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Former Republican Congresswoman Majorie Taylor Greene and conservative political commentator Tucker Carlson stand alongside Donald Trump in 2022. Justin Lane / EPA

Is Trump losing the support of his Maga base?

Marjorie Taylor Greene and Tucker Carlson, two of the Maga movement’s most prominent figures, have broken with Trump in recent months.
Attendees wearing MAGA merch stand next to an image of Trump at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Grapevine, Texas, on March 25, 2026. Leandro Lozada AFP/Getty Images

I went to CPAC and found Trump supporters unhappy about Iran, Epstein files and the economy, even while the fans at the MAGA conference celebrate his immigration policies

Trumpism isn’t dead, as the roaring MAGA-merched crowds at CPAC make clear. But Trump is struggling through a political winter that could signal the early stages of his MAGA movement’s decline.
A man holds a picture of U.S. President Donald Trump upside down after Friday prayers at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosque in Tehran on March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Vietnam ruined Lyndon B. Johnson’s political career. Will Donald Trump face the same fate over Iran?

American voters, even those aligned with Donald Trump’s MAGA movement, usually shift course when they see they didn’t get what they voted for. Will this fate befall Trump in November?
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth responds to questions about the Iran war in a March 2, 2026, press conference. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images

I’ve studied MAGA rhetoric for a decade, and this is what I see in Hegseth’s boasts, action‑movie one‑liners and gloating over dominance

Why does Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth brag and gloat in his statements about the Iran war? In the MAGA media world, war is a game, a test of masculine fortitude.
Protesters associated with a far-right group known as Núcleo Nacional extend a fascist salute on Jan. 24, 2026, demonstrating that the ideology still has some traction in Spain. Getty Images/Marcos del Mazo

What Franco’s fascist regime in Spain can teach us about today’s America

Comparisons of Trump to Hitler have become common. But some of Trump’s policies may more closely resemble those of Francisco Franco of Spain, says a Spanish scholar.
The American flag flies over the Capitol in Washington, D.C. on Oct. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Why America hasn’t become great again

Trump is the predictable result of the deteriorating economic conditions in the U.S. since the 1980s and the political machinations that brought those economic conditions about.
Vladimir Putin says Russia is ready to fight Europe if necessary. EPA/Alexander Kazakov/Sputnik/Kremlin/pool

Why Vladimir Putin’s in no hurry for peace

The war in Ukraine is driving a wedge between the US and Europe and exposing divisions within the EU.
MAGA hats are placed on a table at an election night party in West Palm Beach, Fla., on Nov. 5, 2024. Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Why MAGA is so concerned with Epstein − and why the files are unlikely to dent loyalty to Trump

President Donald Trump’s base has supported him through countless controversies. But they split from him over the release of the Epstein files. Why does MAGA care so much about this issue?

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