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Ken Paxton’s secret weapon: Ted Cruz
Cruz is boosting Paxton with fundraising and advice as he mulls his own political future.
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AI safety groups aren’t buying OpenAI’s spending retreat
They want stronger commitments to reduce the money AI super PACs push into the midterms.
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Obama to campaign with El-Sayed and Benson in Michigan
The Detroit stop adds to the former president’s campaign push for Democrats ahead of the midterms.
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Campaign ‘all coming from DC,’ Paxton says
“I don’t control message or what we’re doing,” Texas GOP Senate candidate Ken Paxton said during a small fundraising event in September.
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Trump’s gains among Latino voters slip ahead of midterms
New polls show Democrats ahead among Latino voters as Trump draws low marks on the economy and immigration enforcement.
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Ted Cruz blasts JD Vance as ‘insecure,’ says he’s focused on helping GOP win midterms
A clash between two potential candidates for the 2028 Republican presidential nomination spilled into public this week.
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Republicans don’t have a clear boogeyman for this year’s midterms
Some of Democrats’ once-hateable figures are out of the picture. And emerging democratic socialists haven’t made for strong lines of attack nationwide...
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‘A slow-moving car crash:’ Republicans are wary of the $200 million-plus price tag to save Ken Paxton
Top Republicans are still hoping MAGA Inc. will pump more money into the already expensive Texas Senate race as they fret about their GOP nominee.
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Hochul eyes changes to state’s rape law amid Cornell crisis
RAPE LAW LOOPHOLE: Gov. Kathy Hochul vowed today to close a loophole embedded in state rape law around voluntary intoxification as she laced into Corn...
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Kansas becomes a surprise Senate battleground
The Senate GOP’s top PAC is diving into Kansas, a sign that the deep-red state is in play amid a worsening political environment for Republicans.
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The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics
Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes...
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Adam Hamilton on faith, Trump and the fight for Kansas
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New York grapples with kinks in $1B Medicaid system
WORKING OUT THE KINKS: New York’s Department of Health began transitioning more than 147,000 Medicaid and Medicare Savings Program enrollees to an upg...
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‘These guys are in a pickle’: Some Republicans spurn Trump on the campaign trail
Republicans are counting on Trump to energize the voters they need in November, even as some candidates fear his unpopularity could alienate the persu...
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Democrats rethink their mail-voting strategy as voters grow wary
Voting groups and election officials continue to work to quell voters’ fears after Trump’s push to restrict the practice.
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Jon Ossoff’s hosting fundraisers — and they’re not all for his reelection campaign
The Democratic senator is spending significant attention on boosting the Georgia Democratic Party and its coordinated campaign in the final stretch of...
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Brian Fitzpatrick’s campaign ads feature damning news headlines. They're not from an unbiased source.
Self-published articles from a longtime ally are showing up in the vulnerable Pennsylvania Republican’s attack ads.
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Democrats are running pastors for office. Republicans are attacking their religious comments.
Democratic Senate nominees James Talarico in Texas and Adam Hamilton in Kansas, as well as two key Iowa House nominees, are seeing their remarks on Ch...
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Menin’s AI moment
CITY HAL 9000: Amid a mad dash to try to regulate artificial intelligence, City Council Speaker Julie Menin is looking to make her mark. The Manhattan...
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ICE puts vulnerable Republicans in a bind weeks before midterms
Immigration enforcement in Kansas, Texas, Florida and beyond is forcing battleground Republicans to answer for the fallout.
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Poll: Trump’s MAGA loyalists don’t think he has an affordability problem
A recent POLITICO Poll found that cost of living concerns are reinforcing partisanship divides — and driving a wedge among Republicans.
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Poll: A crack is emerging in Trump’s coalition over deportations
The president’s most loyal supporters are more inclined than other Trump voters to support a tough immigration posture — but new POLITICO Poll results...
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Gina Hinojosa wants to make Texas a test case for Democrats’ future
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Trump eyes an October campaign rally — in Alabama
The event is scheduled for Oct. 2nd in Mobile, but the plans are still subject to change, according to two people with direct knowledge of the matter....
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Young men are swinging away hard from Republicans, pessimistic about economy, new poll finds
A new poll shows congressional Democrats with a growing lead among young men, who list cost-of-living issues as their top concern.
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NRSC Chair Tim Scott leaves Georgia, North Carolina off his list of top Senate targets
He told Senate Republicans Wednesday that the campaign arm will focus money on other targets including Maine, Ohio, Michigan, Alaska, Texas and New Ha...
