Gail Collins
Your End-of-Summer Politics Quiz Is Here
Hey, the calendar’s turning! Summer’s almost over, and it’s time to stop blocking out current events along with horrendous weather reports.
Really, quite a lot’s been going on. Let’s see what you noticed…
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June started out on an unpromising note for Donald Trump, when he was arraigned on a 37-count federal indictment in Miami. However, Trump tried to give the day a brighter spin by visiting a Cuban restaurant, promising to buy “food for everyone.” And then …
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Senator Tommy Tuberville of Alabama has been holding up hundreds of pending military promotions because he’s upset about …
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President Biden spoke at a gun-safety event in Connecticut, ending his remarks with …
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Biden’s dog Commander made headlines when he …
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Republicans are obsessed with Hunter Biden. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy just announced an inquiry into …
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Campaigning at the Iowa State Fair, Robert Kennedy Jr. continued his anti-vaccine message. While the non-inoculated Kennedy did catch Covid himself, he told an interviewer it …
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There isn’t much talk about challenging Biden’s renomination on the Democratic side. But Joe Manchin did announce, “If I get in a race, I’m going to win.” And then added …
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Do you think anybody had a worse summer than Rudy Giuliani? He’s reportedly begged Trump for financial assistance, and Trump is said to have responded …
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Well, Trump himself probably beat Rudy in the Bummer Summer sweepstakes. Our former president’s appearance for booking on multiple criminal charges in Georgia was certainly a moment for the history books. The Trump team responded by …
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Among the many, many charges pending against Trump are …
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Trump announced his final fund-raising goal for August would be $2,313,827 in honor of …
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Trump stayed away from the first debate of the Republican campaign season, but eight other Republicans did go. It wasn’t all that easy to qualify. For instance, you needed to prove you’d gotten a good chunk of modest donations from the public. Doug Burgum, the governor or North Dakota, made the grade by …
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Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida didn’t make much of a splash at the debate. Nobody asked him, for instance, about his state’s rejection of an Advanced Placement African American studies course. Some of the governor’s people complained that it might give students the view that slavery was …
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The debate did introduce much of America to young, perpetually grinning Vivek Ramaswamy, who, his opponent Chris Christie said …
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Of course, there are a lot of people running for … other offices. Let’s see how much you know about what’s been happening with a few of them — not to mention a certain Supreme Court justice.
Senator Jon Tester of Montana sent out a call for donations from supporters. He apparently couldn’t go fund-raising in person because …
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Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson of North Carolina, who’s now a candidate for governor, has said he “wouldn’t be surprised” if …
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In Mississippi, the incumbent Republican governor, Tate Reeves, is being challenged by …
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Justice Clarence Thomas frequently told friends how hard he struggled to afford buying his nifty ridecar, a $267,230 Prevost Marathon. Records obtained by The New York Times indicate that a lot of that money came via …