Kevin Robillard
@robillard.bsky.social
HuffPost politics editor. Dad. Terp. Massachusetts native. Pitches, bookings, etc.: kevin.robillard@huffpost.com
Incredible finding from Pew: Out of 107 democracies worldwide, only one -- Micronesia -- draws legislative districts through the same convoluted process the United States does.
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December 19, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Incredible finding from Pew: Out of 107 democracies worldwide, only one -- Micronesia -- draws legislative districts through the same convoluted process the United States does.
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
New: Meet the most confident Democrats in America.
At the DGA meeting in Phoenix, confident predictions they’ll have a majority of govs after ‘26 and one of them will become president.
But also plenty of acknowledgments blue states need to do better.
www.huffpost.com/entry/meet-t...
At the DGA meeting in Phoenix, confident predictions they’ll have a majority of govs after ‘26 and one of them will become president.
But also plenty of acknowledgments blue states need to do better.
www.huffpost.com/entry/meet-t...
Meet The Most Confident Democrats In America
Everyone wants to be a Democratic governor, and a lot of the governors want to be president.
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December 14, 2025 at 2:39 PM
New: Meet the most confident Democrats in America.
At the DGA meeting in Phoenix, confident predictions they’ll have a majority of govs after ‘26 and one of them will become president.
But also plenty of acknowledgments blue states need to do better.
www.huffpost.com/entry/meet-t...
At the DGA meeting in Phoenix, confident predictions they’ll have a majority of govs after ‘26 and one of them will become president.
But also plenty of acknowledgments blue states need to do better.
www.huffpost.com/entry/meet-t...
New from @delaneyrules.bsky.social: House Ag Committee chair says RFK push to let states ban unhealthy food from SNAP will drive up grocery prices, an intra-party break over a key part of the MAHA Agenda.
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December 11, 2025 at 5:25 PM
New from @delaneyrules.bsky.social: House Ag Committee chair says RFK push to let states ban unhealthy food from SNAP will drive up grocery prices, an intra-party break over a key part of the MAHA Agenda.
www.huffpost.com/entry/snap-j...
www.huffpost.com/entry/snap-j...
Subject lines you would not have expected in 2017.
INBOX: Former Gov. Ralph Northam Endorses Tom Perriello for Congress
INBOX: Former Gov. Ralph Northam Endorses Tom Perriello for Congress
December 11, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Subject lines you would not have expected in 2017.
INBOX: Former Gov. Ralph Northam Endorses Tom Perriello for Congress
INBOX: Former Gov. Ralph Northam Endorses Tom Perriello for Congress
NEW: The redistricting wars aren't going to end with the midterms.
-Hochul committed to pushing through new maps in NY, Bennet + Weiser say the same in Colorado
-Dems will look to redraw in Wisconsin if they win a trifecta - other possibilities in MN, NV, MI.
www.huffpost.com/entry/the-re...
-Hochul committed to pushing through new maps in NY, Bennet + Weiser say the same in Colorado
-Dems will look to redraw in Wisconsin if they win a trifecta - other possibilities in MN, NV, MI.
www.huffpost.com/entry/the-re...
December 11, 2025 at 2:18 PM
NEW: The redistricting wars aren't going to end with the midterms.
-Hochul committed to pushing through new maps in NY, Bennet + Weiser say the same in Colorado
-Dems will look to redraw in Wisconsin if they win a trifecta - other possibilities in MN, NV, MI.
www.huffpost.com/entry/the-re...
-Hochul committed to pushing through new maps in NY, Bennet + Weiser say the same in Colorado
-Dems will look to redraw in Wisconsin if they win a trifecta - other possibilities in MN, NV, MI.
www.huffpost.com/entry/the-re...
New: With Crockett's entrance into Texas Senate, the Democratic Party is starting to see the downsides of its Tea Party moment.
-Dem Sens largely avoid weighing in on the race.
-TX-Sen not high enough priority at the moment for establishment to spend big political capital to keep her out.
-Dem Sens largely avoid weighing in on the race.
-TX-Sen not high enough priority at the moment for establishment to spend big political capital to keep her out.
December 10, 2025 at 8:46 PM
New: With Crockett's entrance into Texas Senate, the Democratic Party is starting to see the downsides of its Tea Party moment.
-Dem Sens largely avoid weighing in on the race.
-TX-Sen not high enough priority at the moment for establishment to spend big political capital to keep her out.
-Dem Sens largely avoid weighing in on the race.
