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With open races for governor and Senate in Iowa for the first time in nearly 60 years, Democrats see a rare opening in a state that has been steadily trending red.
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Is Iowa a field of dreams or nightmares for Dems?
Democrats have an opportunity in two statewide races for the first time in decades.
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November 14, 2025 at 1:51 AM
With open races for governor and Senate in Iowa for the first time in nearly 60 years, Democrats see a rare opening in a state that has been steadily trending red.
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As presidential hopefuls face their own reelection campaigns in the 2026 midterms, what may be more important is their ability to campaign on behalf of downballot candidates across the country.
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How 2028 hopefuls may influence the midterms
Potential presidential candidates will likely target battlegrounds and early states on the primary calendar.
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November 14, 2025 at 1:41 AM
As presidential hopefuls face their own reelection campaigns in the 2026 midterms, what may be more important is their ability to campaign on behalf of downballot candidates across the country.
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The ambitious climate goals set out a decade ago in the Paris agreement signed by the U.S. and 194 other nations might no longer be achievable.
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OUTLOOK: U.S. skips global climate summit as measurements of the planet grow more dire
PLUS: House moderates push for involvement in ACA talks; Catholic bishops disapprove of deportation tactics, rhetoric; and Fetterman hospitalized after fall.
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November 14, 2025 at 1:32 AM
The ambitious climate goals set out a decade ago in the Paris agreement signed by the U.S. and 194 other nations might no longer be achievable.
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Just since Labor Day, the president has spent more time on foreign travel and talks with foreign leaders than any other president since World War II.
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Is 47 repeating the mistakes of 41?
Since Labor Day, Trump has spent more time on foreign affairs than tending to economic concerns at home, drawing comparisons to George H.W. Bush.
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November 14, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Just since Labor Day, the president has spent more time on foreign travel and talks with foreign leaders than any other president since World War II.
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In this episode @kirk-bado.bsky.social James Downs @efilter.bsky.social @nenonicolosio.bsky.social and @abby-turner.bsky.social discuss the road to the midterms a year out.
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National Journal Radio Bonus Episode: The 2026 Midterm Preview
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In this episode @kirk-bado.bsky.social James Downs @efilter.bsky.social @nenonicolosio.bsky.social and @abby-turner.bsky.social discuss the road to the midterms a year out.
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President Trump and congressional GOP spent much of Wednesday in damage-control mode after newly released emails suggest Trump knew more about Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking of young women than he had previously acknowledged.
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Trump, GOP largely dismiss new Epstein emails as House charges forward to force full records release
The House is set to vote on the discharge petition as soon as next week.
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November 13, 2025 at 2:47 AM
President Trump and congressional GOP spent much of Wednesday in damage-control mode after newly released emails suggest Trump knew more about Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking of young women than he had previously acknowledged.
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On the 43rd day of the shutdown, the House narrowly passed legislation reopening the government through Jan. 31, though it doesn’t solve the key dispute at the heart of the shutdown: the soaring cost of health care premiums.
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OUTLOOK: House approves bill to end longest federal shutdown ever
PLUS: The U.S. has stopped making cents, and bipartisan Senate bill would aid farmers, low-income school children.
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November 13, 2025 at 2:24 AM
On the 43rd day of the shutdown, the House narrowly passed legislation reopening the government through Jan. 31, though it doesn’t solve the key dispute at the heart of the shutdown: the soaring cost of health care premiums.
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At this stage in the cycle, there’s more uncertainty than certainty as the White House pushes Republicans to redraw maps and Democrats struggle to respond in kind.
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Hotline's House Power Rankings
Redistricting has roiled the battlefield.
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November 13, 2025 at 1:06 AM
At this stage in the cycle, there’s more uncertainty than certainty as the White House pushes Republicans to redraw maps and Democrats struggle to respond in kind.
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Rep. Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ 07) has made history as the first Latina member of Congress from Arizona. Latina candidates talk to @nenonicolosio.bsky.social about increasing their margins in the midterms.
