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kamala harris
WASHINGTON July 21, 2024
Political strategist Steve Schmidt joins Tara Palmeri in the wake of Biden ending his campaign to discuss Harris’s anointment as his successor, which Democrats might challenge her for the nomination, and how an open convention could play out.
joe biden nancy pelosi
WASHINGTON July 18, 2024
With pressure mounting in Congress, the long arm of Nancy Pelosi is working through surrogates to bypass Biden’s inner circle and convince him to exit the race with dignity. “Nancy is historically always a first mover on legislation, and Schumer is always a closer,” said a senior Hill source with knowledge of the campaign. “It’s going to be the collective pressure.”
donald trump assassination attempt
WASHINGTON July 14, 2024
A pressing conversation about the shooting of Donald Trump, the security breach, Biden’s phone call, and what to expect at the Republican convention.
joe biden
WASHINGTON July 11, 2024
News and notes from inside the campaign bunker. Plus, the latest on Trump’s V.P. calculus.


donald trump joe biden debate
WASHINGTON June 27, 2024
I chatted with some of the top operatives around town to get their honest read and predictions on tonight’s first, and possibly only, presidential debate. Here’s what people in this town are whispering under their breath.
rupert murdoch
WASHINGTON June 20, 2024
Inside the game of telephone surrounding Donald Trump, on the precipice of locking in his vice presidential pick, as everyone from Sean Hannity to Fox émigré Tucker Carlson to Rupert Murdoch, himself, attempts to put their finger on the scale.
Doug Burgum
WASHINGTON June 13, 2024
As the veepstakes beckon, Trump seems curiously taken by Doug Burgum—the ultra-conservative plains centimillionaire with the attractive wife and Pence-like deference. Is this his Cary Grant?
Donald Trump
WASHINGTON June 6, 2024
Without any precedent to guide them, and no insight from polls, the typically omniscient Democratic political class is debating whether to take the high road or risk transforming Trump into a martyr.


hunter biden
WASHINGTON May 30, 2024
As the world digests the conviction of the ex-president, Republicans are banking on the trial of Hunter Biden, next week, to obscure the fallout.
donald trump ron desantis
WASHINGTON May 23, 2024
After the Shell Bay Club détente, Ronny is out there shilling for his old nemesis, Trump is dangling convention spots, and the DeSantis brain trust is eyeing a path to ’28.
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