-TX-Sen not high enough priority at the moment for establishment to spend big political capital to keep her out.
New Pan-Atlantic Research Center poll of Maine
Dem Gov. Janet Mills 43%
GOP Sen. Susan Collins 43%
Dem Graham Platner 43%
Collins 42%
In the Dem primary, they have Mills up 47% to 37% over Platner, with big splits around age and gender.
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Dem Gov. Janet Mills 43%
GOP Sen. Susan Collins 43%
Dem Graham Platner 43%
Collins 42%
In the Dem primary, they have Mills up 47% to 37% over Platner, with big splits around age and gender.
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December 10, 2025 at 8:17 PM
New Pan-Atlantic Research Center poll of Maine
Dem Gov. Janet Mills 43%
GOP Sen. Susan Collins 43%
Dem Graham Platner 43%
Collins 42%
In the Dem primary, they have Mills up 47% to 37% over Platner, with big splits around age and gender.
hs-21701012.f.hubspotstarter.net/hubfs/217010...
Dem Gov. Janet Mills 43%
GOP Sen. Susan Collins 43%
Dem Graham Platner 43%
Collins 42%
In the Dem primary, they have Mills up 47% to 37% over Platner, with big splits around age and gender.
hs-21701012.f.hubspotstarter.net/hubfs/217010...
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Everyone's mad at FDA head Marty Makary over his review of the abortion pill mifepristone -- even anti-abortion organizations.
An Unlikely Group Is Calling For The Head Of The FDA To Be Fired
A handful of national anti-abortion groups called for FDA Commissioner Martin Makary to be fired this week.
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December 10, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Everyone's mad at FDA head Marty Makary over his review of the abortion pill mifepristone -- even anti-abortion organizations.
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Exclusive: ICE has developed a plan to arrest undocumented migrants who try to voluntarily leave the U.S. via the Mexico border, so they can face formal removal.
Why bother? Possibly to juice deportation numbers.
It's being referred to as "Operation Irish Goodbye."
www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-pl...
Why bother? Possibly to juice deportation numbers.
It's being referred to as "Operation Irish Goodbye."
www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-pl...
ICE Has A Surprising New Plan To Arrest People Already Leaving The U.S.
“Operation Irish Goodbye,” as it’s being called, could be aimed at boosting numbers for Trump’s much-hyped deportation campaign.
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December 8, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Exclusive: ICE has developed a plan to arrest undocumented migrants who try to voluntarily leave the U.S. via the Mexico border, so they can face formal removal.
Why bother? Possibly to juice deportation numbers.
It's being referred to as "Operation Irish Goodbye."
www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-pl...
Why bother? Possibly to juice deportation numbers.
It's being referred to as "Operation Irish Goodbye."
www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-pl...
NEW: Colorado State Sen. Julie Gonzales, a DSA member, is launching a primary challenge to Democratic Sen. John Hickenlooper.
It's the first big progressive primary challenge to an incumbent senator this cycle.
www.huffpost.com/entry/progre...
It's the first big progressive primary challenge to an incumbent senator this cycle.
www.huffpost.com/entry/progre...
Progressive Launches Primary Challenge To Colorado Sen. John Hickenlooper
State Sen. Julie Gonzales argues the incumbent's centrist politics are out of step with the state.
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December 8, 2025 at 2:03 PM
NEW: Colorado State Sen. Julie Gonzales, a DSA member, is launching a primary challenge to Democratic Sen. John Hickenlooper.
It's the first big progressive primary challenge to an incumbent senator this cycle.
www.huffpost.com/entry/progre...
It's the first big progressive primary challenge to an incumbent senator this cycle.
www.huffpost.com/entry/progre...
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Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) asked for dollar amounts and Trump contacts. Donors responded by boasting about their philanthropy and love of America.
Trump’s Ballroom Donors Blow Off Senator’s Questions About How Much They Gave
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) asked for dollar amounts and Trump contacts. Donors responded by boasting about their philanthropy and love of America.
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December 3, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) asked for dollar amounts and Trump contacts. Donors responded by boasting about their philanthropy and love of America.
Absolutely bonkers details here about how Democrats trying to defang a corruption watchdog in New Jersey treated
Sen. Andy Kim when he tried to speak against it.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/n...
Sen. Andy Kim when he tried to speak against it.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/n...
December 3, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Absolutely bonkers details here about how Democrats trying to defang a corruption watchdog in New Jersey treated
Sen. Andy Kim when he tried to speak against it.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/n...
