points. And in a tsunami, that’s just the lowest-hanging fruit.
It’s obviously early, and we can’t extrapolate an April 1 special election to next November’s general election, which will have a larger turnout. Additionally, Democrats performed well in many special elections
ahead of the 2024 general election. But there is one difference between then and now—Trump won’t be at the top of the ticket anymore, and historically, the party in power suffers steep losses
. Democrats largely avoided that curse in 2022, but nothing suggests Republicans will have similar luck next year.
President Donald Trump wanted the entire world to know about his self-branded “Liberation Day” on Wednesday, during which he announced—in a 48-minute rambling speech, no less—a slew of new tariffs
on imported goods.
During his rant, Trump used props, pushed debunked conspiracy theories, and even engaged in a bit of antisemitic dog whistling.
Perhaps most notably, Trump chose to ignore
a reporter’s question about families worried about the impact his tariffs will have on their lives. Trump has previously falsely claimed that tariffs are paid by foreign nations, but historically they’ve been passed on as additional costs to U.S. consumers.
Consumer sentiment dramatically fell 12%
in March as Americans have growing concerns that the economy will worsen thanks to Trump’s policies like these new tariffs.
Touting his tariff decision, which will purportedly impose reciprocal tariffs on several nations (Trump endlessly repeated the term “reciprocal”), Trump then turned to props to sell his message.
President Donald Trump is seen holding a giant chart listing every country on which he has placed a tariff.
Holding a printed-out report showing the alleged necessity of increased tariffs, Trump was handed a large chart, which listed many countries—but not Russia
—and the reciprocal tariffs they will be charged.
To almost complete silence from the audience, Trump then read most of the chart, offering up commentary on each country (including complaining about the South African government, which has tried to address the effects of racist apartheid policies, and the consternation
of Elon Musk).
And in true salesman fashion, Trump paused the proceeding to throw a red MAGA hat into the audience.
Trump stressed
the purported necessity of tariffs against Canada, citing Canadian tariffs on milk imports. But those tariffs are mostly a figment of Trump’s imagination, since the transportation of milk does not meet the threshold, which was imposed during Trump’s first term.
“In practice, these tariffs are not actually paid by anyone,” Al Mussell, an expert on Canadian trade issues, explained
to CNN in March.
Trying to preempt criticism of his tariff plan, Trump said
that “globalists” would be among the many groups objecting to his actions. This term has long been used
by the right, including Trump, as an antisemitic dog whistle to imply conspiracies led by Jewish people.
Then, deviating from his tariff messaging, Trump rehashed long-debunked conspiracy theories about the 2020 election being stolen by President Joe Biden. He also bizarrely took credit for supposedly re-popularizing the term “groceries.”
“Groceries, I used it on the campaign. It’s such an old-fashioned term, but a beautiful term. Groceries. It’s a bag with different things in it,” he said.
Trump pushed a trade war against China during his first term, and it was a massive failure
that led to billions spent to bail out farmers. Now with his new tariffs, Trump is set to increase costs for millions of Americans.
President Donald Trump is reportedly telling his closest advisers that co-President Elon Musk will soon exit the administration, Politico reported
on Wednesday—an apparent effort to distance himself from the unpopular megabillionaire whose destruction of the federal government hangs like an albatross around Republicans’ necks in upcoming elections.
The report comes after Musk spent $25 million
on a race for a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, only to end up tanking Republicans’ chances
. Democrats, meanwhile, ran a campaign tying the conservative nominee to Musk
, whose efforts to slash the federal government through his so-called Department of Government Efficiency have caused chaos and suffering
and are very unpopular
. The anti-Musk message led Democrats to an sizable victory
, ensuring that liberals will maintain a majority for at least the next two years.
Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Susan Crawford has her photo taken with supporters on March 29, 2025, at a campaign stop in Milwaukee.
