Jonathan Chait: “Yesterday, Hillary Clinton surprised immigration advocates, and nearly everybody else, by taking an unexpectedly liberal stance on executive action and comprehensive reform. There’s no reason to doubt that Clinton, like most Democrats, genuinely believes in the humanitarian and economic merits of these policies. But it is also a power play that demonstrates how swiftly the immigration issue has moved in her party’s favor, and how she plans to box in her opponents.”
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A Problem with the Supreme Court
Dahlia Lithwick: “Rather than hurling ourselves headlong into the ‘Alito Must Recuse’ brick wall of ‘yeah, no,’ we need to dedicate the upcoming election cycle, and the attendant election news…
Supreme Court Approves South Carolina Voting Map
“The Supreme Court on Thursday reversed a lower court’s ruling that a congressional voting map in South Carolina was an unconstitutional racial gerrymander that resulted in the ‘bleaching of African…
Nikki Haley Drives a Hard Bargain
When Nikki Haley dropped out of the race for the Republican presidential nomination, she barely mentioned Donald Trump. She did challenge Trump to win over her supporters: “It is now…
Crypto Is Winning the 2024 Campaign
Politico: “The crypto industry won several eye-catching victories this month that showcased its growing influence on the levers of power in Washington — something that’s poised to expand as it…
Political Consultant Who Deepfaked Biden Is Indicted
“A man who admitted to sending out robocalls mimicking President Joe Biden’s voice on the day of the New Hampshire primary is now facing criminal charges,” WMUR reports. “Ten indictments…
GOP Lawmaker Used AI to Write Bill Regulating Deepfakes
Arizona state Rep. Alexander Kolodin (R) used ChatGPT to write a new law that regulates deepfakes in elections – specifically, the part that defines what a deepfake is, The Guardian…
The Unglamorous Reality of Attending Trump’s Trial
A reporter staked out Penn Station in New York City to look for GOP lawmakers who had attended Donald Trump’s criminal trial “so I could observe the party that my…
Trump’s Campaign Harasses Its Accusers
ProPublica: “At least four women of color involved in the 2016 operation have been embroiled in legal fights with the campaign over workplace harassment, discrimination or violations of nondisclosure agreements….
Young Voters Don’t Remember the Trump Controversies
Several recent national polls have shown Joe Biden having a problem attracting the young voters that are a key part of the Democratic coalition. A new poll suggests one reason:…
Senate Republicans Won’t Attend the GOP Convention
Four Senate Republicans — Sens. Mitt Romney (R-UT), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Todd Young (R-IN) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) — told The Hill they do not plan on attending the Republican…
Trump Says Russia Will Only Release Reporter If He Wins
“Donald Trump claimed his uniquely special relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin would allow him to secure the release of Evan Gershkovich, the American Wall Street Journal reporter who has…
RFK Jr. Could Make Debate Stage
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has hit the threshold for inclusion in next month’s presidential debate in two of the four polls needed for an invitation, ABC News reports. Save to…
Inflation Is a Bigger Issue Than Abortion
Cook Political Report: “While abortion remains a strong issue for Democrats, President Biden’s advantage on the issue isn’t strong enough to offset Trump’s overall strength on bringing down the cost…
What’s the Likely Verdict in Trump’s ‘Hush Money’ Trial?
Harry Littman: “After 20 days, 22 witnesses and intermittent courtroom fireworks, the evidence in Donald Trump’s New York hush money trial is all in. The case will soon be in…
Biden Has a Plan to Temporarily Shut the Border
“The Biden administration is finalizing details of a new executive action that would let the president temporarily shut the southern border to migrants if necessary, and it is in talks…
Nancy Mace Appears Safe in GOP Primary
A new Emerson College Polling/The Hill poll of the June Republican primary in South Carolina’s 1st congressional district finds Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) with 47% support, Catherine Templeton (R) at…
GOP Candidate Privately Dismissed Stolen Election Claims
Arizona congressional candidate Abe Hamadeh (R) privately called those who believe stolen election claims “crazies” in text messages obtained by the Arizona Republic. “At the same time, Hamadeh was publicly…
Democratic Insider Says Biden Could Be Tougher on China
“New Hampshire congressional candidate Maggie Goodlander, a former Justice Department official who is married to White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan, recently criticized the Biden administration’s actions toward China…
RFK Jr.’s Running Mate Under Scrutiny
New York Times: “Ms. Shanahan has a fortune of more than $1 billion that stems largely from her divorce settlement last year with Sergey Brin, a founder of Google, whose…
Two Days of Backpedaling and Baseless Attacks
“In under 48 hours this week, Donald Trump’s social media account promoted a video featuring a term frequently associated with Nazi Germany and later removed it. He suggested he was…