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May 15
New results from The POLITICO Poll show that Republican and Democratic voters are all in on an ends-justify-means approach to redistricting.
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Todd Young couldn’t be more excited about the arrival of the World Cup. But he has a real concern about last night’s lapse of Section 702 of FISA.
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Jun 12
Is a peace agreement finally at hand, or will progress get derailed again?
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Jun 10
Even as today’s inflation report showed price pain getting worse, President Donald Trump doubled down on threatening Tehran with more strikes imminently.
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President Donald Trump today tried to keep a lid on an outburst of Israel-Iran hostilities.
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Political outsider Jared Hudson is trying to pull off an upset against Trump-backed Rep. Barry Moore in Alabama's GOP Senate runoff.
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The May jobs report surged past expectations, boosting Americans’ financial fortunes and Republicans’ political ones.
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Is the Iran war headed for a stalemate?
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May 29
If public backlash was the first major obstacle and Hill GOP outrage was the second, Donald Trump's unprecedented fund just hit a third.
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Scoop: @PeteButtigieg and @ElissaSlotkin, both weighing 2028 bids, privately huddled over drinks on Mackinac Island this week.
“I mean, we did not discuss it outright,” Slotkin told me of 2028.
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Scoop in @playbookdc: Earlier this year, @AbdulElSayed quietly re-registered three eyebrow raising domains: elsayedforpresident.com, elsayedforpresident.org and abdulforpresident.org.
And he’s talking more about ‘28 on the trail.
But he tells me he’s closing the door on a run.
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New @playbookdc: The factional and fiery Michigan Senate Democratic primary is shaping up to be a microcosm and harbinger of the party’s looming 2028 pileup.
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May 28
Scoop in @playbookdc PM: @MoveOn is launching their new midterms program — and they’re targeting voters that Dems have left behind.
They estimate there’s enough of their members who sat out 2024 that could make or break the House majority.
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May 27
The Texas Senate matchup is set.
Ken Paxton brushed off incumbent Sen. John Cornyn last night and will take on James Talarico in what’s likely to be one of the most expensive races.
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May 25
Some advocates are hopeful America’s moment of extreme gerrymandering could trigger an equally bold wave of reform.
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May 24
Today could be one of the most geopolitically consequential hinge points in the Iran war.
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May 22
As Democrats search for a path out of the wilderness, some are calling for new leadership at the DNC. But the job is still firmly in Ken Martin’s hands for now.
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May 17
Republicans face mounting headwinds six months out from the midterms. But GOP leaders are turning to the MAGA base to serve up two things this week: red meat with a side of revenge.
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New in @playbookdc: @turek4iowa is out with his latest six-figure buy on this new ad:
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May 13
President Donald Trump is arriving in China today with stakes high and expectations low for his long-awaited meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
POLITICO’s @AlexGangitano is with Trump for the trip. Here’s 5 things to watch for:
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