When small men who conflate self-dealing and vengeance for effective policy are in power, loyalty matters more than law and order.

Earlier this month, Trump had the audacity to claim that his MAGA loyalists have suffered incredible harm at the hands of American institutions during the Biden presidency. To make them feel better, what does Trump do?

I'm still buzzing with excitement and purpose from this morning's Massachusetts Democratic Convention right here in the Heart of the Commonwealth.

Right now, there's a lot of political clutter: whether you're a diehard subscriber to Cook Political, searing a news outlet chyron into your television set, passively scrolling content during a lunch break, or sifting through your inbox — you've likely heard it all.

One thing Jim has always stressed to us is that we need to drown out the noise to get good work done. And to drown out the noise, we need to make sure the pundits, forecasters, and potential opponents who want to take Jim down don't have anything to work with.