It’s been a dozen years since the Stonewall Democrats, a once-prominent LGBTQ+ rights group, went defunct. But now, on the eve of Donald Trump’s inauguration, a new coalition of state-level advocacy groups is reestablishing a national presence to gird against the incoming president and a Republican-controlled Congress. The group, the National Federation of Stonewall Democrats,…
Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other head-slapping events in the world of politics. The fruits of these labors are hundreds of cartoons that entertain and enrage readers of all political stripes. Here’s an offering of the best…
As Donald Trump returning to the White House, leaders from all around the world are getting ready for a US president that has the potential to disrupt or at least shake the world order. They…
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Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp leads Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff in a hypothetical matchup in next year’s Senate race, according to new polling from a conservative group. The poll, conducted by WPA Intelligence for the Club for Growth and shared with POLITICO, also found Ossoff leading by double digits over several other potential GOP candidates….
The Democratic National Committee and POLITICO co-host an in-person candidate forum for DNC officer elections in Detroit, Michigan, focused on the Midwest region. The forum will be moderated by POLITICO journalists including Playbook co-author Eugene Daniels, White House Bureau Chief Dasha Burns, Politics Bureau Chief and Senior Political Columnist Jonathan Martin, and National Political reporters…
A nonprofit founded by perennial candidate Stacey Abrams has settled a complaint with the Georgia Ethics Commission and will pay $300,000 to the state for illegally spending millions to bolster Abrams’ gubernatorial bid in 2018. According to the consent order, which was made public on Wednesday following the ethics commission’s vote to approve it, the…
Faiz Shakir, who led Bernie Sanders’ 2020 presidential campaign, is jumping into the race for chair of the Democratic National Committee — injecting a new candidate into the low-key contest. Shakir confirmed his candidacy in a text message to POLITICO. The New York Times first reported Shakir’s decision. Shakir’s late entrance into the race could…
