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At San Antonio Rally, Trump Warns He’ll ‘Never Forgive’ Texas if Talarico Wins Original
Daily · The day's top stories, summarized for you. Something went wrong. Try again. Thank you for signing up! Digging in to defend both his pride and his political fortunes, President Donald Trump on Wednesday returned to deep-red Texas to rally for Ken Paxton’s Senate bid, while revealing at times his own trepidation that one of the Republican Party’s longest winning streaks may be about to end on his watch. As multiple polls show state Rep.
Amid Blue-Wave Panic, Republicans Still Hopeful About New Hampshire Original
Essential context on the people, politics, and issues driving Washington. By signing up you are agreeing to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. From afar, Republicans’ Senate map looks pretty smudged at best. This was the year in which the GOP was favored to hold their majority, and Democrats’ aspirations for taking back control viewed as pipe dreams.
How James Talarico Made Texas Competitive Again
James Talarico has been speaking for 12 minutes and he still hasn’t mentioned Ken Paxton. He’s name-checked Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg. He’s called out Texas resident Elon Musk—not for pledging millions to keep Talarico from representing him in Washington, but for becoming the world’s first trillionaire. He’s taken shots at oligarchs, tax loopholes, and A.I. data centers.
Republican Panic Sets In Over Prospects of a Massive Blue Wave Original
Essential context on the people, politics, and issues driving Washington. By signing up you are agreeing to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. With less than six weeks to go until Election Day, the sentiment among Republicans is shifting from nervous to fatalistic, as a pileup of bad news has many convinced they are heading toward an electoral disaster.
With Republican Convention, Trump Hopes to Pull His Party Out of a Tailspin Original
Essential context on the people, politics, and issues driving Washington. By signing up you are agreeing to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. No one asked for it. Not the Republicans struggling to campaign amid a war against Iran that seems to have no offramp. Not the voters who can’t understand why energy costs are through the roof and trips to grocery stores feel like extortion.
‘Flying Blind’: Trump’s Mail-In Ballot Fight Leaves Campaigns Guessing Original
Essential context on the people, politics, and issues driving Washington. By signing up you are agreeing to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The first mail-in ballots in the country should start going out at the end of this week. It’s entirely possible that the Trump Administration’s fight over them won’t be settled for several more weeks—possibly right up to Election Day on November 3 or beyond.
The GOP'S Data Center Panic Original
Essential context on the people, politics, and issues driving Washington. By signing up you are agreeing to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Not even a year ago, state leaders of all stripes were clamoring for data centers, the A.I.-warehouses of the future. Incentives here. Promises of infrastructure there. Sweetheart deals all around.
‘A Trojan Horse’: GOP Escalates Anti-Muslim Campaign Against Abdul El-Sayed Original
Making sense of what matters most in Washington. By signing up you are agreeing to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Back in March, Republicans thought they had found the avatar for everything their base needed to fear in James Talarico. The never-married boyish seminarian who ran a remarkable campaign to become the Democrats’ Senate nominee in Texas got almost everything hurled at him: false allegations that he’s vegan, nicknames like “Talafreako,” whisper campaigns about his personal life.
Moderate Democrats Scramble to Block a Socialist From Winning in Wisconsin Original
Making sense of what matters most in Washington. By signing up you are agreeing to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Tuesday’s contest to become Wisconsin’s Democratic nominee for Governor has unexpectedly become one of the most chaotic stories of the 2026 cycle. First, the popular incumbent Governor said he wouldn’t seek a third term. His Lieutenant Governor jumped in the race. So did his former Lieutenant Governor.
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President Trump’s lonely obsession with 2020 undermines faith in the midterms PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP’S JULY 16 SHOW from the White House had all the drama. New documents pulled from the forgotten archives. Reports of guns, faked voter-registration documents, gift-card payments for forgeries. Documents that Barack Obama had tossed into “burn bags” to hide from his successor. Fake ballots printed by China, ballot rigging by Venezuela, and North Korea plotting vote-changing.
The Winners and Losers From Michigan's High-Stakes Senate Primary Original
Making sense of what matters most in Washington. By signing up you are agreeing to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Abdul El-Sayed, a rabble-rousing populist and former public health official, just barely eked out a primary victory Tuesday in Michigan over a centrist rival who was the pick of Washington Democrats to keep a must-hold Senate seat.
Michigan’s Senate Race Turned Ugly. Democrats Eyeing 2028 Are Watching Closely Original
Making sense of what matters most in Washington. By signing up you are agreeing to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Finally, at long last, Michigan’s messy Democratic primary is circling for a landing. As far as intra-party clashes go, it is one of the most turbulent the Democrats in recent memory—and it may hint at the mess that could be lurking in 2028. Most signs point to a surging populist Abdul El-Sayed having a good showing on Tuesday over Rep.
John Thune Isn’t Bowing to Trump’s Pressure: ‘Show Me How This Ends’ Original
Making sense of what matters most in Washington. By signing up you are agreeing to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. There’s an inherent tension between any President and the Senate Majority Leader. George W. Bush and his team did everything they could in 2004 to make Tom Daschle the first party leader in the Senate to lose re-election since 1952.
