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In Huge Blow to Democrats, Virginia Court Strikes Down House Map

The decision by the state’s top court is a major victory for Republicans, wiping away a measure approved by voters to allow Democrats to gain as many as four House seats in the midterms.

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May 8 • 10:23 AM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
Democrats Might Actually Win Iowa

Are the party’s hopes for the Hawkeye State real, or just another mirage?

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May 8 • 9:26 AM EDT • Politics • theatlantic.com
‘People are not passive’: Newsom and top California Democrats move behind the scenes in governor’s race

California Democratic leaders have shifted their strategy to prevent their party from being locked out of the governor’s race: Instead of thinking about consolidating the field, they have turned to behind-the-scenes operations and political spending aimed at tamping down Republicans and building up Democratic turnout.

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May 8 • 7:00 AM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
Dr. Chloe Carmichael on political breakups destroying American friendships

Clinical psychologist Dr. Chloe Carmichael discusses a study revealing politics destroys American friendships, with Democrats leading in ending relationships.

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May 8 • 6:41 AM EDT • Politics • foxnews.com
Anti-woke Vivek Ramaswamy confronts racism in his run for Ohio governor

Vivek Ramaswamy built a political brand casting racism as an obsession of Democrats. As a Republican running for Ohio governor, he’s facing racism on the right.

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May 8 • 5:00 AM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
How a charity basketball game became a flashpoint in Louisiana’s tense redistricting fight

Democrats have few tools to halt Republican moves on redistricting, but they are making clear their displeasure at potentially losing majority-Black districts.

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May 8 • 5:00 AM EDT • Politics • nola.com
Deal or no deal? Gov. Hochul says pencils down, Albany Democrats say not so fast

Rep. Jeffries sent Rep. Morelle to meet with Hochul and legislative leaders.

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May 7 • 8:21 PM EDT • Politics • ny1.com
California under pressure — again — as redistricting wars escalate

A U.S. Supreme Court ruling limiting the Voting Rights Act has some Democrats asking whether California could go further in redrawing maps to target GOP districts.

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May 7 • 6:00 AM EDT • Politics • latimes.com
Democrats see Senate control within reach — but some big hurdles remain

The political terrain remains forbidding, but the president’s crumbling approval ratings and the Iran war’s weight on the economy offer the party an opening.

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May 7 • 5:00 AM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
Republicans alone on filibuster-proof immigration enforcement bill

Democrats score no wins five months after insisting on use of body cameras, judicial warrants and a racial profiling ban

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May 7 • 12:08 AM EDT • Politics • njspotlightnews.org
Dueling Calif. Democrats battle to unseat longtime GOP incumbent

Republican David Valadao has managed to win over voters year after year.

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May 6 • 8:52 PM EDT • Politics • sfgate.com
Michigan’s Combative Democratic Senate Primary Heats Up

Attacks are flying, prominent Democrats are taking sides and the fight is just getting started.

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May 6 • 6:04 PM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
Michigan Democrats keep control of state Senate in election win that offers clues about midterms

Democrat Chedrick Greene won a special election in Michigan on Tuesday, securing his party’s control of the state Senate through the remainder of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s term.

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May 6 • 11:47 AM EDT • Politics • pbs.org
Takeaways from Indiana, Ohio and Michigan: Trump's flex pays off and Democrats win special election

Elections in Indiana, Ohio and Michigan on Tuesday reinforced a picture that's becoming increasingly clear — while President Donald Trump still dominates the Republican Party, Democrats seem to have the momentum ahead of November's midterm elections.

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May 6 • 10:28 AM EDT • Politics • pbs.org
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Poll: Trump blamed for gas prices as Democrats gain midterm edge

A new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll finds strong support for Democrats this midterm season. It also shows increasing concern about the war in Iran and the economy, particularly the price of gas.

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May 6 • 5:01 AM EDT • Politics • npr.org
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Iran war amplifies divisions within both parties over U.S.-Israel ties

On the campaign trail and elsewhere, the alliance has gone from a bipartisan consensus to a subject of fierce debate among Republicans and Democrats alike.