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La Congresista Latina
Latinas in Congress look to increase representation in midterms
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November 12, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Rep. Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ 07) has made history as the first Latina member of Congress from Arizona. Latina candidates talk to @nenonicolosio.bsky.social about increasing their margins in the midterms.
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Fresh off recruiting wins and a strong showing in the off-year elections, Senate Democrats have a clearer path to regain the majority in 2026, but it's still a difficult lift to gain four seats.
Hotline's Senate Power Rankings
Democrats land three top-tier recruits, waiting on their fourth.
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November 12, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Fresh off recruiting wins and a strong showing in the off-year elections, Senate Democrats have a clearer path to regain the majority in 2026, but it's still a difficult lift to gain four seats.
South Texas Democrats' message last year—focusing on Trump and threats to democracy—"just didn't resonate," said Hidalgo County party chair Richard Gonzales.
Inside the Democratic reckoning in South Texas
After a collapse in support in 2024, local party leaders recalibrate for the future.
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November 12, 2025 at 5:17 PM
South Texas Democrats' message last year—focusing on Trump and threats to democracy—"just didn't resonate," said Hidalgo County party chair Richard Gonzales.
After nearly seven weeks of waiting, Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva will be sworn in on Wednesday. A vote to force release of the Epstein files may follow.
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OUTLOOK: End of shutdown also will allow discharge petition to force release of Epstein files
PLUS: China believed to be behind hack of Congressional Budget Office, and Beijing could limit U.S. access to rare-earth magnets.
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November 12, 2025 at 1:36 AM
After nearly seven weeks of waiting, Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva will be sworn in on Wednesday. A vote to force release of the Epstein files may follow.
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Next year, 36 states will elect governors in a midterm expected to be a referendum on Trump. Conventional wisdom holds that the party out of power does better in the midterms, but Dems must overcome voter unhappiness and fatigue. Read the free story from @abby-turner.bsky.social
Hotline's Gubernatorial Power Rankings
Democrats are on defense across the board.
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November 11, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Next year, 36 states will elect governors in a midterm expected to be a referendum on Trump. Conventional wisdom holds that the party out of power does better in the midterms, but Dems must overcome voter unhappiness and fatigue. Read the free story from @abby-turner.bsky.social
In today's NJ OUTLOOK, the fallout from the 41-day shutdown is damaging to Republicans and Democrats no matter who claims the win. Both parties got some of what they wanted---and a lot of the blame from the pain America is feeling:
OUTLOOK: The shutdown battle seems to be ending, but neither side emerges unscathed
PLUS: Supreme Court lets stand landmark case legalizing same-sex marriage, and bipartisan bill would require Senate confirmation of Secret Service director.
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November 11, 2025 at 2:00 AM
In today's NJ OUTLOOK, the fallout from the 41-day shutdown is damaging to Republicans and Democrats no matter who claims the win. Both parties got some of what they wanted---and a lot of the blame from the pain America is feeling:
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November 11, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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In his latest OFF TO THE RACES, Charlie Cook cautions Democrats not to draw too much from Zohran Mamdani's win in NYC. No mayoral race has ever been a harbinger of the direction of American politics or an indication of what would happen in any other election anywhere else.
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November 11, 2025 at 1:10 AM
In his latest OFF TO THE RACES, Charlie Cook cautions Democrats not to draw too much from Zohran Mamdani's win in NYC. No mayoral race has ever been a harbinger of the direction of American politics or an indication of what would happen in any other election anywhere else.
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Democrats secured decisive wins in Tuesday’s off-year elections, giving the party a boost of confidence and forcing Republicans to reconsider their economic message.
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Top takeaways from Tuesday’s election
Democrats dominated the night, giving both parties a slightly clearer picture heading into the midterms.
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November 7, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Democrats secured decisive wins in Tuesday’s off-year elections, giving the party a boost of confidence and forcing Republicans to reconsider their economic message.
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Pelosi will leave as perhaps the most consequential speaker in the history of the House, not only because of her glass-shattering status as the only woman to hold the job or her political deftness.
