Democrats
John Heilemann
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May 18, 2025
Confessions of a Never-Trump Florida Man
David Jolly, the former Florida Republican congressman turned independent anti-Trump pundit, has just registered himself as a Democrat ahead of an all-but-certain run for governor of the Sunshine State. He dishes on the Qatar plane deal, the “big, beautiful bill,” and what Dems are actually doing right.
Dylan Byers
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May 14, 2025
The Hunter Biden-Tapper Face-Off
Joe Biden’s cognitive decline, Bidenworld’s cover-up, and the dire consequences for the Democratic Party, as reported in ‘Original Sin,’ have stirred up the Beltway blame game and dragged the former president out for a sad redemption tour, while raising the question of what exactly went down between Jake Tapper and Hunter Biden at Super Bowl LII.
Peter Hamby
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May 13, 2025
Dem & Dumber
Despite Trump’s unpredictable, anxiety-provoking, market-rattling, ethics-pulverizing first 100 days, the latest Puck/Echelon poll shows he’s still more popular than Democrats with voters.
Leigh Ann Caldwell
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May 7, 2025
Kamala vs. … Cloobeck?
As the Democrats stumble out of the wilderness, California’s otherwise snoozy governor’s race might provide a test of voters’ patience for their own party’s version of the real estate developer turned reality star turned pol.
Abby Livingston
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May 5, 2025
All the Oversight We Cannot See
Gerry Connolly’s looming retirement from Oversight has once again set off a leadership scramble: A.O.C. may be out, for now, but the dam has broken for a House Democratic caucus riven by generational change.
Leigh Ann Caldwell
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April 30, 2025
Smiling Through the Trumpocalypse
Senate and House Republicans are determined to stick by the president, even as his poll numbers dip and more Americans start to question his tariffs, deportations, executive orders, and DOGE downsizing.
Peter Hamby
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April 29, 2025
Pete Enters the Manosphere…
Pete Buttigieg boldly went into the kind of space other Democrats have feared to tread—a podcast of guys being dudes—and walked away with a clear W.
Abby Livingston
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April 28, 2025
Jon and the Giant Impeachment
News and notes on the mixed reaction on Capitol Hill to Jon Ossoff’s flirtation with the “I” word. Plus, what Democrats are really saying about Trump’s frontal assault on ActBlue.
Peter Hamby
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April 22, 2025
The Gulf of Ocasio-Cortez
Recent fawning coverage of the New York congresswoman tends to overlook one pertinent fact: She’s one of the most polarizing and unpopular Democrats in the country, with favorables below even Elon Musk.