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May 6 • 5:00 AM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
Trump Posts Meme of Top Democrats in Sombreros

The fake image of Representative Hakeem Jeffries of New York and Senator Chuck Schumer of New York was similar to a post from September that was widely denounced as racist.

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May 5 • 8:54 PM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
Trump Posts Meme of Top Democrats in Sombreros

The fake image of Representative Hakeem Jeffries of New York and Senator Chuck Schumer of New York was similar to a post from September that was widely denounced as racist.

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May 5 • 8:54 PM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
Live results: Michigan state senate special election

Democrats need to win this highly competitive State Senate district if they want to maintain their narrow margin in the chamber.

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May 5 • 5:42 PM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
Divided in Politics, United in Science?

Amid growing U.S. polarization, there exists a small slice of research both Republicans and Democrats turn to for policy decisions.

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May 5 • 2:30 PM EDT • Science • insight.kellogg.northwestern.edu
Divided in Politics, United in Science?

Amid growing U.S. polarization, there exists a small slice of research both Republicans and Democrats turn to for policy decisions.

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May 5 • 2:30 PM EDT • Politics • insight.kellogg.northwestern.edu
Are Democrats growing more accepting of political violence? Here's a closer look

We looked through recent polling to get a sense of how broad the support for political violence is among Democrats and other Americans.

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May 5 • 2:14 PM EDT • Politics • kcra.com
Politics & Power: Supreme Court guts Voting Rights Act, reshaping redistricting battles ahead of midterms

A 60-year-old civil rights law, effectively gutted. Now, Republicans across the South are racing to redraw congressional maps — and Florida just became the first state to act, passing new lines that could flip four seats. Democrats are promising to fight back. Sean Freeder, a political scientist and analyst, joins News4JAX anchor Bruce Hamilton to discuss the pushback and the legal fights ahead.

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May 5 • 9:42 AM EDT • Politics • news4jax.com
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In the six-way race to be California’s treasurer, it likely comes down to two Democrats

California's treasurer manages bonds, pensions, and billions in cash. These are the six people vying for the job in 2026.

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May 5 • 8:00 AM EDT • Politics • calmatters.org
Georgia Democrats want voters to remember 2020 when they vote in 2026

The state Democratic Party has paid for a TV ad referencing Donald Trump's attempt to overturn Georgia's 2020 election results.

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May 5 • 7:55 AM EDT • Politics • ajc.com
Democrats Sound a Bit Too Giddy About the Midterms

They should know better.

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May 5 • 7:00 AM EDT • Politics • theatlantic.com
Education Is a Fault Line In U.S. Politics. Democrats Are on the Wrong Side

Elorza & Austin: The party has been protecting schools rather than questioning whether they are working. 4 ways to get back on track for families.

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May 5 • 6:30 AM EDT • Politics • the74million.org
A decades-long plan to abolish the Electoral College may finally pay off

Democrats could be one midterm wave away from instituting a national popular vote. Should they?

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May 5 • 6:00 AM EDT • Politics • vox.com
In Mamdani’s Rise, Muslim Organizers See Political Opportunity

The Muslim Democratic Club was founded to increase political power among the city’s Muslims. Now some of its founders are the mayor’s top aides.

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May 5 • 5:00 AM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
What to know about the Ohio 1st District U.S. House election

Local Democrats and Republicans will vote today in Ohio's 1st District, a closely-watched seat currently held by Rep. Greg Landsman.

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May 5 • 12:30 AM EDT • Politics • cincinnati.com
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Trump Administration Demands Names of 2020 Election Workers in Georgia

The Justice Department again appears to be using the investigative power of the federal government to rehash debunked claims that Democrats stole the 2020 election.

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May 4 • 8:40 PM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
Trump Administration Demands Names of 2020 Election Workers in Georgia

The Justice Department again appears to be using the investigative power of the federal government to rehash debunked claims that Democrats stole the 2020 election.

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May 4 • 8:40 PM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
Democrats in disarray as Michigan AG calls for recount after convention vote declared 'a mess'

A failed Michigan Democratic AG candidate backs a full recount of convention votes, alleging broken rules and improperly calculated ballots were found.

