Short Take Politics:

Republicans rage against MAGA

You know it’s bad when they turn against the emperor who indeed has no clothes. How did they only just notice? https://www.semafor.com/article/09/27/2026/republicans-fuming-at-hegseth-as-war-costs-build

The biggest losers

58% of Americans say they worse off under Trump than they were under Biden. https://www.gelliottmorris.com/p/2026-09-25-58-percent-country-worse-off-than-under-biden?utm_source=substack&utm_campaign=post_embed&utm_medium=web&embedding_publication_id=20533

Susan Collins in trouble?

Cozying up to defense contractors has the already embattled Maine Senator in even more trouble. https://www.propublica.org/article/debunking-susan-collins-fbi-navatek-…