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‘Relics of the past’: The old defender of Georgia...

politico.com 2 miesięcy temu Tuesday’s results revealed the state’s full tilt toward MAGA, with Brad Raffensperger's defeat.

Mike Collins and Derek Dooley head to runoff in Ge...

politico.com 2 miesięcy temu The consequence extends a bitter intraparty fight and delays Republicans' ability to focus their attacks on Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff.

Progressive firebrand Chris Rabb wins Democratic p...

politico.com 2 miesięcy temu The self-styled “troublemaker” and unabashed progressive was backed by members of the “Squad.”

Keisha Lance Bottoms wins Democratic nomination fo...

politico.com 2 miesięcy temu She won the nomination outright despite any Democrats’ concerns over her evidence as Atlanta mayor.

Shapiro-backed Brooks wins competitive Pennsylvani...

politico.com 2 miesięcy temu The governor’s choice will take on GOP Rep. Ryan Mackenzie in a key November battleground.

Another Trump enemy falls as Brad Raffensperger lo...

politico.com 2 miesięcy temu MAGA billionaire Rick Jackson and the Trump-endorsed Lt. Gov. Burt Jones advanced to a runoff in the Republican primary for Georgia governor.

Trump picks off Massie in Kentucky

politico.com 2 miesięcy temu The president continues to rack up wins in his revenge tour.

Andy Barr wins Kentucky GOP legislature primary

politico.com 2 miesięcy temu The Trump-endorsed typical defeated erstwhile lawyer General Daniel Cameron in the race to win Mitch McConnell.

Press Pass Problem

politico.com 2 miesięcy temu DAYS THE BUDGET IS LATE: 49 YOU GET A PASS, AND YOU GET A PASS, AND YOU GET A PASS…: Mayor Zohran Mamdani is conceding the way City Hall doles out press passes is “not” good policy – after...

Can Massie stay standing even as another Trump e...

politico.com 2 miesięcy temu The president faces respective tests of his power on Tuesday, from Kentucky to Georgia to Alabama.

Trump endorses Paxton over Cornyn for Texas Senate...

politico.com 2 miesięcy temu The late endorsement comes just a week before the heated GOP runoff election between the state lawyer general and incumbent Sen. John Cornyn.

‘The beneficiary of all this is Jon Ossoff’: Georg...

politico.com 2 miesięcy temu The organization is heading into Tuesday night’s primary with no dominant front-runner and many voters inactive undecided.

Wes Moore knows why Democrats lost in 2024

politico.com 2 miesięcy temu Wes Moore knows why Democrats lost in 2024 lead image

Mamdani’s Nakba Day video that never was

politico.com 2 miesięcy temu DAYS THE BUDGET IS LATE: 48 WOULD HAVE IF HE COULD HAVE: Mayor Zohran Mamdani planned to appear in a video he released over the weekend to commemorate the displacement of Palestinians that occurred in connection with the State...

Trump's revenge tour claims its biggest victim yet...

politico.com 2 miesięcy temu Sen. Bill Cassidy’s (R-La.) primary failure is simply a massive informing sign for any Republicans who’ve provoked the president’s wrath — like Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie.

Bill Cassidy loses legislature primary in another...

politico.com 2 miesięcy temu Louisiana Rep. Julia Letlow, the president’s favored candidate, and MAGA-aligned state Treasurer John Fleming advanced to a runoff for the GOP nomination.

In the birthplace of civilian Rights Movement, gr...

politico.com 2 miesięcy temu “We are not going down without a fight. We are not going down to Jim Crow maps,” said Shalela Dowdy, a plaintiff in the Alabama redistricting case.

Cassidy defiant as Trump's revenge run closes in

politico.com 2 miesięcy temu “I’m going to win today,” Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) said in an interview, brushing off Trump's efforts to oust him and MAHA's influence in the race.

Israel has long divided Democrats. Now it’s splitt...

politico.com 2 miesięcy temu The emerging fractures carry crucial implications for the future of the U.S.-Israel alliance and GOP efforts to keep together president Donald Trump’s coalition.

Bill Cassidy’s last stand?

politico.com 2 miesięcy temu The two-term incumbent is polling in 3rd place in the GOP primary for his Louisiana legislature seat, as he faces a Trump-backed challenger.

Colorado politician says he will grant clemency t...

politico.com 2 miesięcy temu Tina Peters allowed a far-right activist to access her county’s election strategy to aid efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

Keisha Lance Bottoms’ lead is making any Georgia ...

politico.com 2 miesięcy temu The erstwhile Atlanta mayor has dominated primary polls for months, but Democrats are afraid her political baggage will tank their chances this fall.

The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics

politico.com 2 miesięcy temu Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and another head-slapping events in the planet of politics. The fruits of these labo...

Reza Pahlavi on Trump, Iran and whether the govern...

politico.com 2 miesięcy temu Reza Pahlavi on Trump, Iran and whether the government will always fall lead image

Bruce Blakeman’s solar phase

politico.com 2 miesięcy temu DAYS THE BUDGET IS LATE: 44 full ECLIPSE OF THE SUN: Nassau region Executive Bruce Blakeman has made questioning the state’s commitment to green energy a key plank of his gubernatorial platform. Not so long ago, he had an...

