NEW: In 24-hour span, two Rs who split w/Trump say they won’t seek reelection. The decisions by Bacon & Tillis show how little room there is in the GOP for dissenting voices and complicate its path to keeping majorities. By Patrick Svitek Marianna Sotomayor: washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

Zohran Mamdani calls himself a democratic socialist. Here’s what that means. By Maegan Vazquez: washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

NEW: At least 17 million Americans would lose insurance under the Trump tax and spending cuts plan. GOP legislation would set back years of progress in expanding health care coverage, unwinding key parts of the Affordable Care Act, by Yasmeen Abutaleb washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

NEW: Biden’s climate law boosted red states. Their lawmakers are now gutting it. By Toluse Olorunnipa: washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

Congressman’s daughter defeats Gen Z activist in Arizona primary: 3 takeaways. By Dylan Wells: washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

NEW: Democrats try a new tone: Less scripted, more cursing, Trumpier insults. By Hannah Knowles Lydia Sidhom: washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

The DNC social media team kicked off its retreat this year with a slide of all the criticism they were getting. Then they tried to reset. They cut down their approval process, tried not to "overthink," leaned into Epstein and used the f-word on X. More on Dems' vibe shift:

NEW: A Democrat from Trump country auditions for 2028 with plan to win culture wars. In S.C., Andy Beshear pointed to his red-state experience to argue the party need not run away from topics such as trans rights and racial justice. By Hannah Knowles: washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

Biden aides look to Fifth Amendment as autopen probe widens. By Toluse Olorunnipa: washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

How MAGA influencers put pressure on Trump, Bondi over Epstein. By Sarah Ellison: washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

Divorce, adultery allegations against Paxton jolt Senate race in Texas. By Patrick Svitek Molly Hennessy-Fiske: washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

NEW: Whistleblower evidence suggests Trump judicial nominee Emil Bove misled Senate. Scoop from Perry Stein Theodoric Meyer: washingtonpost.com/national-secur…

Update: The whistleblower's complaint suggesting that Emil Bove misled lawmakers during his judicial nomination hearing is about his handling of the dismissal of the Mayor Eric Adams case. washingtonpost.com/national-secur…

Texas map would add five safe Republican seats. What it means for the midterms. By Yvonne Wingett Sanchez Maeve Reston Patrick Marley: washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

NEWS: Kamala Harris will not run for California governor, opening door for another presidential run in 2028. By Maeve Reston: washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

NEW: Return of Biden, Harris snags Dems’ push to turn the page on 2024. The party is hoping to move on and look to the future — but its central figures from the last election keep stepping back into the spotlight. By Hannah Knowles Maeve Reston: washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

“Do I have a time machine? No. So what good does it serve me or anyone of answering the question, should Joe Biden have stepped down? Can’t change it,” DNC Chair Ken Martin told Maeve Reston washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

NEW: Blue-state Democrats face hurdles countering Texas GOP’s new election map. Why moving as swiftly as their GOP counterparts in the Lone Star State will be difficult. By Patrick Marley Maeve Reston Yvonne Wingett Sanchez: washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…