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May 4 • 5:02 PM EDT • Politics • foxnews.com
Blame game erupts over Trump assassination attempt

The White House points its finger toward Democrats

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May 4 • 4:51 PM EDT • Politics • theweek.com
House Democrats’ campaign arm takes sides in contentious primaries key to winning midterms

The House Democratic campaign arm on Monday inflamed ongoing tensions over the influence of party leadership by taking sides in several competitive primaries for battleground House seats.

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May 4 • 3:13 PM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
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Democrats look for a foothold in Iowa as Vance visits to boost Republicans

After years of coming up short, Democrats think they can make Iowa a political battleground again.

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May 4 • 2:27 PM EDT • Politics • kcci.com
Democrats look for a foothold in Iowa as Vance visits to boost GOP candidate

Republican Donald Trump may have won the state by double digits in the last presidential election, but growing dissatisfaction with his leadership and rising costs from the Iran war could help set the stage for Democrats to make previously unattainable gains.

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May 4 • 1:55 PM EDT • Politics • pbs.org
How Florida designed a US House map aiming to give Republicans four more seats

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed into law a map he designed to give Republicans an edge in as many as four seats now held by Democrats. DeSantis’ action in Florida comes several days after the US Supreme Court significantly weakened the use of the Voting Rights Act in redistricting cases. The decision has set off a fresh round of attempts to draw new lines in several southern states controlled by Republicans.

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May 4 • 1:30 PM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
Baldacci picks up support from national Democratic group

Baldacci, 61, is one of four Democrats running in the primary to determine who will face former two-term Republican Gov. Paul LePage in November.

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May 4 • 1:07 PM EDT • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com
Supreme Court ruling on voting won’t change California districts, but could hurt Democrats

The U.S. Supreme Court has narrowed the Voting Rights Act over the past decade. The law in California was primarily used to help Latinos gain political representation. The U.S. Supreme Court has narrowed the Voting Rights Act over the past decade. The law in California was primarily used to help Latinos gain political representation.

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May 4 • 11:00 AM EDT • Politics • timesofsandiego.com
A Figure From Democrats’ Recent Past May Hold the Key to Beating Donald Trump

The man who bested George W. Bush may have some lessons for Democrats on how to beat Donald Trump.

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May 4 • 10:00 AM EDT • Politics • slate.com
Will Texas turn blue this year?

With midterms around the corner and President Trump's approval rating low, Democrats expect to flip a lot of seats this election. Polls show a Democrat could win a statewide seat in Texas for the first time in the 21st century.

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May 4 • 9:46 AM EDT • Politics • houstonpublicmedia.org
Democrats Eye 2028 as Battle for Identity Begins

Co-hosts Brandon Rottinghaus and Jeronimo Cortina delve into the latest news in politics

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May 4 • 9:27 AM EDT • Politics • houstonpublicmedia.org
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California Republicans who flipped seats in 2024 are fighting to keep them

California Republicans made gains in the state Legislature two years. Now Democrats are trying to tie them to Trump's unpopularity in 2026

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May 4 • 8:00 AM EDT • Politics • calmatters.org
Democrats look for a foothold in Iowa as Vance visits to boost Republicans

Democrats believe they can make Iowa a political battleground again.

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May 4 • 7:03 AM EDT • Politics • ksat.com
Democrats look for a foothold in Iowa as Vance visits to boost Republicans

Democrats believe they can make Iowa a political battleground again.

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May 4 • 7:03 AM EDT • Politics • wsls.com
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With Scandals and Court Ruling, Democrats Have Big Problems Too | WSJ Politics Newsletter for May 4

Plus, the Secret Service director is facing some heat, and the U.S. plans to guide commercial ships out of the Strait of Hormuz

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May 4 • 7:00 AM EDT • Politics • wsj.com
Democrats Add 8 Candidates to House Battlefield Program for Midterms

The party’s congressional campaign arm is promoting more contenders to take down at-risk Republicans — and is taking sides in some competitive primaries.

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May 4 • 5:03 AM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
Barney Frank, in hospice, says he remains hopeful but warns Democrats on ‘litmus test’ politics

Speaking from his home in Ogunquit, Maine, the 86-year-old former congressman told CNN that his own experience gives him reason to believe the political landscape can improve.

