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Trump critic George Conway files to run for NY House seat
Conway, a sharp critic of President Donald Trump, has filed to run as a Democrat.
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Vance tries to weather the MAGA storm at Turning Point
The weekend-long gathering has been enveloped in intraparty fighting.
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Trump endorses in New York governor race the day after Stefanik drops out
The president backed Bruce Blakeman, a Long Island county executive.
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Epstein files put Bill Clinton under scrutiny – and the White House wants him there
The former president is pictured in a swimming pool with Ghislaine Maxwell and an unidentified woman.
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Rep. Elise Stefanik set to drop her bid for NYS governor
The upstate Congress member announced her run in November.
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MAGA infighting erupts at Turning Point USA Conference
Two of the night’s headliners — Ben Shapiro and Tucker Carlson — threw jabs at each other in their speeches.
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Erika Kirk endorses JD Vance for president
Vance was an ally of Turning Point USA before the killing of Charlie Kirk.
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Four-term North Carolina Gov. Jim Hunt, a leader in education reform, dies at 88
Hunt's career, including an unprecedented 16 years in the governor's office, provided a prototype for the modern “education governor.”
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Democratic National Committee blocks release of its 2024 election autopsy
Despite a pledge from DNC Chair Ken Martin to release the post-election report, the committee announced Thursday it would not share it publicly.
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Pramila Jayapal pushes Medicare for All polling
The Washington Democrat plans to brief her House Democratic colleagues on the findings in early 2026.
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Poll: The affordability crisis is disrupting politics in 1 country after another
The international poll illustrates the uphill battle many leaders face in trying to contain the intertwined economic and political backlash.
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Ramaswamy calls on conservatives to reject Groypers
In a New York Times op-ed, the former GOP presidential candidate said Nick Fuentes and his supporters have “no place in the conservative movement.”
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Republicans push mail-in voting for the midterms in defiance of Trump
Fearing a turnout slump, Republicans are promoting mail voting to keep Trump’s supporters engaged — even as he tries to end the practice.
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Michelle Obama pushes back on Trump’s Rob Reiner comments
The former first lady said Reiner and his wife were not “deranged or crazed.”
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New York Young Republican Club gala draws white nationalist, far-right Germans as elected officials skip out
The annual soiree took place as young Republican groups across the country are reeling from POLITICO’s reporting on a racist and antisemitic chat grou...
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Maryland residents bristle at Wes Moore’s redistricting push
A recent survey found fewer than one-third of state residents view the push as a leading priority.
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Democrats gather in California feeling sunny once again
At the Democratic National Committee’s winter meetings in L.A., party leaders are feeling good for the first time in a year.
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Indiana GOP's Trump rebuke could lead to temporary redistricting detente
It doesn’t mean the redistricting wars are over.
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GOP health care chaos spills into battleground midterm races
Republican Senate candidates aren’t on the same page about extending Obamacare subsidies, reflecting a broader tension that is creeping into House and...
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Bill Gates on vaccine hesitancy, AI and global health | The Conversation
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Maryland Democratic state leaders say redistricting won’t be on the special session agenda
Those close to Gov. Moore suggest the push for redistricting is not dead.
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Indiana GOP rejects Trump’s map in major blow to his gerrymandering push
The GOP-controlled state Senate voted down a bill that would have wiped out Indiana’s two Democratic-held seats in the House.
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Progressives launch another primary challenge to a House Democrat
Nida Allam’s entrance into a North Carolina race comes with a slew of progressive support.
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DSCC struggles to reign in messy Democratic primaries
The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee is triggering backlash among fellow Democrats for its interventions in various Senate races.
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Johnson bullish on Indiana’s upcoming nailbiter of a redistricting vote
The House speaker has been conferring with Hoosier State Republicans, but taking a lighter touch than the White House.
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Poll: Here’s what Americans’ affordability problems look like
Results from The POLITICO Poll paint a grim portrait of Americans’ spending constraints across nearly every part of their lives.
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Shapiro shreds Trump's economy
President Donald Trump told POLITICO his economy gets an "A-plus-plus-plus-plus-plus" grade. Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro says that "does not reflec...
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Rahm Emanuel says U.S. should follow Australia's youth social media ban
The potential 2028 presidential contender doesn't want kids under 16 on popular social platforms, citing health and safety concerns.
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Trump’s near-death redistricting push in Indiana appears to have a lifeline
State Senate GOP leader Rodric Bray mollified his stance on the likelihood of his caucus approving the new maps.
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Jasmine Crockett set to announce Texas Senate bid
Democrats believe they can finally unseat a Republican in the Lone Star State.
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Colin Allred drops out of Texas Senate race
The former Dallas Congress member will run for Democratic Rep. Julie Johnson’s seat instead.
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Indiana Republicans threaten to thwart Trump's redistricting onslaught
The Hoosier State GOP lawmakers are poised to block the president’s mid-cycle redistricting scheme Monday.
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A MAGA World Cup? | The Playbook Podcast
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Economy & Education: U.S. trade rep. Greer and teacher's union head Weingarten | The Conversation
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Inside the overlooked multi-million dollar fight to block Republicans’ Missouri gerrymander
Allies of both parties are pouring money into the fight over a referendum to bring the state’s new congressional maps in front of voters.
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Dems keep beating Republicans on affordability. Our new poll shows why.
Americans continue to say affordability is out of control, and they place the responsibility on Trump, The POLITICO Poll found.
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Democrats eye a red-state push even as intraparty fighting persists
“It just sort of looks like we ran a standard to progressive Democratic campaign and we got the result you would expect,” former Rep. Conor Lamb said....
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‘It was too close’: Tennessee’s tight special election brings midterm warning signs for Republicans
Republicans are worried the slim margin of victory in Tuesday’s special election may spell doom in 2026.
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Mandela Barnes jumps into crowded race for Wisconsin governor
He’s not expected to clear the Democratic primary field.
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The lines Bill Ferguson won’t cross
Democrats are on a cross-country redistricting win streak. The only thing that can stop them is one of their own.
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Top Mace adviser leaves her campaign, citing loyalty to Trump
Austin McCubbin, a longtime GOP operative, announced his resignation in a pointed post on X on Monday.
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Indiana House releases draft congressional map that could net Republicans 2 seats
The proposed map still faces a number of obstacles in order to pass.
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Democrats’ path back to power is littered with primaries
Democrats face over a dozen contested primaries across the country exposing deep divisions in their ranks
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Mike Johnson set to huddle with Indiana Republicans amid redistricting fight
The meeting is an escalation of the speaker's involvement.
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How Trump targeting these Democrats could backfire
The administration’s attacks have elevated the six moderate lawmakers who cut an anti-Trump video urging troops to disobey illegal orders.
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Democrats spending big to expand coalition in midterms
A new DCCC program will pour eight figures into engaging some demographic groups that swung to the right in 2024.
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‘A world turned upside down’: MAGA faithful grapple with Trump’s Mamdani lovefest, MTG’s downfall
A whirlwind Friday is the freshest reminder that the MAGA movement has always been defined more by id than ideology.
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Marjorie Taylor Greene resigns from Congress after clash with Trump
The former Trump loyalist said she will step down Jan. 5.
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House Democratic super PAC drops $1 million on Tennessee special election
House Majority PAC is wading into a deep-red special election, signaling Democrats’ continued optimism about their recent overperformance.
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Army Secretary Dan Driscoll and CNN Anchor Abby Phillip | The Conversation
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Cash-strapped DNC takes on $15 million in loans
A major political committee taking out this large of a loan so far removed from a major election is unusual.
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