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Americans say there’s besides   much money in politics — and it’s driving election outcomes
NY Dems are primed to pull redistricting punches
Virginia’s carbon marketplace  comeback risks a multistate affordability crunch
Trump gets his chance to upend FEMA
Leon Panetta on Iran, Ukraine and the fresh  global power struggle
Hochul’s Mission Accomplished
Tennessee Republicans pass fresh  gerrymander following ultimate  Court's Voting Rights Act ruling
FEMA said it answered the telephone  during the Texas floods. Most callers didn’t get through.
Poll: SAVE America Act meets voter skepticism
Menin’s Fair Fares push tests Mamdani
The POLITICO Poll - April 2026 SAVE Act
Tennessee unveils fresh  congressional map poised to erase Dem seat
Diesel price spike raises stakes for Trump, GOP ahead of midterms
Former ICE authoritative  falls short in Ohio battleground territory  GOP primary
‘The Kamala Harris problem’: Vance’s 2028 hopes hinge on Trump, Iowa Republicans say
With Indiana, Trump asserts his grip on the GOP
Civil servant awards get DOGE’d
Billionaires of the world, unite!
XAI sidelines major water reuse task  as IPO looms
It's showtime for Trump's revenge tour. Will he win?
Republicans' youth voter problem
Gallego’s energy plan: Pull the Democrats to the center
A note to our readers
Poll: Americans uneasy with AI, crypto even as they spend large  on midterms
‘A two-edge sword’: erstwhile  top ICE official’s run  roils battleground district
Data centers utilized  to be a prize. States are having second thoughts.
Trump shakes up Kentucky legislature  race with endorsement of Rep. Andy Barr
Bruce Blakeman’s Kafkaesque Albany sojourn
May 2026
‘An unmitigated s--t show fever dream’: Louisiana enters election chaos
Georgia won’t redraw congressional map ahead of midterms, Kemp says
Centrist Democrats beef up affordability message
Can America trust AI? David Sacks makes the case.
Hochul’s Dear Tom letter
Louisiana plans to hold  home  primaries after ultimate  Court redistricting ruling
Mills drops out of Maine legislature  race, setting up Platner to face Collins
A uncommon  Mamdani-Menin alliance
Kat and Zo’s affordability goooooaaaals
After WHCD shooting, Republicans blame Dems for political rhetoric
Talarico needs Crockett’s Black voters. They aren’t all convinced.
Dirk Kempthorne, erstwhile  Idaho politician  and U.S. Interior secretary, dies at 74
From Iran to Paris weather: Alleged prediction marketplace  violations start stacking up
The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics
Tammy Haddad on Barbra Streisand, Trump and DC’s A-List weekend
He wants Muslims out of the U.S., and he’s Blakeman’s opener
Inside Grindr’s political power play
‘The GOP should’ve done more’: Virginia Republicans point fingers after gerrymandering loss
Virginia voters give Dems large  win in the gerrymandering wars
Trump’s choice  to replace Stefanik
Dems brace for a close finish on Virginia redistricting effort