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May 3 • 11:29 PM EDT • Politics • bostonglobe.com
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Colorado Democrats scramble to fund health care subsidies after loss of federal benefits

Colorado Democrats are struggling to devise a long-term plan to respond to higher health insurance costs after Republicans in Congress allowed federal subsidies to expire at the end of last year. Individuals and families who...

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May 3 • 5:25 PM EDT • Health • vaildaily.com
Colorado Democrats scramble to fund health care subsidies after loss of federal benefits

Colorado Democrats are struggling to devise a long-term plan to respond to higher health insurance costs after Republicans in Congress allowed federal subsidies to expire at the end of last year. Individuals and families who...

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May 3 • 5:25 PM EDT • Health • summitdaily.com
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Former Rep. Barney Frank warns Democrats against ‘litmus tests’
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May 3 • 4:42 PM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
Democrats slammed for 'dehumanizing' rhetoric amid concerns about political-fueled violence

Political analyst Gianno Caldwell discusses dangerous political rhetoric and its consequences, including an assassination attempt on President Donald Trump. He also examines how extreme language and socialist policies impact the country.

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May 3 • 2:23 PM EDT • Politics • foxnews.com
House control hinges on historically few number of seats

After aggressive redistricting, just 16 House seats are tossups, making it nearly impossible for Democrats to achieve their 2018 midterm gains of 41 seats.

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May 3 • 11:37 AM EDT • Politics • latimes.com
ActBlue sues Texas AG Ken Paxton, alleging political retaliation over Democrats' fundraising

ActBlue sues Texas AG Ken Paxton, alleging he used his office to retaliate against the Democratic fundraising platform ahead of his Senate runoff.

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May 3 • 9:47 AM EDT • Politics • foxnews.com
Study: In Arizona, party politics play outsized role in passing bills

Arizona's Democrats have been nearly shut out of getting their legislation into law — much more so than the minority party in other states, a study says.

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May 3 • 9:15 AM EDT • Politics • tucson.com
FEMA and the American people deserve better than Trump’s political lackeys

The Official Website of the House Committee on Homeland Security

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May 3 • 8:00 AM EDT • Politics • democrats-homeland.house.gov
Austin Democrats brace for more redistricting efforts next year

Recent rulings from the U.S. Supreme Court could spur a third effort to redraw Texas' congressional maps since the 2020 census.

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May 3 • 7:00 AM EDT • Politics • kut.org
Curing U.S. Health Care, Part II

On March 23, 2010 President Barack Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act — usually referred to either as the Affordable Care Act or as Obamacare — into law. Joe Biden, then the vice president, could be overheard whispering “This is a big fucking deal.” And it was. The ACA, which went into full effect in 2014, created a system of subsidies and regulations designed to make health insurance available to many Americans who had previously been left out. It worked: In 2010 there were 47 million uninsured people in America, but by 2016 this number had dropped to 27 million. This still fell short of the universal health insurance that every other advanced nation has, but it was real progress. In 2017, during his first term, Donald Trump tried to destroy the ACA, replacing it with the American Health Care Act — legislation that would have eliminated most of the provisions that expanded health insurance under Obama. At the time the Congressional Budget Office projected that the G.O.P.’s replacement bill would nearly double the number of Americans without health insurance, increasing the total uninsured population by 23 million and undoing all of the progress achieved under the ACA. However, the attack on Obamacare failed by one vote in the Senate, and the ensuing public backlash against the G.O.P. delivered a large victory in the 2018 midterms to the Democrats. After these developments many observers assumed that the ACA had become a more or less permanent feature of American life. Such assessments, however, failed to take into account the deep hostility of the U.S. right toward policies that expand access to healthcare. As we’ll see, this hostility goes back generations. And the second Trump administration has taken actions that the CBO projects will add 16 million people to the rolls of the uninsured by 2034. How did we get here? And now what? Today’s primer will analyze the political economy of U.S. healthcare since the 1940s and the combination of danger and opportunity created by the current crisis. Beyond the paywall I will discuss the following: US health care on the eve of Trump II 80 years of US health politics The Obamacare story The new assault on healthcare

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May 3 • 6:31 AM EDT • Health • paulkrugman.substack.com
One Issue Uniting Democrats and Republicans? Worries About A.I.

