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• 🇺🇸 For aging US Supreme Court justices, the politics of retirement looms large — 11/04/2026 [USA] Related: #Judicial Politics, #Government Institutions
• 🇺🇸 Democratic leaders navigate minefield amid liberal clamor to remove Trump — 11/04/2026 [USA]

  Democratic leaders are walking a delicate line as liberals clamor for President Trump’s removal over the Iran war. On one hand, the minority Democrats are well aware that they have virtually no power ...

  Related: #Party Divisions, #Executive Power
• 🇺🇸 Mamdani, Leaning Into ‘Sewer Socialism,’ Gets His Hands Dirty — 11/04/2026 [USA]

  The mayor has embraced the decades-old concept of “sewer socialism,” hoping to improve New Yorkers’ lives by focusing on public services.

  Related: #Urban Governance, #Public Infrastructure
• 🇺🇸 Trump Moves Top Aide James Blair to Political Operation Ahead of Midterms — 10/04/2026 [USA]

  Mr. Blair will “lead the charge from the outside,” the president said on social media. The move comes as Republicans are bracing for a potentially difficult November election.

  Related: #Election Preparation, #Party Leadership
• 🇺🇸 Trump Is Racing to Redefine ‘America First’ in a Time of War — 10/04/2026 [USA]

  Washington has been debating the thrust of Mr. Trump’s foreign policy for more than a decade, with the only consensus being that “America First” means whatever the president says it does.

  Related: #Foreign Policy, #Partisan Division
• 🇺🇸 Burned Before, Democrats Abruptly Revive the Idea of Impeaching Trump — 10/04/2026 [USA]

  Democrats in Congress have assiduously avoided talk of a third impeachment of President Trump, concerned that it would distract from their midterm campaign message. That tide seems to have turned.

  Related: #U.S. Politics, #Impeachment
• 🇺🇸 Trump Shares Video of Graphic Attack and Rails Against Haitians — 10/04/2026 [USA]

  The man seen beating a woman is from Haiti and faces a murder charge in Florida, officials said. President Trump has fought to end protections for Haitian immigrants.

  Related: #Immigration, #Crime Statistics
• 🇺🇸 Why many Trump-supporting business owners hope Democrats win the midterms — 10/04/2026 [USA]

  If the Democrats control Congress, we will have a deadlocked government. And business owners like me will breathe a sigh of relief. We could use a couple of years of inaction to actually focus on our ...

  Related: #Business Environment, #Partisan Gridlock
• 🇺🇸 Israel is winning wars but losing American public opinion — 10/04/2026 [USA]

  Bibi's bromance with Trump has pushed away mainstream Democrats and rankled non-interventionist Republicans.

  Related: #International Relations, #Diplomacy
• 🇺🇸 Nixon’s ‘Madman’ approach is dangerous, but it works — and Trump knows it — 10/04/2026 [USA]

  Trump is not the first commander in chief to use dire threats to end a war. “Madman” Richard Nixon and former President Eisenhower forged that diplomatic path years ago.

  Related: #Foreign Policy, #Historical Precedent
• 🇺🇸 Whole Hog Politics: Vance’s Hungarian gambit — 10/04/2026 [USA]

  [Watch Whole Hog Politics live: Join us today at 9 a.m. EDT at TheHill.com as Chris Stirewalt and host Bill Sammon break down this week’s political news and answer questions from a live online audienc...

  Related: #Foreign Policy, #Ideological Shift
• 🇺🇸 Fed up with Trump's chaos? Then his strategy is working — 10/04/2026 [USA]

  His playbook calls for generating so much disgust that Americans tune out and he can get away with anything.

  Related: #Media Psychology, #Democratic Engagement
• 🇺🇸 Why Republicans Will Not Run Away From Trump — 10/04/2026 [USA]

  Without Trump on the midterms ballot, how will his party fare?

  Related: #US Politics, #Elections
• 🇺🇸 Trump and his party confront the political perils of chaos: From the Politics Desk — 09/04/2026 [USA]

  Welcome to From the Politics Desk, a daily newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail

  Related: #Party Dynamics, #Election Analysis
• 🇺🇸 Gavin Newsom's political magic: Will America fall for his tricks? — 09/04/2026 [USA]

  His greatest trick yet? Vaulting his status from the incompetent and corrupt governor of a failing state to a leading contender for the 2028 Democratic presidential nomination.

  Related: #Presidential Ambition, #Public Perception
• 🇺🇸 Scheme to defund ICE sets a precedent that could come back to bite Democrats — 09/04/2026 [USA]

  Congressional Republicans are warning Democrats that they will regret their push to defund ICE and border patrol, saying it sets a new precedent for annual spending battles that the GOP also can explo...

