MO’ MONEY: Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman has received dozens of contributions surpassing the legal limit in recent months. Blakeman has yet to refund roughly $360,000 to donors who have given to him above the cap, as POLITICO first reported on Monday. Gubernatorial candidates are allowed to raise $9,000 from individuals for each election —…
Iowa Rep. Ashley Hinson took a swipe at the savings habits of millennials as she fielded a question Wednesday about Social Security during a Senate campaign debate. Hinson, the Republican candidate facing off against Democratic state Rep. Josh Turek, was asked about ensuring the solvency of Social Security when she raised the broader prospect of…
The progressive political action committee Justice Democrats has appointed Rev. Hodari Williams as its new executive director. The change sets the organization up to hone a civil rights message ahead of the 2028 election cycle, Williams told POLITICO. His appointment, shared first with POLITICO, comes at a time when self-proclaimed progressives (and socialists) are flooding…
The Dallas Cowboys just saved their season. The Chicago Bears are surviving without Caleb Williams. The Jacksonville Jaguars are the biggest surprise in the AFC. And the San Francisco 49ers and the Seattle Seahawks have picked up right they left off last year. Each week, I dive into the All-22 coaches’ film before offering a…
Preposterous, I thought. The sheer incredulity! In an empty room, I was positively vituperative in discussion with absolutely no one when I saw Nebraska coach Matt Rhule appear on my television Sunday in the season finale of HBO’s “Lanterns.” As himself! Fictionally, recruiting and winning a five-star commitment from a character who is a member…
No NFL owners have hit the panic button yet, despite some incredibly disappointing starts. All 32 men who began the season as head coaches are still employed. But that could change soon. With bye weeks coming and patience running out, the heat is getting turned up on several coaches whose teams have been caught in…
Welcome to the Quarterback Notebook, where I’ll cover the past week in NFL quarterbacking — from the most interesting passers, plays and storylines to some other stuff that caught my eye while watching film this week. This week, we’ll ask the Bengals to let Joe Burrow cook, dig into Jalen Hurts’ issues against the blitz,…
Levi’s Stadium (Santa Clara, California) — Kyle Shanahan needed another explosive playmaker with receivers Ricky Pearsall, Christian Kirk and DeMarcus Robinson all on the injured reserve list. Deebo Samuel needed a place to show the league he could still play. In a relationship where both sides needed each other, Samuel signed a one-year, $4.1 million…
This week is crucial for College Football Playoff expansion talks. The CFP’s 30-day exclusive negotiating window with ESPN is slated to end on Friday. Could that mean we get a decision on moving to a 24-team playoff? Perhaps. But we’ll just have to see how this all plays out. More likely, though not certain, the…
ON TUESDAY NIGHT, under the cloudy skies of Buenos Aires, as Argentina sorrowfully said goodbye to Lionel Messi in his final match for the national team, there was a very specific moment that I can’t erase out of my mind. It wasn’t the crowd’s energy chanting his name upon scoring his 126th goal, nor the…
