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5 things to watch in Tuesday's Illinois primaries
Tensions over AIPAC's influence in the Democratic Party, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker's fundraising power and generational fights will be in the spotligh...
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AIPAC faces its biggest test this year in Illinois
The group has taken a sharp tactical shift in several House races as it weathers Democrats’ souring views of Israel — and of AIPAC itself.
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Hochul promotes her agenda with state-funded ad campaign
HOCHUL’S AD CAMPAIGN: Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office is using taxpayer money to fund an advertising blitz promoting her agenda, brushing up against a ban ...
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‘We’re going to have a problem’: Republicans want Trump to move on from 2020
Facing a difficult midterm landscape, there's a growing view in the GOP that revisiting election grievances risks distracting from the issues that mat...
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2028 Dem veteran? Uncle Sam wants you.
In a year after many Democrats pined for a metaphorical fighter, the party is now wondering whether it needs a more literal fighter.
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Can Democrats actually flip this red Kentucky district?
With Mitch McConnell retiring and Andy Barr opting to run for the upper chamber, a rare open House seat is now in play.
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There's a new wedge issue playing out in Senate Dem primaries
Candidates in Illinois, Michigan and Minnesota are locked in largely symbolic debates over taking corporate PAC money.
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How a top DC strategist courted Jeffrey Epstein
Crisis communications consultant Juleanna Glover corresponded with the late sex offender during a 15-month period shortly before his death in 2019. Sh...
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Democrats are trouncing Republicans in state elections since Trump took office
Voter turnout in state elections over the last 14 months has Republicans concerned as the midterms approach.
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Pelosi backs former Capitol Police officer over Hoyer’s preferred successor in Maryland
The former House speaker is endorsing Harry Dunn over retiring Rep. Steny Hoyer’s former campaign manager.
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Trump-endorsed Republican advances to runoff in Georgia special election for MTG’s seat
Clayton Fuller, the Republican candidate, is headed into the head-to-head matchup with a significant advantage in the deeply conservative district
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Trump pick for State Department drops out after drawing heat for comments about ‘white culture’
Jeremy Carl faced tough questions from lawmakers during a Senate confirmation hearing last month.
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Ted Cruz, Tucker Carlson reignite feud over Iran war
Cruz called Carlson a “demagogue” spreading antisemitism, days after Carlson called him and others who trust Israeli intelligence “dumbos.”
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Unearthed audio appears to contradict Rep. Rob Bresnahan’s stock trading claims
Facing questions about his stock trading in a highly competitive House seat, the Pennsylvania Republican told a local radio host he talked with his fi...
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Trump is delaying Texas Senate endorsement to pressure GOP senators on SAVE America Act
Sen. John Cornyn and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton are vying for a nod from Trump
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Bobby Rush’s voice gets AI boost in Jesse Jackson Jr. campaign ad
The spot restores the voice of the longtime former Chicago congressman — just as AI super PACs get involved in the race.
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Gonzales is out in Texas, and Dems see a chance to beat ‘The AKGuy’
Brandon Herrera’s controversial online presence and hardline politics could open another opportunity for House Democrats in a deep-red district.
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Former President Barack Obama speaks during final public tribute to the late Rev. Jesse Jackson
“He paved the road for so many others to follow,” Obama said of the civil rights legend.
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Top Mamdani aide takes progressive project to the UK
Morris Katz has been advising British progressives, showing how left-wing movements around the world are looking at Mamdani’s playbook for replication...
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Dems aren’t sure whether to actually spend big to flip Texas
National Democrats are worried the money it would take to compete in Texas could be better spent elsewhere.
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War, Trump and Washington’s Gridlock | Sen. Katie Britt
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Republican group attacks Thomas Massie for his opposition to Iran war
An ad supporting the lawmaker’s rival was expected to air hours after the House rejected a War Powers resolution.
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'Good riddance': Dems cheer Noem’s ouster — and call for more departures
Democratic lawmakers said Stephen Miller and Pam Bondi should be next after President Donald Trump announced Kristi Noem would be stepping aside as DH...
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‘This L is on her’: Black lawmakers and strategists dump on Crockett
“She has been and has felt like a woman on an island,” says one operative.
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Nervous Republicans rally behind Cornyn as they wait on Trump’s Texas pick
John Cornyn and his allies are trying to turn a surprising lead over firebrand Ken Paxton into a decisive presidential nod.
