Republicans, including House Speaker Mike Johnson, are using the label 'communism' as a strategy against progressive candidates ahead of the midterms.

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Federal criminal charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams were dismissed following cooperation with the Trump administration's immigration enforcement agenda

In 2024, Donald Trump filed a lawsuit against Paramount Global alleging CBS News distorted an interview with Vice President Kamala Harris

Historical Republican proposals for Social Security included raising the retirement age, capping benefits for high-income retirees, and altering annual cost-of-living adjustments

Multiple law firms negotiated settlements committing tens to hundreds of millions of dollars in pro bono services to Trump administration causes

The United States Constitution establishes legislative oversight and judicial review as institutional checks against executive branch misconduct

Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich was prosecuted for attempting to trade a vacated United States Senate seat appointment for a presidential Cabinet appointment

Donald Trump campaigned for the United States presidency across three elections on the promise not to cut Social Security benefits

Democratic political candidates James Talarico, Josh Turek, and Abdul El-Sayed proposed lifting the Social Security payroll tax cap on higher incomes

Nebraska Republican politician Pete Ricketts's family investment holdings include the Chicago Cubs baseball franchise

Cindy Holscher campaigned as a Democratic candidate for governor of Kansas

During a previous political campaign appearance, JD Vance made controversial public remarks referring to political opponents as 'childless cat ladies.'

White House deputy counsel Vince Foster was involved in the Whitewater real estate investigation during Bill Clinton's presidency

Democratic challenger Troy Jackson made Donald Trump's trade war with Canada a central campaign issue against incumbent Senator Susan Collins in the Maine Senate race

The Alaska Senate ballot includes two candidates named Dan Sullivan: Republican incumbent Senator Dan S. Sullivan and Dan J. Sullivan Jr.

Chris Ruddy, who later founded Newsmax, was an investigative reporter who wrote about the 1993 death of White House deputy counsel Vince Foster

Donald Trump claimed on Truth Social that Representative Ilhan Omar's real legal name is Ilhan Nur Said Elmi

Donald Trump published a statement supporting Vivek Ramaswamy's campaign advertisement that featured Amy Acton's mother criticizing Acton

Donald Trump publicly called on Speaker of the House Mike Johnson to demand that the Democratic Party concede Representative Ilhan Omar's congressional seat

Michigan Democratic congressional candidate William Lawrence focused his campaign on data center opposition, the war with Iran, and income disparity

Vivek Ramaswamy released a political campaign advertisement featuring the estranged mother of Ohio gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton criticizing Acton