Scoop: Graham Platner once suggested in online posts that violence is a necessary means to achieving political change. If people “expect to fight fascism without a good semi-automatic rifle, they ought to do some reading of history,” he wrote in one since-deleted post. In

Thomas Massie, in response to Trump’s endorsement of a challenger, called Gallrein a “failed candidate and establishment hack.” More on Trump’s monthslong effort > w/ Lisa Kashinsky politi.co/4ojOMVA via POLITICO

NEW: GOP leaders are quietly ramping up talks within their senior ranks + WH officials over how to structure and advance a potential extension of key Obamacare insurance subsidies before they expire Dec 31 still high level but they’re talking options politico.com/news/2025/10/2…

Senate Republicans were sounding the alarm to the White House about Ingrassia for months. POLITICO's reporting was the final straw. The inside story from Hailey Fuchs Daniel Lippman Jordain Carney politico.com/news/2025/10/2…

NEW: Speaker Mike Johnson says he’s spoken with President Trump about the possibility he might seek a third term — but Johnson said he doesn’t “see the path” for such a move “It's been a great run, but I think the president knows, and he and I've talked about the constrictions

NEW: Today is the first major chance for the beleaguered Democratic Party to show it can recover from last year’s losses. Is winning enough or does morale boost lie in the margins? Elena Schneider & Liz Crampton explore these crucial questions: politico.com/news/2025/11/0…

NEW: Michael Blake is running against Ritchie Torres, challenging him on his support for Israel and his record in the district. Torres has $14.4M in the bank and beat Blake before. Exclu in partnership w/ the great Melissa Russo NBC New York politico.com/news/2025/11/0…

NEW: Trump made slashing electricity costs a top theme of his administration — but Democrats are suddenly winning the messaging war after decisive wins in Va, NJ, and Ga. Free to read POLITICO. w/Kelsey Tamborrino politi.co/43eF1A7

News: A group of freshmen Senate Dems have raised a discharge effort to end-run Mike Johnson on an ACA vote, as they back-channel w/ some House Rs House Dem leadership warned it won’t work. But Senate Dems increasingly desperate re ACA W/ Mia Camille McCarthy politico.com/live-updates/2…

EXCLUSIVE: I sat down with Trump’s top politics guy James Blair for a revealing chat about takeaways from this week’s election and what it means for the Trump team’s midterm strategy. You’ll want to watch this whole thing: youtu.be/v37cohP5gnQ

For months, Dems have been arguing Latino voters who swung to Trump in 2024 will swing back. Last week Mikie Sherrill Abigail Spanberger and Gavin Newsom - via Prop 50 - began luring them back. Deep dive from Jessica Piper Madison Fernandez Melanie Mason politico.com/news/2025/11/1…

The HOUSE is set to vote next week on releasing Epstein files, after multiple attempts by Trump to kill the effort GOP leaders expect Tuesday vote on Massie-Khanna bill after it goes to RULES Monday. small chance it reaches floor late Mon. More > politico.com/news/2025/11/1…

NEW: Battleground Republicans are urging Trump to hit the road in the midterms as they struggle to keep his voters engaged when he's off the ballot. Trump remains GOP's "biggest base motivator" even if he's a general-election liability. w/POLITICO team politico.com/news/2025/11/1…

NEW: After roadblocks in TX and IN Tuesday, some Republicans are questioning whether the WH redistricting push is worth it. “The whole thing is just utterly foolish,” said Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-Calif.) politico.com/news/2025/11/1…

Can't wait to have Cam join us next month!

NEW: Sophia Cai and I have a POLITICO Magazine deep-dive into what happened when Elon Musk left DOGE and the infighting that resulted between rival factions who competed for control and had radically different views of what should happen to the organization. politico.com/news/magazine/…

The Republican Party spend untold resources elevating the Democrats' most radical members. Then Trump decided to go after these six instead. Nicholas Wu Lisa Kashinsky Samuel Benson politico.com/news/2025/11/2…

Scoop: Speaker Mike Johnson is expected to huddle via conference call with Indiana House Republicans this weekend ahead of their upcoming session to redraw congressional maps. politico.com/news/2025/11/2…

Judges have been noting Kyle Cheney’s reporting on the courts’ overwhelming rejection of the Trump admin’s mass detention policy. New number for the record: More than *220* judges have now ruled against it — and nationwide relief could be on the way. politico.com/news/2025/11/2…

NEW from Benjamin Guggenheim: Rep. Henry Cuellar says he wants Rep. Jim Jordan's "weaponization" probe to investigate the prosecutors who charged him & wife with bribery. politico.com/news/2025/12/0…