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Texas Latinos turned out in massive numbers for Democrats
In multiple Latino-majority counties, more people cast Democratic votes on Tuesday than voted for Kamala Harris in 2024.
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Talarico won his primary. What happens next is outside his control.
James Talarico prevailed in a hard-fought Democratic contest. Now he waits to see if he'll face scandal-plagued Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton — or...
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Cornyn did so well that Trump could finally endorse him
Even in the most heavily Republican counties where Attorney General Ken Paxton might have expected to benefit from a MAGA base, incumbent Sen. John Co...
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Talarico defeats Crockett in Texas Senate Democratic primary
He took a big-tent approach to his campaign by appealing to voters from both parties and independents.
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Rep. Dan Crenshaw ousted by primary challenger to his right
State Rep. Steve Toth cast him as insufficiently conservative for the Texas district. President Donald Trump declined to endorse.
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Cornyn, Paxton head to runoff in Texas Senate GOP race
Sen. John Cornyn is in the fight of his career — and national Republicans fear they could lose the seat if he falls.
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Rep. Chip Roy headed to runoff in Texas AG race
Trump withheld an endorsement in the race to replace Ken Paxton.
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Ties to Israel plague Democrats in top primaries post-Gaza
In Illinois, Texas and Michigan, candidates have been forced to address connections to Israel as support wanes among Democrats.
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How Ken Paxton MAGAfied Texas in his rise to the top
Tuesday’s Texas Senate GOP primary will test how far the scandal-ridden attorney general can go.
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Centrist Dems met to plot 2028. Then Iran happened.
At a gathering of top center-left consultants and strategists for rumored presidential hopefuls pitched how to talk about foreign policy.
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DNC scraps midterm convention plans
The committee also announced the dates and potential locations for its 2028 presidential nominating convention.
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Majority of Americans oppose Trump’s Iran strikes, per new polling
Several polls conducted in the wake of the U.S. attacks in Iran found the military operation broadly unpopular.
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Is questioning electability racism? Texas’ tense Dem primary comes to a head.
Jasmine Crockett and James Talarico have been locked in a fierce Senate primary loaded with racial overtones and questions about electability.
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This House Democrat may lose her primary over past support for Israel
The primary of Rep. Valerie Foushee, a North Carolina Democrat, is putting a spotlight on the shifting politics of Israel within the party.
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Democrats’ divide over Israel erupts after attacks on Iran
Candidates face new litmus tests as AIPAC money and U.S. intervention dominate primary races.
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Many of Trump’s own voters didn’t want to attack Iran. Now he has to win them over.
President Trump is navigating an evolving issue where support within his coalition — at least before the strikes — was real but not overwhelming.
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Democrats split over response to Trump’s Iran strikes
The breaks between the party’s peace and interventionist wings are ones Democrats will have to contend with ahead of the midterms.
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‘Let him think he won': Inside Minnesota Dems' effort to fend off Trump's immigration surge
Democratic Gov. Tim Walz, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Attorney General Keith Ellison shared previously unreported details with POLITICO about the...
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Bannon blasts Trump campaign aides in Texas Senate showdown
Steve Bannon has gone all-in for Ken Paxton in Texas. But two of Trump's top campaign hands are backing John Cornyn — opening up a rift on the right.
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Senator Slotkin on why Dems need their own 'Project 2029' | The Conversation
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Mike Johnson to attend Turning Point event with far-right global leaders
Alternative für Deutschland politician Markus Frohnmaier is among the announced guests at the Alliance of Sovereign Nations conference next week in Wa...
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How data centers became the new midterms bogeyman
The president and Democratic governors are racing to regulate an industry they’ve long championed as voter backlash to the rising energy costs associa...
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The SOTU moment that Republicans hope saves the midterms
Americans have soured on the White House’s immigration enforcement tactics, but the president’s speech has the GOP strategizing on how to regain momen...
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Republicans’ alarm grows about holding Texas Senate seat
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is the man to beat ahead of Tuesday’s primary — and could put Senate Republicans’ majority at risk
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The state of the Democratic Party is … split
Democratic groups staging counter-programming events offered a snapshot of a party divided over how best to approach the midterms.
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The redistricting fight shifts to the courtroom
High-stakes legal cases that could determine the majority loom in nearly a dozen states, with just months to go until the November election.
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Dems refuse to make 2024 mistakes in the wake of tariff ruling
The party is betting that a strong economic message will resonate better than emphasizing that the president is violating the law with his trade agend...
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