New for @puck.news The G.O.P.’s nicest guy, Sen. Tim Scott has developed a reputation for running the Senate’s most dysfunctional offices—consumed by high turnover, internal rivalries, and a string of political missteps. As his portfolio has expanded, so has the scrutiny puck.news/inside-sen-t...

Tim Scott’s Hunger Games

Tim Scott has developed a reputation for running two of the Senate’s most dysfunctional offices—consumed by high turnover, internal rivalries, and a string of costly political missteps. Some Republica...

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This is so good. It's hilarious but also scary. Wow. Gemini went from “almost certainly” to “solidifies completely”.

Greg Jaczko for Congress@gojaczkofordc.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The Future is Almost Certainly Maybe: Adventures with AI Misinformation. What started as a casual attempt to learn more about my childhood turned into a humorous but ominous vision for the future. open.substack.com/pub/gregjacz...

Everyone sees Sen. Jon Ossoff's viral clips and the slickly produced campaign speech videos, giving him Dem superstar status and igniting calls for him to run for president. But in the Senate, his persona is much different. This is how his Senate colleagues view him... puck.news/inside-jon-o...

The Accidental Senator

Jon Ossoff has seemingly reinvented himself as a ready-made 2028 presidential candidate, from his new suits and beefier physique to his studied, Obama-like cadence. Inside the Senate, however, colleag...

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Thanks to 535 News and @lacaldwelldc.bsky.social for having me on to discuss. Make sure to check out the whole interview at 535.news! (3/3)

New for @puck.news After the spectacular collapse of Graham Platner, progressives admit that it was a setback. Abdul El-Sayed is their next best hope to prove they can win in difficult places and to lay the groundwork for 2028. puck.news/after-platne...

Plat Earthers

After Graham Platner’s flame-out in Maine, Michigan’s Abdul El-Sayed is the progressive left’s best—and last—chance to prove they can win a Senate seat in a purple state.

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New for @puck.news I got an exclusive look at the conversations Center Forward has had with the same 36 voters for nearly two years, and they reveal that the mood, even among Trump voters, is bleak.... puck.news/the-voters-w...

America 451

Exclusive focus group data suggests that Americans across the political spectrum have soured on Trump’s second term—with inflation, Iran, and political dysfunction eclipsing the postelection optimism ...

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New for @puck.news Republicans are starting to think Trump is setting the Senate up to take the fall if they lose in November. "It becomes the Senate’s fault because they didn’t pass the SAVE Act," one Republican told me. puck.news/how-trumps-v...

Trump’s Midterm Hostage Crisis

The president has staked everything on passing the SAVE America Act, his divisive voter ID bill. The result: a Republican civil war over whether feeding the base is the best way to win—or the fastest ...

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“China builds a thousand ships. We build one.” @repgaramendi.bsky.social joined @lacaldwelldc.bsky.social to discuss the SHIPS Act and why he sees commercial shipping as a national security issue. Watch on 535.news.

“I don’t want any administration—I don’t care whether it’s Democratic or Republican—to be an additional barrier to getting these projects done.” @cortezmasto.senate.gov joined @lacaldwelldc.bsky.social to discuss legislation preventing new administrations from stopping already-permitted projects.

News: The speculation is so rampant that RFK Jr.'s is being fired from HHS that Mehmet Oz, Cheryl Hines and others denied rumors at a MAHA Action event at Ned's this week, according to audio recordings someone sent me..... puck.news/maha-faces-t...

MAHA Faces the R.F.K. Rumor Mill

At a private event in Washington last night, Cheryl Hines, Mehmet Oz, and Lee Zeldin all took turns reassuring the crowd that Kennedy isn’t going anywhere. But across the Hill, the succession chatter ...

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Some Dems think the party has lost the moral high ground supporting Platner: “I said to him, “Chuck, all you are desperate for is to be leader, so you can retire as majority leader. That’s it. That’s all you care about.'” puck.news/maine-senate...

Platner and His Discontents

With his unrepentant populism and problematic past, Graham Platner’s polarizing Senate run has tapped into a wellspring of Democratic anger that could upend the party establishment, if the old guard d...

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@raskin.house.gov tells @lacaldwelldc.bsky.social the president “cannot act as the legislature” and appropriate $1.776 billion for “his political foot soldiers in MAGA and the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers and the 3 Percenters.” Watch on 535.news

“We've got to remove the stigma here. We’re trying to save lives.” @amo.house.gov talks to @lacaldwelldc.bsky.social about his bipartisan HOPE Act, which would expand access to opioid overdose reversal kits in public places through federal State Opioid Response grants. Watch on 535.news

After the president helped end the careers of two of their own, many in the Senate G.O.P. feel he’s broken their political contract. Now, they seem to at least be willing to stand up for themselves. puck.news/senate-repub...

Senate Republicans Plot Their Revenge on Trump

After the president helped end the careers of two of their own, many in the Senate G.O.P. feel he’s broken their political contract. Now, instead of constantly bowing to the executive branch, they’re ...

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Trump is behaving as though he’s sitting on top of the political world. In reality, he may be presiding over his own undoing. He has alarmed Hill Republicans with his increasingly brazen conduct. Some are resigned that Trump cares more about himself than the midterms. puck.news/gop-mini-reb...

The G.O.P. Mini-Resistance

Trump has spent his second term largely getting what he wants from Congress as he’s launched wars, imposed tariffs, and accumulated crypto wealth with little scrutiny. But last week, he encountered mo...

