At the Races: We don’t need no Education (Department) - Roll Call Catch up on the political news of the past week in the latest At the Races newsletter, including more federal layoffs and Senate retirements. Roll Call · Mar 13, 2025
Pete Buttigieg Hints He's Eyeing a Presidential Run With Latest Career Move Pete Buttigieg is set to announce he won't be running for Michigan's open U.S. Senate seat, paving the way for a presidential run Latin Times · Mar 13, 2025
Can the free press be saved? It will take a new movement of responsible readers and benefactors to protect independent media The Guardian - US · Mar 13, 2025
Jewish Republican compared Trump ‘Haitians eating cats’ claim to ‘targeting Jews’, book says Max Miller of Ohio, appointed by Trump to a Holocaust committee, was ‘privately infuriated’ by repeated racist lies The Guardian - US · Mar 12, 2025
Trump’s pick for US attorney for D.C. has history of inflammatory, racist comments His nomination for U.S. Attorney for D.C. was sent to the Senate Tuesday The Independent UK · Mar 11, 2025
Initial 2026 House race ratings show more Republicans in Toss-up seats - Roll Call ANALYSIS — Even though the midterms are 20 months away, it’s not too early to project that the headliner of the 2026 elections will be the fight for the House majority. Republicans’ three-seat Senate majority and a dearth of competitive races puts next year’s battle for the Senate on a… Roll Call · Mar 10, 2025
Florida Man Arrested for Threatening to Kill Kamala Harris With a 'Sniper Rifle' in TikTok Videos: 'Blow Her Head Off Like They're Trying to Do With Trump' Florida resident Franklin Jarrell has been arrested for making violent, racist threats against Kamala Harris and Ilhan Omar on TikTok. Latin Times · Mar 9, 2025
Walz doesn't think Harris was ever ahead The Minnesota governor and former vice presidential candidate said Dems ran as if they were in the lead Salon · Mar 9, 2025
Democrats are reeling. Is Stephen A Smith the way back to the White House? The charismatic sports news host has become an unlikely force in a party that needs critical friends and fresh ideas The Guardian - US · Mar 9, 2025
Tim Walz says he and Harris were too ‘safe’ during 2024 presidential campaign Former vice-presidential candidate claims pair should have held more in-person events around the US The Guardian - US · Mar 8, 2025
US rise of cryptocurrency and fall of regulation pose ‘profound risks’ – report Center for Political Accountability, which advocates for corporate disclosure, warns of fallout from Trump’s efforts The Guardian - US · Mar 8, 2025
Bushwick, Brooklyn: Rising rents, all-nighters and ‘crazy-ass outfits’ in the US’s most exciting neighborhood The largely Latino neighborhood has become known as the home of New York’s young and reckless creative class. Now it sits at a crossroads The Guardian - US · Mar 8, 2025
Can Dems quit the "consultant class"? Newly elected DNC Chair Ken Martin has promised to review the party's existing contracts with consulting firms Salon · Mar 8, 2025
Trump Is Weaponizing the DOJ Just Like He Accused Democrats of Doing Trump's appointees are wielding federal power in a manner that appears every bit as corrupt as what he complained about on the campaign trail. Reason · Mar 7, 2025
The Independent UK · Mar 7, 2025 ESPN will pay Stephen A. Smith $100 million to work less and talk more about politics ESPN has agreed with Stephen A. Smith on a new contract that will pay the bombastic sports commentator $100 million over five years and allow him to scale back his network appearances so he can focus more time talking about politics, The Athletic first reported this week.
The Conversation · Mar 7, 2025 Why getting the numbers right isn’t enough for pollsters to be credible in today’s polarized climate President Donald Trump launched his second term with a series of executive orders, asserting his authority more decisively than in 2017. His moves, shaped directly by unfiltered public opinion, align – for now – with what many Americans want. Pollsters are tracking this public sentiment in real time.
The Independent UK · Mar 7, 2025 Defiant CBS suddenly comes out swinging in $20bn Trump lawsuit Trump claims the outlet participated in ‘voter interference’ with edits while turning down 60 Minutes interview
Salon · Mar 7, 2025 CBS wants Trump "60 Minutes" suit tossed Attorneys for Paramount argued the suit sought "to punish" news organizations that the president dislikes
The Guardian - US · Mar 6, 2025 Newsom condemned for ‘throwing trans people under bus’ after sports comment Democratic California governor faces backlash after saying trans women playing in female sports was ‘deeply unfair’
The Independent UK · Mar 6, 2025 Tim Walz is stumped when CNN asks him who leads the Democratic party Governor who ran alongside Kamala Harris last year predicted his former running mate could one day lead the party
The Independent UK · Mar 6, 2025 Veterans fired from federal jobs say they feel betrayed, including some who voted for Trump Veterans who have been abruptly fired from federal jobs say they feel betrayed by the Trump administration's dramatic downsizing of government
The Texas Tribune · Mar 5, 2025 Vance visits Texas-Mexico border to promote Trump's immigration crackdown The vice president, joined by two other top Trump administration officials, took an aerial tour of the border and met with law enforcement officials.
The Independent UK · Mar 5, 2025 Veterans say Trump’s plans to cut VA budget could put them ‘in the ground’ Some veterans fear losing services, but others say the VA should be ‘cleaned out’
The Guardian - US · Mar 5, 2025 The LA Times’ AI ‘bias meter’ looks like a bid to please Donald Trump The paper’s billionaire owner, who barred it from endorsing Kamala Harris, is leaving human journalists out of the equation
Salon · Mar 4, 2025 What's behind the big media divide? While some media organizations sue, others retreat from their public obligations