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A Big Blue Wave Indicator
G. Elliot Morris: “On average in 2025, Democratic candidates in special elections are running about 16 percentage points ahead of Kamala Harris’s margin versus Donald Trump in last year’s presidential…
Get Ready for the End of Fed Independence
“The market response to President Trump’s Monday attempt to fire a Federal Reserve governor was relatively subdued,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “Don’t let that fool you. If Trump’s effort…
House Freedom Caucus Falls in Line Under Trump
“The House Freedom Caucus is no longer the most feared group of GOP lawmakers on Capitol Hill. And headed into the next fight with fellow Republicans over keeping the government…
What, Exactly, Was That Cabinet Meeting?
New York Times: “There in the Cabinet Room — which is starting to take on the gilded-cage look of Mr. Trump’s Oval Office — all of the president’s men and…
Democrats Weigh Mini-Convention Before Midterms
“Senior Democratic officials want to hold a rare national convention before the 2026 midterms to showcase candidates and emerging leaders of the party,” Axios reports. “The event — a smaller…
Trump Knee-Caps America’s Institutions
“President Trump is gradually testing, stretching and gutting the independence of America’s major institutions, leaving few stones unturned in his pursuit of unchecked power,” Axios reports. “In Trump’s vision of…
Full Weight of Tariffs Slams Into India
“President Trump on Wednesday followed through on his threat to impose a 50 percent tariff on nearly all goods arriving from India, leveling one of his most punitive tariffs at…
Democrats Desperate to Turn the Page
ABC News: “The Democrats are in a tough stretch. Their fundraising and voter registration lags Republicans. And polls show American voters find the party generally unfavorable.” “But at this week’s…
Florida Is Next Target for GOP Redistricting
“Florida could be the next big target for Republicans to redraw their congressional lines to their advantage, with plans in the works to potentially target three to five House seats…
Trump Pushes Indiana Republicans on New Map
“President Donald Trump’s escalating pressure campaign to get Indiana Republicans to gerrymander their state appeared to have some success Tuesday,” Politico reports. “Vice President JD Vance urged more than 55…
Cracker Barrel Reverses Logo Decision
President Trump celebrated after Cracker Barrel backed down following the president’s comments on the controversy over its new logo. Save to Favorites
Jack Smith’s Legal Team Fires Back
“Lawyers for Jack Smith, the former special counsel who investigated Donald J. Trump, have struck back for the first time against some of the accusations conservatives have leveled against him,…
Americans Don’t Like Troops in D.C.
A new Reuters/Ipsos poll finds just 38% of Americans support President Trump’s use of troops to police Washington, D.C. Save to Favorites
Set Your 2026 Expectations
A new Doug Sosnik memo and slide deck points out that while Democrats would normally be in a strong position to make major gains in the midterm elections, “it is…
Trump Jump Starts the 2028 Campaign
Politico: “While Democratic senators and representatives struggle for impact in Trump’s trifecta — bladder-busting 25-hour speeches aside — and party bigwigs tie themselves in knots over dismal funding and poll…
Iowa Democrat Wins Big Upset
The Downballot: “Iowa Democrat Catelin Drey won a major upset on Tuesday night, flipping a deep-red seat in the state Senate and breaking the GOP’s supermajority in the chamber.” “Drey…
Starship Completes Nearly Flawless Test Flight
“After several disappointing failures, SpaceX’s Starship — the mammoth rocket that Elon Musk hopes to use to take people to Mars — made it all the way up to space…
Gates Foundation Cuts Ties With Firm Linked to Democrats
“America’s largest charitable foundation has quietly ceased backing a nonprofit network closely associated with the Democratic Party and criticized by conservatives, a symbolically significant blow to a powerful player in…
‘You Have Committed a Federal Crime’
Ryan Lizza: “Probably more than one. In fact, if you’re an average professional who has filled out lots of government forms, signed and mailed contracts, has semi-complicated taxes, some investments,…
Trump Again Escalates Power Grabs
“President Trump’s bid to fire a member of the Federal Reserve board is a new escalation of his efforts to amass more power over American government and society: Congress generations…