The growing unease over artificial intelligence is something elements of the left and the right can agree on in a polarized age.

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May 3 • 5:01 AM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
A California Dream? Some Democrats Fear Harris Picked the Wrong Race.

Some wish Kamala Harris had decided to run for governor in California, where Democrats are struggling to break through, rather than weigh another White House run.

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May 3 • 5:01 AM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
A California Dream? Some Democrats Fear Harris Picked the Wrong Race.

Some wish Kamala Harris had decided to run for governor in California, where Democrats are struggling to break through, rather than weigh another White House run.

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May 3 • 5:01 AM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
In Mississippi, a Democrat Challenges the Senator Who Blocked His Judgeship

Scott Colom, a state prosecutor, is running against Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, a Republican who denied him a seat on the federal bench. In a tough year for the G.O.P., Democrats see hope for his long-shot bid.

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May 3 • 5:00 AM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
Trump disapproval reaches new high, Post-ABC-Ipsos poll finds

Democrats now hold a five-point advantage in support for Congress, up from two points in February.

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May 3 • 12:01 AM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
Rep. Greg Casar pushes 'accountability and affordability message for Democrats in Austin

The Austin-area Democrat promised to hold Republicans accountable and tackle affordability, but danced around the thorny issue of state Rep. James Talarico's credibility with Black voters.

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May 2 • 8:07 PM EDT • Politics • kut.org
Political blame game begins and upset passengers stuck after Spirit ceases operations

Republicans blame Biden administration block on JetBlue deal; Democrats point to fuel price surge amid Iran war

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May 2 • 3:53 PM EDT • Politics • theguardian.com
The politics of Trump's ballroom