Jeff Landry’s trying to swing the Louisiana GOP le...

politico.com 2 miesięcy temu He’s trying to boost Julia Letlow over Bill Cassidy — and annoying another state Republicans along the way.

Vance takes fraud fight to Maine

politico.com 2 miesięcy temu The vice president visited Bangor, Maine, to tout his fraud crackdown, stump for Paul LePage and offer an olive branch to Sen. Susan Collins.

Poll: Democrats want to beat the GOP — even if tha...

politico.com 2 miesięcy temu A fresh POLITICO Poll suggests many appear willing to embrace a maximalist posture on redistricting.

A look inside a North Country primary feud

politico.com 2 miesięcy temu DAYS THE BUDGET IS LATE: 43 PRIMARY COLORS: Republican Assemblymember Robert Smullen sat down with Rep. Elise Stefanik 5 years ago to talk about a agrarian improvement bill, but alternatively he made a bold claim: He intended to challenge...

McMaster plans to call peculiar session to redra...

politico.com 2 miesięcy temu The decision would tee up the state legislature to pass a fresh 7-0 map favoring Republicans this cycle.

Buttigieg picks sides in Iowa

politico.com 2 miesięcy temu The erstwhile Transportation Secretary (and Iowa caucus winner) is backing Josh Turek over Zach Wahls for Senate.

Brad Raffensperger targeted by threat as he runs f...

politico.com 2 miesięcy temu A manifesto featured a photograph of him with the word “boom” written over his face.

Is Mamdani’s ‘Tax the Rich’ fight done?

politico.com 2 miesięcy temu DAYS THE BUDGET IS LATE: 42 ZO, THAT’S IT? For months, Mayor Zohran Mamdani has pressed the case that Albany must rise income and corporate taxes to aid plug fresh York City’s $5.4 billion budget deficit. So in rolling...

South Carolina Republicans tank redistricting, for...

politico.com 2 miesięcy temu Tuesday’s vote doesn’t mark a definitive end for efforts to redraw the state’s maps — but it does make it harder to accomplish this year.

Michigan legislature hopeful El-Sayed calls himse...

politico.com 2 miesięcy temu “It’s a weird thing to hang your hat on in terms of a biographical item if you never actually practiced medicine,” 1 Dem operative said.

Trump nominates Kari Lake and Doug Mastriano to di...

politico.com 2 miesięcy temu The 2 staunch allies ran failed campaigns for politician in battleground states in 2022.

What to anticipate erstwhile you’re expecting a...

politico.com 2 miesięcy temu DAYS THE BUDGET IS LATE: 41 SPENDING SPECIFICS: Crucial state budget details — including aid for fresh York City, the structure of a surcharge on high-value second homes and the contours of major pension changes — are yet to...

Sen. John Curtis exploring 2028 run for Utah gover...

politico.com 2 miesięcy temu The freshman senator is only 16 months into his first term.

Brad Raffensperger navigates his party’s MAGA real...

politico.com 2 miesięcy temu He's moving a run that’s served him and another old school Georgia Republicans well. But has the organization changed besides much for that old strategy to inactive work?

Poll: Americans disagree on what a ‘stolen’ electi...

politico.com 2 miesięcy temu New results from The POLITICO Poll show Democrats are worried about voter suppression while Republicans are worried about voter fraud.

Americans say there’s besides much money in poli...

politico.com 2 miesięcy temu As run spending hits evidence highs, voters across parties question how profoundly money shapes elections.

NY Dems are primed to pull redistricting punches

politico.com 2 miesięcy temu DAYS THE BUDGET IS LATE: 38 VOTING RIGHTS DILEMMA: With Democrats’ national redistricting calculus now in disarray over today’s court order blocking fresh Virginia maps, organization leaders are looking to fresh York as a prime chance to keep pac...

Leon Panetta on Iran, Ukraine and the fresh globa...

politico.com 2 miesięcy temu Leon Panetta on Iran, Ukraine and the fresh global power conflict lead image

Hochul’s Mission Accomplished

politico.com 2 miesięcy temu DAYS THE BUDGET IS LATE: 37 WHEELIN’ AND DEALIN’: Gov. Kathy Hochul claimed this morning she has a budget deal. Moments later, Assembly talker Carl Heastie told reporters that, actually, nothing is final. It’s a Planet Albany pantomime that’s...

Tennessee Republicans pass fresh gerrymander foll...

politico.com 2 miesięcy temu The map aims to give the GOP a clean sweep of the state’s 9 congressional districts by fracturing Black-majority Memphis between 3 districts.

Poll: SAVE America Act meets voter skepticism

politico.com 2 miesięcy temu The POLITICO Poll finds that a plurality of Americans neither support nor argue the bill, or are unsure, even as the president makes it a top priority.

Menin’s Fair Fares push tests Mamdani

politico.com 2 miesięcy temu DAYS THE BUDGET IS LATE: 36 ALL’S FARE: City Council talker Julie Menin portrayed Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration present as stuck moving a failing mass transit discount program. The alternative? Her own plan to supply free fares to hundre...