  Related: #Government Funding, #Partisan Conflict
• 🇺🇸 Iran ceasefire is latest example of Trump using "two weeks" as a timeframe — 08/04/2026 [USA]

  The U.S. and Iran's ceasefire sets up a two-week window for negotiations. "Two weeks" has been a go-to refrain for President Trump dating back to his first term. Political strategists Kendra Barkoff L...

  Related: #Diplomacy, #U.S. Foreign Policy
• 🇺🇸 Democrats romp in Wisconsin Supreme Court race, narrow margins in Georgia — 08/04/2026 [USA]

  Republicans held on to a safe Georgia House seat vacated by former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene.

  Related: #Elections, #Partisan Shift
• 🇺🇸 Blue states' soak-the-rich bug infects Democrats in Congress who now want a federal wealth tax — 08/04/2026 [USA]

  Cash-starved states run by Democrats are moving to squeeze more revenue out of their wealthiest residents with a new "millionaires tax" that they say makes the tax code more equitable.

  Related: #Taxation Policy, #Economic Inequality, #Fiscal Federalism
• 🇺🇸 Mullin pledges progress on disaster relief during his first official trip as DHS secretary — 07/04/2026 [USA]

  Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin on Tuesday toured North Carolina areas devastated by Hurricane Helene in 2024, revealing plans to prioritize relief to disaster-impacted communities on his...

  Related: #Disaster Response, #Immigration Enforcement, #Federal Management
• 🇺🇸 Trump is considering more changes to his Cabinet in the coming weeks — 04/04/2026 [USA]

  In his first year back in the White House, President Donald Trump avoided using his famous “You’re fired” phrase when it came to members of his Cabinet.

  Related: #Leadership Style, #Government Stability
• 🇺🇸 Is Hochul the unlikely hero of Adams’ world indictments? — 03/04/2026 [USA]

  Gov. Kathy Hochul has spent the last four months beating the auto-insurance affordability drum and fighting the trial lawyers and unconvinced lawmakers who stand in her way.

  Related: #Insurance Fraud
• 🇺🇸 Trump's Iran war leaves Republicans adrift ahead of midterms — 03/04/2026 [USA]

  This is not the run-up to the midterm elections that Republicans wanted.

  Related: #Midterm Elections, #Foreign Policy
• 🇺🇸 'What the hell did he just say?' GOP Iran worries build after Trump speech — 02/04/2026 [USA]

  Republicans wanted a clear message on the war from Trump. Instead, some feel like they got the runaround.

  Related: #Economic Impact
• 🇺🇸 Trump’s MAGA allies have a new plan for mass deportations. It could splinter the coalition. — 01/04/2026 [USA]

  Surpassing 1 million deportations this year hinges on worksite enforcement — which would enrage farm and construction groups (and possibly voters).

  Related: #Immigration Policy
• 🇺🇸 'Affordability' will be 'growing challenge' for Republicans in midterms: Marc Short — 31/03/2026 [USA]

  Former White House Director of Legislative Affairs Marc Short on Monday said affordability will become a “growing challenge” for Republicans in midterm elections as costs rise amid the conflict with I...

  Related: #Economic Policy, #National Security, #Voter Sentiment
• 🇬🇧 How Trump’s deportation campaign has changed tack after deep unpopularity — 28/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  <p>Kristi Noem was replaced by Markwayne Mullin as DHS secretary and Gregory Bovino was demoted, signally a change in tone even as arrests have continued</p><p>Throughout last year, Donald Trump deliv...

  Related: #Immigration Policy, #Government Personnel Changes
• 🇺🇸 Andy Beshear’s 2028 playbook: How a Democrat wins in Trump Country — 27/03/2026 [USA] Related: #Electoral Tactics
• 🇺🇸 Denmark holds early elections spurred by Trump&apos;s threats to take Greenland — 24/03/2026 [USA]

  Denmark&apos;s prime minister called early parliamentary elections after gaining a popularity boost from standing up to President Trump over his threat to seize Greenland.

  Related: #Diplomatic Dispute
• 🇬🇧 The Guardian view on Trump’s Iran ‘talks’: a war, a pause – and a distraction | Editorial — 23/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  <p>The US president claims progress in talks with Iran, but uncertainty persists. Meanwhile, Israel advances West Bank annexation under cover of a crisis</p><p>It must be tough for Donald Trump: start...

  Related: #Foreign Policy