THE FIX

Take this quiz and see which people you think Donald Trump could pick to be the Republican vice presidential nominee. The Fix’s Aaron Blake offers his analysis.

It might have been true at one point. It’s not so clear it is anymore -- particularly as another former president stands accused of his own dirty tricks.

The party elevated her when it helped Kevin McCarthy win the speakership 15 months ago — despite plenty of reasons to worry about that. Now the bill has come due.

Breaking down former National Enquirer executive David Pecker’s testimony Tuesday, and its meaning to the Trump hush money case.

A deep dive on this actually quite relevant question. (Spoiler: It’s a fraction of 200 million.)

Trump calls his prosecutions “election interference.” Most of his major scandals and indictments are based on exactly that -- and much more substantially so.

Two new high-quality polls show Robert F. Kennedy Jr. taking more votes from Trump than Biden. And they’re not the only polls to suggest a changing dynamic.

Republicans will argue that Democratic senators dispensing with the trial of the homeland security secretary shows they aren’t serious about the border. But they were again undercut by their own.

Donald Trump’s interjections have featured in every one of his major legal cases, and they show no sign of abating. But a scene Tuesday indicates how the stakes are increasing.

Polls show Americans generally regard the charges against Trump as appropriate and even think he’s a criminal. But as many as half are concerned about fairness and the role of politics.

Trump and allies are claiming this shows how slanted the Manhattan jury pool is. Experts say it’s less surprising, in context.

Trump and his allies are increasingly claiming very bad things wouldn’t have happened on his watch. Iran’s attacking Israel isn’t a great example.

Americans regard the charges as less serious than those in his other cases. But they’re also set to be reminded of something they’ve overwhelmingly found problematic -- and might have forgotten about.

Supporters of student debt relief have pointed to Republicans having their own loans forgiven by the government. The comparison isn’t apples to apples.

Trump wants to wash his hands of these bans. It’s hardly so simple.

The Republican Party needs leadership on abortion. Trump is so frightened of it that he’s liable to just create more problems.

The judge in the case Monday reinforced that this is also about whether Trump’s actions “unlawfully influence[d]” the election. Here’s what we can say about the impact.

Some true believers say they can and they should. The evidence is less convincing.