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Democrats Eye Ranked Choice Voting for Primaries
“Democratic politicians and activists are quietly lobbying to upend the way the party picks its presidential nominee by urging the use of ranked-choice voting,” Axios reports. “Supporters of the change…
Gretchen Whitmer Retreats from 2028 Spotlight
“Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has retreated from the national stage in recent months, privately expressing ambivalence about running for president in 2028 — moves that have stunned many top Democrats,”…
Democratic PACs Gear Up to Battle Each Other
“A civil war is brewing between two heavy-hitting Democratic super PACs in the run-up to the next presidential election,” Axios reports. “The battle will help determine how hundreds of millions…
Trump to Propose Framework to Halt Obamacare Spikes
“President Trump is expected to announce, as early as Monday, a general framework to address health care costs, calling on Congress to send a bill to his desk that would…
Bessent Says There Won’t Be a Recession Next Year
“Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Sunday the U.S. was not at risk of entering a recession in 2026 and claimed Americans would soon benefit from the Trump administration’s economic…
How California’s Top-Two System Could Upend 2026
Just for members: The latest issue of Ballot Access News. This issue highlights how California’s crowded Democratic field could let two Republicans advance in the state’s top-two gubernatorial primary, a…
Quote of the Day
“I think it would go down, frankly, as a historically bad deal, rivaling Neville Chamberlain giving in to Hitler before World War II.” — Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA), on Fox News, on…
Trump Hasn’t Followed Through on Canada Tariff Threat
President Trump has yet to follow through on his threat to impose an additional 10 percent tariff on Canadian imports, four weeks after he halted “all trade negotiations” over an…
Trump Moves to Reshape U.S. Environmental Policy
New York Times: “The environmental rollbacks came one after the next this week, potentially affecting everything from the survival of rare whales to the health of the Hudson River…” “If…
Kyrsten Sinema Is Ready for Her MAHA Turn
“Kyrsten Sinema’s old enemies on the left better brace themselves: The former senator is now embracing psychedelics and cozying up to MAHA,” Politico reports. “After infuriating progressives time and again…
Trump Faces Big Backlash on Inflation
A new CBS News poll finds 68% disapprove of President Trump’s handling of inflation and the economy. The entire poll is brutal: Save to Favorites
DOGE Is No More
“President Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency has disbanded with eight months left to its mandate, ending an initiative launched with fanfare as a symbol of Trump’s pledge to slash the…
Mamdani Still Thinks Trump Is a ‘Fascist’
New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani said that he still believes President Trump is a “fascist” and a “despot,” but he viewed their first face-to-face meeting at the White House…
Trump Fumes Democratic Lawmakers Should Be in Jail
President Trump again lambasted the six Democratic lawmakers who urged military and intelligence members to “refuse illegal orders,” saying in a late night Truth Social post the lawmakers“SHOULD BE IN…
Why Republicans Are Fighting About the Nazis
“For years, Jewish Republicans often denied that the right had a serious problem with antisemitism, pointing instead to anti-Jewish bigotry on the left and celebrating President Trump’s support for Israel,”…
The GOP’s Fundamental Tension on Health Care
Ron Brownstein: “The latest ideas from President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans to reconfigure the Affordable Care Act face the same dilemma that every GOP alternative has confronted since Trump’s…
Congress Turns Chaotic as Lawmakers Target Each Other
“Some House lawmakers want their colleagues punished, and it’s driving everyone else a little mad,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “Members demanded a series of votes to censure or otherwise…
Patel Probed for Use of SWAT Teams to Protect Girlfriend
New York Times: “Mr. Patel’s heavy use of taxpayer-funded resources during his first nine months on the job has contributed to growing questions inside the administration about whether it exceeds…
A Surprising Rift Between Trump and His MAGA Base
“President Donald Trump faces an unexpected rift in the MAGA movement as Republican officials from statehouses to Capitol Hill warn his full-throated embrace of the tech industry’s artificial intelligence boom…
Felon Spent $1 Million Seeking Trump Pardon
“In April, Alina Habba, the U.S. attorney for New Jersey, extolled her office’s role in the sentencing of a former nursing home magnate to three years in prison for defrauding…
