NEW YORK — Brooklyn progressive Brad Lander is planning to launch his bid for Congress as soon as Wednesday, challenging Rep. Dan Goldman from the political left in a district that went big for Zohran Mamdani, three people familiar with his preparations told POLITICO. The city comptroller is expected to open his campaign with a […]
TRUMP’S TAKE ON HEALTH TALKS — President Donald Trump in an exclusive interview with POLITICO’s Dasha Burns was noncommittal on the fate of Obamacare subsidies set to lapse at the end of the month, the latest sign that Republicans will let them expire. Pressed on whether he would intervene and ask Congress to extend the […]
Senate Republicans have no shortage of health care plans. The challenge is getting all 53 of them to rally behind one. Three days before a high-profile vote on a Democratic proposal to extend expiring Obamacare subsidies, GOP senators are nowhere near coalescing behind any single alternative that could be put up alongside it. Instead, Republican […]
Rep. Marc Veasey is set to drop his House bid in a Dallas-area seat and will instead run for Tarrant County judge, according to a person familiar with the situation granted anonymity. It’s the latest reshuffle brought on by the Texas GOP’s gerrymander, which could yield the party as many as five additional seats in […]
House GOP leaders are planning to pass the annual defense policy bill late Wednesday afternoon, according to three people granted anonymity to comment on the scheduling ahead of an official announcement. GOP leaders unveiled text of the 3,086-page bill Sunday evening and are already facing public pushback from hard-line conservatives over the inclusion of Ukraine […]
ALBANY, New York — Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman is preparing to enter the race for New York governor as soon as Tuesday, according to two people with direct knowledge of his plans. Blakeman’s decision to seek the Republican nomination is a major snag in Rep. Elise Stefanik’s efforts to secure GOP backing in her […]
TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Gov. Ron DeSantis cast doubt Monday on the Trump administration’s ability to restrict states like Florida from regulating artificial intelligence, with new federal guidelines expected soon. DeSantis, a fierce AI skeptic, is pushing Florida to enact a slate of AI protections for residents during the upcoming legislative session and has the backing […]
The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold hearings in early 2026 surrounding former special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into President Donald Trump — culminating in a hearing later in the year where Smith will testify in person before the panel. “Arctic Frost was a runaway train that swept up information from hundreds of innocent people simply because […]
The Senate is set to vote Thursday on whether to extend Obamacare health insurance subsidies that expire in 23 days. How Republicans will engage remains up in the air, as the party struggles more broadly to reach consensus on a range of “affordability” issues. Here’s where things stand heading into the big vote. The Senate […]
Republicans want to put the economy at the center of their midterm message as they seek to protect their majorities in Congress. But as cost-of-living concerns mount across the political spectrum, the GOP is struggling to act decisively to address them. Already top Republicans acknowledge they haven’t done enough to sell the “one big, beautiful […]