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With help from Amira McKee WHAT COULD BE ON TAP FOR 2028: There’s never been a full-fledged partisan gerrymander on the books for New York’s congressional districts. Democrats and Republicans have split power in Albany during most modern redistricting cycles. When they didn’t in 2024, the lines drawn … How Democrats could gerrymander New YorkRead more

Katie Miller, a conservative operative who worked for Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency and is married to White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller, is launching a podcast aimed at conservative women, she announced on X on Thursday. “For years I’ve seen that there isn’t a … Katie Miller, former DOGE aide, to launch weekly podcastRead more

INDIANAPOLIS — Republican Gov. Mike Braun remained noncommittal about a mid-decade redistricting push following his meeting with Vice President JD Vance in Indiana on Thursday. “We covered a wide array of topics. We listened,” Braun told reporters in response to a question about whether an agreement was reached. … Vance meeting doesn’t immediately convince Indiana leaders to redistrictRead more

INDIANAPOLIS — Former Gov. Mitch Daniels said he didn’t “see the point” of redistricting in Indiana, just as Vice President JD Vance was in the state pressing Republicans an edge in the contest for control of the House. “It would just be wrong,” Daniels told POLITICO. “People there … ‘I don’t see the point’: Mitch Daniels on Trump’s redistricting push in IndianaRead more

With help from Amira McKee 🚨 🚨 — “Trump Weighs Getting Involved in New York City Mayor Race,” by NYT’s Nicholas Fandos, Jeremy W. Peters, Maggie Haberman and Katherine Rosman: “President Trump may have moved out of New York City, but he has privately discussed whether to intercede … Hochul turns on the sarcasm for Mike LawlerRead more

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton launched an investigation into a political organization led by former presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke for helping Texas Democrats block newly proposed congressional maps. In a Wednesday afternoon press release, Paxton said the O’Rourke-led group, Powered by People, may have violated bribery, campaign finance … Ken Paxton launches investigation into Beto O’Rourke-led group over Texas quorum breakRead more

CHICAGO — The Texas Democrats staying in a Chicago suburb to protest a controversial redistricting map in their state said Wednesday that they are facing threats against their group. The St. Charles Police Department, which oversees the jurisdiction where they are staying, confirmed a potential bomb threat was … Texas Democrats who fled to Illinois faced bomb threat, police sayRead more

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Gov. Mike Braun is noncommittal on calling a special session to mid-decade redistricting despite pressure from the White House, but said the issue could come up when Vice President JD Vance visits the Hoosier state. Asked whether he would call a special session to redistrict, … Indiana’s Braun says there are ‘no commitments’ on redistrictingRead more

President Donald Trump on Tuesday said Republicans were “entitled to five more seats” in Texas, in one of his first public comments on the state’s new proposed congressional map. Trump had remained quiet on the state’s redrawn map since it was introduced, despite brewing commotion over the Republican … Trump on Texas redistricting: ‘We are entitled to five more seats’Read more

With help from Amira McKee MUTUALLY ASSURED REDISTRICTING: The multi-front, tit-for-tat gerrymandering war is putting New York Republicans in a perilous position, and they’re acting quickly to condemn Hochul — and even buck President Donald Trump — to avoid becoming casualties as Dems seek retaliatory redistricting. After President … Blue state GOPers shudderRead more

CHICAGO — About two-dozen Texas Democrats huddled around a monitor inside a hotel auditorium just west of Chicago Monday to watch as their Republican colleagues gaveled back into session and threatened “consequences” for their mass departure. Minutes later, as they stared at their phones, Gov. Greg Abbott celebrated … Texas Democrats dig in as Abbott promises fines, extradition and arrestsRead more

With help from Amira McKee YOU STARTED IT: She wants to be the gerrymanderer-in-chief. Gov. Kathy Hochul hosted six lawmakers from Texas at the Capitol this morning — and while gracing them with some good ol’ northern hospitality, she also effectively told the Empire State’s good government groups … Hochul tells Dems to play dirtyRead more

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott had a message Sunday for the dozens of Democratic legislators who fled the state to derail a mega-partisan gerrymander: “This truancy ends now.” But Abbott’s options to compel those Democrats — whose departure to Illinois and other states is preventing the state Legislature from … Gov. Greg Abbott’s options to force a redistricting vote are more limited than they appearRead more

