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Ties to Israel plague Democrats in top primaries post-Gaza
In Illinois, Texas and Michigan, candidates have been forced to address connections to Israel as support wanes among Democrats.
MAGA loves scandal-ridden Ken Paxton. Can they get him to the Senate?
The Texas attorney general will face off against longtime senator John Cornyn in a state that’s increasingly welcomed far-right causes.
Centrist Dems met to plot 2028. Then Iran happened.
At a gathering of top center-left consultants and strategists for rumored presidential hopefuls pitched how to talk about foreign policy.
DNC scraps midterm convention plans
The committee also announced the dates and potential locations for its 2028 presidential nominating convention.
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Majority of Americans oppose Trump’s Iran strikes, per new polling
Several polls conducted in the wake of the U.S. attacks in Iran found the military operation broadly unpopular.
Bitter Texas Senate race forces Dems to confront racial divisions
Jasmine Crockett and James Talarico have been locked in a fierce Senate primary loaded with racial overtones and questions about electability.
This House Democrat may lose her primary over past support for Israel
The primary of Rep. Valerie Foushee, a North Carolina Democrat, is putting a spotlight on the shifting politics of Israel within the party.
Strikes at Iran could reshape primary election dynamics
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.
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
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
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 l
Kamala Harris backs Jasmine Crockett in bitter Texas Democratic Senate primary
The former vice president recorded a robocall to boost Crockett over James Talarico.
Bannon blasts Trump campaign aides in Texas Senate showdown
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
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 th
Senator Slotkin on why Dems need their own 'Project 2029' | The Conversation
Mike Johnson to attend Turning Point event with far-right global leaders
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
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
The SOTU moment that Republicans hope saves the midterms
Americans have soured on the White House’s immigration enforcement tactics, but the president’s speech has the GOP strategizing on how to regain momentum on a favorite issue.
Republicans are freaking out over Texas Senate race
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is the man to beat ahead of Tuesday’s primary — and could put Senate Republicans’ majority at risk
DHS official promises election officials that ICE will not be at polling places
“Any suggestion that ICE is going to be present at polling places is simply disinformation,” said Heather Honey, a DHS official focused on elections.
Abigail Spanberger gave Democrats’ response to Trump. But she didn’t have the stage to herself.
Democratic groups staging counterprogramming events offered a snapshot of a party divided over how best to approach the midterms.