“Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is familiar with her every move getting analyzed for possible clues to her future. Her approach to this election year, however, sends a clear signal: She’s genuinely unsure what’s next,” Semafor reports.

“The 36-year-old New York Democratic socialist is being choosy in which candidates she campaigns for, a shift from past uses of her star power that’s less likely to cause intraparty friction than some other potential presidential hopefuls. She’s also broaching 2028 with palpable caution when asked in public.”

New York Times: “More than two dozen interviews, reviews of his financial documents and a visit to his hometown reveal a back story that defies easy categorization, complicating the blue-collar image cultivated by Mr. Platner and his campaign.”

“Mr. Platner is an oysterman, a combat veteran and a former harbor master from tiny Sullivan. He is also the son of a Dartmouth College-educated lawyer, the grandson of a famed Connecticut architect and a graduate of a private high school.”

“His parents have offered him privileges and connections and have helped him financially.“

“Senator Bernie Sanders has endorsed more than five dozen candidates for local and state offices nationwide as he seeks to remake the Democratic Party in his image and build a progressive bench as part of his legacy,” the New York Times reports.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told CBS News he won’t run for president in 2028.

“The post-2024 narrative that Latino voters shifted right is facing its first real stress test — including in districts Republicans thought were safely red,” Axios reports.

“The biggest immediate test is in Texas, where Republicans drew new maps assuming continued Latino gains. But GOP House seats are also at risk in California, New York, Colorado and Nevada.”

“New modeling from Democratic group Oath finds several GOP-drawn ‘safe’ districts could become competitive if recent Latino voting trends hold.”