https://rss.politico.com/politics.xml News, Analysis and Opinion from POLITICO Fri, 18 Aug 2023 12:49:00 EST https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/18/indiana-gop-chair-kyle-hupfer-to-step-down-00111838 Hupfer ran unsuccessfully for RNC co-chair earlier this year. 0000018a-0945-dc32-ab8b-0ded6b820000 Fri, 18 Aug 2023 12:49:00 EST AJ Mast/AP Photo Kyle Hupfer’s exit comes as he is widely rumored to join the gubernatorial campaign of former Indiana Secretary of Commerce Brad Chambers. By Adam Wren and Brakkton Booker By Adam Wren and Brakkton Booker https://www.politico.com/gallery/2023/08/18/the-nations-cartoonists-on-the-week-in-politics-00111688 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 of this week's crop, picked fresh off the Toonosphere. Edited by Matt Wuerker. 0000018a-04a1-d30e-a5eb-aff300cd0001 Fri, 18 Aug 2023 03:30:00 EST By POLITICO Staff By POLITICO Staff https://www.politico.com/video/2023/08/15/janet-yellen-says-she-accidentally-ate-magic-mushrooms-in-china-1029719 00000189-f9a8-d7f7-a5fd-fdaf83da0000 Tue, 15 Aug 2023 09:50:12 EST https://www.politico.com/video/2023/08/15/police-video-rep-ronny-jackson-swears-at-texas-officers-1029649 00000189-f97f-db03-a3cd-fb7f24340000 Tue, 15 Aug 2023 09:04:27 EST https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/12/political-threats-2024-elections-00110966 Threats against public officials have been steadily climbing in recent years, creating new challenges for law enforcement, civil rights and the health of American democracy. 00000189-eb4e-db03-a3cd-fb4fd4560000 Sat, 12 Aug 2023 15:30:59 EST Laura Seitz/The Deseret News via AP This week’s confrontation that ended with FBI agents fatally shooting a 74-year-old Utah man who threatened to assassinate President Joe Biden was just the latest example of how violent rhetoric has created a more perilous political environment across the U.S. By Associated Press By Associated Press https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/11/michael-cohen-trump-lawyer-new-york-house-seat-00110832 Cohen is eyeing a run for Jerry Nadler’s affluent Manhattan district. 00000189-e4bd-dee7-a7ab-ecfdd1d60001 Fri, 11 Aug 2023 09:32:02 EST Spencer Platt/Getty Images Former Donald Trump lawyer Michael Cohen walks out of a Manhattan courthouse after testifying before a grand jury on March 13, 2023, in New York City. By Andrew Zhang By Andrew Zhang https://www.politico.com/gallery/2023/08/11/the-nations-cartoonists-on-the-week-in-politics-00110697 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 of this week's crop, picked fresh off the Toonosphere. Edited by Matt Wuerker. 00000189-e098-d6b3-afe9-f8bbdf440000 Fri, 11 Aug 2023 03:30:00 EST By POLITICO Staff By POLITICO Staff https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/09/party-flippers-democrats-becoming-republicans-00110334 Five state lawmakers traded in their Democratic credentials for the GOP this session. 00000189-d699-d1b8-adff-f7df81380001 Wed, 09 Aug 2023 04:00:00 EST Animation by Henri Campeã for POLITICO By Liz Crampton By Liz Crampton https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/05/trump-pence-has-gone-to-the-dark-side-00109960 Trump's renewed criticism of the former vice president came as Pence has sharpened his attacks on his former boss. 00000189-c7b3-d1b8-adff-f7f7be1a0001 Sat, 05 Aug 2023 17:22:58 EST Alex Brandon/AP Photo Mike Pence further criticized Donald Trump this week — without saying his name — over his repeated attempts to overturn the election. By Craig Howie By Craig Howie https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/05/gavin-newsom-desantis-debate-trump-00109953 Gov. Gavin Newsom’s camp blasted Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ proposed rules, arguing that they are an attempt to hide his weaknesses as a candidate. 00000189-c6dc-d1b8-adff-f7de577a0001 Sat, 05 Aug 2023 13:28:06 EST Rich Pedroncelli/AP Photo Gov. Gavin Newsom has publicly challenged Gov. Ron DeSantis to debate him on policy for months. By Andrew Zhang By Andrew Zhang https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/04/nyc-progressives-mayoral-primary-challenge-00109902 Critics of NYC Mayor Eric Adams are looking for someone to challenge him in 2025. Time is running out. 00000189-c1ed-dee7-a7ab-e9fd520f0002 Fri, 04 Aug 2023 14:54:37 EST William Alatriste for the New York City Council Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso was the guest of honor at a secretive meeting on Staten Island on July 17 at which a group of progressive operatives and activists talked about mounting a primary challenge to Mayor Eric Adams. By Jeff Coltin By Jeff Coltin https://www.politico.com/gallery/2023/08/04/the-nations-cartoonists-on-the-week-in-politics-00109659 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 of this week's crop, picked fresh off the Toonosphere. Edited by Matt Wuerker. 