The Kansas GOP Is Bleeding Moderates

Newsletter Top Stories The Kansas GOP Is Bleeding Moderates [Splinter]( December 19, 2018 [The Kansas GOP Is Bleeding Moderates]( [An influx of ex-GOP moderates isn’t exactly the medicine the Democratic Party needs right now, but beggars can’t be choosers.]( [TRUMPLAND]( [Rudy You Big Dumb Idiot]( [I didn’t want to start Wednesday off by calling Rudy Giuliani “an extremely craven gremlin” who is “helplessly out of his depth.” Honestly, I’d rather begin my day by reading a heartwarming story about some animal that’s friends with an animal of a wildly different species, or watching my favorite...]( [ELECTIONS]( [South Carolina GOP Wants to Cancel Its 2020 Primary to Hand the State to Trump]( [In what is maybe the least surprising news of the day, South Carolina’s conservatives are all ready to go all in on defending Donald Trump in 2020.]( [TRUMP ADMINISTRATION]( [Nobody Knows What the Hell America Is Doing in Syria]( [On Wednesday morning, the Wall Street Journal reported that the U.S. military was planning to withdraw its troops from Syria, where around 2,000 troops and special forces units have been stationed.]( [CONGRESS]( [Congressional Leaders Agree on Resolution to Avoid Shutdown, Bob Corker Isn't ImpressedÂ]( [The partial government shutdown that seemed so imminent just a few short days ago may be over before it even begins, as Democratic and Republican leaders announced on Wednesday that they’d agreed upon a stopgap budget to keep the lights on in Washington for the first few weeks of the...]( [SPONSORED]( [Save 25% On Your First Month Of Bespoke Post: Individually Curated Boxes For Guys]( [Bespoke Post is a subscription club for men delivering goods from small-batch brands in categories like barware, apparel, travel gear, and more. Simply take the lifestyle quiz and Bespoke Post emails you on the 1st of each month with a full view of the box contents. Get 25% off your first month,...]( [MEDIA]( [Here's a Very Very Very Very Stupid Fox News Segment About 'Gingerbread Men']( [As gender-neutral pronouns, the war on Christmas, and the evil of political correctness threaten our nation, Fox News has maintained its position as the last bastion of hope for anyone seeking to keep the moral fabric of this great country intact. Which is why America’s greatest defender Tucker Carlson, along...]( [British Parliament Fully Melts Down After Jeremy Corbyn Appears to Call Theresa May 'Stupid Woman']( [We now go (almost) live to British politics land, where everyday proceedings are somehow sillier and dumber than previously thought possible thanks to an enormous amount of strange customs and rules as well as the funny accents. (I’m half-British so I’m allowed to say that.)]( [YOU MAY ALSO LIKE]( [THE CONCOURSE]( [Visionary Brain Genius Elon Musk Has Invented The World's Worst And Most Expensive Subway]( [If you are anything like me, many times you have been riding the subway and have had the thought, “What is wrong with this dang subway is that it is not exponentially more expensive and slower than this.” Many times you have seethed, through clenched teeth, “Goddammit, it just burns...]( [THE ROOT]( [#BankingWhileBlack: Bank Calls Cops on Man Because His Paycheck Was Too High]( [Vigilant employees of a Cleveland area bank alerted the authorities to a black man who suspiciously tried to conduct a financial transaction at a financial institution, causing them to question the motives behind his blatant negro shenanigans.]( [GIZMODO]( ['Like Riding on a Dirt Road': First Reviews of Elon Musk's Underground Tunnel Are Disappointing]( [Elon Musk’s Boring Company unveiled its latest transportation experiment in Los Angeles last night. The Loop, not to be confused with the Hyperloop, was supposed to be a high-speed urban transportation system of the future. And the first reviews are in, but they’re pretty disappointing, to say the least.]( [KOTAKU]( [The Biggest Video Game Disappointments of 2018]( [2018 was the best of times, and the worst of times. We’re here to talk about that second bit, though we’re keeping things focused on video games. If we went any broader, this would take all day.]( You made it to the end. Thanks for reading our newsletter! [Visit Splinter]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [YouTube]( [Terms of Use]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [Unsubscribe]( © 2018 Gizmodo Media 114 5th Avenue, Floor 2 New York, NY, 10011