Archive - Wake Up To Politics

7 hrs ago • Gabe Fleisher

The Sandcastle Presidency

Little of what Trump is building is bound to last long term.

Feb 11 • Gabe Fleisher

The Presidents Who Refused to Name Things After Themselves

Trump’s naming bonanza reverses a long presidential tradition.

Feb 9 • Gabe Fleisher

Is Don Lemon a Journalist? Does it Matter?

The increasingly fuzzy line between reporter and activist.

Feb 6 • Gabe Fleisher

Trump’s GOP Makeover is Almost Complete

Republican Trump critics are Washington’s most endangered species. They’ll soon be even rarer.

Feb 4 • Gabe Fleisher

I’m Trying Something New This Month

Plus: How long will the government remain shut down?

Feb 2 • Gabe Fleisher

January 2026

Why a Shutdown Wouldn’t Impact ICE

Plus: Questions on impeachment and the SCOTUS tariff ruling.

Jan 30 • Gabe Fleisher

Does Anybody Believe Anything?

Ideology rarely survives contact with governance.

Jan 29 • Gabe Fleisher

Plus: The news you may have missed.

Jan 28 • Gabe Fleisher

TV is the President

What we’ve learned from Minneapolis so far.

Jan 27 • Gabe Fleisher

A Highly Combustible Moment

Where things stand after Alex Pretti’s killing in Minneapolis.

Jan 26 • Gabe Fleisher

Why Does Trump Care So Much About Greenland?

You had questions. I have answers.

Jan 23 • Gabe Fleisher

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