00000189-bc3d-dc67-a1bf-bd3dd80a0000 Fri, 04 Aug 2023 03:30:00 EST By POLITICO Staff By POLITICO Staff https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/02/desantis-debate-gavin-newsom-fox-00109577 The California governor has been trying to get his Florida Republican counterpart to engage. On Wednesday, he got it. 00000189-b936-dee7-a7ab-f97f15800000 Wed, 02 Aug 2023 21:37:48 EST AP Photo “Desantis should put up or shut up. Anything else is just games,” an aide to California Gov. Gavin Newsom said. By Christopher Cadelago By Christopher Cadelago 2023-08-02T16:13:16-05 https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/02/trudeaus-split-isnt-outlier-00109512 Conjugal course corrections are becoming a more regular feature of the societies that vote politicians like the Canadian prime minister into office. 00000189-b7dc-d1b8-adff-f7de33ff0000 Wed, 02 Aug 2023 15:30:50 EST Jae C. Hong/AP Photo Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is the just the latest in a rapidly expanding line of elected officials who have run into marital trouble while in office. By John Sakellariadis By John Sakellariadis https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/29/election-disinformation-campaigns-targeted-voters-of-color-in-2020-experts-expect-2024-to-be-worse-00108866 As the 2024 election approaches, community organizations are preparing for what they expect to be a worsening onslaught of disinformation. 00000189-a165-df68-afbb-b9ef718f0001 Sat, 29 Jul 2023 06:38:44 EST Sarah Shah via AP Photo The advocacy group Indian American Impact, which runs the fact-checking site Desifacts.org, passes out Parle-G cookies with voting plan stickers at a Diwali even in Doylestown, Pa., on Oct. 23, 2022. Community organizations are gearing up for what they expect will be a worsening onslaught of disinformation targeting voters of color as the 2024 election approaches. By Associated Press By Associated Press https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/28/disgusting-black-republicans-livid-over-desantis-slavery-attack-00108776 Most saw it as an unforced error at a time when Black Republicans feel they're making strides within the party. 00000189-9db4-df68-afbb-bdbfdd6e0001 Fri, 28 Jul 2023 13:40:09 EST Francis Chung/POLITICO Rep. Byron Donalds largely praised Florida’s educational guidelines on Black history as “good, robust and accurate,” but he took issue with the idea of “personal benefit” and said that part is “wrong and needs to be adjusted.” By Brakkton Booker By Brakkton Booker https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/28/spanberger-future-00108756 The centrist Democrat would leave a highly contested House seat should she follow through on those plans. 00000189-9d5e-df68-afbb-bdff949f0000 Fri, 28 Jul 2023 11:57:01 EST Francis Chung/POLITICO Rep. Abigail Spanberger is a powerhouse fundraiser who recently earned a spot at House Democrats’ leadership table. By Ally Mutnick and Sarah Ferris By Ally Mutnick and Sarah Ferris https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/28/pbdd-7-28-23-00108590 After clearing the Senate by a wide margin, is the NDAA back on track, or are the divisive cultural issues clogging the House bill still threatening its final passage? One longtime Senate insider and retired two-star general charts the endgame. 00000189-98cc-dee7-a7ab-f8fdbe080000 Fri, 28 Jul 2023 04:49:35 EST Francis Chung/POLITICO Sen. Tommy Tuberville speaks with reporters at the U.S. Capitol on July 10, 2023. By POLITICO Staff By POLITICO Staff https://www.politico.com/gallery/2023/07/28/the-nations-cartoonists-on-the-week-in-politics-00108549 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 of this week's crop, picked fresh off the Toonosphere. Edited by Matt Wuerker. 00000189-9868-dee7-a7ab-f879f4b50000 Fri, 28 Jul 2023 03:30:00 EST By POLITICO Staff By POLITICO Staff https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/27/ohios-special-election-has-become-a-proxy-war-for-abortion-rights-00108643 An obscure ballot initiative about ballot initiatives has gained millions of dollars and national attention. 