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Politico: “After Trump’s 2024 victory, Democrats are playing catch up by taking a page from the GOP playbook: Influencers are being deeply embedded into campaigns, from Florida to Alaska, and candidates are popping up on screen with them, on their turf. Developing an influencer program is now a common component of a ca
Washington Sun: “Propelled by a surge in competitive elections and an engaged base, Senate Democratic primaries across the country saw huge spikes in voters this year.” “Turnout in these contests rose in 26 of the 30 states that held a Democratic primary this year and were included in the study, compared to their most
“For two weeks, the question of whether to yield to pleas from Saudi Arabia and order the U.S. military to strike targets in Yemen controlled by the Iran-backed Houthis has bedeviled President Trump,” the New York Times reports. “A decision to go forward could open another front in the war against Iran that Mr. Trump [
“Republicans are pumping money into a series of Senate and House battleground states, unleashing one of their biggest advantages over Democrats as they seek to overcome electoral headwinds in the final weeks before midterm elections,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “Democratic candidates have mostly outpaced their Re
Thomas Wright: “The Trump administration has consistently embraced Europe’s nationalist-populist parties as ideological partners, and even launched a State Department fund to support MAGA-aligned European groups. It surely sees the AfD’s ascendance as a sign that politics are moving in its direction.” “But that is true
John Dickerson: “No commander in chief has been better at seizing public attention than Donald Trump. But there is a difference between getting attention and doing something with it.”
Reuters: “The groundswell building against data centers during election season has given Democratic candidates a new opening in the rural U.S. Midwest, where they have struggled to compete during Donald Trump’s presidency.”
“Denmark’s government was cautiously optimistic on Saturday following Donald Trump’s announcement of a deal on Greenland to bolster U.S. military presence there but keep the island under Danish control after months of threats by the U.S. president to seize the semiautonomous territory of a NATO ally,” the Associated Pr
“A group of progressive Nobel Prize-winning economists has joined the fray in California’s battle over what would be the first wealth tax in the U.S. if state voters approve the measure in November,” the Financial Times reports. “Six laureates including Joseph Stiglitz and Peter Diamond have penned an open letter backi
“Hispanic voters who helped re-elect Donald Trump in 2024 are discontent with his second-term economic and immigration policies, according to recent polling – indicating they may not be willing to support the president’s party in the midterm elections,” The Guardian reports. “Despite a record number of Hispanic voters
“Donald Trump announced on Friday that the U.S. had struck an Arctic security pact with the leaders of Denmark and Greenland, after threatening for much of his second term to annex the semi-autonomous Danish territory by force,” The Guardian reports. “The full scope of the deal Trump described as ‘very important, histo
“The Russian government has been targeting Americans with covert online disinformation operations seeking to undermine public confidence in November’s midterm elections, using a familiar playbook in an attempt to inject chaos into the voting season,” the New York Times reports. “Classified U.S. intelligence assessments
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