Former Trump official and Fox Business host Larry Kudlow has been tapped as the new host of Fox News' Sunday Morning Futures program, replacing the recently fired Maria Bartiromo for the duration of the midterm elections. Kudlow, who erroneously proclaimed the COVID virus ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune struggled on Fox News to explain how passing the SAVE America Act would have changed the political framework for Republicans. Asked whether having enough votes to pass the legislation would have had a substantial effect in the current races...

A preservation group is "gobsmacked" that a federal council cut short the review of President Donald Trump's proposed arch while conceding the public's "significant concerns." The Cultural Landscape Foundation, a consulting party to the review, used the phrase in writt...

Frustrated Congressional Republicans have begun to blame Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's Pentagon leadership and handling of the Iran war for "hurting our chances" in the midterms. An unnamed GOP senator made that complaint to Semafor in a report published this about ...

Donald J. Trump is losing some of the people who formerly seemed practically inseparable from his political rallies. The “Front Row Joes” became known for following Trump around the country and staking out spots at the front of his rallies. But now, two of the group’s promi...

In the early hours of Sunday morning, Nevada U.S. Attorney Sigal Chattah -- who was unlawfully appointed to her position by President Donald Trump last year -- shared a photo of herself on X, attending former Trump attorney and devout MAGA sycophant Alina Habba's "extravagant, star-studded wedding" to shady Turkish billionaire Turhan Mildon in New York. In her photo, Chattah stands alongside the bride, her groom, FBI Director Kash Patel, and Ali Abdelaziz, a prominent mixed martial arts manager who was once an FBI informant, but the agency dropped him in 2008 after he was suspected of being a double agent for Russia.

Love is in the air ❤️❤️ Congrats ? to our amazing @AlinaHabba & @turhanmildon ??? pic.twitter.com/uIMyyvUiqS

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US Trade Representative Jameison Greer lied to Fox News by saying US farmers are better off under Trump after being overwhelmed by his illegal tariffs because he's cut trade deficits in half. Huh? Fox News used the latest editorial from the WSJ to start this conversation....

President Donald Trump attended the Presidents Cup at Medinah Country Club in Chicago, Illinois, over the weekend, where 12 US players went head-to-head against 12 international players at his most favorite thing: golf. But it seems that even all of those clubs, little whi...

With billions of dollars of approved funding on aid and weapons for Taiwan sitting on the sidelines by Trump, U.S. Ambassador to China David Perdue remarkably told Fox News Sunday that Trump sells weapons to everybody including asking President Xi if he wanted to buy some. ...

CNN's Manu Raju told Rep. Drunken Van Orden about Trump's low polling numbers and asked him whether Trump was pulling DVO down with him. DVO's answer was disappointing but not surprising: RAJU: I, I do wanna ask you though about a, a new CNN poll out this week that found ...

Saturday Night Live just kicked off its 52nd season with a cold open that's all but guaranteed to send Donald Trump into a hissy fit for the ages, as the late-night sketch comedy show took aim at Donald's bizarre admiration and obsession with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamd...

Senator John Fetterman took questions from the audience at the Texas Tribune Festival when someone asked why he didn't just register as an Independent. Without hesitation, Fetterman blurted out, "Because I’m a lifelong Republican." Major Garrett, the CBS News chief Washingt...

With the polls narrowing in Missouri's 2nd congressional district, Ann Wagner's first move was to release a lie-filled anti-trans attack ad. Her opponent Fred Wellman responded to those attacks this Sunday.

As KMOV reported this week:

A survey conducted by GOP polling firm Remington Research Group shows incumbent Republican Rep. Ann Wagner in a statistical tie with her Democratic challenger, Fred Wellman.

According to the poll, 43% of voters favor Wagner, while 42% support Wellman. Twelve percent of respondents remain undecided.

Wellman is out with a new ad of his own going after Wagner for enriching herself while she's been in office instead of addressing the needs of her constituents.

? We’re on the air!

Check out our new TV ad running across #MO02 now. Watch, share, and help us spread the word today.#TeamWellman pic.twitter.com/DAIIW3eGWj

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Above, The Clash performs, Should I Stay or Should I Go.

Splitsville games-out the question of, should we stay or should we go?

Kitchen Bitches tell us that "this election is the election, not of our lifetime, but the lifetime of our country."

The Mahablog asks, "What will Maine do about Susan Collins?"

Defector notes that even college sports is subject to money-and-politics.

Bonus Track: Explore Fall has an interactive map that will help you Explore daily fall color estimates, peak timing, and recent foliage reports across the Lower 48.

