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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
🎧 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
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.
Whether Turning Point still has the sway to accomplish its vision faced a test Friday.
They turned out morethan 200 people, a relatively sparse crowd compared to the 1,000 who gathered to see @petebuttigieg.bsky.social for an anti-redistricting rally in September.
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They turned out morethan 200 people, a relatively sparse crowd compared to the 1,000 who gathered to see @petebuttigieg.bsky.social for an anti-redistricting rally in September.
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https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook/2025/12/06/turning-point-tests-its-potency-in-indiana-00679727
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December 6, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Whether Turning Point still has the sway to accomplish its vision faced a test Friday.
They turned out morethan 200 people, a relatively sparse crowd compared to the 1,000 who gathered to see @petebuttigieg.bsky.social for an anti-redistricting rally in September.
t.co/YKyXACmdZo
They turned out morethan 200 people, a relatively sparse crowd compared to the 1,000 who gathered to see @petebuttigieg.bsky.social for an anti-redistricting rally in September.
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Indiana Senate Republican Greg Walker “said he would have reported the alleged violation to federal authorities “if I thought that there was anyone of integrity in Washington that would follow through on my accusation ..”
@adamwren.bsky.social #redistrict
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@adamwren.bsky.social #redistrict
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November 29, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Indiana Senate Republican Greg Walker “said he would have reported the alleged violation to federal authorities “if I thought that there was anyone of integrity in Washington that would follow through on my accusation ..”
@adamwren.bsky.social #redistrict
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@adamwren.bsky.social #redistrict
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I asked Susan Orlean how Tina Brown motivated writers at the New Yorker.
"Terror," she explained.
Full interview here: open.spotify.com/episode/5pGy...
"Terror," she explained.
Full interview here: open.spotify.com/episode/5pGy...
November 25, 2025 at 11:58 AM
I asked Susan Orlean how Tina Brown motivated writers at the New Yorker.
"Terror," she explained.
Full interview here: open.spotify.com/episode/5pGy...
"Terror," she explained.
Full interview here: open.spotify.com/episode/5pGy...
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SUSAN ORLEAN is on the podcast tomorrow.
After asking Orlean about how she broke into the New Yorker and Resting Reporter Face and Tina Brown's motivational techniques, Bryan asked about three favorite Orlean stories.
They are...
After asking Orlean about how she broke into the New Yorker and Resting Reporter Face and Tina Brown's motivational techniques, Bryan asked about three favorite Orlean stories.
They are...
November 23, 2025 at 1:39 PM
SUSAN ORLEAN is on the podcast tomorrow.
After asking Orlean about how she broke into the New Yorker and Resting Reporter Face and Tina Brown's motivational techniques, Bryan asked about three favorite Orlean stories.
They are...
After asking Orlean about how she broke into the New Yorker and Resting Reporter Face and Tina Brown's motivational techniques, Bryan asked about three favorite Orlean stories.
They are...
New @playbookdc.bsky.social: MAGA’s leader spurns MTG as he embraces Mamdani.
“A world turned upside down,” as MAGA macher Steve Bannon put it to me.
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“A world turned upside down,” as MAGA macher Steve Bannon put it to me.
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MTG is out, Mamdani is in
And the reactions pour in ...
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November 22, 2025 at 4:43 PM
New @playbookdc.bsky.social: MAGA’s leader spurns MTG as he embraces Mamdani.
“A world turned upside down,” as MAGA macher Steve Bannon put it to me.
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“A world turned upside down,” as MAGA macher Steve Bannon put it to me.
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Scoop: Barack Obama huddled with nearly three dozen freshman House Democrats at the Capitol Hill home of Rep. Rosa DeLauro at a Wednesday night event hosted by former Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
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'Our most important battle’: Obama privately urges freshman Dems to fight cynicism
“I get feeling worn out, tired, and embattled," the former president said to more than 30 lawmakers.
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November 21, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Scoop: Barack Obama huddled with nearly three dozen freshman House Democrats at the Capitol Hill home of Rep. Rosa DeLauro at a Wednesday night event hosted by former Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
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NEW: An Indiana Senate Republican who President Donald Trump called out in a Truth Social post Sunday for not backing the White House’s plan to draw new congressional maps was later targeted by a swatting, according to local authorities.
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https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/16/indiana-republican-trump-redistricting-swatted-00654098
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November 17, 2025 at 3:02 AM
NEW: An Indiana Senate Republican who President Donald Trump called out in a Truth Social post Sunday for not backing the White House’s plan to draw new congressional maps was later targeted by a swatting, according to local authorities.
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New in @playbookdc.bsky.social: @mallorymcmorrow.bsky.social picks up her first Senate endorsement from @martinheinrich.bsky.social.
October 30, 2025 at 11:58 AM
New in @playbookdc.bsky.social: @mallorymcmorrow.bsky.social picks up her first Senate endorsement from @martinheinrich.bsky.social.
Exclusive: Graham Platner is shaking up his campaign amid a swirl of controversy, bringing in a longtime friend to function as his Maine Senate campaign’s new manager, hiring a compliance firm and sending non-disclosure agreements to staffers.
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https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/23/graham-platner-maine-campaign-shakeup-ndas-controversies-00620849
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October 24, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Exclusive: Graham Platner is shaking up his campaign amid a swirl of controversy, bringing in a longtime friend to function as his Maine Senate campaign’s new manager, hiring a compliance firm and sending non-disclosure agreements to staffers.
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NEWS: Indiana Senate Republicans say they do not have votes to pass mid-cycle redistricting despite a pressure campaign from the White House, according to a spokesperson for Senate President Pro Tempore Rodric Bray.
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Indiana Republicans don’t have votes to back Trump’s redistricting, Senate leader spox says
The news comes just days after President Donald Trump held a phone call with reluctant members.
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October 22, 2025 at 3:15 PM
NEWS: Indiana Senate Republicans say they do not have votes to pass mid-cycle redistricting despite a pressure campaign from the White House, according to a spokesperson for Senate President Pro Tempore Rodric Bray.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
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DNC Chair @kenmartin.bsky.social loves his job.
It still makes him want to pull his hair out.
Read the wide-ranging interview with our @adamwren.bsky.social, where Martin discusses Dem prospects in NJ and VA, as well as the party’s redistricting challenges👇
It still makes him want to pull his hair out.
Read the wide-ranging interview with our @adamwren.bsky.social, where Martin discusses Dem prospects in NJ and VA, as well as the party’s redistricting challenges👇
Ken Martin says DNC chair is the best job. It still makes him want to pull his hair out.
In a wide-ranging interview, the DNC chair previewed Democrats' prospects in New Jersey and Virginia and discuss the party’s redistricting challenges.
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October 17, 2025 at 3:17 PM
DNC Chair @kenmartin.bsky.social loves his job.
It still makes him want to pull his hair out.
Read the wide-ranging interview with our @adamwren.bsky.social, where Martin discusses Dem prospects in NJ and VA, as well as the party’s redistricting challenges👇
It still makes him want to pull his hair out.
Read the wide-ranging interview with our @adamwren.bsky.social, where Martin discusses Dem prospects in NJ and VA, as well as the party’s redistricting challenges👇