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- Heritage president backs Tucker Carlson after interview with Holocaust-denier Nick Fuentesvon By Lisa Kashinsky am Freitag, 31. Oktober 2025 um 1:03Kevin Roberts denounced the “venomous coalition” that has criticized the former Fox News host. 
- Will Rep. Jasmine Crockett run for senate?am Donnerstag, 30. Oktober 2025 um 8:40Will Rep. Jasmine Crockett run for senate? lead image 
- Survey shows sharp gender gap in political harassmentvon By Natalie Fertig am Mittwoch, 29. Oktober 2025 um 22:05Female mayors face higher rates of politically motivated violence and harassment, a new poll finds. 
- Progressive House candidate indicted amid Chicago-area ICE protestsvon By Cheyanne M. Daniels and Shia Kapos am Mittwoch, 29. Oktober 2025 um 18:51Kat Abughazaleh, a Democrat running for an open House seat, said the charges are “unjust.” 
- Casten: ‘I think Trump commits impeachable offenses on a daily basis’am Mittwoch, 29. Oktober 2025 um 14:32Casten: ‘I think Trump commits impeachable offenses on a daily basis’ lead image 
- Rep. Bill Foster says the public is on Dems side in shutdown stalemateam Mittwoch, 29. Oktober 2025 um 14:13Rep. Bill Foster says the public is on Dems side in shutdown stalemate lead image 
- Top Financial Services Dem says CFPB cuts reflect constitutional crisisam Mittwoch, 29. Oktober 2025 um 13:26Top Financial Services Dem says CFPB cuts reflect constitutional crisis lead image 
- Graham Platner’s new campaign manager leaves operation after joining just days agovon By Jacob Wendler and Adam Wren am Montag, 27. Oktober 2025 um 16:13The departure is the latest in a string of shakeups for the embattled Senate candidate. 
- Approval of Bad Bunny Super Bowl show split along partisan lines, poll findsvon By Jacob Wendler am Montag, 27. Oktober 2025 um 16:00Republicans largely oppose the decision to feature Bad Bunny, which Trump has decried as “crazy.” 
- What the 2025 elections could tell us about 2026 | The Playbook Podcastam Montag, 27. Oktober 2025 um 15:44What the 2025 elections could tell us about 2026 | The Playbook Podcast lead image 
- Centrist WelcomePAC charts path for Dems, with help from Axelrod, Plouffe and othersvon By Lisa Kashinsky am Montag, 27. Oktober 2025 um 15:28A new report from WelcomePAC, which supports center-left Democrats, offers a moderate view of how the party can rebound from 2024. 
- GOP redistricting effort in New Hampshire is frozenvon By Lisa Kashinsky am Freitag, 24. Oktober 2025 um 15:13Republican lawmakers see no path forward without buy-in from GOP Gov. Kelly Ayotte. 
- The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politicsvon By POLITICO Staff am Freitag, 24. Oktober 2025 um 9:00Every 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. 
- Why Sen. Rand Paul feels like GOP ‘whipping boy’von By POLITICO Staff am Freitag, 24. Oktober 2025 um 4:00The Kentucky Senator sounds off about the Trump administration’s failure to uphold its foreign policy and Epstein revelation promises. 
- Sen. Rand Paul and Katelyn Jetelina | The Conversationvon By Dasha Burns and Renee Klahr am Freitag, 24. Oktober 2025 um 3:55Sen. Rand Paul and Katelyn Jetelina | The Conversation lead image 
- Platner reshuffles campaign and sends out NDAs as he struggles to get ahead of controversiesvon By Adam Wren and Jessica Piper am Donnerstag, 23. Oktober 2025 um 21:25The Maine Senate candidate is bringing on a new campaign manager, among other changes. 
- 4 family members of Illinois governor candidate killed in Montana helicopter crash, campaign saysvon By Associated Press am Donnerstag, 23. Oktober 2025 um 14:35Bailey’s son, Zachary, his wife, Kelsey, and their two young children, Vada Rose, 12, and Samuel, 7, died in the crash. 
- The swamp gets rich off of Trump upheavalvon By Caitlin Oprysko am Mittwoch, 22. Oktober 2025 um 18:00Firms with ties to the president are the new rainmakers. 
- Driver crashes car into White House security gatevon By Seb Starcevic am Mittwoch, 22. Oktober 2025 um 7:52The vehicle struck a security checkpoint just after 10.30 p.m., the Secret Service says. 
- Platner says he’ll remove tattoo that resembles Nazi symbolvon By Jessica Piper am Dienstag, 21. Oktober 2025 um 22:09His former political director said he “knows damn well” what the tattoo signifies. 
- Trump nominee says MLK Jr. holiday belongs in ‘hell’ and that he has ‘Nazi streak,’ according to textsvon By Daniel Lippman am Montag, 20. Oktober 2025 um 19:29Paul Ingrassia’s bid to lead a whistleblower agency is set for a Senate confirmation hearing Thursday. 
- Progressive candidate recruitment org urges Dems to invest beyond Blue Wallvon By Elena Schneider am Montag, 20. Oktober 2025 um 9:55Run For Something is pitching major donors on its $50 million, five-year effort. 
- ‘Meanest people I have ever met’: Chat leak resurfaces internal fights among Young Republicansvon By Jacob Wendler am Sonntag, 19. Oktober 2025 um 16:00The response from state leaders has ranged from sharp condemnations to attacks against Dems. 
- ‘He’s a whale in Vegas’: JB Pritzker’s million-dollar win reveals governor’s taste for gamblingvon By Shia Kapos am Samstag, 18. Oktober 2025 um 20:00A seasoned card player, Gov. JB Pritzker has hosted elite poker events and gambled in Vegas over the years. 
- Round 2 of ‘No Kings’ draws Republican attacksvon By Jacob Wendler, Lauren Brensel and Adam Wren am Samstag, 18. Oktober 2025 um 11:00The demonstrations follow a wave of protests in June that organizers say drew more than 5 million people in cities across the country. 
- Graham Platner tries to turn the page on his online commentsvon By Aaron Pellish am Samstag, 18. Oktober 2025 um 0:40The candidate for Maine Senate pegged the “offensive language” used in his past social media posts to his military service. 
- Lawmaker resigns after involvement in racist chatvon By Jason Beeferman am Samstag, 18. Oktober 2025 um 0:08Vermont state Sen. Sam Douglass will resign after intense pressure from top Republicans in the state. 
- Trump turns up the pressure on Indiana Republicans to redistrictvon By Adam Wren am Freitag, 17. Oktober 2025 um 16:23The president has spearheaded an aggressive campaign across the country to have Republicans redraw congressional lines. 
- Ken Martin says DNC chair is the best job. It still makes him want to pull his hair out.von By Adam Wren am Freitag, 17. Oktober 2025 um 14:15In a wide-ranging interview, DNC chair Ken Martin previewed Democrats’ prospects in New Jersey and Virginia and discuss the party’s redistricting challenges. 
- Five takeaways from the New York City mayoral debatevon By Nick Reisman and Jeff Coltin am Freitag, 17. Oktober 2025 um 9:00Zohran Mamdani dominated the evening, while Andrew Cuomo couldn’t induce any major mistakes. 
 























