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Ben Rhodes / New York Times:
The Democratic Party Is Afraid of Its Own Voters — In 1932, amid a Depression worsened by tariffs, inequality and isolationism, Franklin Roosevelt accepted the Democratic presidential nomination with a cautionary note: “Those nominal Democrats who squint at the future with their faces turned toward …
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Ed Kilgore / New York Magazine:
A Democratic Blue Wave Could Hit Governors' Races, Too — Democrats have reason to hope that a “blue wave” in the midterm elections, fed by Donald Trump's unpopularity, will help them flip the House and maybe even the Senate this year. National dynamics are typically less decisive in state elections …
Richard Cowan / Reuters:
New Hampshire primary kicks off battle for one of nation's key open Senate seats
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New Hampshire primaries test Trump and the left
New Hampshire primaries test Trump and the left
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The Hill, MS NOW, New York Times, Associated Press, The Guardian, RedState and Bloomberg
Mark Alfred / NOTUS:
Self-Funders Are Still Terrible at Getting Themselves Elected
Self-Funders Are Still Terrible at Getting Themselves Elected
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Roll Call
Bridget Bowman / NBC News:
The Senate is up for grabs, as Democrats navigate a tough map and Republicans face a stormy environment
The Senate is up for grabs, as Democrats navigate a tough map and Republicans face a stormy environment
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The Hill, New York Times, Newsweek and KELO-AM
Dan Merica / Washington Post:
Democrats try a novel path to defeat a battleground Republican: Moving to the left
Democrats try a novel path to defeat a battleground Republican: Moving to the left
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Wall Street Journal:
Chasing Side Deals, Flexing Influence: Lewandowski's Power Moves at DHS — Kristi Noem's close adviser effectively controlled billions in spending at Homeland Security. Lewandowski denies seeking business or playing any role in the agency's contracts. — Summer Said
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Rob Gillies / Associated Press:
What to know about Canada's escalating trade war with the US as Carney retaliates with tariffs — Canada struck back at U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday with tariffs on about $20 billion worth of U.S. goods, in response to the latest round of tariffs on Canada.
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Josh Marcus / The Independent:
Trump throws fuel on international feuds with Truth Social post bathing multiple countries in the American flag — The president's posts come amid an ongoing trade war with Canada — President Donald Trump posted an image on Truth Social on Monday showing a map where the United States covered …
Ian Austen / New York Times:
Canada's Retaliatory Tariffs Set to Take Effect as Trump Threatens to Escalate
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Racy Rafique / CBC News:
No talks scheduled as Canada's counter-tariffs against U.S. set to take effect at 12:01 a.m.
No talks scheduled as Canada's counter-tariffs against U.S. set to take effect at 12:01 a.m.
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New Republic:
Trump Tailspins as Leaks about GOP Midterm Panic Take Humiliating Turn — Donald Trump's tailspinning continues. A CNN analysis finds that Trump has a lower approval rating than any of his predecessors going into midterms in this millennium. That's worse than Joe Biden in 2022 …
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Andrew Feinberg / The Independent:
Republicans blast out ‘free tickets’ offer to save Trump from Dallas convention embarrassment
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Jon Henley / The Guardian:
Europe's centre fears nationalist wave after AfD victory but only has itself to blame — Saxony-Anhalt win part of wider trend driven by mainstream policy failures and gradual normalisation of far right ideas — The numbers speak for themselves: Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) …
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Adam Tooze / Chartbook:
Chartbook 473 Germany's democratic earthquake: the AfD breakthrough in Sachsen-Anhalt and the question of an “alternative to the Alternative”.
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Gideon Rachman / Financial Times:
A German election result heard around the world
A German election result heard around the world
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Washington Post:
With Ohio's governorship up for grabs, a toxic race turns violent — An alleged assailant forced his way Sunday toward Democratic candidate Amy Acton at a county fair, officials and witnesses said. Authorities said he was carrying two pistols and a Taser. — Summary
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Mark Niquette / Bloomberg:
Democratic Candidate for Ohio Governor Accosted at County Fair
Democratic Candidate for Ohio Governor Accosted at County Fair
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New York Times:
After 9/11, Documents Suggest New Yorkers Were Misled About Air Quality — The Mamdani administration is releasing more than 170,000 pages of documents related to the air quality around the World Trade Center site in the months after the Sept. 11 attacks. — In the harrowing months …
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Joe.My.God., City & State New York, NewsMax.com and Washington Examiner
Sarah Kliff / New York Times:
A Doctor Sued 700 Patients for Debts; 81 Were Arrested. Now He's a Senator. — Patients sued by Senator Roger Marshall of Kansas were routinely charged 18 percent interest, The Times found. Some had bank accounts garnished. — It was Easter weekend in 2007 when a police car pulled up to Joe Vasquez's home in rural Kansas.
Dan Diamond / Washington Post:
Veterans and Democrats intensify fight against Trump's planned arch — Opponents of the 250-foot triumphal arch project say it could disrupt military burials at Arlington, during construction and after its completion. — Summary — Veterans and Democrats are escalating efforts …
Adriel Bettelheim / Axios:
How 2026 candidates are targeting health care “corruption” … Now, in the run-up to the midterms, it's just as likely to focus on “corruption.” … - It's a strategy that plays into affordability concerns and voter anger at the health system — but frequently avoids addressing what about the system needs fixing.
Russell Contreras / Axios:
Exclusive poll: GOP's gains among Latinos fade in House battlegrounds — Democrats have gained sharply with Latino voters in some of the country's most competitive House districts since 2024, a new Hart Research/TelevisaUnivision poll shared exclusively with Axios shows.
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Inside Hakeem Jeffries' coming fight with his left flank … An influx of Democratic Socialists of America-aligned members in January will compound latent distrust of Jeffries that's festering in some corners of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. — “He's got a lot of people mad at him …
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Damian Paletta / Wall Street Journal:
Jared Kushner Is Now One of World's Most Powerful Diplomats — Plus, Trump calls for New Mexico's name change, and Corey Lewandowski's power moves at DHS — Good morning. One of the most striking images from the U.S.'s high-wire diplomatic talks in recent days was a photograph …
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
Zelensky to Axios: U.S. exploring Russia-Ukraine winter de-escalation steps — The U.S. is exploring whether Ukraine and Russia could take steps to de-escalate the war during the winter while restarting negotiations toward a broader peace agreement, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told Axios in an interview Monday.
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Willem Marx / NPR:
Witkoff and Kushner call Kyiv talks ‘substantive’ after Moscow Putin meeting
Witkoff and Kushner call Kyiv talks ‘substantive’ after Moscow Putin meeting
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The Hill, ABC News, HuffPost and Sputnik News
Paul Waldman / Public Notice:
Pete Hegseth will be the next to fall — PN is supported by paid subscribers. Become one ⬇️ — 🫡 Subscribe to PN 🫡 — Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth suffered a significant defeat last week as one of his signature policy initiatives was quietly shelved.
