Adam Wren
@adamwren.bsky.social
Midwestern Writer @Politico.com
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Adam Wren
@adamwren.bsky.social
· Aug 22
Scoop: Third Way is circulating a memo, shared first with @playbookdc, featuring a new blacklist of words Dems shouldn’t use.
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Exclusive @politico.com: Ahead of a three-day swing in battleground Michigan, Rahm Emanuel is rolling out his fourth(!) policy proposal (transitioning military members in civilian life into the trades).
What’s he up to?
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What’s he up to?
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Another month, another Rahm Emanuel policy proposal. What’s he up to?
Many of Emanuel’s would-be 2028 rivals are still in office and can point to concrete governing or legislating proposals. He needs another way.
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February 13, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Exclusive @politico.com: Ahead of a three-day swing in battleground Michigan, Rahm Emanuel is rolling out his fourth(!) policy proposal (transitioning military members in civilian life into the trades).
What’s he up to?
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
What’s he up to?
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
From 2017 through at least 2025, @DemGovs took in more than $1.2m over 46 donations from a longtime ICE contractor that runs some of its most criticized detention facilities.
DGA spox says they’re keeping the money:
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DGA spox says they’re keeping the money:
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Exclusive: Democrats reckon with ICE contractor donations
And a federal judge bars the Trump administration from freezing $16 billion in funding for the huge Gateway tunnel project...
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February 7, 2026 at 5:23 PM
From 2017 through at least 2025, @DemGovs took in more than $1.2m over 46 donations from a longtime ICE contractor that runs some of its most criticized detention facilities.
DGA spox says they’re keeping the money:
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DGA spox says they’re keeping the money:
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Exclusive @playbookdc.bsky.social: Democratic campaign groups are reckoning with their yearslong past of banking hundreds of thousands of dollars from a longtime ICE contractor.
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Exclusive: Democrats reckon with ICE contractor donations
And a federal judge bars the Trump administration from freezing $16 billion in funding for the huge Gateway tunnel project...
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February 7, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Exclusive @playbookdc.bsky.social: Democratic campaign groups are reckoning with their yearslong past of banking hundreds of thousands of dollars from a longtime ICE contractor.
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Me on the death of the Washington Post sports section.
This isn't a day to be nostalgic. It's a day to be angry.
www.theringer.com/2026/02/04/m...
This isn't a day to be nostalgic. It's a day to be angry.
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Death of a Sports Section
The Washington Post sports department was dismantled before its leaders gave it a chance to change
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February 4, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Me on the death of the Washington Post sports section.
This isn't a day to be nostalgic. It's a day to be angry.
www.theringer.com/2026/02/04/m...
This isn't a day to be nostalgic. It's a day to be angry.
www.theringer.com/2026/02/04/m...
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Here's who the Washington Post just laid off.
February 4, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Here's who the Washington Post just laid off.
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As @adamwren.bsky.social flagged, Kelly sent $5 million to of that cash pile to candidates, state parties and party committees. Kelly was already a money printer. He's now a money bomb.
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Mark Kelly’s money bomb
The Arizona senator's moves thus far have positioned him to be a key fundraiser in 2026 and offer him a platform to build out a 2028 base.
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January 31, 2026 at 5:31 PM
As @adamwren.bsky.social flagged, Kelly sent $5 million to of that cash pile to candidates, state parties and party committees. Kelly was already a money printer. He's now a money bomb.
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
Bluesky no longer “hot?”
January 21, 2026 at 11:24 PM
Bluesky no longer “hot?”
“I’m not into Democrats sitting on the 30th floor of a Manhattan highrise in their Lululemon outfit with their Yeti cup, talking about, ‘We should go to places that we don’t go’ and then never go,” Emanuel told @playbookdc.bsky.social.
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The silver lining in Dems’ 2028 calendar mess
And the latest from Minneapolis ...