Trump Pays Tribute to Lindsey Graham: ‘He Died Doing the Work He Was Born to Do’ Original
Making sense of what matters most in Washington. By signing up you are agreeing to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. A somber President Donald Trump paid tribute on Tuesday to his rival-turned-honest broker Lindsey Graham, a longtime fixture of Washington whose three decades in political office steadied the United States’ hawkish posture and reflected the increasingly combative nature of the modern conservative movement.
Jason Crow's Road From Paratrooper to Democratic Power Player
Making sense of what matters most in Washington. By signing up you are agreeing to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The death threats arrived almost immediately. Representative Jason Crow, along with five other Democrats in Congress with national-security backgrounds, had recorded a video last November reminding those working in military and intelligence roles that they did not have to follow illegal orders.
The debate moment that captures Democrats’ worries about Troy Jackson
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The Debate Moment That Captures Democrats’ Worries About Troy Jackson Original
Making sense of what matters most in Washington. By signing up you are agreeing to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. It should have been a layup. Instead, the question illustrated why some Democrats fear they are about to swap out Graham Platner with a candidate who's got a completely different set of problems.
The Debate Moment That Captures Democrats’ Worries About Troy Jackson
Philip Elliott Thu 23 July 2026 at 11:00 am UTC 5 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Troy Jackson, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, speaks outside of a federal immigration office in Scarborough, Maine, on July 14, 2026, after a man was fatally shot by ICE agents. —Ryan Murphy—Getty Images It should have been a layup.
5 Takeaways From Trump’s Speech on Elections Original
Making sense of what matters most in Washington. By signing up you are agreeing to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. President Donald Trump’s presentation Thursday night from the White House had all the drama of a final scene in a classic whodunnit. New documents pulled from the forgotten archives. Reports of guns, faked voter registration documents, gift card payments for forgeries. Documents that Barack Obama had tossed into “burn bags” to hide from his successor.
Graham Platner Drops Out of Maine Senate Race After Sexual Assault Allegations Original
Graham Platner, the combativeMaine oyster farmer and Marine veteran who upended the plans of Democratic leaders to run a moderate against Republican Senator Susan Collins, suspendedhis campaignon Wednesday in the wake of new sexual assault allegations, paving the way for another candidate to take his place on the November ballot.
List of Democrats Who Might Replace Graham Platner Grows—as Platner Weighs His Future Original
Making sense of what matters most in Washington. By signing up you are agreeing to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. A day after allegations of sexual assault upended his political career, Graham Platner remained Democrats’ nominee for Senate in Maine. But the jockeying to replace him on November’s ballot was well underway up north.
The Kids Aren’t Alright With MAGA Original
Making sense of what matters most in Washington. By signing up you are agreeing to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. There’s no denying that President Donald Trump has a vise-like hold over the current Republican Party. Time and again, he has shown an uncanny talent to chuck chaos at even bipartisan bills, like the one House Speaker Mike Johnson sent to the White House on Monday only to be met with “yawn” from his fellow Republican Trump.
Mamdani Is a Kingmaker. Republicans Are Thrilled Original
Making sense of what matters most in Washington. By signing up you are agreeing to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Tuesday night was a very good night to be a leftist in New York City. It was even a better night to be Zorhan Mamdani Two prominent House Democrats lost their primaries to insurgent rivals while a third left-wing candidate defeated the Brooklyn Borough chief.
Ohio May Be the Sleeper Senate Race of the Midterms Original
Making sense of what matters most in Washington. By signing up you are agreeing to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Let’s call it a Red State Reset. A raft of klieg-light Senate candidates are driving coverage of Democrats looking to retake the majority in this fall’s elections. Maine, Texas, Iowa, and Alaska all have high-wattage, younger nominees who are raising hopes among party insiders that John Thune won’t be the Senate’s Majority Leader much longer.
Trump’s Iran Agreement Draws More Alarm Than Relief From GOP Original
Making sense of what matters most in Washington. By signing up you are agreeing to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Even before the White House released the actual text of its agreement with Iran on Wednesday, leaked snippets were getting a lot of Republicans nervous. Allowing Iran to sell oil again? Lifting sanctions? A $300 billion economic development deal?
Trump’s Iran Agreement Draws More Alarm Than Relief From GOP
13 hours ago The president went to war triumphant and will likely leave greatly weakened. President Trump lost. The war he waged against Iran promises to conclude in a humbling whimper with the signing of a cease-fire agreement later this week. The United States is left weaker—diminished militarily, …
A Billionaire Trump Ambassador’s Idea of Diplomacy: Setting Sail on His Own Yacht Original
Making sense of what matters most in Washington. By signing up you are agreeing to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. As U.S. Embassies around the world kick off events to commemorate America’s 250th birthday, President Donald Trump’s ambassador to Italy is promoting his travels on his personal superyacht as an official celebration of his Embassy.
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