Musk’s omnipresence
in the Trump administration also led Republicans to put up poor showings
in two congressional special elections in Florida, where the GOP nominees underperformed President Donald Trump’s 2024 margins by double-digits.
Most surprising was the Republican underperformance in Florida’s 1st District, once held by accused sex pest Matt Gaetz. Rep.-elect Jimmy Patronis won the seat by less than 15 percentage points
, after Gaetz carried it by more than 30 points
just five months ago. The district is home to a military base and has a large population of federal employees—a group Trump and Musk have targeted since taking office on Jan. 20—which could account for the voter backlash.
According to Politico’s report, Musk’s “special government employee” status—which lets him evade ethics rules—was set to expire in late May or early June. But it’s curious that the rumblings that Musk may leave sooner came out a day after it became abundantly clear that Musk could be a serious liability for the GOP in elections in Virginia and New Jersey later this year, as well as the midterm elections in 2026.
Even if Musk officially gives up his position in the Trump administration, Democrats should not let Trump escape Musk’s unpopularity or the damage he’s done through DOGE.
Demonstrators gather outside of a U.S. district courthouse in Baltimore on March 14, 2025, before a hearing regarding the so-called Department of Government Efficiency’s access to Social Security data.
Musk will also surely still spend in elections to help Republicans. And he is considering giving Trump’s midterm political operation a $100 million injection of cash
—so his wants will still be carried out by the Trump administration even after he’s gone.
What’s more, Politico’s report says that Musk wouldn’t be fully gone even when his “special government employee” status expires. Trump administration officials expect Musk will still have an advisory role.
And most of all, Trump has said over and over again that he approves of the decisions Musk has made, so he owns whatever negative consequences Musk’s actions have inflicted.
“I think he’s amazing, but I also think he’s got a big company to run. So at some point he’s going to be going back,” Trump said
Monday. “He wants to. I’d keep him as long as I could keep him. He’s a very talented guy.”
Democratic Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey broke the record
Tuesday for the longest speech on the Senate floor, yielding after 25 hours and 5 minutes.
“Tonight, I rise with the intention of getting in some good trouble,” he said, referencing the late civil rights pioneer Rep. John Lewis.
Booker’s speech surpassed that of Storm Thurmond, whose 1957 speech advocating against civil rights lasted 24 hours—a goal of which Booker specifically had in mind. And all of his planning
didn’t go in vain.
According to The New York Times
, more than 14,000 people called Booker’s office from the time he began his speech Monday until he yielded the floor.
He reached young voters on TikTok, amassing more than 350 million “likes” on videos of his speech posted to his profile. On YouTube, his videos have more than 140,000 views. And across social media, the left is praising Booker
for lighting a fire under the Democratic Party.
Democratic Rep. Nancy Pelosi of California jumped in on the praise for her colleague, thanking him for “standing up for our values and all Americans” in a post on X
.
Democratic Rep. Nancy Pelosi of California is seen with Booker, who she praised for “standing up for our values” with his speech.
“The list of concerns about the Trump Administration is endless, but your stamina in opposition is boundless,” she wrote.
Similarly, President John F. Kennedy’s grandson Jack Schlossberg echoed Democrats’ excitement following Booker’s marathon speech.
“ANY TOUGHER AND HE’D RUST. Senator Booker showing the way,” he wrote on X
.
Booker’s speech is certainly a welcome sight for Democratic voters, who have been waiting
for party leaders to fight back
against President Donald Trump.
Republican political consultant Frank Luntz told The Hill
that Booker’s speech may have put himself on the map for a presidential run in 2028.
“He struck the kind of tone that grassroots Democrats are looking for. He gave them a reason to fight. He gave them a reason to stand up and say, this is my country too,” he said.
Former Vice President Kamala Harris also praised Booker’s “ leadership”—which could carry significant weight considering her own presidential run in 2024.
