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🚨Introducing a new chapter for Playbook. Last month @adamwren, @DashaBurns and @wsteaks took over as co-authors, and today is our official relaunch. Read and subscribe for more unmatched reporting and analysis of the midterms, 2028 and beyond: politi.co/4iBpCCb
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Ukraine alleges it's not getting the usual help from the U.S., while the Trump administration says it's working for peace. The latest in Playbook PM: politico.com/newsletters/pla…
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The new White House press secretary is already out of her role. The latest in Playbook PM: politico.com/newsletters/pla…
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Republicans are running out of time to turn voters’ minds around on affordability woes — some of which the GOP helped set in motion. The latest in Playbook: politico.com/newsletters/pla…
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Scoop: A new internal poll for North Carolina Republican Laurie Buckhout’s campaign finds her narrowly ahead of Democratic Rep. Don Davis, 43% to 42%. The details in Playbook PM: politico.com/newsletters/pla…
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President Donald Trump has coveted the Nobel Peace Prize. Today’s laureate is in many ways his antithesis. The latest in Playbook PM: politico.com/newsletters/pla…
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The Supreme Court sounded torn over a major climate change case that kicked off its new term today. The latest in Playbook PM: politico.com/newsletters/pla…
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Pete Buttigieg is barnstorming the nation in the final weeks before the midterms. The latest in Playbook: politico.com/newsletters/pla…
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Top Republicans envision a “Golden Age” of artificial intelligence. Democrats see a political opening as voters sour on Big Tech. The latest in Playbook PM: politico.com/newsletters/pla…
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Two months out, congressional leaders are staking out very different strategies for how to win over voters on their No. 1 issue. The latest in Playbook: politico.com/newsletters/pla…
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Iowa farmers have borne some of the brunt of Trump’s policy whiplash. That doesn’t mean they’re abandoning the GOP. The latest in Playbook PM: politico.com/newsletters/pla…
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Bernie Sanders to pressure Trump to pursue an international agreement to pause the AI race ahead of his upcoming meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, reports @wsteaks in @playbookdc.
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I asked noted angler @RahmEmanuel — until recently on a CNN contract — how @GavinNewsom beat him to fly fishing on CNN. He sent me this: via @playbookdc
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wrote in to @playbookdc this morning about Trump calling AI fears a “hoax” — a term he most often uses when talking about Russia/impeachment or Jeffrey Epstein
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The economic picture for Americans — and Republicans’ political prospects — continues to look cloudy. The latest in Playbook PM: politico.com/newsletters/pla…
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Gavin Newsom built a national image around his sharp approach to taking on Trump. Now he’s trying a different role: Democrats’ chief consoler. The latest in Playbook: politico.com/newsletters/pla…
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Two months out, these are the narratives that will determine who wins control of Congress. The latest in Playbook: politico.com/newsletters/pla…
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Joe Morelle is gaming out potential election threats -- and thinking about reforms to pass next year. The latest in Playbook PM: politico.com/newsletters/pla…
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During Gavin Newsom’s first stop on his tour in South Carolina, he was nearly upstaged by another photo line for Don Lemon — who has said he’s serious about a potential 2028 presidential run.👇 More in @playbookdc: politi.co/3TbcCcg
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Scoop in @playbookdc: VP Kamala Harris is planning to announce travel to multiple states, including purple ones, ahead of the midterms. politico.com/newsletters/pla…
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Bob Brooks is getting the block together in Allentown to see if he can swing Latino voters back to Democrats. He's launching a network of local Latino leaders, organizers and media personalities — the “Bombero Bob” coalition — to help flip PA-07. politi.co/4zWMWRi
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