Chris Cillizza
@chriscillizza.bsky.social
Former WaPo. Former CNN. Now: Independent political journalist writing at Substack (chriscillizza.substack.com) and making daily videos on YouTube (youtube.com/chriscillizza)
Donald Trump
Mark Kelly
Sedition
With a touch of Pete Hegseth
Mark Kelly
Sedition
With a touch of Pete Hegseth
November 25, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Donald Trump
Mark Kelly
Sedition
With a touch of Pete Hegseth
Mark Kelly
Sedition
With a touch of Pete Hegseth
Inside the House GOP’s Crisis: ‘Morale Has Never Been Lower’
November 25, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Inside the House GOP’s Crisis: ‘Morale Has Never Been Lower’
When you put loyalty above legal expertise, you get the Comey and Letitia James dismissals
November 24, 2025 at 7:34 PM
When you put loyalty above legal expertise, you get the Comey and Letitia James dismissals
Donald Trump pushed Elise Stefanik in front of the political bus.
No one should be surprised. Or feel bad for her.
No one should be surprised. Or feel bad for her.
November 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Donald Trump pushed Elise Stefanik in front of the political bus.
No one should be surprised. Or feel bad for her.
No one should be surprised. Or feel bad for her.
Donald Trump pushed Elise Stefanik in front of the political bus.
No one should be surprised. Or feel bad for her.
No one should be surprised. Or feel bad for her.
November 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Donald Trump pushed Elise Stefanik in front of the political bus.
No one should be surprised. Or feel bad for her.
No one should be surprised. Or feel bad for her.
Donald Trump liking Zohran Mamdani is the most predictable thing ever
November 24, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Donald Trump liking Zohran Mamdani is the most predictable thing ever
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November 21, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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In my weekly "Mailbag" post, someone asked about Trump and the Saudis.
I dropped a little truth.
chriscillizza.substack.com/p/friday-mai...
I dropped a little truth.
chriscillizza.substack.com/p/friday-mai...
November 21, 2025 at 3:11 PM
In my weekly "Mailbag" post, someone asked about Trump and the Saudis.
I dropped a little truth.
chriscillizza.substack.com/p/friday-mai...
I dropped a little truth.
chriscillizza.substack.com/p/friday-mai...
Donald Trump is hoping everyone forgets about the Epstein files.
I think that's … unlikely.
I think that's … unlikely.
November 20, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Donald Trump is hoping everyone forgets about the Epstein files.
I think that's … unlikely.
I think that's … unlikely.
Donald Trump (and Republicans) are in deep political 💩
November 20, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Donald Trump (and Republicans) are in deep political 💩
Steve Israel spent 16 years in Congress representing Long Island.
He quit a decade ago to open a bookstore.
He's never been happier.
He quit a decade ago to open a bookstore.
He's never been happier.
November 20, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Steve Israel spent 16 years in Congress representing Long Island.
He quit a decade ago to open a bookstore.
He's never been happier.
He quit a decade ago to open a bookstore.
He's never been happier.
Democrats spend a whole lot of time patting themselves on the back as the "pro-democracy" party.
They don't vote like it.
They don't vote like it.
November 19, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Democrats spend a whole lot of time patting themselves on the back as the "pro-democracy" party.
They don't vote like it.
They don't vote like it.
The 427-1 House vote is a big deal.
And don't let Mike Johnson tell you different.
And don't let Mike Johnson tell you different.
November 18, 2025 at 10:46 PM
The 427-1 House vote is a big deal.
And don't let Mike Johnson tell you different.
And don't let Mike Johnson tell you different.
The "Quiet Piggy" episode is revealing.
Trump is clearly rattled by the Epstein story
Trump is clearly rattled by the Epstein story
November 18, 2025 at 6:53 PM
The "Quiet Piggy" episode is revealing.
Trump is clearly rattled by the Epstein story
Trump is clearly rattled by the Epstein story
Donald Trump made a BIG bet that he could tell MAGA to just ignore calls to release the Epstein files and the story would go away.
He bet wrong.
Bigly.
He bet wrong.
Bigly.
November 18, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Donald Trump made a BIG bet that he could tell MAGA to just ignore calls to release the Epstein files and the story would go away.
He bet wrong.
Bigly.
He bet wrong.
Bigly.
"Megan Kelly is just absolutely, you know, embarrassing and she's been mainstreamed by plenty of people. My former employer did it." -- Chuck Todd
November 18, 2025 at 2:58 PM
"Megan Kelly is just absolutely, you know, embarrassing and she's been mainstreamed by plenty of people. My former employer did it." -- Chuck Todd
"Megan Kelly is just absolutely, you know, embarrassing and she's been mainstreamed by plenty of people. My former employer did it." -- Chuck Todd
November 18, 2025 at 2:40 AM
"Megan Kelly is just absolutely, you know, embarrassing and she's been mainstreamed by plenty of people. My former employer did it." -- Chuck Todd
Journalism's "cat pee" problem
November 17, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Journalism's "cat pee" problem
Why Donald Trump TOTALLY flip-flopped on the House Epstein vote
November 17, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Why Donald Trump TOTALLY flip-flopped on the House Epstein vote
Every Democrat should listen to Lis Smith here:
November 13, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Every Democrat should listen to Lis Smith here:
Why is Donald Trump acting SO suspicious?
November 13, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Why is Donald Trump acting SO suspicious?
On October 10, Donald Trump went for his second, unscheduled "annual" physical at Walter Reed.
On October 27, he revealed he had an MRI while he was there.
We still have NO idea why. Or what the MRI found (or didn't).
Unacceptable.
On October 27, he revealed he had an MRI while he was there.
We still have NO idea why. Or what the MRI found (or didn't).
Unacceptable.
November 13, 2025 at 2:50 PM
On October 10, Donald Trump went for his second, unscheduled "annual" physical at Walter Reed.
On October 27, he revealed he had an MRI while he was there.
We still have NO idea why. Or what the MRI found (or didn't).
Unacceptable.
On October 27, he revealed he had an MRI while he was there.
We still have NO idea why. Or what the MRI found (or didn't).
Unacceptable.
Here's the thing: Donald Trump's story on his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein -- and how it ended -- keeps changing
November 12, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Here's the thing: Donald Trump's story on his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein -- and how it ended -- keeps changing
The pending Epstein vote in the House and the new emails from Epstein about what Donald Trump knew are going to put a WHOLE lot of pressure on Congressional Republicans to break with the president.
Will they (finally) do it?
Will they (finally) do it?
November 12, 2025 at 2:40 PM
The pending Epstein vote in the House and the new emails from Epstein about what Donald Trump knew are going to put a WHOLE lot of pressure on Congressional Republicans to break with the president.
Will they (finally) do it?
Will they (finally) do it?
Donald Trump's dismissal of voter concerns about the economy should set off MASSIVE alarm bells for every Republican on the ballot in 2026
November 11, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Donald Trump's dismissal of voter concerns about the economy should set off MASSIVE alarm bells for every Republican on the ballot in 2026