“The true measure of a leader is not based on who you beat down but on who you lift up. For over 24 hours, my friend
[Booker] stood on the floor of the Senate and lifted up the voices of the American people harmed by the current administration,” she wrote on X
. “We must continue to fight for the best of who we are as Americans.”
A federal judge permanently dismissed
corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Wednesday, guaranteeing the case will never again see the light of day.
U.S. Judge Dale Ho’s ruling
puts an end to Adams’s months-long legal nightmare. The embattled mayor had pleaded not guilty to charges of bribery, conspiracy, wire fraud, and two counts of illegally soliciting a campaign contribution from a foreign national after his September indictment
.
But if you thought Adams would take a moment to reflect—or even sound remotely relieved—you’d be wrong
. Instead, he went full victim mode.
“Let me be clear. As I’ve said all along, this case should have never been brought, and I did nothing wrong,” Adams said
on Wednesday morning, as if he’d just survived some great injustice. He then continued being a martyr, declaring, “We can never allow this to happen to another innocent American.”
He did manage to thank his legal team. But instead of addressing, well, reality—his cratering approval ratings
, City Hall’s mass exodus due to his behavior, or the lingering stench of scandal—he just stuck to his usual script: deny, deflect, and hope New Yorkers forget.
Trump’s Justice Department had already moved to drop
the charges back in February, arguing that prosecuting Adams would interfere with his ability to govern—or, more accurately, help Trump execute
his mass deportation plans.
Originally, prosecutors wanted the case dismissed without prejudice, leaving the door open to reinstate charges if Adams ever stepped out of line. But Ho wasn’t having it; His ruling dismissed the case with prejudice, permanently shutting it down so it couldn’t be used as a political bargaining chip.
“To the extent that the Government may be seeking to extract policy concessions from the Mayor, dismissal with prejudice rather than continuation of the prosecution best addresses that concern,” Ho wrote in his 78-page order. “It ensures that, going forward, the charges in the Indictment cannot be used as leverage over Mayor Adams or the City of New York.”
But let’s be real: Just because Adams dodged prosecution (he was set to go to trial
this month) doesn’t mean he’s out of the woods. He’s somehow still running for reelection this year but polling in the single digits
and barely hanging on. He’s also flirting with the idea of ditching the Democratic primary altogether and running as an independent—or even as a Republican
—because why not throw more chaos into the mix?
Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo
Meanwhile, the damage is done. Adams’ vulnerabilities have attracted a growing pack of challengers—including disgraced
former Gov. Andrew Cuomo—who argue he’s too cozy with Trump
to represent New Yorkers. His legal troubles also threw City Hall into chaos, with several top aides resigning
in the fallout. And inside the Justice Department, multiple federal prosecutors opted to quit rather than carry out the administration’s directive to drop the case.
For his part, Adams insists he’s beholden to no one but the people of New York. “I will always put the city first,” he said, according to the Associated Press
.
But that’s a tough sell coming from a Republican-turned-Democrat who’s spent the past year cozying up to the right. In a January interview
with Tucker Carlson, Adams claimed that former President Joe Biden’s immigration policies would “destroy New York City
” and claimed—without a shred of evidence—that his indictment was politically motivated
.
At one point, Gov. Kathy Hochul faced intense pressure
to boot Adams from office entirely but ultimately chose to sit on her hands. Now, even with the case closed, Adams is left with a different battle: convincing New Yorkers he’s still worth keeping around.
Elon Musk, the world’s wealthiest man and a terrible parent
, was handed another loss on Wednesday, after his electric vehicle company Tesla released its first quarter sales report. The news wasn’t good. The EV maker reported its lowest quarter sales
since 2022, well below the modest predictions analysts had forecasted.
Tesla shares fluctuated, beginning Wednesday with a 6% drop, before rebounding, possibly due to talk that Musk would be leaving his Department of Government Efficiency
. And even Tesla cheerleaders, like Wedbush Securities analyst Dan Ives, were having a hard time
turning this lemon into lemonade, as he expressed on X.
