Both parties had terrible weeks. But who had the Worst Week in Washington? I picked a bronze, silver and gold medal winner! chriscillizza.substack.com/p/worst-week...

It's been clear for months now that Tulsi Gabbard was totally left out of Donald Trump's inner circle

Need a palate cleanser going into Memorial Day weekend? I am talking music with @stevenhyden.bsky.social at noon eastern today. JOIN: open.substack.com/live-stream/...

I answer a ton of questions from subscribers every Friday. My fav this week? "How do you reconcile Trump’s disastrous approval ratings with his continued iron grip on the Republican party?" All Q's (and A's) here: chriscillizza.substack.com/p/friday-mai...

If Donald Trump was TRYING to screw his party this fall, it's hard to imagine he would do anything different than he has this year www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXzg...

Democrats' "other than that, how was the play Mrs. Lincoln?" moment

Donald Trump gave a commencement address at the Coast Guard Academy on Wednesday. I went through the speech line by line. All 25 must-see Trump lines are here: chriscillizza.substack.com/p/the-25-wei...

"Starting on day one, we will end inflation." -- Trump in August 2024. A new Fox News poll has Trump 52 points underwater on handling inflation.

Tuesday was the biggest primary night of the year (so far). I sifted through ALL of the results and came up with a list of winners and losers. Full list here: open.substack.com/pub/chriscil...

Tuesday was the biggest primary night of the year (so far). I sifted through ALL of the results and came up with a list of winners and losers. Full list here: open.substack.com/pub/chriscil...

Could Donald Trump win up costing Republicans their Senate majority? Yup.

Donald Trump had a choice: 1. A ultra MAGA loyalist who might endanger the Texas Senate seat in November 2. An establishment GOPer who likely wins the Texas seat in the general election He chose #1. chriscillizza.substack.com/p/what-the-k...

Trump cares about himself first. Always.

TONIGHT! 6 PM!

The race that Donald Trump cares more about than ANY other is today

There are now 10-ish Senate Republicans who could -- theoretically -- vote against the Trump agenda between now and the end of this Congress. Which is a BIG deal chriscillizza.substack.com/p/the-number...

Donald Trump sues the government. The government, which he controls, agrees to a settlement that creates a $1.8 BILLION fund to pay out people who allege they have been wronged by the Biden or Obama administrations. And taxpayers fund it. Huh? www.youtube.com/watch?v=xatN...

A $1.8 BILLION slush fund of taxpayer money? Of all of Trump's norm-busting and self-dealing, this may be the most egregious

Bill Cassidy's naiveté about who Donald Trump really is what cost him any chance of coming back to the Senate. chriscillizza.substack.com/p/the-brutal...

Catastrophic numbers for Trump/Republicans in the new New York Times poll today

While he was in China, Donald Trump sat down for an interview with Sean Hannity. I went through the entire thing line by line. All 23 must-see lines from Trump are here: chriscillizza.substack.com/p/the-23-wil...

Every Friday I do a Mailbag post where I answer questions from subscribers about the week that was in politics. Here's my fav question this week: "What Trump might be able to do in order to try to regain some amount of popularity before the midterms?" chriscillizza.substack.com/p/friday-mai...

In 2012, most people thought Bane was the villain. In 2026, a whole lot of people think Bane was the hero. That tells you a whole lot about where our politics is -- and where it's going. chriscillizza.substack.com/p/were-enter...

When you are a public official you never want your name and "VIP Snorkel" in the same headline

I’ve believed for a while now that we are looking at politics all wrong. We are obsessed with the right versus the left. Republicans versus Democrats. Liberals versus MAGA. I wrote about that today. I hope you take a few minutes to read it. chriscillizza.substack.com/p/were-enter...

JFK Assassination! MK Ultra! CIA! ODNI! www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbH2...

I have been looking for a way to understand Congress beyond simply red and blue for a while now. Enter "Bridge Grades." I love this. chriscillizza.substack.com/p/the-data-t...

Trump's renovation of the Reflecting Pool is looking more and more like a boondoggle...

NEW: My 2026 Senate rankings! The 10 Senate races most likely to flip party control in 2028. Sneak peek: 10. NH 9. NE 8. IA FULL RANKINGS HERE: chriscillizza.substack.com/p/the-10-mos...

"I don’t think about Americans’ financial situation." -- Donald Trump, yesterday Utter disaster for Republicans on the ballot this fall.

I'm sorry but it is UNACCEPTABLE that Rep. Tom Kean Jr. hasn't been in DC or voted since March 5. He owes taxpayers a FAR better explanation that he's given so far.

7 in 10 Americans disapprove of how Donald Trump is handling the economy in a new CNN poll. Here's why that's so devastating for Republicans on the ballot this fall:

Donald Trump held an Oval Office event today to announce a broadening of IVF and fertility treatment availability. I went through the entire speech -- line by line. My fav? “I became the father of fertility.” chriscillizza.substack.com/p/the-32-mos...

The Trump family has made $59 million off of the Trump phone. No one has ever received one. Grift plain sight. www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dW1...

I was amazed/appalled by how quickly Dems screamed "RIGGED" and called for the impeachment/removal of the Virginia state Supreme Court on Friday. Sounds a lot like the guy they say is a threat to liberal democracy....

AOC seems genuinely undecided about what to run for in 2028. I think she would be crazy not to run for president. Here's why:

This piece by Simon Owens gets at something I have noticed over the last 6 months: Substack has changed. I have talked to more than a dozen creators on Substack who say their growth — free and paid — has slowed SUBSTANTIALLY. simonowens.substack.com/p/is-substac...

I spent Friday reading, reporting and researching the Virginia map ruling by the state's Supreme Court. I wrote up my 7 big takeaways from it. chriscillizza.substack.com/p/my-7-big-t...

🚨5-MINUTE WARNING 🚨 I am going LIVE on YouTube at 3 pm eastern to talk Virginia redistricting, the battle for the House and anything else you want to talk about. JOIN HERE: youtube.com/live/qTGK8jO...

I will be answering questions about the VA Supreme Court ruling — and the rest of this week in politics — at 3 pm eastern today at my YouTube channel. COME HANG OUT! youtube.com/live/qTGK8jO...

Tennessee is the first post-Callais domino to fall. There will be more.

EVERYONE is talking about the Trump Ballroom. There's a WHOLE lot of spin -- so I decided to dig in and get to the facts. It's the only explainer you need. chriscillizza.substack.com/p/whats-real...

Only 1 in 3 Republicans think they could take Donald Trump in a fight. That's actually more revealing than you might think.

Just posted my NEW rankings of the 2028 GOP field. And, yes, I finally decided to put Tucker Carlson in there. FULL RANKINGS HERE: chriscillizza.substack.com/p/my-ranking...

The 2026 midterms were going to be tough for Republicans no matter what. Donald Trump's decision to go to war with Iran took a bad electoral environment and turned it into a catastrophic one.

Donald Trump is still the unquestioned king of the Republican party. Indiana proved it -- again.

Donald Trump's speech at the announcement of the Presidential Fitness Test today was a humdinger. Went through the whole thing line by line. My fav? “Do you think you can take me in a fight?” chriscillizza.substack.com/p/the-31-cra...

The White House counsel's office is already preparing for a Democratic takeover of Congress in November. Meanwhile Donald Trump is throwing everything he can at the wall to try to change the trajectory of the 2026 midterms.

I wrote today about the seeming horny-ness epidemic on Capitol Hill these days -- and whether it's worse than it's ever been before. chriscillizza.substack.com/p/why-is-eve...

Donald Trump's political machine is spending millions to punish Republicans in Indiana today. Will it work?