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Weekly News Quiz

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Think you know what happened this week?

Take the Weekly News Quiz and see whether you were really paying attention — or just doomscrolling through the headlines.

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Trump’s Grip Starts to Slip

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Donald Trump’s biggest problem right now may not be Democrats.

It may be Senate Republicans.

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Limits of Power

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The latest episode of Trial Balloon is live.

Trump’s power over Republicans remains immense in primaries, but it is starting to hit real limits on Capitol Hill.

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Republicans Learned What Democrats Forgot

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The leaked DNC autopsy report includes plenty of brutal findings about why Democrats lost the 2024 election.

But the most devastating conclusion is also the simplest: Republicans are just better at politics.

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Trump Picks Winners, Then Losers

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Two things are true at the same time.

Donald Trump can end a Republican political career with a simple Truth Social post.

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Should Democrats Impeach Trump Again?

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If Democrats win the House in the midterms, finding grounds to impeach Donald Trump won’t be difficult.

The harder task may be deciding where to stop.

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A Brazen Trump Windfall

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It’s easy to become numb to the conflicts of interest and casual corruption that have defined the Trump administration.

But even by those standards, this is breathtaking.

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The AI Backlash Arrives

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An extraordinary finding from the latest Gallup poll: Americans don’t just dislike the idea of AI data centers in their communities — they overwhelmingly reject it.

Gallup finds 70% of Americans oppose building AI data centers in their local area, including 48% who are “strongly opposed.” Just 25% are in favor.

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Primaries in Five States Today

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Five states hold primaries today, with several races worth watching.

The marquee contest is in Kentucky’s 4th congressional district, where Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) is trying to survive a Trump-backed challenge from retired Navy SEAL Ed Gallrein.

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When ‘Safe’ Seats Are No Longer Safe

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A new New York Times/Siena College poll finds President Trump’s approval rating has fallen to just 37%.

But that may not be the most important number in the survey.

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The Republican Collapse Has Begun

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Today’s New York Times/Siena College poll underscores the problem Donald Trump poses for Republicans heading into November.

His overall approval rating is just 37% — right in line with other recent surveys showing a president badly underwater.

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Weekly News Quiz

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This week brought another flood of headlines, twists and political whiplash.

The Weekly News Quiz is your chance to see how closely you were paying attention — and whether you’re caught up.

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Games Politicians Play

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The latest episode of Trial Balloon is live.

Will this be a race to the bottom or is it our best chance at saving democracy?

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How Democrats Can Reverse Trumpism

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Assuming Democrats can win back Congress and the White House by 2028, they will face an immediate question: How much of Donald Trump’s damage can actually be undone?

Democrats must begin planning a sweeping pro-democracy agenda.

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Nebraska Democrats Play It Smart

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Republicans may still have the upper hand in the redistricting wars, but Democrats got a hardball win in Nebraska last night.

Instead of wasting energy on a long-shot Democratic Senate bid, party leaders effectively cleared the lane for Dan Osborn, the independent who appears to have the best chance of giving Sen. Pete Ricketts (R-NE) a serious race in November.

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A Complete and Total Defeat

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Robert Kagan has written one of the most bracing assessments yet of the Iran War, arguing that the United States has already “suffered a total defeat.”

His argues the predicament facing Washington has no real precedent in American history and can “neither be repaired nor ignored.”

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Weekly News Quiz

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This week’s news was dominated by new evidence of Donald Trump’s grip on the GOP, the fallout from the Supreme Court’s voting rights ruling and a fast-moving redistricting scramble that could shape control of the midterm elections.

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Map Wars

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The latest episode of Trial Balloon is live.

Can Republicans redraw enough congressional maps to hold back a Democratic wave in the midterms?

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About Political Wire

goddard-bw-snapshotTaegan Goddard is the founder of Political Wire, one of the earliest and most influential political web sites. He also runs Political Job Hunt, Electoral Vote Map and the Political Dictionary.

Goddard spent more than a decade as managing director and chief operating officer of a prominent investment firm in New York City. Previously, he was a policy adviser to a U.S. Senator and Governor.

Goddard is also co-author of You Won - Now What? (Scribner, 1998), a political management book hailed by prominent journalists and politicians from both parties. In addition, Goddard's essays on politics and public policy have appeared in dozens of newspapers across the country.

Goddard earned degrees from Vassar College and Harvard University. He lives in New York with his wife and three sons.

Goddard is the owner of Goddard Media LLC.

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