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The Zelig-like DNC autopsy author
Programming note: We’ll be off this Monday but will be back in your inboxes on Tuesday. DAYS THE BUDGET IS LATE: 52 ALBANY AUTOPSY ANGST: National Dem...
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Ukraine’s ambassador on Trump, Putin and the path to peace
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The latest Paxton-Cornyn ad dustup is an ominous sign for the Texas GOP
The fighting has gotten so ugly that some Republicans are fearful it will dampen turnout in the midterms.
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The DNC’s 2024 autopsy is out
Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin said the report “does not meet my standards.”
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Trump’s grip on the party threatens his grasp of Congress
President Donald Trump’s revenge tour is increasingly imperiling his midterm agenda on the Hill.
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‘Relics of the past’: The old guard of Georgia’s GOP has fallen
Tuesday’s results revealed the state’s full tilt toward MAGA, with Brad Raffensperger's defeat.
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Mike Collins and Derek Dooley head to runoff in Georgia Senate GOP race
The result extends a bitter intraparty fight and delays Republicans' ability to focus their attacks on Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff.
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Progressive firebrand Chris Rabb wins Democratic primary for the nation’s bluest House seat
The self-styled “troublemaker” and unabashed progressive was backed by members of the “Squad.”
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Keisha Lance Bottoms wins Democratic nomination for governor in Georgia
She won the nomination outright despite some Democrats’ concerns over her record as Atlanta mayor.
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Shapiro-backed Brooks wins competitive Pennsylvania primary
The governor’s pick will take on GOP Rep. Ryan Mackenzie in a key November battleground.
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Trump picks off Massie in Kentucky
The president continues to rack up wins in his revenge tour.
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Press Pass Problem
DAYS THE BUDGET IS LATE: 49 YOU GET A PASS, AND YOU GET A PASS, AND YOU GET A PASS…: Mayor Zohran Mamdani is conceding the way City Hall doles out pr...
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Can Massie remain standing even as other Trump enemies fall?
The president faces several tests of his power on Tuesday, from Kentucky to Georgia to Alabama.
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Trump endorses Paxton over Cornyn for Texas Senate
The late endorsement comes just a week before the heated GOP runoff election between the state attorney general and incumbent Sen. John Cornyn.
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‘The beneficiary of all this is Jon Ossoff’: Georgia GOP steels for messy runoff
The party is heading into Tuesday night’s primary with no dominant front-runner and many voters still undecided.
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Wes Moore knows why Democrats lost in 2024
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Mamdani’s Nakba Day video that never was
DAYS THE BUDGET IS LATE: 48 WOULD HAVE IF HE COULD HAVE: Mayor Zohran Mamdani planned to appear in a video he released over the weekend to commemorate...
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Trump's revenge tour claims its biggest victim yet
Sen. Bill Cassidy’s (R-La.) primary loss is a massive warning sign for any Republicans who’ve provoked the president’s wrath — like Kentucky Rep. Thom...
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Bill Cassidy loses Senate primary in another major win for Trump
Louisiana Rep. Julia Letlow, the president’s favored candidate, and MAGA-aligned state Treasurer John Fleming advanced to a runoff for the GOP nominat...
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In the birthplace of Civil Rights Movement, groups rally to defend Black political representation
“We are not going down without a fight. We are not going down to Jim Crow maps,” said Shalela Dowdy, a plaintiff in the Alabama redistricting case.
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Cassidy defiant as Trump's revenge campaign closes in
“I’m going to win today,” Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) said in an interview, brushing off Trump's efforts to oust him and MAHA's influence in the race.
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Bill Cassidy’s last stand?
The two-term incumbent is polling in third place in the GOP primary for his Louisiana Senate seat, as he faces a Trump-backed challenger.
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Israel has long divided Democrats. Now it’s splitting Republicans, too.
The emerging fractures carry significant implications for the future of the U.S.-Israel alliance and GOP efforts to keep together President Donald Tru...
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Colorado governor says he will grant clemency to Trump-aligned election conspiracy theorist
Tina Peters allowed a far-right activist to access her county’s election system to help efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
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Keisha Lance Bottoms’ lead is making some Georgia Democrats uneasy
The former Atlanta mayor has dominated primary polls for months, but Democrats are concerned her political baggage will tank their chances this fall.