Sen. Andy Kim when he tried to speak against it.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/n...
Progressive group @boldprogressives.org is endorsing Graham Platner in the Maine Senate primary and is out with a poll showing Platner with a big lead over Mills in the primary
Platner 58%
Mills 38%
Poll conducted by Z to A Strategies from 11/14 to 11/18.
Platner 58%
Mills 38%
Poll conducted by Z to A Strategies from 11/14 to 11/18.
December 3, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Progressive group @boldprogressives.org is endorsing Graham Platner in the Maine Senate primary and is out with a poll showing Platner with a big lead over Mills in the primary
Platner 58%
Mills 38%
Poll conducted by Z to A Strategies from 11/14 to 11/18.
Platner 58%
Mills 38%
Poll conducted by Z to A Strategies from 11/14 to 11/18.
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Most presidents run into trouble near the end of their first year and so is Trump. But Trump isn't like any other president.
So what does rising disapproval, a fracturing coalition, election losses and policy reversals mean when the president is an authoritarian? www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
So what does rising disapproval, a fracturing coalition, election losses and policy reversals mean when the president is an authoritarian? www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Incompetent. Unpopular. Loser. Nothing Seems To Be Going Well For Donald Trump.
Donald Trump's attempt to transform the country has hit a serious roadblock as he faces rising disapproval numbers, growing opposition and a fracturing coalition.
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December 1, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Most presidents run into trouble near the end of their first year and so is Trump. But Trump isn't like any other president.
So what does rising disapproval, a fracturing coalition, election losses and policy reversals mean when the president is an authoritarian? www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
So what does rising disapproval, a fracturing coalition, election losses and policy reversals mean when the president is an authoritarian? www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
The COVID backlash theory was popular among a certain group of very online writers and thinkers, but a simple look at its total absence from paid political media would have told you it wasn't actually a big vote mover for either party, especially after 2020.
November 20, 2025 at 6:08 PM
The COVID backlash theory was popular among a certain group of very online writers and thinkers, but a simple look at its total absence from paid political media would have told you it wasn't actually a big vote mover for either party, especially after 2020.
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Airman Logan Ireland thought with 15 yrs of service he would at least get retirement benefits even as he was being pushed out after SCOTUS green lit Trump's trans military ban.
The Air Force approved and then revoked his benefits. Now Ireland is now fighting back.
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
The Air Force approved and then revoked his benefits. Now Ireland is now fighting back.
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Trump Violates A 32-Year-Old Policy: ‘This Has Never Happened Before’
The move raises questions about how far the administration will go to reshape the armed forces.
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November 18, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Airman Logan Ireland thought with 15 yrs of service he would at least get retirement benefits even as he was being pushed out after SCOTUS green lit Trump's trans military ban.
The Air Force approved and then revoked his benefits. Now Ireland is now fighting back.
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
The Air Force approved and then revoked his benefits. Now Ireland is now fighting back.
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Shutdown takeaways w/ @paulblumenthal.bsky.social:
• Mods folding hurts the case for "combative centrism"
• This wasn't about protecting the filibuster
• Dems controlled the news cycle
• This only matters for Nov if Trump approval stays down
• This thing was probably doomed from the start
• Mods folding hurts the case for "combative centrism"
• This wasn't about protecting the filibuster
• Dems controlled the news cycle
• This only matters for Nov if Trump approval stays down
• This thing was probably doomed from the start
Moderates Have Something To Prove After Shutdown Fold
And four other takeaways from the apparent end of the longest government shutdown in American history.
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November 11, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Shutdown takeaways w/ @paulblumenthal.bsky.social:
• Mods folding hurts the case for "combative centrism"
• This wasn't about protecting the filibuster
• Dems controlled the news cycle
• This only matters for Nov if Trump approval stays down
• This thing was probably doomed from the start
• Mods folding hurts the case for "combative centrism"
• This wasn't about protecting the filibuster
• Dems controlled the news cycle
• This only matters for Nov if Trump approval stays down
• This thing was probably doomed from the start
This article will be a fascinating artifact: A number of Trump allies complaining about someone who is simply more effective at manipulating Trump than they are.
It's other boyars complaining a boyar is corrupting the good tsar.
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
It's other boyars complaining a boyar is corrupting the good tsar.
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
‘Sold POTUS a bill of goods’: WH furious with Pulte over 50-year mortgage
The White House was blindsided by the idea and is now dealing with a furious backlash from conservative allies, business leaders and lawmakers.
www.politico.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:23 PM
This article will be a fascinating artifact: A number of Trump allies complaining about someone who is simply more effective at manipulating Trump than they are.