WEST PALM BEACH, Florida — President Trump was about a half-hour into his second speech of the day, musing about the danger he faced last week at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. “Saturday night, it was good for one thing. People are loving my ballroom now,” Trump told a crowd last night. “That’s the only thing. They love my ballroom.” Ever since he was hustled off stage at the Washington Hilton last week, after an attempted shooter breached the dinner’s security perimeter and sent guests diving to the floor, the president has argued that the incident is proof for why his White House ballroom is needed. Only his planned $400 million, 90,000-square-foot project, Trump has reasoned, can keep a president truly safe at major events. It’s true that a bunch of GOP lawmakers have jumped on board with new legislation and words of support for Trump’s project. House Speaker Mike Johnson, Sen. Rand Paul and other prominent Republicans went on TV to talk about the need for a ballroom. But as we reported at The Washington Post this week, “people” aren’t really changing their minds on Trump’s ballroom. A new Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll found that most Americans still oppose the ballroom project: 56 percent against it versus 28 percent in favor. The numbers are the same as a poll from last year, the Post’s polling whiz Scott Clement found. Other new polls have found similar margins, too. “I’m just not a giant fan, especially of extravagance,” one independent voter told me. “I mean, in the era we’re in right now, given how much people are struggling, it just doesn’t make a lot of sense to me to spend $400 million on a ballroom.” How we got here The Washington Post has followed Trump’s ballroom project very closely. (My colleague Jonathan Edwards may have written the most total words of any reporter about the project; I may be second.) The project exploded as a national issue after Trump tore down the White House’s East Wing after initially promising not to touch it.1 Historic preservationists sued, and about a month ago, a federal judge ordered a halt to ballroom construction.2 The only way the ballroom could proceed, U.S. District Judge Richard Leon ruled, was if Congress explicitly authorized Trump’s plans. (An appeals court has stayed Leon’s order for now.) The judge’s ruling raised an obvious question: would Congress authorize the project? Keep in mind, “authorization” doesn’t mean that Congress needs to necessarily fund the planned $400 million project; they could just sign off on the private donations that Trump has solicited to pay for the ballroom.3 But GOP lawmakers really didn’t want to talk about the ballroom, we reported at The Post just a few weeks ago. One major reason was the ballroom’s bad polling — not a small detail with many of their own midterm elections looming. The White House Correspondents’ Dinner incident, and Trump’s advocacy, may have changed the political conversation around the ballroom. As this week’s polling shows, it doesn’t seem to have affected the fundamental questions surrounding the project. To put it another way, voters still say that cost-of-living concerns are top-of-mind heading into the midterms. Some Republican and independent voters have told me that they see the ballroom as a vanity project that will help Trump but do nothing for their own lives. It might not help Republicans that Trump has dismissed some of the cost-of-living concerns. He’s described “affordability” as a buzzword manufactured by Democrats whose policies helped cause inflation. “They’ve got one good line of bullshit,” Trump said in his first speech yesterday, delivered at a Florida retirement community known as The Villages. Thanks for reading Dan Diamond's newsletter! Subscribe for free to stay up-to-date on my work. Subscribe Speaking of Trump’s speeches… I’m down in Florida because it’s my “duty week” as a White House reporter — basically, I follow the president wherever he goes. (And then hand the baton off to one of my Washington Post colleagues next week.) As part of my duty week, I’ve spent a few days covering the White House’s reaction to Saturday’s attempted shooting, including officials’ review of the security protocols to protect the president. Trump was restrained in the wake of the incident, addressing the nation from the White House briefing room about the need for peaceful dialogue and trying to lower the temperature. But he’s clearly been itching to get back out of the White House, and I was curious to hear how his Florida speeches would go. And — to my ears — it was an unburdened Trump. Not the one we saw Saturday night in the White House briefing room, but the one we witnessed on the campaign trail in 2024. Loose, dropping profanities, mocking everyone, including members of his team. “We have a man here who knows more about Medicaid, Medicare, medical crap than any human being. Where’s Dr. Oz? Where the hell are you, stand up,” Trump said, referring to Mehmet Oz, the administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. “It’s the most boring trip I’ve ever made. He’s telling me about Medicare, Medicaid. All I want to do is take care of you, I don’t care. I said, ‘You work out the details.’” I wrote up the speech, as Trump headed to West Palm Beach to deliver more remarks a few hours later. The White House didn’t like my story. Their rapid-response team called it the work of a “total loser”4 and “a miserable TDS-ridden moron.” You can be the judge of whether it’s a fair story or the product of someone afflicted with “TDS.” (The White House’s shorthand for “Trump Derangement Syndrome.”) I’ve pasted the story below with a gift link, meaning that you don’t need to be a Washington Post subscriber to read it. It might prompt you for an email address, though. Meanwhile, I’ll be down in Florida for the rest of the weekend, covering the president. It’s TBD whether those stories will be deemed TDS-afflicted, too. 1 Jonathan details the past six months of ballroom fallout, reactions and the implications for executive authority here. I also had a great time talking about Trump’s ballroom and other projects with Australia’s ABC News Daily on a podcast this week. 2 The judge allowed underground construction and national security-related work to continue. But that hasn’t been enough for Trump, who says the ballroom itself is essential for his protection. 3 The ballroom donors include companies like Palantir, Google and Amazon. For transparency, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos owns The Washington Post, where I work. No one has ever interfered with our team’s coverage of the ballroom or our mentions of Amazon or Bezos, and if that changed, I’d speak out. 4 To be fair, I’ve spent the morning working on stories and writing this Substack post rather than enjoying the beautiful Florida weather. So they may be onto something about who’s winning and who’s losing.

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May 2 • 10:34 AM EDT • Politics • dandiamond.substack.com
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Can the US Democrats beat Trump by becoming more like him?

Fighting fire with fire may deliver electoral wins, but risks hurting the party’s brand eventually, Chinese academic argues.

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May 2 • 10:00 AM EDT • Politics • scmp.com
Ruby Red Iowa Backed Trump by 13 Points in 2024. Now It’s a Battleground.

Iowa has trended red for a decade, but Democrats are showing signs of life, and that could help their party reclaim Congress and maybe even a governorship.

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May 2 • 8:00 AM EDT • Politics • wsj.com
Graham Platner Got Everything He Wanted. Is That Good for Democrats’ Hopes of Retaking the Senate?