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OUTLOOK: Pelosi’s retirement will leave House Democrats without their most prominent ‘street fighter’
PLUS: Preaching bipartisanship, House lawmakers push to preserve Senate filibuster; and Supreme Court sides with Trump on requiring that passports list biological sex.
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November 7, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Pelosi will leave as perhaps the most consequential speaker in the history of the House, not only because of her glass-shattering status as the only woman to hold the job or her political deftness.
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State lawmakers and prominent 'Make America Healthy Again' figures are criticizing efforts on Capitol Hill to preempt states from banning or regulating food additives, writes Nancy Vu
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'Protect our consumers': Food-standards bill gets into the crosshairs of MAHA
State lawmakers and prominent 'Make America Healthy Again' figures are criticizing efforts on Capitol Hill to preempt states from banning or regulating food additives.
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November 6, 2025 at 5:17 PM
State lawmakers and prominent 'Make America Healthy Again' figures are criticizing efforts on Capitol Hill to preempt states from banning or regulating food additives, writes Nancy Vu
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The president’s aggressive efforts to impose a broad menu of punitive tariffs on a wide array of countries faced a skeptical Supreme Court Wednesday, in a landmark case with potentially staggering effects on the economy.
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OUTLOOK: Will tariffs be the line the Supreme Court draws to check Trump’s executive power?
PLUS: Trump relaunches Isaacman for NASA administrator, and movie association demands Instagram stop basing teen settings on PG-13 rating.
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November 6, 2025 at 2:37 AM
The president’s aggressive efforts to impose a broad menu of punitive tariffs on a wide array of countries faced a skeptical Supreme Court Wednesday, in a landmark case with potentially staggering effects on the economy.
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Tuesday night’s wins for Dems, coupled with Trump’s acknowledgement that the shutdown is hurting Republicans, should give the minority party further ammo to argue that the president should come to the table to negotiate a deal.
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Tuesday’s election was supposed to bring Congress closer to reopening government. It didn’t.
Some Democrats want to hold the line. Some Republicans are mulling an end to the filibuster. But no clear consensus on a way out has emerged.
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November 6, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Tuesday night’s wins for Dems, coupled with Trump’s acknowledgement that the shutdown is hurting Republicans, should give the minority party further ammo to argue that the president should come to the table to negotiate a deal.
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In the last week alone, President Trump’s statements on food stamps, soybeans, Argentine beef, and trade have mattered much more than any departmental policy.
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Ag policy illustrates the administration’s top-down approach to governing
'We may have only one department—the Department of the White House.'
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November 6, 2025 at 1:23 AM
In the last week alone, President Trump’s statements on food stamps, soybeans, Argentine beef, and trade have mattered much more than any departmental policy.
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A year after he won a second term by giving voice to national concern over the economy and high prices, the president has stopped talking about what Americans are most concerned about.
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A defiant Donald Trump downplays drubbing by Democrats
The president blamed Tuesday's GOP losses on the shutdown—and his absence on the ballot.
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November 6, 2025 at 1:15 AM
A year after he won a second term by giving voice to national concern over the economy and high prices, the president has stopped talking about what Americans are most concerned about.
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Views on the economy remain about as bad as they were a year ago, but now it’s the Republicans in charge who are shouldering the blame.
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Republicans find themselves where Democrats were a year ago
Americans still don’t feel any relief on the cost of living. Now Trump gets the blame.
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November 6, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Views on the economy remain about as bad as they were a year ago, but now it’s the Republicans in charge who are shouldering the blame.
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Heading into 2026, Hotline released its first round of power rankings of the Senate, House, and gubernatorial seats most likely to flip. Want to know more? Check out Hotline’s free 2026 Midterm Preview Special Edition:
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Hotline's 2026 Midterm Preview
National Journal’s Hotline presents its 2026 Midterm Preview, offering an inside look from our top election correspondents. Highlighting National Journal’s commitment to nonpartisan reporting and…
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November 5, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Heading into 2026, Hotline released its first round of power rankings of the Senate, House, and gubernatorial seats most likely to flip. Want to know more? Check out Hotline’s free 2026 Midterm Preview Special Edition:
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