Strikes at Iran could reshape primary election dynamics
Sun Mar 01 10:56 am
Democratic candidates face new litmus tests as AIPAC money and U.S. intervention dominate primary races.
Many of Trump’s own voters didn’t want to attack Iran. Now he has to win them over.
Sun Mar 01 7:00 am
President Trump is navigating an evolving issue where support within his coalition — at least before the strikes — was real but not overwhelming.
Democrats split over response to Trump’s Iran strikes
Sat Feb 28 5:27 pm
The breaks between the party’s peace and interventionist wings are ones Democrats will have to contend with ahead of the midterms.
‘Let him think he won': Inside Minnesota Dems' effort to fend off Trump's immigration surge
Sat Feb 28 7:00 am
Democratic Gov. Tim Walz, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Attorney General Keith Ellison shared previously unreported details with POLITICO about the agonizing seven-week immigration crackdown that left two Americans dead.
Kamala Harris backs Jasmine Crockett in bitter Texas Democratic Senate primary
Fri Feb 27 5:27 pm
The former vice president recorded a robocall to boost Crockett over James Talarico.
Bannon blasts Trump campaign aides in Texas Senate showdown
Fri Feb 27 6:10 am
Steve Bannon has gone all-in for Ken Paxton in Texas. But two of Trump's top campaign hands are backing John Cornyn — opening up a rift on the right.
The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics
Fri Feb 27 5:00 am
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 stripes. Here's an offering of the best of this week's crop, picked fresh off the Toonosphere. Edited by Matt Wuerker.
Senator Slotkin on why Dems need their own 'Project 2029' | The Conversation
Thu Feb 26 11:59 pm
Mike Johnson to attend Turning Point event with far-right global leaders
Thu Feb 26 3:15 pm
Alternative für Deutschland politician Markus Frohnmaier is among the announced guests at the Alliance of Sovereign Nations conference next week in Washington.
Trump is surprisingly aligned with Democrats on this issue
Thu Feb 26 12:00 pm
The president and Democratic governors are racing to regulate an industry they’ve long championed as voter backlash to the rising energy costs associated with powering the server hubs grows.
Many younger Black men are apathetic about Trump’s policies, survey finds
Thu Feb 26 10:59 am
Republicans are freaking out over Texas Senate race
Thu Feb 26 4:45 am
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is the man to beat ahead of Tuesday’s primary — and could put Senate Republicans’ majority at risk