The Week Trump Lost to His Own Deadline, His Own Judge, and His Own Approval Rating
Three losses, and the pattern is almost too on-the-nose: a deadline he set and missed, a judge he appointed and lost to anyway, and a poll number that makes his first term's worst week look like a triumph. Pour something cold.
This Week, Even Trump's Own Side Stopped Covering for Him
July 24, 2026
Trump Went 0-for-5 This Week: Courts, Cameras, and the Polls All Said No
July 22, 2026
Trump Refused to Sign the Housing Bill. It Became Law Without Him — the Same Week a Judge Told Him to Pay Up.
July 10, 2026
The Supreme Court Spent Two Days Saying No to Trump. Then His Own Party and the Polls Piled On.
July 3, 2026