🔥The 9th Round of Easy Loan, Earn $40 Reward is in progress❗️ ⏰ Promotion Period: January 15th - Feburary 15th, 2025 👉 Register now and check more details at gate.io/campaigns/358

When Hillary Clinton lost to Trump in 2016, Democrats declared a crisis. ... Little did they know that things would get worse for her party eight years later. Zac Weisz reports on how Democrats got from 2016 to 2024, and what changed. 🔓unlocked njour.nl/s/726729/?unlo…

The 2026 cycle is already underway. Nicholas Anastácio reports on Sen. Tim Scott's journey to become chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee next term, and those who stand behind him. 🔓unlocked nationaljournal.com/s/726846/tim-s…

How Trump (and Republicans) won the Senate Republicans delivered on solid expectations to win majority control of the Senate on Nov. 5, and President-elect Trump’s decisive win played a major role, Nicholas Anastácio reports. 🔓unlocked njour.nl/s/726993/?unlo…

For the last Latest Edition of the year, Kirk A. Bado recaps some of Hotline's biggest stories from the norm-shattering year that was 2024 in today's Spotlight. Unlocked 🔓: njour.nl/s/727120?unloc…

President Jimmy Carter died over the weekend at the age of 100, living a long and adventurous life. Zach Blackburn rounds up all the overlooked news on Carter's life and legacy. 🔓unlocked nationaljournal.com/s/727163/remem…

Governors are playing catchup on President Trump's wave of executive orders. Mary Frances McGowan breaks down how Republican and Democratic governors across the country are reorienting themselves. 🔓unlocked njour.nl/s/727356/?unlo…

The top influencers in Trump’s White House Zac Weisz introduces the the decision-makers in the president's inner circle. 🔓unlocked njour.nl/s/727335/?unlo…

President Trump is aggressively moving to end DEI programs in the workplace. Yet when holding up the mirror to Trump’s own administration, it seems he has his own diversity issue: Just one of his 22 Cabinet nominees is Black, Zac Weisz reports. 🔓unlocked nationaljournal.com/s/727414/trump…

“How do we make people believe in our party again?” Zac Weisz reports on Democrats' biggest challenge as they elected a new chair. 🔓unlocked njour.nl/s/727448/?unlo…

Republican governors in red states are reproducing the president’s policies at a state level. At least 11 states have attempted to create their own versions of DOGE. Mary Frances McGowan reports on early moves to emulate Trump’s brand of politics. 🔓unlocked njour.nl/s/727495/?unlo…

Despite campaign promises to reduce the cost of living, the early days of Trump's second term have been marked by moves that threaten to do the opposite—and state-level leaders are the ones left holding the bag, Mary Frances McGowan reports. 🔓unlocked nationaljournal.com/s/727596/gover…

New York City Mayor Eric Adams promised to return "that swagger" to the Big Apple when he was elected in 2021. Instead, he’s brought a scandal that could threaten the state Democratic Party, Kirk A. Bado writes. 🔓unlocked njour.nl/s/727606/?unlo…

Republican women want to keep their double-digits in the Senate: A record 10 GOP women are serving in the Senate this term. Six are up for reelection in 2026, Nicholas Anastácio reports. 🔓unlocked njour.nl/s/727982/?unlo…

State legislatures are stepping up—and the political landscape is shifting rapidly. Join Kirk A. Bado, Mary Frances McGowan, and @jamesd0wnsfor for a webinar on how states are responding to federal gridlock + what it means for 2026 and beyond. Register 👉 buff.ly/WOr2tI9

House special-election results and Trump's aggressive agenda portend trouble for Republicans in 2026. James Downs reports (unlocked): nationaljournal.com/s/728046/dems-…

Two Republicans are angling to take on Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears in the gubernatorial primary, potentially denying her what was once was expected to be a stress-free path to the nomination. Mary Frances McGowan reports (unlocked): nationaljournal.com/s/728033/the-c…

"A new nationwide study Pew Research Center shared with Hotline today found most Americans souring on Trump as he surpasses three months on the job," Kirk A. Bado writes. 🔓unlocked nationaljournal.com/s/728305/trump…

Excited to welcome Erika Filter as National Journal Hotline’s new national correspondent today! Erika was an intern and copy editor for us, and now she’s in the big leagues. Add her to your press lists!

Congratulations to Zac Weisz for being named a finalist at tonight's Society of Professional Journalists awards for his work last cycle writing about the forgotten political bases of Georgia. 🔓unlocked nationaljournal.com/s/726325/the-f…

Congratulations to Erika Filter for being named a finalist at tonight's Society of Professional Journalists awards for her writing on how former Vice President Kamala Harris' gender took a backseat last cycle. 🔓unlocked njour.nl/s/726163/?unlo…