00000189-9932-dee7-a7ab-f97b2a4d0001 Thu, 27 Jul 2023 16:47:16 EST Patrick Orsagos/AP Photo A sign asking Ohioans to vote in support of Issue 1 — which would make it harder for Ohioans to amend the state Constitution — sits above another sign opposing abortion rights at an event hosted by anti-abortion group Created Equal on July 20 in Cincinnati.<br/><br/> By Madison Fernandez By Madison Fernandez https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/27/meta-partisanship-00108553 New research adds a twist — of course, a disputed twist — to the long argument over social media and politics. 00000189-986f-db28-a589-9dffab920001 Thu, 27 Jul 2023 13:44:56 EST Jeff Chiu/AP Photo Facebook has become a target of both the right, which accuses it of squelching conservative views, and the left, which sees it as a vehicle for right-wing misinformation. By Ben Schreckinger By Ben Schreckinger https://www.politico.com/video/2023/07/26/vivek-ramaswamy-performs-lose-yourself-by-eminem-1012596 00000189-8ef6-dbc3-a1db-eff6d3820000 Wed, 26 Jul 2023 03:20:00 EST https://www.politico.com/video/2023/07/25/gop-wrestles-with-question-of-possible-trump-indictment-over-jan-6-1011981 00000189-8e19-dbc3-a1db-ef1b11380000 Tue, 25 Jul 2023 12:33:57 EST https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/21/pbdd-7-21-23-00107299 Twenty years after its creation, Sec. Alejandro Mayorkas is attempting to steer DHS in a new direction. But can he overcome the powerful undertow of the nation’s ongoing migrant crisis? 00000189-738f-dbc3-a1db-f39fe1930000 Fri, 21 Jul 2023 04:14:45 EST Andrew Harnik/AP Photo Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas speaks during a Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS) demonstration at the Department of Homeland Security's St. Elizabeths Campus in Washington on June 15, 2023. By POLITICO Staff By POLITICO Staff https://www.politico.com/gallery/2023/07/21/the-nations-cartoonists-on-the-week-in-politics-00107368 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 of this week's crop, picked fresh off the Toonosphere. Edited by Matt Wuerker. 00000189-7407-dda6-a3c9-744756550000 Fri, 21 Jul 2023 03:30:00 EST By POLITICO Staff By POLITICO Staff https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/20/tuberville-military-desantis-abortion-00107289 “Day one as commander-in-chief, that policy will go out the window," he said. 00000189-7320-dda6-a3c9-7363d96b0001 Thu, 20 Jul 2023 07:25:04 EST Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo On Tuesday, Ron DeSantis voiced his intentions to “rip the woke” out of the military if he becomes president. By Matt Berg By Matt Berg https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/20/kevin-mccarthy-donald-trump-impeachment-expunge-promise-00107236 Donald Trump is angry that the speaker hasn't endorsed his campaign. To placate him, McCarthy privately vowed to hold a vote to clear Trump's impeachments. Now, that promise is coming due. 00000189-704c-d7a2-abfd-7dfdf98b0000 Thu, 20 Jul 2023 06:16:00 EST Francis Chung/POLITICO Given the speaker’s tenuous position with Donald Trump allies in the House and the threat of his ouster looming over every move, Speaker Kevin McCarthy has no real option but to bow to the former president’s whims. By Rachael Bade By Rachael Bade 2023-07-16T07:27:22-05 https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/14/netroots-nation-2023-00106429 Progressives at this year’s confab are taking on issues instead of the top of the Democratic ticket. 00000189-55e6-d274-a58b-f5ff33f00001 Fri, 14 Jul 2023 15:02:35 EST Shia Kapos/POLITICO Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson speaks at the Netroots Nation convention on July 13, 2023, in Chicago. By Shia Kapos By Shia Kapos https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/14/asa-hutchinson-tucker-carlson-vaccination-00106407 Carlson cast doubt on the safety of Covid-19 vaccines when the 2024 presidential candidate confirmed he had been vaccinated. 00000189-5583-dedf-abeb-779797a30001 Fri, 14 Jul 2023 14:37:38 EST Hutchinson deflects Tucker Carlson’s Covid vaccine question Hutchinson deflects Tucker Carlson’s Covid vaccine question By Lucy Hodgman By Lucy Hodgman https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/14/jesse-jackson-rainbow-push-coalition-00106379 VP Kamala Harris will be on hand for the Civil Rights leader's announcement 00000189-54f9-d652-a3ed-7efd33fb0000 Fri, 14 Jul 2023 11:35:25 EST Charles Rex Arbogast/AP Photo Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. will announce his retirement at the annual Rainbow PUSH convention in Chicago on Sunday. By Shia Kapos By Shia Kapos