Andy Beshear’s 2028 playbook: How a Democrat wins in Trump Country
Andy Beshear’s 2028 playbook: How a Democrat wins in Trump Country lead image Politics
Politics
Read More
Abigail Spanberger faces a national test with Virginia redistricting
Virginia Democrats are putting pressure on Gov. Abigail Spanberger to get their redistricting campaign across the finish line as they grow increasingly worried about losing their April special election — and hurting their chances for flipping the House this November. The aggressive effort to redraw the state’s congressional maps, if voters approve the referendum, could…
Trump-endorsed North Carolina state Senate leader loses by 23 votes
North Carolina Senate leader Republican Phil Berger, who touted President Donald Trump’s endorsement throughout his campaign, conceded defeat Tuesday in his primary election in a race he lost by just 23 votes. Berger, a powerful figure in state politics, and Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page were separated by just two votes when unofficial results first…
Newsom: We could lose the country in 2028
Newsom: We could lose the country in 2028 lead image Politics
2028 Dems reject AIPAC
Democrats eyeing White House runs in 2028 are preemptively breaking up with AIPAC. Sen. Cory Booker, who received donations bundled by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee as late as December, told POLITICO that he’s sworn off the group’s funds (and other PAC money). California Gov. Gavin Newsom said he never has and “never will”…
They once called him a ‘goose-stepping extremist.’ They’re now sitting out his comeback bid.
When Brandon Herrera ran for Congress in 2024, the Republican Jewish Coalition called him “a goose-stepping extremist” and spent big to take him down. Two years later, he’s the presumptive GOP nominee — and his former foes are staying home as the GOP establishment moves to embrace him. Herrera, a gun shop owner and popular…
‘I’m super-Republican, but you got my vote’: The Democratic deer hunter setting his sights on flipping Iowa
DES MOINES — Rob Sand got a hero’s welcome at a state deer hunting expo at the Iowa Events Center on a recent March weekend. The state’s lone Democratic statewide elected official, and Democrats’ hope for flipping the governor’s mansion for the first time in 16 years, could barely make it through the Sunday morning…
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…
Ruben Gallego wants to make Democrats fun again
Ruben Gallego wants to make Democrats fun again lead image Politics
Pete Buttigieg’s 2026 project
MIDLAND, Michigan — Pete Buttigieg is known for going everywhere to get his message out in the media. In 2026, he’s taking that strategy offline, too, traveling virtually everywhere. A source close to Buttigieg tells Playbook he’s spent half of 2026 on the road, hitting 10 states so far — including battleground states Georgia, Nevada,…