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- Top Illinois Democrat readies a Senate bid — and tells people she has major backing March 13, 2025Juliana Stratton has told fellow Democrats that she plans to run if Sen. Dick Durbin retires and that Gov. JB Pritzker will back her.
- Senate Democrats face 'tough map' as a slate of retirements hit Dem-friendly states March 12, 2025The embattled party has benches in the blue-leaning states, but every opening is a potential vulnerability.
- Pro-Palestinian groups have more demands for Democrats March 12, 2025Four progressive groups sent a letter to the Democratic National Committee with requests, suggesting the rift over the Israel-Hamas war is far from over.
- Democrats divided over the arrest of Palestinian student for his role in Columbia protests March 11, 2025House and Senate members seek to distance themselves from Hamas and antisemitism on campus.
- Comedian who mocked Puerto Rico at Trump rally gets Netflix deal March 10, 2025Tony Hinchcliffe’s YouTube channel boasts over 2 million subscribers.
- Kamala Harris sets a deadline for her next move March 7, 2025"I am staying in this fight,” she's told allies in phone calls and at private gatherings.
- The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics March 7, 2025Every 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 […]
- Newsom’s move on trans athletes jolts 2028 campaign March 6, 2025Some have blamed the party's position on trans athletes in sports for their poor electoral performance in November. Now, presidential hopefuls face a choice.
- Texas Democrat Sylvester Turner dies March 5, 2025Turner, 70, had revealed in 2022 he had undergone treatment for bone cancer, though he had declared himself “cancer free.”
- March 2025 March 3, 2025Political cartoons from the desk of Matt Wuerker.
- Roger Lau named DNC executive director March 3, 2025The DNC is opting for an experienced insider instead of a shakeup.
- Republican governors tried to slash state budgets. They have advice for Elon Musk. March 2, 2025Mitch Daniels called the $2 trillion spending reduction target “preposterous.”
- Will Trump ‘rub it in’ in his first big address? February 28, 2025Trump is moving fast to redefine American government. In this episode of the Deep Dive podcast, POLITICO’s subject matter experts ask if Trump’s rapid-fire approach is moving too fast for his own good, if a shutdown is coming and what you should expect from next week’s joint address.
- The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics February 28, 2025Every 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 […]