Maine was supposed to be Democrats’ marquee Senate primary. It ended before a single vote was cast.

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May 2 • 5:45 AM EDT • Politics • slate.com
2026 Senate races to watch: From most likely to flip to Democratic long shots

Democrats could have a narrow path to winning the Senate, with these specific states on the table.

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May 2 • 5:00 AM EDT • Politics • npr.org
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Capitol Recap: Proposal to tax high earners stirs debate over policy, and politics, in Montpelier

The House Committee on Ways and Means has spent the last three weeks crafting proposals that would raise income taxes on households that earn more than $586,000 a year. Though the legislation has no chance of becoming law this year, some Democrats hope the debate will resonate with voters heading into the midterm elections.

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May 1 • 3:22 PM EDT • Politics • vermontpublic.org
Restless Democrats challenge party establishment while trying to loosen Trump's grip on Washington

Restless Democratic voters are rejecting their party’s establishment

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May 1 • 2:28 PM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
Democrat David Costello says he’s a viable alternative

David Costello and Graham Platner are competing to take on Sen. Susan Collins, a Republican seeking a sixth term. Democrats hope to take control of the Senate by flipping four seats, with Maine considered a top pick-up opportunity.

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May 1 • 2:03 PM EDT • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com
Lawmakers accuse Justice Department of rushing SPLC indictment, citing whistleblower reports

Lawmakers have received whistle blower reports accusing a top Justice Department official of pressuring prosecutors to work quickly to indict the Southern Poverty Law Center despite misgivings about the case, House Democrats said in a new letter to the official, Associate Deputy Attorney General Aakash Singh.

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May 1 • 10:42 AM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
Charles tamed Trump while rebuking Trumpism in ego-flattering masterstroke

King skillfully appeals to Republicans fond of Britain and Democrats anxious about rules-based order in state visit

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May 1 • 10:39 AM EDT • Politics • theguardian.com
Schumer’s Maine pick Janet Mills drops out; VRA ruling boosts GOP path: Join Friday’s Whole Hog

Progressive Democrats cheered after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-N.Y.) preferred candidate, Gov. Janet Mills (D), exited Maine’s Senate race, reshaping the field. Republicans are…

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Florida Republicans slice and dice congressional districts: How a new map could cost Democrats seats

The redrawn congressional district lines that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will soon sign into law are intended to help Republicans pick up as many as four U.S. House seats in November — a scenario that would cost some Democrats their seats

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May 1 • 12:01 AM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
How Janet Mills’ Maine Senate bid fell apart

Conversations with nearly a dozen Democrats reveal how deeply the campaign struggled to raise funds and counter Graham Platner’s meteoric rise.

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Apr 30 • 6:01 PM EDT • Politics • nbcnews.com
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Mills Exit Is a Blow to Schumer as Democrats Question His Strategy

Senator Chuck Schumer, the New York Democrat and minority leader, considered the Maine governor his top recruit for winning the majority. Critics said her collapse showed he is out of touch with the party’s voters.

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Apr 30 • 2:32 PM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
House Passes Stalled Homeland Security Funding Bill, Ending Shutdown

Republicans were forced to use a special maneuver to steer around opposition in their own party and speed the measure to the floor, relying on Democrats to push it through.

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Apr 30 • 1:09 PM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
How the Voting Rights Decision May Block the Rise of Young Black Leaders

Black Democrats in the South already face steep challenges when seeking political office. But the Supreme Court’s ruling could be felt for a generation.

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Apr 30 • 12:39 PM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
Democrats go hard on health care affordability

The Senate's top Democrat unveiled a health policy outline that calls for lowering patients' costs across the board.

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Apr 30 • 10:50 AM EDT • Health • statnews.com
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Israel’s center wants Democrats back. It may not have the cards.

The parties that once anchored Israel's ties to Democrats have collapsed electorally — and even a post-Netanyahu government may struggle to win back a Democratic Party that's already moved on.

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Apr 30 • 5:55 AM EDT • Politics • politico.com
Democrats Regret Creating Independent Redistricting Commissions After Supreme Court Ruling

A decade ago, the party sought independent redistricting commissions. Now, in an era of extreme gerrymandering, such efforts could slow Democrats as they try to keep up with Republicans.