It's other boyars complaining a boyar is corrupting the good tsar.
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
It's other boyars complaining a boyar is corrupting the good tsar.
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
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On stage at Crooked Con, Jon Lovett presses Sen. Ruben Gallego on Schumer’s non-endorsement in the NYC mayor’s race.
“I don’t know” why Schumer didn’t endorse either way. But said it would’ve been better to pick a side: “You made it a bigger story by trying to avoid the story.”
“I don’t know” why Schumer didn’t endorse either way. But said it would’ve been better to pick a side: “You made it a bigger story by trying to avoid the story.”
November 7, 2025 at 5:51 PM
On stage at Crooked Con, Jon Lovett presses Sen. Ruben Gallego on Schumer’s non-endorsement in the NYC mayor’s race.
“I don’t know” why Schumer didn’t endorse either way. But said it would’ve been better to pick a side: “You made it a bigger story by trying to avoid the story.”
“I don’t know” why Schumer didn’t endorse either way. But said it would’ve been better to pick a side: “You made it a bigger story by trying to avoid the story.”
DNC Chair Ken Martin slammed Trump as “soulless” and “depraved” for throwing a Gatsby-themed party right before a planned cutoff of federal food benefits.
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
DNC Chair: Trump 'Soulless' And 'Depraved' For Partying Before SNAP Cuts
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November 7, 2025 at 3:41 PM
DNC Chair Ken Martin slammed Trump as “soulless” and “depraved” for throwing a Gatsby-themed party right before a planned cutoff of federal food benefits.
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Putting forth a staunch Trump ally like Stefanik to run in a blue state like NY is a vivid example of the problem of handing the GOP’s decision-making and candidate selection entirely over to Trump.
www.huffpost.com/entry/elise-...
www.huffpost.com/entry/elise-...
Trump Loyalist Elise Stefanik Launches Run For New York Governor
The onetime moderate Republican turned staunch MAGA ally is entering one of the most closely watched races of the 2026 campaign season.
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November 7, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Putting forth a staunch Trump ally like Stefanik to run in a blue state like NY is a vivid example of the problem of handing the GOP’s decision-making and candidate selection entirely over to Trump.
www.huffpost.com/entry/elise-...
www.huffpost.com/entry/elise-...
So which DC sandwich shop is going to sell the Sean Dunn sandwich and make a mint this weekend?
November 6, 2025 at 7:57 PM
So which DC sandwich shop is going to sell the Sean Dunn sandwich and make a mint this weekend?
This quote from Jamie Dimon about the WH ballroom donations exemplifies how at least some Democrats want business leaders to be thinking: "We have to be very careful how anything is perceived — and also how the next DOJ is going to deal with it."
www.huffpost.com/entry/jamie-...
www.huffpost.com/entry/jamie-...
JPMorgan Boss Explains Why Bank Isn’t Donating To Trump Ballroom: ‘We Have An Issue, OK?’
The bank did support Donald Trump’s inauguration to the tune of $1 million.
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November 6, 2025 at 6:38 PM
This quote from Jamie Dimon about the WH ballroom donations exemplifies how at least some Democrats want business leaders to be thinking: "We have to be very careful how anything is perceived — and also how the next DOJ is going to deal with it."
www.huffpost.com/entry/jamie-...
www.huffpost.com/entry/jamie-...
New: The most significant part of Tuesday's results may be the Latino vote shift
-Cements Latinos as the key swing voters of the '20s
-4 highest % Latino counties in VA saw biggest shifts to Spanberger
www.huffpost.com/entry/desper...
-Cements Latinos as the key swing voters of the '20s
-4 highest % Latino counties in VA saw biggest shifts to Spanberger
www.huffpost.com/entry/desper...
‘Desperate, Frustrated, Angry’: Latinos Are The Swing Voters At The Center Of American Politics
Their big shift to Democrats in 2025 may be more about a Trump backlash than renewed affection for the party.
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November 6, 2025 at 6:23 PM
New: The most significant part of Tuesday's results may be the Latino vote shift
-Cements Latinos as the key swing voters of the '20s
-4 highest % Latino counties in VA saw biggest shifts to Spanberger
www.huffpost.com/entry/desper...
-Cements Latinos as the key swing voters of the '20s
-4 highest % Latino counties in VA saw biggest shifts to Spanberger
www.huffpost.com/entry/desper...