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Speaker Mike Johnson is expected to huddle via conference call with Indiana House Republicans this weekend ahead of their upcoming state House session to redraw congressional maps, according to two people familiar with the planning and an invitation viewed by POLITICO. The meeting, ahead of next week’s session, represents an escalation of Johnson’s involvement in…

Democrats are riding momentum from this month’s off-cycle elections into an eight-figure spend to expand their base in the midterm elections next year. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee announced the planned investment into engaging voters of color and rural voters Tuesday, a sign that national Democrats see an opening to combat Republicans’ 2024 gains with…

Some North Carolina Republicans are worried President Donald Trump’s aggressive immigration crackdown in the battleground state could backfire. The Trump administration has touted its North Carolina surge as a successful operation targeting the“worst of the worst” criminals, but some Republicans in the state — which will feature one of the most expensive and hotly contested…

Donald Trump has long claimed that he — and he alone — dictates the future of the MAGA movement. And a topsy-turvey Friday will put that to the test. A weekend wellness check on the MAGA coalition: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), who on Friday announced her resignation, is spurned by its leader. And incoming…

Marjorie Taylor Greene, the onetime MAGA loyalist who rose to prominence for her ardent support of President Donald Trump, says she is resigning from Congress after a public feud with him. In a statement released Friday, the Georgia Republican criticized the direction of the political movement she once supported. Her relationship with Trump soured after…

House Democrats are jumping into an upcoming special election in Tennessee, dumping $1 million on an increasingly nationalized battle for a deep-red congressional seat as President Donald Trump gets involved in the race. House Majority PAC, the super PAC aligned with the lower chamber’s Democratic leadership, announced plans on Friday to spend $1 million on…

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s supporters are relaunching the political party he formed last year — potentially creating a pathway for him to run for president again in 2028 and offering a home for disaffected Kennedy-aligned voters who backed Republicans in 2024. A group of former Kennedy campaign staff, volunteers and backers have resurrected the We…

Dan Driscoll made history earlier this year when, at 38, he was sworn in as the youngest Army secretary in U.S. history. And he just made news again this week when he became the highest-level Trump administration official to visit Kyiv for the White House’s secret peace talks in effort to end Russia’s war on…

Politics Trump’s Free-Speech Warrior? Behind the curtain with Darren Beattie, one of the new president’s most provocative personnel picks. (U.S. Department of State) “Everything is possible with Donald Trump,” one State Department source familiar with the hiring told The American Conservative.  This person was speaking of the shock retention of Darren Beattie as the acting…