Round-up by Tengrain who blogs at Mock, Paper, Scissors. You can follow Tengrain on the Fediverse, or on BlueSky. Send tips, requests, and suggestions to mbru@crooksandliars.com (with For MBRU in the subject line).

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Republicans have one real advantage left in 2026: money, a lot of it. Former Rep. Joe Walsh, who won his 2010 race while badly outspent, joins Cliff for a quick Tequila Talk on why money may not buy much in a year when voters have made up their minds, and institutions spend...

I enjoyed Godzilla Minus One, so I'm all in on the sequel.

IO9 is reporting that fans were very high on the new flick after a screening at the New York Film Festival yesterday.

Godzilla Minus Zero is an overwhelming achievement of kaiju filmmaking. Aside from the jaw-dropping spectacle, Takashi Yamazaki packs in an emotional wallop, as the characters grapple with lingering trauma and their duties to the future. Never thought I’d cry to Godzilla. #NYFF64 pic.twitter.com/YCUnByPj0S

— Brandon Lewis @ NYFF (@blewis1103) September 26, 2026

Open thread.

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On CBS News, Louisiana Senator John Kennedy denounced the Trump administration for producing a political ad supporting Trump and the Republican party paid for by taxpayers before the 2026 midterms. Face The Nation host Margaret Brennan brought up the illegal ad that is runn...

Attorney General Todd Blanche's claims to ABC News that certain media outlets have become a national security threat in their reporting on the Trump administration fell flat and sounded moronic in his defense of Trump's media ban. Even after the judge issued a temporary res...

I have no idea if James Talarico’s campaign will really use any of Karl Rove’s comments about fellow Republican Ken Paxton. But Rove surely meant to draw proverbial blood when he stuck a very public knife into Paxton, then twisted it a few times for good measure. Rove all ...

Calling for someone you endorsed to be replaced is a novel way to campaign for her, but Donald Trump thinks outside the box. Source: Politico President Donald Trump on Saturday escalated his criticism of Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.), amplifying a series of social med...

CNN's Jake Tapper with the worst framing of the day with this ridiculous question for Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear. Beshear has a new book coming out, and here's some of the description from the publisher: In Go and Do Likewise, Beshear will share what his own faith has meant...

Just days after he was threatening to annihilate Iran to the UN General Assembly, it is stunning that Trump is now claiming he's rejecting an Iranian proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. As The Guardian reported, it was more of the same old song and dance we've been he...

Lawyers, Guns and Money: The Roberts Court's abuse of the shadow docket.

Hullabaloo: Trump DOGE'd out punishment.

Balkinization: History versus the Trump administration's census proposal.

Grasping Reality: Loathing for Trump, in chart form.

This Modern World: Large language muddle.

This installment by Batocchio. E-mail tips to mbru AT crooksandliars DOT com.

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Mark Zuckerberg and his billionaire tech bros have twisted themselves into pretzels, coming up with excuses to avoid running ads for a documentary that dares to rip Musk. Alex Gibney’s four-hour documentary about Musk gives him “the takedown he richly deserves,” Deadline re...

During a discussion about the lavish state dinner this week (where Trump literally rolled out the red carpet for Chinese President Xi Jinping), and Tom Nichols' article in The Atlantic where he criticized Trump and said he should stop hosting these summits because he's turn...

If candidate quality mattered, Todd Achilles would defeat the rubber stamp for Trump that is Jim Risch. But since it often doesn't in places like Idaho, he likely won't win, but he should.

via YouTube

Todd Achilles is an independent running for Senate in Idaho, and he thinks blindly following party leadership into needless wars is the worst kind of leadership. If you're looking for a Veteran with business experience and common sense, go to AchillesForIdaho.com to learn how we can retire Jim Risch.

There’s zero chance he’s gonna win in Idaho as an independent but Todd Achilles might win best campaign ad of the year with this pic.twitter.com/sJ7ZYHOAi8

— Sweet Meteor O'Death (@smod4real) September 23, 2026

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There is nothing original about this man.

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Tomorrow, Sunday, September 27th, I’m going to the Hollywood Bowl with 17,000 other people to see an artist I somehow didn't discover until the last few years. Shame on me. Jon Batiste has been serving up joy his whole career, and I'd been missing out. He was doing it on su...

By Stephen Prager for Common Dreams President Donald Trump has said every American should want a data center in their town. But his home county in Florida just voted to block them. In a 6-0 vote, commissioners in Palm Beach County—home to the president’s luxurious private c...

Outgoing Texas Sen. John Cornyn told CNN's Manu Raju that he won't fundraise for Ken Paxton, who was endorsed by Trump and then lost the primary to the former AG, saying Paxton is a flawed candidate and that this is how some majority parties become minorities. Wow. RAJU: ...