Musk’s latest setback comes just a week after reports
that Tesla’s sales in Europe had dropped 40% in February, even as Europe’s EV market was enjoying an upswing in sales. Tesla’s losses in Europe can be partly attributed to Musk’s full-throated
support of Germany’s far-right, neo-Nazi-affiliated Alternative for Germany party.
“In addition to Elon Musk’s increasingly active role in politics and the increased competition it is facing within the EV market, the brand is phasing out the existing version of the Model Y—its best-selling vehicle,” Felipe Munoz, global analyst at Jato Dynamics told the Financial Times
.
Tesla’s brand has taken hits on top of Musk’s embrace of right-wing extremism. Nearly all of Tesla’s Cybertrucks
were recalled in March due to issues stemming from the glue used to hold the stainless steel facade detaching, creating possible dangerous road hazards.
While Tesla faces increased competition in the market, the biggest problem the company faces is Musk’s politics and personality. Musk and DOGE’s unconstitutional attack
on government agencies has cost tens of thousands of Americans their jobs and threatened their economic security
.
The Trump administration has clearly been ordered to cravenly prop up
the billionaire’s nosediving reputation. But promising to throw people in jail
if they protest against Tesla, holding an informercial
in front of the White House, and having the entire Trump administration hawk Tesla stock
during their television appearances has clearly not been the recipe for success they hoped for.
And now, Musk’s toxicity has become so great that even Donald Trump’s most loyal parasites are trying to find the right way to distance the GOP leader
from his top donor. Whether or not Trump and friends can quit Musk’s hundreds of billions of dollars remains to be seen.
Fox News is attempting to spin the Republican loss in Wisconsin’s Supreme Court election as a repudiation of Elon Musk—not President Donald Trump. But both men share the blame.
During an interview Wednesday with conservative legal pundit Jeffrey Toobin on “Fox & Friends,” co-host Steve Doocy offered up the tortured explanation.
“Brooke [Singman] had that soundbite where Democrats in Wisconsin say this is a referendum on Donald Trump and on Elon Musk. That’s not the way it was presented,” Doocy said. “The Democrats ran against Elon Musk, they said he’s the world’s richest man and he can’t buy an election, so it wasn’t about Trump as much as it was about Musk.”
But Doocy’s argument is nonsensical.
Musk became a flashpoint during the race, which was won
by Democratic-backed candidate Susan Crawford, because he has been empowered by Trump.
After donating millions to Trump’s successful 2024 presidential campaign, Musk and his so-called Department of Government Efficiency were granted power to assail
multiple federal agencies. Musk has become a political wrecking ball because of the power Trump gave him.
Judge Susan Crawford speaks during a watch party after securing her win in the Wisconsin Supreme Court election.
It is the growth of that alliance that emboldened Musk to spend millions
on the Wisconsin race, backing conservative Brad Schimel through his America PAC. Musk even traveled to Wisconsin to pay voters millions of dollars
to support Schimel, who Trump also endorsed.
The loss was a repudiation of both men from a public that has become increasingly fed up
with their actions and the harm they have been causing.
Before Doocy’s statement, it was clear that “Fox & Friends” did not want to discuss the Wisconsin election results. The program, which often sets the agenda at Fox and has frequently been cited by Trump
as a favorite, didn’t even address the election until nearly thirty minutes in.
Instead, the segment led with news about Trump’s tariff plans and surveillance footage of a woman vandalizing a Tesla, rather than acknowledging the Wisconsin blowout. In all likelihood, a Republican victory would have been at the top of the program.
Fox News is often used as a megaphone
for Trump. In fact, the ties are so close between Trump and the network that if Musk has to be thrown under the bus to make Trump look good, that’s a road that Fox will happily take.
House Speaker Mike Johnson suffered an embarrassing blow on Tuesday after nine of his Republican colleagues defied him, rejecting his push to ban proxy voting for parents.