Radio host Charlamagne tha God fired back at President Donald Trump, accusing the president of pushing authoritarian tactics after Trump called the radio host a “dope” in a recent social media post. On Monday’s episode of his radio show “The Breakfast Club,” Charlamagne said Trump also failed to … Charlamagne tha God swipes at Trump after president’s criticismRead more

Rep. Nancy Mace on Monday officially launched her bid for governor of South Carolina, joining a competitive GOP primary to follow term-limited Gov. Henry McMaster. “She’s a fighter, I know about that,” President Donald Trump said in a clip added to her campaign launch video. Mace (R-S.C.), who … Nancy Mace jumps into South Carolina governor’s raceRead more

New York Rep. Ritchie Torres — one of the Democratic Party’s most ardent Zionists — has begun questioning Israel as recent images of starving Palestinian children shock leaders across the world. Torres’ shift is slight and nuanced. Yet coming from such a vocal defender of Israel, it signifies … Moderate Democrats change their tone on IsraelRead more

Many Democrats are betting on a blue wave next year to help them regain favor with disenchanted voters and claw back some control in Washington — but several key indicators are turning into warning signs instead. Recent polling shows Democrats are still struggling to regain their footing with … ‘More like a blue trickle’: Dems are hoping for a blue wave that might not happenRead more

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Rep. Sarah McBride (D-Del.) is the first out transgender member of Congress. Within days of her election this past November, she faced backlash from certain members of the Republican Party. Nevertheless, McBride has continued to find ways to forge ties across the aisle. In a conversation with POLITICO’s … Rep. Sarah McBride Won’t Be Baited by GOP ‘Provocateurs’Read more

Several Democrats are already laying the groundwork for potential 2028 presidential runs, new campaign finance filings show, recruiting donors and running online ads that build their national profiles. Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg led the way among Democrats talked about as presidential contenders with $1.6 million raised for … How top Democrats are already gearing up for 2028 onlineRead more

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MADISON, Wisconsin — A group of Democratic governors is urging its colleagues to get tough in countering Republican-backed efforts to gerrymander Texas’ congressional districts. “It’s incumbent upon Democrat governors, if they have the opportunity, to respond in kind,” outgoing Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly told reporters at a Democratic … Democratic governors advise strong counteroffensive on redistrictingRead more

With help from Amira McKee Mary Jobaida is a Bangladeshi-born, Muslim mother of three who wants to be the newest member of the state Legislature. Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani hasn’t been elected mayor yet. But if — or when — he becomes Gracie Mansion’s newest resident, his … She wants Zohran’s seatRead more

Roy Cooper has an early, six-point lead in the North Carolina Senate race, according to the first public poll of the marquee contest. The Emerson College poll, released Friday morning, found the Democratic former North Carolina governor with 47 percent support to Republican National Committee chair Michael Whatley’s … Cooper leads first public poll since jumping in North Carolina Senate raceRead more

Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other head-slapping events in the world of politics. The fruits of these labors are hundreds of cartoons that entertain and enrage readers of all political … The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politicsRead more

President Donald Trump is raking in cash for his political operation, building up funds that could allow him to continue to be a political kingmaker even as he cannot seek reelection. The president’s primary super PAC brought in a whopping nearly $177 million in the first half of … Trump’s political operation has stockpiled a massive amount of cash ahead of the midtermsRead more

A month after saying he had “done enough” political spending — and amid a bitter falling out with President Donald Trump — Elon Musk gave $10 million to help Republicans keep control of Congress. The contributions came as Musk publicly feuded with Trump and was slamming Republicans for … Elon Musk gave the GOP $10M while he was fighting with TrumpRead more

Democratic Rep. Sara Jacobs personifies the conflict within her party over U.S. support for Israel and the nightmare in Gaza — and the increasingly precarious balancing act for any politician trying to navigate it. The third-term member of Congress from San Diego is Jewish. She has family in … A Democrat in the middle of the Israel firestormRead more

With help from Amira McKee IN MEMORIAM: Five candidates running for New York City mayor — as well as hundreds of NYPD officers — paid their respects this afternoon to Didarul Islam, who died in uniform in Monday’s tragic mass shooting. Mayor Eric Adams, Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran … Adams, Cuomo, Mamdani and Sliwa pay their respectsRead more

With help from Amira McKee ‘OUT OF STEP:’ Zohran Mamdani distanced himself from “defund the police” posts he made in 2020, saying today they were made “amidst a frustration that many New Yorkers held at the murder of George Floyd.” He said multiple times that the posts were … Mamdani returns, swipes away Defund the Police pastRead more