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January 17, 2026 at 8:52 PM
“I’m not into Democrats sitting on the 30th floor of a Manhattan highrise in their Lululemon outfit with their Yeti cup, talking about, ‘We should go to places that we don’t go’ and then never go,” Emanuel told @playbookdc.bsky.social.
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.@PeteButtigieg takes the stage at the Detroit Auto Show.
January 14, 2026 at 5:12 PM
.@PeteButtigieg takes the stage at the Detroit Auto Show.
Scoop in @playbookdc.bsky.social: @jamestalarico.bsky.social is launching his first statewide ad—backed by 7 figures in Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, and on statewide cable.
youtu.be/lSZ26-ZJiTs
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January 5, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Scoop in @playbookdc.bsky.social: @jamestalarico.bsky.social is launching his first statewide ad—backed by 7 figures in Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, and on statewide cable.
youtu.be/lSZ26-ZJiTs
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What Indiana GOP State Sen. Greg Walker texted the White House when they asked him to meet with the president:
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December 31, 2025 at 6:00 PM
What Indiana GOP State Sen. Greg Walker texted the White House when they asked him to meet with the president:
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New: Going into the Oval Office in August, Indiana House Speaker Todd Huston didn't back redistricting & had heard the chatter about whether his daughter Liz, an assistant White House press secretary, would be used as leverage in the plot to redraw America.
How it went down in the Oval:
How it went down in the Oval:
December 31, 2025 at 5:53 PM
New: Going into the Oval Office in August, Indiana House Speaker Todd Huston didn't back redistricting & had heard the chatter about whether his daughter Liz, an assistant White House press secretary, would be used as leverage in the plot to redraw America.
How it went down in the Oval:
How it went down in the Oval:
New: Trump’s political operation trained its eyes on a coast-to-coast redistricting project far earlier than has been known, emerging as part of an analysis of looming political threats and opportunities even before he was sworn in this January.
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December 31, 2025 at 2:28 PM
New: Trump’s political operation trained its eyes on a coast-to-coast redistricting project far earlier than has been known, emerging as part of an analysis of looming political threats and opportunities even before he was sworn in this January.
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
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Looking forward to it.
The 2028 Race Has Begun. Here’s Who’s Winning.
White House hopefuls in both parties are maneuvering for the post-Trump era. Here’s where they stand at the end of 2025.
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December 28, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Looking forward to it.
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Some Democrats are concerned about liberal candidates’ ability to connect with voters in purple and red states.
Our @adamwren.bsky.social and @andrewjfhoward.bsky.social discuss what it means for the midterms on today’s #PlaybookPod.
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Our @adamwren.bsky.social and @andrewjfhoward.bsky.social discuss what it means for the midterms on today’s #PlaybookPod.
🎧 youtube.com/watch?v=WCL0i1i1PGs
December 23, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Some Democrats are concerned about liberal candidates’ ability to connect with voters in purple and red states.
Our @adamwren.bsky.social and @andrewjfhoward.bsky.social discuss what it means for the midterms on today’s #PlaybookPod.
🎧 youtube.com/watch?v=WCL0i1i1PGs
Our @adamwren.bsky.social and @andrewjfhoward.bsky.social discuss what it means for the midterms on today’s #PlaybookPod.
🎧 youtube.com/watch?v=WCL0i1i1PGs
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After almost 19 years, @politico.com's newspaper comes to an end with tomorrow's edition.
I've been at the helm of the newspaper for over a decade, and it's been an opportunity unlike anything I would've gotten to do at another organization.
I'll miss the newspaper, but I'm not going anywhere.
I've been at the helm of the newspaper for over a decade, and it's been an opportunity unlike anything I would've gotten to do at another organization.
I'll miss the newspaper, but I'm not going anywhere.
December 18, 2025 at 12:02 AM
After almost 19 years, @politico.com's newspaper comes to an end with tomorrow's edition.
I've been at the helm of the newspaper for over a decade, and it's been an opportunity unlike anything I would've gotten to do at another organization.