The stunning GOP rebellion threw the House’s legislative agenda for the rest of the week into chaos, forcing Johnson to abruptly send lawmakers home
in frustration.
The vote in question centered on whether new parents in Congress should be allowed to designate someone to vote for them for the first 12 weeks after their child’s birth. The bipartisan proposal—led by MAGA Republican
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna of Florida and Democratic Reps. Brittany Pettersen of Colorado and Sarah Jacobs of California—was a rare show of unity on an issue affecting working parents. Both Luna and Pettersen are new mothers, and with no formal parental leave policy for members of Congress
, they argued the change was long overdue.
Rep. Anna Luna
“Today is a pretty historical day for the entire conference,” Luna said. “It’s showing that the body has decided that parents deserve a voice in Washington, and also to the importance of female members having a vote in Washington, D.C.”
Holding her nine-week-old son Sam on the House floor, Pettersen echoed the sentiment. “It is unfathomable that in 2025 we have not modernized Congress to address these very unique challenges that members face—these life events, where our voices should still be heard, our constituents should still be represented,” she said.
You’d think so-called “pro-life” Republicans would back the measure. Instead, Johnson and House GOP leadership fought hard to kill it
, arguing that proxy voting is unconstitutional
—despite Johnson himself using it
, a blatant hypocrisy that Luna called out.
Democrats wasted no time in slamming Johnson’s stance. “Republicans love to talk about family values, but when given the chance to actually support families, they turn their backs,” said Massachusetts Rep. Jim McGovern. “If you want to protect your rights as members of Congress, you should vote no here.”
Getting the measure to a vote was a battle in itself. When Johnson had refused to bring it to the floor, Luna and her allies used a rare procedural move—a discharge petition—to force a vote with or without his approval. With 218 signatures
, rank-and-file members can bypass House leadership, and in this case, they did exactly that.
Rep. Brittany Pettersen speaks on the House floor holding her newborn son.
Johnson, in true petty form, tried to box his caucus in by tying the rule change to a marquee GOP bill requiring proof of citizenship to vote in federal elections. But his efforts backfired spectacularly. Nine House Republicans, including Luna, broke ranks and sided with all Democrats to keep the proposal alive.
“That rule being brought down means that we can’t have any further action on the floor this week,” Johnson admitted after his defeat. He later said, “A handful of Republicans joined with all the Democrats to take out a rule. That’s rarely done. It’s very unfortunate in this case.”
But Johnson’s hardball tactics seem to have backfired, as even his fellow Republicans questioned why he was going to such great lengths to override the will of the body and take such an extreme stance against working mothers.
What happens next remains uncertain. According to The New York Times
, House rules require Republican leaders to bring the proxy vote resolution to the floor within two legislative days. However, with members leaving Washington, D.C., it’s unclear when—or even if—Johnson will follow through.
According to NOTUS
, Johnson won’t go down without a fight. He seems bizarrely fixated on punishing new parents, likely because Republicans have long been anti-remote work
and anti-women. He’s reportedly plotting procedural maneuvers to kill the rule change, hoping one will eventually stick.
The fallout, however, is already rattling the Republican caucus. Johnson looks weak, President Donald Trump didn’t rescue him, and the Freedom Caucus is imploding—especially after Luna quit in protest
, furious that its members refused to support her.
“I cannot remain part of a caucus where a select few operate outside its guidelines, misuse its name, broker backroom deals that undermine its core values and where the lines of compromise and transaction are blurred, disparage me to the press, and encourage misrepresentation of me to the American people,” Luna wrote in a blistering resignation letter
.
Johnson’s hasty decision to cancel House votes for the rest of the week is undeniably humiliating. And it’s made all the more striking by what’s happening in the Senate
, where Democratic Sen. Cory Booker made his feelings on the current administration clear by setting a record
for the longest floor speech in history—25 hours and 5 minutes.
