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Jerry Nadler
Abby Livingston September 15, 2025
Amid enduring party anger over Biden’s decision to stand for reelection despite his decline, Democrats are trying to figure out what to do with well-funded, institutionally coddled elderly members who have no intention of stepping aside.
Zohran Mamdani
Abby Livingston September 8, 2025
Pressure is mounting on Democratic leaders to suck it up and endorse Zohran Mamdani, even as the consultant class frets that he’ll hurt their candidates in the midterms. Of course, Republicans are gearing up to make the mayoral candidate the face of ’26 either way.
Marc Veasey
Abby Livingston September 4, 2025
Until recently, conventional wisdom held that Democrats would almost certainly retake the House in 2026. Now, amid the political wreckage of the redistricting arms race, they’re no longer so sure.
David Wasserman
Abby Livingston August 25, 2025
A scintillating conversation with redistricting wiz Dave Wasserman of the Cook Political Report on the fate of the current mid-decade arms race and its effects on the midterms and beyond.


Nancy Pelosi kevin mccarthy
Abby Livingston August 18, 2025
As the gerrymandering battle shifts to the West Coast, two fading California political heavyweights, Nancy Pelosi and Kevin McCarthy, are being drawn back into the ring for another round.
jeffrey epstein files signs white house
Abby Livingston August 11, 2025
Republicans fled D.C. early for August recess to avoid votes on releasing the Epstein files. But the issue has been waiting for at least some of them in their home districts—and will be unavoidable when they return to town in September.
Greg Abbott trump
Abby Livingston August 4, 2025
Washington insiders worry that Trump’s push to slice up the Texas congressional map could destabilize politics nationwide, sparking an arms race that pits members against members, makes it easier to topple incumbents… and placing Capitol Hill at the mercy of state legislators with their own agendas.
Roy Cooper
Abby Livingston July 28, 2025
Democrats have had a sluggish start to fundraising for the midterms amid the party’s lingering post-election identity crisis. And yet, there are emerging signs that angry donors who swore off giving are slowly overcoming their trust issues and returning to the fold.


donald trump
Abby Livingston July 21, 2025
Inside the Epstein anxiety on Capitol Hill, where Republicans can’t begin their recess quickly enough as the fracas continues to intensify—and Trump keeps making it worse. Yes, Democrats are benefitting from the scandal, but mostly as a chance to message…
elon musk
Abby Livingston July 14, 2025
Musk is threatening to go scorched-earth on the G.O.P., and the party has responded, so far, with a collective shrug. How much damage can one scorned billionaire do?
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