I'll miss the newspaper, but I'm not going anywhere.
I've been at the helm of the newspaper for over a decade, and it's been an opportunity unlike anything I would've gotten to do at another organization.
I'll miss the newspaper, but I'm not going anywhere.
Zooming out on the president's recent string of losses, via @playbookdc.bsky.social:
December 14, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Zooming out on the president's recent string of losses, via @playbookdc.bsky.social:
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“Trump 2.0 appears at the nadir of its power,” @adamwren.bsky.social writes in Playbook
December 13, 2025 at 4:19 PM
“Trump 2.0 appears at the nadir of its power,” @adamwren.bsky.social writes in Playbook
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"I cannot think of another time when the administration wanted something this badly, and failed this catastrophically to get it from Republicans."
@samsteindc.bsky.social, @sonnybunch.bsky.social, and @adamwren.bsky.social on how Indiana Republicans defied Trump and rejected his redistricting push.
@samsteindc.bsky.social, @sonnybunch.bsky.social, and @adamwren.bsky.social on how Indiana Republicans defied Trump and rejected his redistricting push.
December 12, 2025 at 2:21 AM
"I cannot think of another time when the administration wanted something this badly, and failed this catastrophically to get it from Republicans."
@samsteindc.bsky.social, @sonnybunch.bsky.social, and @adamwren.bsky.social on how Indiana Republicans defied Trump and rejected his redistricting push.
@samsteindc.bsky.social, @sonnybunch.bsky.social, and @adamwren.bsky.social on how Indiana Republicans defied Trump and rejected his redistricting push.
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"Indiana Republicans have withstood immense pressure from President Donald Trump — and ignored threats on their lives — to defeat his plan to redraw the state’s congressional map ..."
By @adamwren.bsky.social / @politico.com
By @adamwren.bsky.social / @politico.com
Indiana GOP rejects Trump’s map in major blow to his gerrymandering push
The GOP-controlled state Senate voted down a bill that would have wiped out Indiana’s two Democratic-held seats in the House.
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December 12, 2025 at 12:13 AM
"Indiana Republicans have withstood immense pressure from President Donald Trump — and ignored threats on their lives — to defeat his plan to redraw the state’s congressional map ..."
By @adamwren.bsky.social / @politico.com
By @adamwren.bsky.social / @politico.com
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🚨🎧 Enjoyed hosting yesterday’s Today Explained — about emerging cracks in the GOP
First Midwest king @adamwren.bsky.social on the WH's bumpy pressure campaign to redistrict Indiana
Then @lacaldwelldc.bsky.social on the flood of GOP retirements from Congress and why everyone hates Speaker Johnson
First Midwest king @adamwren.bsky.social on the WH's bumpy pressure campaign to redistrict Indiana
Then @lacaldwelldc.bsky.social on the flood of GOP retirements from Congress and why everyone hates Speaker Johnson
The Republicans bucking Trump
Podcast Episode · Today, Explained · 09/12/2025 · 27m
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December 11, 2025 at 12:51 AM
🚨🎧 Enjoyed hosting yesterday’s Today Explained — about emerging cracks in the GOP
First Midwest king @adamwren.bsky.social on the WH's bumpy pressure campaign to redistrict Indiana
Then @lacaldwelldc.bsky.social on the flood of GOP retirements from Congress and why everyone hates Speaker Johnson
First Midwest king @adamwren.bsky.social on the WH's bumpy pressure campaign to redistrict Indiana
Then @lacaldwelldc.bsky.social on the flood of GOP retirements from Congress and why everyone hates Speaker Johnson
🚨New: Indiana Republicans ignored threats on their lives and rejected President Donald Trump’s demand that they gerrymander the state’s House map to help protect the party’s majority in next year’s midterms.
December 11, 2025 at 9:38 PM
🚨New: Indiana Republicans ignored threats on their lives and rejected President Donald Trump’s demand that they gerrymander the state’s House map to help protect the party’s majority in next year’s midterms.