Latest w/Faith Wardwell: Airports across America’s busiest markets are refusing to play a video message from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem where she blames Dems for the government shutdown and for travel delays airline customers might face. politico.com/news/2025/10/1…

New: The Supreme Court's conservative majority seems poised to weaken the Voting Rights Act based on Wednesday's oral arguments for Callais, although how far they will go is an outstanding question. More from me, Josh Gerstein and Andrew Howard politico.com/news/2025/10/1…

Trump says he's eyeing sending the National Guard to San Francisco — which he claims comes "at the request of government officials." If successful, that would make SF the second city in California to receive federal troops on its streets. POLITICO ⬇️ politico.com/news/2025/10/1…

Turning Point has cast a recall vote this November for a Republican city councilmember as a crucial stepstone in preserving Charlie Kirk’s legacy.🌵 (Pros had this last week, so subscribe!) politico.com/news/2025/10/2…

BREAKING: Democrat Abigail Spanberger has won the Virginia gubernatorial race. She will be the first woman governor of Virginia, flipping the seat as voters rebuked Trump. Read more: politi.co/4nCFq6w

BREAKING: Mamdani capped his campaign for NYC mayor with a historic win, defeating Cuomo in a contest closely watched by national Dems, Republicans and the White House. He'll be the first Muslim mayor of NYC — and Trump's new foil ahead of the midterms. politi.co/3LthNzY

Congressional Budget Office was hacked. The nonpartisan agency took “immediate action to contain” the breach as officials investigate the incident. w/ Faith Wardwell politico.com/live-updates/2… (WaPo had the scoop)

New: Trump says U.S. officials will boycott this year's G20 summit in South Africa, as he continues to rail against the country's alleged discrimination of its white population. More for POLITICO : politico.com/news/2025/11/0…

‘Stop playing politics’: Democrats rip court-extended pause to SNAP funding dlvr.it/TP8br5

Newsom’s redistricting win brings him to Texas — and jumpstarts 2028 buzz politi.co/4p5ludT via Faith Wardwell

Taking a victory lap in Houston fresh off his redistricting win, Gavin Newsom urged Democrats to set their sights on 2026 — and let speculations linger on a potential presidential run. W/ Blake Jones + Will McCarthy politico.com/news/2025/11/0…

Jordan Wood is ending his Maine Senate bid to run for the battleground House seat Jared Golden is leaving open. He’s not endorsing in #MESen on the way out. He’s in the process of moving into Golden’s district. w/Faith Wardwell Andrew Howard politico.com/live-updates/2…

GOP leadership aides believe dozens of Republicans -- possibly 100 or more -- will vote to release the Epstein files. Meredith Lee Hill Faith Wardwell politico.com/live-updates/2…

NEW: We read through the Epstein docs so you don’t have to. Here are 9 of the most stunning things we learned from the 20k+ pages, including emails with officials from the Trump, Obama and Clinton admins, plus Hollywood, media and foreign affairs. politico.com/news/2025/11/1…

New polling shared first with POLITICO shows Trump's approval among Latino voters is continuing a months-long plunge — and Democrats think it could pose an opening to reclaim the key voting bloc in the midterms. Read more⬇️ politico.com/news/2025/11/1…

“SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH!” Trump wrote on Truth Social Thursday.👇

BREAKING: Two members of the National Guard were shot just blocks away from the White House — which is now on lock down — according to Kristi Noem. politico.com/news/2025/11/2…

A nationwide license plate recognition system has long been billed as a tool for fighting crime. But now, some cities are halting their programs, arguing the surveillance can no longer be trusted under Trump's deportation campaign. More for POLITICO 👇 politico.com/news/2025/11/3…

Republicans scored a major win when the Supreme Court reinstated Texas’ newly drawn congressional map on Thursday. But now, they're staring down a brewing rebellion in Indiana that could derail their momentum. A roundup with Adam Wren and Kyle Cheney👇 politico.com/news/2025/12/0…

JUST IN: Judge Richard Leon sets TRO hearing for 330PM Tuesday on new White House ballroom construction suit. Earlier via Faith Wardwell politico.com/news/2025/12/1…