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Why Steve Hilton thinks he can turn California red

Why Steve Hilton thinks he can turn California red

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Poll: Trump’s immigration message changed. Voters' opinions have not.

Poll: Trump’s immigration message changed. Voters' opin...

A new POLITICO poll finds half of Americans — including one quarter of Trump’s 2...

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Forced out of the military — and into the redistricting wars

Forced out of the military — and into the redistricting...

Bree Fram's long-shot campaign may hinge on Virginia's redistricting referendum,...

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‘A trend that can’t be ignored’: Dems have made up ground in nearly every election since Trump took office

‘A trend that can’t be ignored’: Dems have made up grou...

POLITICO’s analysis shows a clear trend in red and blue districts alike.

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‘It would be catastrophic’: A Supreme Court decision could upend Alaska’s crucial Senate race

‘It would be catastrophic’: A Supreme Court decision co...

A Supreme Court decision could bar late-arriving mail ballots and potentially di...

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‘Just get in and stir sh-t up’ — Lawler as chaos agent

‘Just get in and stir sh-t up’ — Lawler as chaos agent

DAYS THE BUDGET IS LATE: 13 OPERATIVES GONNA OPERATE: Republican Rep. Mike Lawl...

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A dozen battleground Dems send Swalwell’s campaign donations to charity

A dozen battleground Dems send Swalwell’s campaign dona...

Candidates in key House and Senate races are distancing themselves from his mone...

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Gov. Brian Kemp’s big tent pitch for a fractured Republican Party

Gov. Brian Kemp’s big tent pitch for a fractured Republ...

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Albany’s influence wars

Albany’s influence wars

DAYS THE BUDGET IS LATE: 14 STONES AND GLASS STATEHOUSES: Gov. Kathy Hochul has...

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Harris gives her clearest signal she is mounting a 2028 presidential bid

Harris gives her clearest signal she is mounting a 2028...

She has toyed with the idea before, but her comments Friday took on a new meanin...

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Pope Leo XIV condemns war, rejects claims of divine backing

Pope Leo XIV condemns war, rejects claims of divine bac...

The Pope is pushing back against rhetoric used by U.S. leaders to frame the Iran...

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Inside the DNC’s Middle East (not) working group

Inside the DNC’s Middle East (not) working group

The Democratic National Committee set up a task force to tackle the Middle East....

Mamdani's 100th day

Mayor Zohran Mamdani crisscrossed the city on his 100th day in office, relishing...

Is Hochul the unlikely hero of Adams’ world indictments?

Gov. Kathy Hochul has spent the last four months beating the auto-insurance affo...

April

Political cartoons from the desk of Matt Wuerker

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Wes Moore criticizes Trump for talking about Medicare cuts

Wes Moore criticizes Trump for talking about Medicare cuts

"We don't want to be fighting foreign wars while you're taking away our health c...

Mamdani’s investigation nominee faces questions on inde...

During his campaign, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani had a historic number of...

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Dems hit the airwaves over Iran

Dems hit the airwaves over Iran

VoteVets Action Fund’s $250,000 ad campaign targeting vulnerable GOP Rep. Derric...

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Trump’s MAGA allies have a new plan for mass deportations. It could splinter the coalition.

Trump’s MAGA allies have a new plan for mass deportatio...

Surpassing 1 million deportations this year hinges on worksite enforcement — whi...

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Georgia's GOP Senate primary is a mess. Republicans are blaming each other.

Georgia's GOP Senate primary is a mess. Republicans are...

Their infighting is complicating the party's chances of defeating Democratic Sen...