Given what happened in the first year of Donald Trump’s second presidential administration, it is clear that many voters made a mistake by turning their backs on Joe Biden and Kamala Harris and choosing to believe the lies they were told by Republicans and Donald Trump.Many voters appear to have voted with the impression that things could not be worse under a second Trump administration than under Biden.PoliticusUSA is a truly independent media outlet. We have no secret agendas or masters. Support us by becoming a subscriber.These voters were wrong.While prices and inflation were unacceptably high, the rest of the…
Author: Frank M. Everett
More than 1.1 million Americans have been laid off and lost their jobs in 2025, marking the highest number since Donald Trump was last president during COVID.Any normal president would spend all his working and waking hours trying to improve the economy and avoid what could be a bloodbath for his party in the midterm elections.PoliticusUSA news and opinions are 100% independent. Support us by becoming a subscriber.However, Donald Trump treats his second administration like a continuously corrupt party.Trump has no interest in governing or solving the nation’s problems.For Donald Trump, his second presidency is about getting rich, enriching his…
The idea that the Trump administration could be commit war crimes or the murders by blowing up boats in the Caribbean that they believe are carrying drugs will not go away.Republicans are frequently asked about this, and to say that their answers have been far from satisfactory, or even credible, would be an understatement. The Republicans who are defend the actions of Pete Hegseth based their explanations on the evidence-free concept that the United States is at war. Who is this enemy? How is the country at war with a group of ships and not an actual nation? So many…
Lighting the White House Christmas tree is one of those feel-good ceremonies that’s almost impossible for a president to ruin. That is, until Donald Trump lights the White House Christmas tree in 2025.PoliticusUSA does nothing. Our news and opinions are 100% independent. Support us by becoming a subscriber.Lighting the tree usually involves the president standing and talking about how Christmas brings us all together, and some things potentially from a Hallmark Christmas movie or two.It is a rather light moment which constitutes a new step on the road leading to the end of the political year. This was all true…
House Republicans are sending a clear message. The GOP really doesn’t want former special adviser Jack Smith will one day have the opportunity to speak to the American people about his testimony against Donald Trump in files 1/6 and classified documents. Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee, led by Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), rejected Smith’s request for a public hearing. PoliticusUSA news and opinions are 100% independent. Support us by becoming a subscriber.Instead, Republicans want Smith to testify behind closed doors, without cameras. Jamie Raskin, a member of the House Judiciary Committee, responded to Jordan’s attempt to hide Smith by…
It was never realistic to think Democrats could overturn special U.S. congressional elections in deep-red middle Tennessee. Republicans had built too many structural advantages to lose, but the fact that the district Trump won by 22 points over Kamala Harris in 2024 has shifted 13 points to the left in about a year should sow panic within the Republican Party.Republicans spent millions of dollars to hold a special election in a district that Trump said would prove the Republican Party was strong.PoliticusUSA is not beholden to any political party, special interest or billionaire. Support us by becoming a subscriber.Speaking of…
Saying that Republicans are discouraged by the situation Special House Elections in Tennessee would be a great understatement.The Republicans went straight from gloom to collapse.Republicans are starting to realize that only the reddest red districts might be safe for them in 2026. Donald Trump is no longer the Republican asset who can get their voters to vote, and things could soon get very ugly.PoliticusUSA news and opinions are 100% independent. Support our work by becoming a subscriber.Things have gotten so bad that House Republican leaders are suggesting the party should settle for winning a district that Donald Trump won by…
Donald Trump continues to try to prove that his brain hasn’t melted into cottage cheese, and every time he tries, he only raises more doubts and grows questions about his cognitive state.Trump did himself no favors by calling a Mike Johnson rally for the Republican candidate in the Tennessee House of Representatives special election and launching into a bizarre speech. it only served to remind voters why he has a negative approval rating in a district he won by 22 points last year. PoliticusUSA is not beholden to any special interest or political party. We are 100% independent. Support us…
Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump made a big mistake in deciding to make Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ). Kelly is known as a traditional, common-sense Democrat. Kelly doesn’t have a reputation as a partisan or extreme political bomb thrower, which is perhaps why Trump and Hegseth thought they could make an example of him.PoliticusUSA is a 100% independent source of news and opinion. Support us by becoming a subscriber.Trump and Hegseth were wrong.Senator Kelly attacked Hegseth during his press conference:With the agreement of US Senate Republicans, he has surrounded himself with people like Defense Secretary Pete Hegsath, who will do whatever…
Republicans spent millions of dollars on a special election in a Tennessee district that Donald Trump won by 22 points in 2024. Republicans are so worried about the election that President Mike Johnson went to a rally there to try to support Republican candidate Matt Van Epps against Democratic candidate Aftyn Behn. A recent poll found that Democrats are trailing by just two points and could be on the verge of a massive victory.One of the most interesting things about this special election is that Trump currently has a negative net approval rating (-2) in a district he owned by…