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Reza Pahlavi on Trump, Iran and whether the regime will ever fall
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Bruce Blakeman’s solar phase
DAYS THE BUDGET IS LATE: 44 TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE SUN: Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman has made questioning the state’s commitment to green ener...
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Jeff Landry’s trying to swing the Louisiana GOP Senate race. Will it work?
He’s trying to boost Julia Letlow over Bill Cassidy — and annoying other state Republicans along the way.
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Vance takes fraud fight to Maine
The vice president visited Bangor, Maine, to tout his fraud crackdown, stump for Paul LePage and offer an olive branch to Sen. Susan Collins.
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Poll: Democrats want to beat the GOP — even if that means fewer Black districts
A new POLITICO Poll suggests many appear willing to embrace a maximalist posture on redistricting.
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McMaster plans to call special session to redraw South Carolina House map
The decision would tee up the state legislature to pass a new 7-0 map favoring Republicans this cycle.
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Buttigieg picks sides in Iowa
The former Transportation Secretary (and Iowa caucus winner) is backing Josh Turek over Zach Wahls for Senate.
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Brad Raffensperger targeted by threat as he runs for governor
A manifesto featured a photo of him with the word “boom” written over his face.
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South Carolina Republicans tank redistricting, for now
Tuesday’s vote doesn’t mark a definitive end for efforts to redraw the state’s maps — but it does make it harder to accomplish this year.
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Trump nominates Kari Lake and Doug Mastriano to diplomatic posts
The two staunch allies ran failed campaigns for governor in battleground states in 2022.
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What to expect when you’re expecting a budget
DAYS THE BUDGET IS LATE: 41 SPENDING SPECIFICS: Crucial state budget details — including aid for New York City, the structure of a surcharge on high-...
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Sen. John Curtis exploring 2028 run for Utah governor
The freshman senator is only 16 months into his first term.
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Brad Raffensperger navigates his party’s MAGA reality
He's running a campaign that’s served him and other old school Georgia Republicans well. But has the party changed too much for that old system to sti...
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Poll: Americans disagree on what a ‘stolen’ election means
New results from The POLITICO Poll show Democrats are worried about voter suppression while Republicans are worried about voter fraud.
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Americans say there’s too much money in politics — and it’s driving election outcomes
As campaign spending hits record highs, voters across parties question how deeply money shapes elections.
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NY Dems are primed to pull redistricting punches
DAYS THE BUDGET IS LATE: 38 VOTING RIGHTS DILEMMA: With Democrats’ national redistricting calculus now in disarray over today’s court order blocking n...
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Leon Panetta on Iran, Ukraine and the new global power struggle
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Hochul’s Mission Accomplished
DAYS THE BUDGET IS LATE: 37 WHEELIN’ AND DEALIN’: Gov. Kathy Hochul claimed this morning she has a budget deal. Moments later, Assembly Speaker Carl H...
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Tennessee Republicans pass new gerrymander following Supreme Court's Voting Rights Act ruling
The map aims to give the GOP a clean sweep of the state’s nine congressional districts by fracturing Black-majority Memphis between three districts.
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Poll: SAVE America Act meets voter skepticism
The POLITICO Poll finds that a plurality of Americans neither support nor oppose the bill, or are unsure, even as the president makes it a top priorit...
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Menin’s Fair Fares push tests Mamdani
DAYS THE BUDGET IS LATE: 36 ALL’S FARE: City Council Speaker Julie Menin portrayed Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration today as stuck running a fai...
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‘The Kamala Harris problem’: Vance’s 2028 hopes hinge on Trump, Iowa Republicans say
The vice president’s first trip to the early caucus state saw him defending the White House’s response to a sputtering economy with an eye towards his...
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With Indiana, Trump asserts his grip on the GOP
The president successfully ousted a majority of the Republican state senators who blocked his redistricting effort last year.
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Billionaires of the world, unite!
DAYS THE BUDGET IS LATE: 35 VORNADO CHIEF SLAMS MAMDANI: Billionaire real estate magnate Steve Roth is standing strong with fellow billionaire Ken Gri...
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It's showtime for Trump's revenge tour. Will he win?
So far, his chosen candidates in several May primaries are struggling to dominate their fields.
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Republicans' youth voter problem
A new national poll of 1,000 young Americans finds deep discontent over the economy and signs of a base problem for Republicans.
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A note to our readers
As I begin my first week as POLITICO's Global Editor-in-Chief, I want to start by thanking you — our readers and subscribers — for the trust you place...
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