Here is why Biden world thinks there's a really good chance North Carolina can turn blue next year: the 25-year-old dynamo running the state Democratic party. A great read from Myah Ward politi.co/3Ll4TRM

Former Massachusetts Governor won’t seek re-election in Utah

“Historically, man, if you didn’t vote Democrat years ago, and you were in the union, sometimes you got your ass kicked. Democrats were for the working people. That shit has changed." Adam Wren in UAW head's hometown politico.com/news/2023/09/1…

UAW president Shawn Fain, in a statement first obtained by POLITICO: “Working people are not afraid. You know who’s afraid? The corporate media is afraid. The White House is afraid. The companies are afraid.” w/ Adam Cancryn politico.com/news/2023/09/1…

Biden’s close bond with GM CEO Mary Barra could become a problem for the self-declared "most pro-union" president in history. politi.co/3sZI0gm via Scott Waldman Hailey Fuchs Holly Otterbein

Biden will join the UAW picket line next week in Michigan. politi.co/4634E69

If the government shuts down, here's what to expect at all sorts of federal agencies and departments politi.co/3PQ8VEw

Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) briefly recounted his experience being carjacked in Washington, DC's Navy Yard neighborhood. He said there were three assailants with guns who stole his car, and he said the incident was proof there should be better support for law enforcement.

Here's why the White House won't put ‘boots on the ground’ to rescue American hostages — for now.

The White House has changed up its messaging to help salvaging Ukraine aid: It's making the case that continued funding would be good for American jobs. via Jonathan Lemire Jennifer Haberkorn politi.co/3FzlIoR

Few, if any, individuals inside the White House have experience working with Johnson, a relatively obscure congressman in his fourth term. Until Biden called Johnson today, they really hadn't interacted. via Jennifer Haberkorn and Adam Cancryn politi.co/46K02lS

Maine's governor says 18 people were killed last night in the Lewiston shooting. In all of 2021, Maine experienced 18 homicides maine.gov/dps/msp/media-…

Internal debates in Biden world over whether to go harder at Trump ow.ly/EYn71050wac

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3 U.S. officials tell me and Jonathan Lemire that Biden won’t restrict support for Israel any time soon. “It’s not something we’re currently pursuing,” said one of the officials. Comes as admin faces pressure from Democrats to impose conditions on aid. politico.com/news/2023/11/2…

When Joe Biden learned his defense secretary had been secretly hospitalized for days, he had two main questions: Is Lloyd Austin okay? And then, How could this happen? Inside the WH response, w/ Eugene Daniels Alex Ward Sam Stein: politico.com/news/2024/01/1…

ICYMI. The shift from Bidenomics to Trumpenomics.

The Hur report alone would be damning. That it comes during a week in which Biden talked about meeting with dead European leaders thrusts the issue of mental fitness squarely into the center politico.com/news/2024/02/0… via Jonathan Lemire Elena Schneider

Biden’s housing secretary is stepping down. This comes less than a week after his chief of staff told Politico the Cabinet has 'people who are committed to this president.' politi.co/3vgFjbH via Jennifer Haberkorn and Katy O'Donnell