U.S. Politics trending today: Oct 16, 2026

U.S. Politics on Substack ranks The Bulwark at 1 on October 16, 2026. The Downballot is new in the top 10 versus the prior board. This page lists the public top 10 newsletters only.

U.S. Politics on Substack: the public top 10

1. The Bulwark

   Rank 1 in U.S. Politics on October 16, 2026.

2. Silver Bulletin

   Rank 2 in U.S. Politics on October 16, 2026.

3. The Borowitz Report

   Rank 3 in U.S. Politics on October 16, 2026.

4. Strength In Numbers

   Rank 4 in U.S. Politics on October 16, 2026.

5. Adam Kinzinger

   Rank 5 in U.S. Politics on October 16, 2026.

6. Bad Facts

   Rank 6 in U.S. Politics on October 16, 2026.

7. The Downballot

   Rank 7 in U.S. Politics on October 16, 2026.

8. Are you f'ng kidding me?

   Rank 8 in U.S. Politics on October 16, 2026.

9. Raw America

   Rank 9 in U.S. Politics on October 16, 2026.

10. The Leah Files

    Rank 10 in U.S. Politics on October 16, 2026.

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U.S. Politics ranks 11 and beyond

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