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Cuomo Will Stay on Ballot
“Andrew Cuomo will not drop out of the New York City mayoral race by the Friday deadline to remove himself from the general election ballot,” CNN reports. “That leaves in…
Pro-Trump Group Unleashes Ad Against Massie
A pro-Trump super PAC is out with its first TV ad against Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), the Kentucky Republican targeted for defeat by the president, Axios reports. Save to Favorites
Senate GOP Leaders Don’t Have the Votes
Punchbowl News: “Senate Republican leaders projected confidence during a closed-door meeting Thursday that they can fix their Medicaid provider tax language after the Senate parliamentarian said it didn’t comply with…
Republicans Call on Trump to Deport Mamdani
Some Republicans are calling on President Trump’s administration to revoke Zohran Mamdani’s citizenship and deport him from the country, The Independent reports. The New York Young Republican Club issued a…
Carolyn McCarthy Is Dead
“Carolyn McCarthy, whose personal tragedy propelled her to national prominence after her husband was killed during the 1993 Long Island Rail Road massacre, launching a nearly two-decade congressional career during…
Elise Stefanik to Run for New York Governor
Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) is preparing to officially launch her campaign for New York governor, The Hill reports. Save to Favorites
Support Rises for Giving Pathway to Legal Status
A new Quinnipiac poll finds 64% of voters prefer giving most undocumented immigrants in the United States a pathway to legal status, while 31% say they prefer deporting most undocumented…
Some Republicans Want Senate Parliamentarian Fired
“The Senate’s top rules arbiter has some Republicans fuming, casting a harsh spotlight on the obscure but powerful official,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “On Thursday, some Republicans called for…
Conservative Judges Shun Retirement
“Federal judges are retiring at a historically slow pace at the onset of President Donald Trump’s second term, most strikingly among those appointed by his Republican predecessors,” Bloomberg Law reports….
White House Says Megabill July 4 Deadline Stands
“The White House is forging ahead with its demand that Congress pass its sweeping megabill by July 4, insisting that the legislative effort remain on track despite mounting doubts about…
Ex-Justice Kennedy Says ‘Democracy Is at Risk’
“Former Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy warned Thursday that acrimonious political discourse and threats to judges are eroding the ability of the United States to serve as an example of…
Eric Adams Meets with Business Leaders to Stop Mamdani
“In a conference room in Manhattan on Wednesday night, Mayor Eric Adams and Daniel Loeb, the hedge fund manager, met with other business leaders and political brokers to discuss how…
Supreme Court Tees Up Blockbuster Final Day of Term
“The Supreme Court will hand down its final decisions of the term on Friday, including an expected high-profile ruling on whether President Donald Trump may enforce his divisive executive order…
GOP’s Medicaid Cuts Take Massive Blow
Punchbowl News: “Senate Republicans’ reconciliation plans took a huge hit this morning when the parliamentarian knocked out a crucial Medicaid cut.” “The ruling by Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough threw the GOP…
Netanyahu Wants to Visit the White House
“Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wants to meet with President Trump at the White House in the coming weeks to celebrate the joint U.S-Israeli bombing of Iran’s nuclear program,” Axios…
Mamdani Plans to Win Over Moderate Voters
Zohran Mamdani told ABC News in a wide-ranging interview “that he plans to win over moderate voters — even as a self-identified Democratic socialist — as he runs in the…
Find Better Centrists
Paul Krugman: “I was enormously cheered by Mamdani’s victory, not because I think he’ll be a great mayor — honestly I have no idea — but because a Cuomo victory…
It’s Mamdani Time
Jonathan Last: “All of that said, Mamdani has a lot of upside potential… He ran a baller campaign. The guy went from 2 percent to utter dominance over the Democratic…
Trump Upended the Rules of Voter Turnout
Cook Political Report: “For most of modern American political history, one thing about presidential elections was gospel: When more people vote, the Democratic Party benefits.” “But in 2024, President Donald…
Trump’s Approval Rating Goes Negative in Texas
A new University of Texas/Texas Politics Project Poll finds approval of President Trump’s job performance falling into net-negative territory for the first time in his second term, with 44% approving…
