Kamala Harris wants back in the fight. These Democrats don’t want her help.
The former vice president is one of the Democratic Party’s most prominent figures, but some Democrats think her brand is too toxic to help their campaigns.
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Stephen A. Smith has some words for Democrats as he makes his 2028 plans clear
“The minute I announce that I’m running, I would be taken off the air,” Smith said in an interview with POLITICO’s Dasha Burns.
Stephen A. Smith on Trump, Democrats and the politics of chaos
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Elon Musk unleashes first wave of spending on key races in the midterms
Disclosure of Musk’s first independent expenditures followed his meeting with Speaker Mike Johnson.
Trump invites battleground Republicans to Rose Garden dinner
Many are hoping he will soon unleash his $400 million war chest to help save their majorities.
Susan Collins on Trump, tariffs and the state of her senate race over Maine lobsters
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Republicans aren’t exactly flocking to Trump’s midterm convention
“I can't control what the president's going to say at the convention, but I can control where I'm at,” one battleground member said.
JD Vance courts Jewish Republicans. Tucker Carlson still looms.
Vice President JD Vance’s answer to a question about conservative pundit Tucker Carlson left some in the audience disappointed.
Vance offers olive branch to pro-Israel Republicans in closed-door speech
Vice President JD Vance’s speech at the Republican Jewish Coalition leadership summit Monday was met with applause from the group’s leaders.
Paxton allies launch $15 million ad campaign
The new ads will highlight Paxton’s record as attorney general and attack James Talarico as weak on China.
Poll: Working class voters are still up for grabs
New results from The POLITICO Poll show a 37 percent plurality of Americans say Democrats best represent the interests of the working class, while 30 percent say Republicans.
Trump won the heart of Michigan’s Arab American community. They're moving away from Mike Rogers.
The messy Senate race in Michigan has laid bare Republicans’ floundering support from the Arab American community, which boosted Donald Trump in 2024.
Progressives are learning the hard way how to survive Fox News
The surging Democratic left is taking its ideology onto America’s preeminent conservative network, and at times showing some growing pains.
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 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.
The lesson Democrats could learn from MAGA
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How Democrats eyeing 2028 won and lost in primaries they endorsed in
Democrats have used their endorsements of candidates in tough primaries as a way to wield influence over the party.