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The NY governor race pollster scrum
Q THE LANDSLIDE: Quinnipiac University released a poll today that found Gov. Kathy Hochul leading Republican Bruce Blakeman 58-39 — putting her on tra...
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Trump officials weigh rolling back beef import plan as GOP midterm panic spreads
It’s a sign that White House officials are trying to stem frustrations from battleground and farm-state Republicans ahead of the November election.
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Can Mitch Landrieu break through in 2028?
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Crypto weighs revenge against Democrats — and the risks that come with it
A broad offensive against Democrats could further alienate lawmakers the industry may soon need to revive its agenda.
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Sen. Jon Husted: Iran war ‘needs to come to an end as quickly as possible’
His comments follow Senate candidates Ashley Hinson and Mike Rogers breaking from Trump on the conflict, as GOP panic grows over high prices.
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Mamdani and Trump face frosty reception in Queens over Sunnyside Yard plan
LOCAL INPUT: Mayor Zohran Mamdani is facing fresh backlash over sidelining key stakeholders from talks about developing thousands of housing units on ...
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‘We need to stop the contagion’: GOP ramps up midterms defense in Trump states
Senior Republicans say the Midwest is a growing problem as they race to keep control of the House and Senate.
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The art of dealing with Trump
ALL EYES ON GRACIE: Mayor Zohran Mamdani is expected to sit down with President Donald Trump at Gracie Mansion this afternoon, their third in-person m...
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Pritzker says he’s lost 80 pounds on GLP-1 since diabetes diagnosis
The Illinois governor reveals he’s been on a GLP-1 since being diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes two years ago.
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Farm-state Republicans are having a cow over Trump's beef imports as Election Day approaches
The move to import foreign beef infuriated Republicans in farm states facing tough reelections — and gave Democrats and independents a rare opening wi...
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‘States should have a say’: Candidates for governor race to take on AI regulation
They were already taking on data centers as a Big Tech boogeyman. Now, they have to take on artificial intelligence itself.
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Let’s beat California on AI, key Democrat says
SESSION LESSON: Assemblymember Alex Bores would really like to take another swing at regulating Big Tech before he leaves office at the end of the yea...
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Bill Cassidy on vaccines, RFK Jr. and the fight for public trust
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‘We told you so’: Key New York lawmaker calls for more AI rules
AI BILLS BILLS BILLS: One of the architects of New York’s pioneering legislation to put guardrails around artificial intelligence says ominous warning...
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Democratic advisers are warning their candidates not to go too hard at AI
Democratic consultants are warning their candidates in some key races not to lean into AI regulations out of fear that powerful tech groups could spen...
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JD Vance faces test in White House meeting with Israel-backing radio host
The meeting with New York-based Sid Rosenberg comes as Vance tries to court skeptical Jewish Republicans ahead of a likely 2028 run.
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Jay Jacobs gets his first-ever challenger for state Dem chair
JACOB’S LADDER: Otsego County Democratic Chair Caitlin Ogden is launching a bid for the top spot in the state party — the first time its current chair...
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Department of Investigation eyes NYPD disability pensions
HELP! I’VE FALLEN AND I CAN GET UP: A report from the New York City Department of Investigation confirmed today what many political watchers have long...
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‘Profoundly unhelpful’: Texas Republicans worry Bo French’s xenophobic posts make a tough year worse
GOP operatives fear Bo French’s rhetoric could undermine the party’s recent gains with Hispanic and Asian American voters.
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Alex Bores launches $30 million effort to unify Dems on AI
"Who Decides" was launched by the New York state lawmaker who became one of the AI industry's chief targets when he ran for Congress on a platform foc...
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Hochul’s how-to guide to stopping ICE
ICE TO SEE YOU: Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office is advising local governments that zoning and state environmental laws can stymie Immigration and Customs E...
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Texas GOP candidate stands by xenophobic comments following backlash
Bo French, a Texas Republican running for the state’s railroad commission, reemphasized his viral social media post about Asian American students at t...
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Texas Republicans denounce GOP statewide candidate over xenophobic post
Bo French, the GOP candidate for the state’s railroad commission, has repeatedly engaged in inflammatory rhetoric.
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Obama calls for Dems to focus on AI
Creating a robust AI agenda should be a top focus for Congress and presidential candidates, he said at a private fundraiser.
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Republicans fear they have a North Carolina problem
GOP Senate nominee Michael Whatley has consistently trailed Democrat Roy Cooper — and some in the party aren’t sure he can turn things around in time ...
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