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Inside Trump's Ken Paxton endorsement. It had a lot more to do with the ballroom than John Cornyn. with @mariannasotomayor.bsky.social puck.news/inside-the-s...

Inside the Senate's Paxton Panic

After a tense phone call with Majority Leader John Thune, Trump did what many felt he'd wanted to all along.

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Converting Pepco to a public power authority means better service and cheaper rates. Congress needs to lay the groundwork to make that transition faster. I broke it down with Ryan Schmelz on Live Now Fox. What would it mean for your household if DC made this switch?

James Blair and Chris LaCivita are set to embark on an ambitious midterm agenda, working amid a sprawling web of interlinked super PACs, LLCs, and dark money groups. It's difficult to know who’s funding whom—and how much anyone is getting paid. puck.news/meet-the-two...

Trump’s PAC Men

James Blair and Chris LaCivita are set to embark on an ambitious midterm agenda, working amid a sprawling web of interlinked super PACs, LLCs, and dark money groups that make it difficult to know who’...

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Greg has the most novel plan for statehood…no taxation of DC residents until representation. he explains… #dc

Greg Jaczko@gregjaczko.bsky.social · 4mo ago

DC is electing a new congressional delegate for the first time since 1991. I joined @ryanschmelz.bsky.social this week to talk about statehood, representation, and why this race matters. Watch: www.livenowfox.com/video/fmc-i8...

An unusual set of primary interventions by the party’s congressional campaign arm has infuriated progressive candidates, who accuse out-of-touch leadership of putting their thumb on the scale. Democratic sources argue the committee just wants to win. puck.news/why-house-de...

House Democrats Have a Purge Problem

An unusual set of primary interventions by the party’s congressional campaign arm has infuriated progressive candidates, who accuse out-of-touch leadership of putting their thumb on the scale. Democra...

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In just SIX days @the535news launches. @mariannasotomayor.bsky.social and I have worked together at NBC, WaPo and now PUCK! We’ll also contribute to 535! 3 hours a day, 3 days a week about members, policy and the dirty deets about how the sausage is made. Sign up at 535.news

In Ohio's 9th district primary today, a crowded GOP field is vying to take on @RepMarcyKaptur. But some Republicans worry they are squandering their opportunity to finally beat Kaptur, even though she is now in a Trump+10 district. puck.news/republican-w...

Republican Worries in Ohio & Incumbent Danger in Indiana

Primary voters head to the polls tomorrow in two states affected differently by redistricting.

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Just published a full breakdown of DC’s electricity crisis and the four fixes that would actually lower your bill. gregjaczko.substack.com/p/naturally-...

Naturally, Utility Bills are too Expensive

A Policy Brief on DC’s Electricity Crisis

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New for @puck.news Speaker Johnson and Majority Leader Thune have had a rocky relationship. Tensions have simmered and they're not great at hiding it. Inside the challenges that rocked the two leaders, including an absent, and sometimes exacerbating president. puck.news/house-gop-vs...

The Thune-Johnson Trust Deficit

The Republican civil war isn’t just ideological, it’s institutional, with the House and Senate engaged in an intra-party feud with no obvious exit ramp before the midterms.

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While Dems have been outraised in party committees, Democratic candidates in 10 competitive Senate races have raised about $250 million this cycle, while Republican candidates in the same races have raised just $98 million, according to the latest candidate filings.

Leigh Ann Caldwell@lacaldwelldc.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Dem donors like to complain about Democratic leadership, or lack of, many tell me. But they're increasingly opening their wallets anyway as winning the midterms feels in reach. A look at the donor mood, Schumer's challenges and the money disparity that doesn't really exist puck.news/democratic-d...

Dem donors like to complain about Democratic leadership, or lack of, many tell me. But they're increasingly opening their wallets anyway as winning the midterms feels in reach. A look at the donor mood, Schumer's challenges and the money disparity that doesn't really exist puck.news/democratic-d...

Schumer’s Enemies Within

Democratic donors are feeling jazzed about the midterms, but still haven’t made peace with leadership over the party’s post-’24 aimlessness. Support for Chuck Schumer, in particular, has become a litm...

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I’ll neon @meetthepress.com on a very busy Sunday morning shortly

A new streaming service focused on the Hill. A few hours a day a few days a week. I'll be a small contributor along with other incredible reporters. Tune in next month!

535 News@535news.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Premiering May 12. A new way of covering Congress. Policy, not just politics Stream on 535.news. Live from Capitol Hill. Tues, Weds, Thurs @pkcapitol.bsky.social @mariannasotomayor.bsky.social @lacaldwelldc.bsky.social @igorbobic.bsky.social @daniellamicaela.bsky.social @macfarlanenews.bsky.social

- Many questions about if Trump spent any of his campaign war chest in Virginia. - Jeffries was uncharacteristically decisive about redistricting. This is why... - A new poll about how moderate white women feel about Trump. (not good) puck.news/virginia-aft...

Virginia Aftershocks & What Moderate White Women Want

Republicans confront the reality that launching the redistricting war might have been a costly mistake. And a new poll shows moderate white women breaking against Trump.

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The Office of Congressional Conduct reported 8,400 submissions containing information regarding allegations of misconduct or requests for information about accountability procedures in the latter half of last year alone. puck.news/what-eric-sw...

The Swalwell Files

Eric Swalwell’s implosion, as sudden as it was overdue, is less a scandal than a reminder that Washington’s old boys’ club still confuses proximity to power with immunity from consequence.

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