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Apr 30 • 5:04 AM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
Democrats urge CFTC to rein in prediction markets sports betting, insider trading

Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., led a letter — first reported by CNBC — to the CFTC asking for stricter rules for companies like Kalshi and Polymarket.

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Apr 30 • 5:00 AM EDT • Sports • cnbc.com
Supreme Court ruling on voting won't change California districts, but could hurt Democrats

The U.S. Supreme Court has narrowed the Voting Rights Act over the past decade. The law in California was primarily used to help Latinos gain political representation.

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Apr 29 • 7:51 PM EDT • Politics • calmatters.org
'Democrats should not be discounted': Texas attorney general race could signal shift in state politics

The May 26 runoff will decide which Democrat advances in the Texas attorney general race, one drawing attention across the state.

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Apr 29 • 5:22 PM EDT • Politics • kxxv.com
‘Excruciating and Agonizing’: A New Reality for Jewish Democrats

With Israel increasingly unpopular and antisemitism on the rise, Jewish politicians find themselves more and more under attack.

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Apr 29 • 11:58 AM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
WATCH: Hegseth calls congressional Democrats, some Republicans 'biggest adversary' in Iran war
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Apr 29 • 11:45 AM EDT • Politics • pbs.org
Supreme Court limits Voting Rights Act in setback for Black Democrats

The Supreme Court retreats from 1986 rules that called for electing Blacks and Latinos to Congress and state and local boards.

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Apr 29 • 11:00 AM EDT • Politics • latimes.com
Supreme Court limits key provision of the landmark Voting Rights Act

The decision could touch off a scramble by Republicans to redraw minority-majority congressional districts, especially in the South, that could cost many Black Democrats their seats.

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Apr 29 • 10:29 AM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
Supreme Court voids majority Black congressional district in Louisiana, boosting Republican chances

The Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down Louisiana’s second majority Black congressional district in a decision that could open the door for Republican-led states to eliminate Black and Latino electoral districts that tend to favor Democrats and affect the balance of power in Congress.

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Apr 29 • 10:25 AM EDT • Politics • pbs.org
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He’s Either the Democrats’ Future—or Their 2026 Demise. I Went to See Why.

There’s a reason everyone can’t stop talking about Abdul El-Sayed.

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Apr 29 • 5:40 AM EDT • Politics • slate.com
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White House blames assassination attempt on anti-Trump rhetoric; Dems push back

The White House says a shooting at a press gala Trump attended is the 'predictable result' of Democratic rhetoric, prompting pushback from Democrats.

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Apr 29 • 5:23 AM EDT • Politics • usatoday.com
‘Make me miss California’: In deleted tweets, Senate candidate Mallory McMorrow disparaged Middle America

As Democrats brace for a bruising primary in Michigan’s US Senate race, Mallory McMorrow, one of the party’s top contenders, has quietly deleted thousands of old tweets — including posts in which she took jabs at the rural Midwest, lamented ever leaving California, and said she continued to vote there after she said she’d moved permanently to Michigan.

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Apr 29 • 5:00 AM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
Analysis | Trump is a target of political violence, but he’s hardly its only cause

Social upheaval, deep polarization and social media are primary drivers of the phenomenon, which has touched Republicans and Democrats alike.

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Apr 29 • 5:00 AM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
Candidates target Steyer, Becerra in free-wheeling California governor debate

Six Democrats and two Republicans attacked each other but struggled to offer clear alternatives in a chaotic debate that left one student voter "more confused than ever."

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Apr 29 • 12:50 AM EDT • Politics • calmatters.org
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Many Democrats are stressed out by the news. They still can't turn away, a new poll finds

A new AP-NORC survey finds that most U_S_ adults try to avoid news stories about President Donald Trump at least “sometimes.”

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Apr 29 • 12:07 AM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
Leaked records show Democrats lined up behind UM board challenger

Internal voting records obtained by The News show big support for Amir Makled, who faced criticism for a series of deleted social media posts.

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Apr 29 • 12:01 AM EDT • Politics • detroitnews.com