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2026 Gubernatorial Overview
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Trump Said Covid Vaccine Was His Accomplishment
“As President Trump sat with top donors at his New Jersey golf club this month, he made a private admission: He believed the coronavirus vaccine was one of the biggest…
Trump and Democrats Float Unusual Midterm Conventions
New York Times: “Both parties appear to be weighing gatherings that would gin up excitement for candidates in 2026 — and give a major platform for ambitious politicians hoping to…
Chaos Engulfs CDC Headquarters
“The nation’s top public health agency was left reeling and leaderless as the White House works to expel its handpicked director from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and…
GOP Candidate Said Gay People Were ‘Immoral’
Virginia gubernatorial nominee Winsome Earle-Sears (R) expressed strong opposition to a series of LGBTQ+ rights in a candidate questionnaire completed when she unsuccessfully ran for Congress in 2004, the Virginia…
Utah Lawmakers Will Obey Order to Redraw Map
Republican legislative leaders say they’ll redraw Utah’s congressional maps, as a judge ordered earlier this week, while maintaining they will challenge the “misguided” ruling that they say “unconstitutionally” ties their…
RFK Jr.’s Deputy Tapped to Head CDC
“The White House on Thursday selected a top deputy of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to serve as acting head of the Centers for Disease Control…
Republicans Prepare to Go Nuclear for Trump Picks
“President Donald Trump’s frustration with his long list of stalled nominees is about to land back in the lap of the Senate,” Semafor reports. “And Republicans are still prepared to…
Much of Europe Is Losing the Ability to Govern
Bloomberg: “Given the prevailing headwinds, who could have predicted that Italy under Giorgia Meloni would emerge as a relative bastion of stability?” “Hers is an exception, though. The truth is…
Trump’s Reach for Power Is Growing
“President Donald Trump has activated the military on U.S. streets, attempted to oust a Federal Reserve board governor and threatened to prosecute his political opponents — all in the past…
Democrats Spotlight Inflation in New Ads
House Democrats are launching the five-figure ad buy in 35 congressional districts it says are “in play,” CBS News reports. “The ads will run on Instagram and You Tube and…
An Alternate History If Trump Got What He Wanted
Alexandra Petri: “What would’ve happened if long ago, the president got the cultural accolades he’s always wanted?” Save to Favorites
Foreign Tourists Are Avoiding America
The Economist: “America has rarely been out of the headlines this year. The world has watched as the Trump administration has slashed government departments, shaken alliances, increased deportations and sent…
Rural Hospitals to Lose Funds Despite Promises
“Rural hospitals are preparing to lose billions of dollars from President Donald Trump’s signature tax and spending cut bill signed into law this summer,” the AP reports. “Dozens, already on…
The Markets Won’t Save the Fed From Trump
Annie Lowrey: “The markets are not going to end the White House’s assault on this vaunted American institution. The courts, Congress, and voters are going to need to do it.”…
U.S. Sends First Deportees to Rwanda
“Rwanda received its first group of migrants deported from the US, making good on a controversial deal it struck with President Donald Trump’s administration to accept them,” Bloomberg reports. Save…
GOP Voters Favor Third Trump Term
A majority of Republican voters would support President Trump seeking a constitutionally-prohibited third term, according to a new Data for Progress poll. Save to Favorites
RFK Jr. Says CDC Needs to Align With Trump’s Agenda
“Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention isn’t sufficiently aligned with President Donald Trump’s agenda and it needs an overhaul,…
Atlanta Journal-Constitution to End Print Edition
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution will stop publishing a print newspaper at the end of the year and divert all of its resources into the digital news operation, the New York Times…
Quote of the Day
“I am unable to serve in an environment that treats CDC as a tool to generate policies and materials that do not reflect scientific reality and are designed to hurt…
