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GOP redistricting effort in New Hampshire is frozen

GOP redistricting effort in New Hampshire is frozen

Republican lawmakers see no path forward without buy-in from GOP Gov. Kelly Ayotte.

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Centrist WelcomePAC charts path for Dems, with help from Axelrod, Plouffe and others

Centrist WelcomePAC charts path for Dems, with help fro...

A new report from WelcomePAC, which supports center-left Democrats, offers a mod...

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What the 2025 elections could tell us about 2026 | The Playbook Podcast

What the 2025 elections could tell us about 2026 | The ...

What the 2025 elections could tell us about 2026 | The Playbook Podcast lead image

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Approval of Bad Bunny Super Bowl show split along partisan lines, poll finds

Approval of Bad Bunny Super Bowl show split along parti...

Republicans largely oppose the decision to feature Bad Bunny, which Trump has de...

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Graham Platner’s new campaign manager leaves operation after joining just days ago

Graham Platner’s new campaign manager leaves operation ...

The departure is the latest in a string of shakeups for the embattled Senate can...

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Platner says he’ll remove tattoo that resembles Nazi symbol

Platner says he’ll remove tattoo that resembles Nazi sy...

His former political director said he "knows damn well" what the tattoo signifies.

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Driver crashes car into White House security gate

Driver crashes car into White House security gate

The vehicle struck a security checkpoint just after 10.30 p.m., the Secret Servi...

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The swamp gets rich off of Trump upheaval

The swamp gets rich off of Trump upheaval

Firms with ties to the president are the new rainmakers.

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4 family members of Illinois governor candidate killed in Montana helicopter crash, campaign says

4 family members of Illinois governor candidate killed ...

Bailey’s son, Zachary, his wife, Kelsey, and their two young children, Vada Rose...

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Platner reshuffles campaign and sends out NDAs as he struggles to get ahead of controversies

Platner reshuffles campaign and sends out NDAs as he st...

The Maine Senate candidate is bringing on a new campaign manager, among other ch...

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Lawmaker resigns after involvement in racist chat

Lawmaker resigns after involvement in racist chat

Vermont state Sen. Sam Douglass will resign after intense pressure from top Repu...

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Graham Platner tries to turn the page on his online comments

Graham Platner tries to turn the page on his online com...

The candidate for Maine Senate pegged the “offensive language” used in his past ...

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Round 2 of 'No Kings' draws Republican attacks

Round 2 of 'No Kings' draws Republican attacks

The demonstrations follow a wave of protests in June that organizers say drew mo...

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’He’s a whale in Vegas’: JB Pritzker’s million-dollar win reveals governor’s taste for gambling

’He’s a whale in Vegas’: JB Pritzker’s million-dollar w...

A seasoned card player, Gov. JB Pritzker has hosted elite poker events and gambl...

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‘Meanest people I have ever met’: Chat leak resurfaces internal fights among Young Republicans

‘Meanest people I have ever met’: Chat leak resurfaces ...

The response from state leaders has ranged from sharp condemnations to attacks a...

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Pennsylvania man pleads guilty in arson attack at governor’s mansion while Shapiro’s family slept

Pennsylvania man pleads guilty in arson attack at gover...

Under a plea deal, Cody Balmer was sentenced to 25 to 50 years in prison.

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Jeffries talked redistricting with Illinois delegation

Jeffries talked redistricting with Illinois delegation

But some lawmakers are concerned about diluting Black representation.

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‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republica...

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers...

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‘It’s revolting’: More Young Republican chat members out of jobs as condemnation intensifies

‘It’s revolting’: More Young Republican chat members ou...

POLITICO report on private Telegram chat filled with racist slurs and tropes ign...

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Candace Owens denied visa to Australia by country’s highest court

Candace Owens denied visa to Australia by country’s hig...

The court ruled that the conservative speaker had failed a “character test” to e...