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Republicans Can’t Decide Whether to Woo or Condemn Young Voters

As Democrats keep winning millennials and Gen Z, Republicans are still debating how to get them back.

Just What Do McCarthy’s Antagonists Want, and Why Won’t They Budge?

The Republican holdouts are showing that party leaders’ usual methods of arm-twisting no longer work. “It’s not about policies, it’s about the fight,” said one...

A Democrat’s Unusual, Up-Close View of DeSantis

Jared Moskowitz worked closely with the Florida governor as his emergency management czar. Now, he’s joining Congress.

Gov. Andy Beshear’s Race in Kentucky Will Test Democrats’ Survival Strategies

Gov. Andy Beshear of Kentucky is popular. Is that enough to win in a state where Democrats have struggled?

Joe Lieberman to Kyrsten Sinema: Come on In, the Water’s Warm

Few others know quite what it’s like to infuriate the Democratic Party by leaving it.

An Early Trump Backer’s Message to the Republican Party: Dump Him

Tom Marino, one of the first members of Congress to support Trump, now says the G.O.P. “has to do whatever it has to do” to...

Is There Still Room in the G.O.P. for Mitch Daniels?

Allies of the wonkish, 73-year-old university president are urging him to run for Senate. It would be a fascinating political experiment.

Why Democrats Feel Surprisingly Good Heading Into 2023

President Biden’s polling has ticked upward. Gas prices are down. And Republicans are at loggerheads.

DeSantis Is Showing Strength. He’s Also Vulnerable on His Right Flank.

For staunchly anti-abortion conservatives, the Florida governor’s 15-week ban doesn’t go far enough.

Sinema’s Defection Gives Democrats More Heartburn Over the 2024 Senate Map

A potential mess in Arizona was an unwelcome surprise for Democrats while they were still savoring their victories in 2022.
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