NEW from NEW JERSEY: Democrats Get the 2024 Monkey Off Their Backs. But key divisions and choices remain that will determine Democrats’ fate in 2026 and 2028. thedispatch.com/article/sher... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social

NEW from MICHIGAN: 'I Want to Change Politics.' Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, a former lifelong Democrat, makes his case for leaving the party & running for governor as an Independent. thedispatch.com/article/mich... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social

NEW: My #SkiffCast Interview w/ @liamkerr.bsky.social on the trials & tribulations of pushing the Democratic Party to the competitive center. thedispatch.com/podcast/the-... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social

NEW: Tax-exempt issue-advocacy organizations, shielded from publicizing donors, could be empowered to substantially increase participation in traditional electioneering, depending on the outcome of case in the federal courts. thedispatch.com/article/camp... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social

NEW: In striking reversal frm TRUMP’s 1st term, Republicans are cautiously optimistic abt looming midterms, content w/ POTUS’s provocative unconventionality but concerned abt the most normal of concerns: potential 4 backlash over economy thedispatch.com/article/repu... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social

"Charging Comey does one more thing for Trump. It warns his adversaries that he’s getting more aggressive in his authoritarianism and therefore that the price of challenging him is rising." --Nick Catoggio thedispatch.com/newsletter/b...

NEW: A collection of Democratic-aligned groups are seeking to overthrow prevailing liberal orthodoxy & transform the party into one voters might entrust w/ the keys to the country. Can they repeat the success the DLC had 40 years prior? thedispatch.com/article/demo... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social

DISPATCH DEBATE: “The question should be whether prohibition advocates can meet the heavy burden of justifying why adults should face criminal penalties for private choices about their own bodies and consciousness.” --@ConLawWarrior thedispatch.com/debates/mari...

"After months of pressure from the president, Jerome Powell announced an expected rate cut Wednesday." Morning Dispatch: thedispatch.com/newsletter/m...

NEW: Surging opposition to Israel in Democratic Party—especially among grassroots progressives on college campuses—is obscuring a growing hostility to the Jewish state on populist right, particularly among younger conservative men. thedispatch.com/article/repu... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social

NEW(ish): Competition for TRUMP’s endorsement in key primaries has evolved into a distinct, methodical process that cand's prioritize higher than wooing voters, befitting POTUS' remarkable influence in GOP nominating contests. thedispatch.com/article/trum... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social

NEW from REHOBOTH BEACH: Scenes From a Protest Along the Delaware Shore. How some grassroots Democrats are coping w/ TRUMP's 2nd term. thedispatch.com/article/demo... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social

NEW: Defiant Democratic activists are rejecting warnings frm party strategists that left-wing positions on visceral cultural issues are pushing away coveted voting blocs Dems need to rebound in future elections. thedispatch.com/article/demo... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social

NEW from MINNEAPOLIS: Sharp Dem divisions over U.S. support for Israel became plainly apparent during DNC summer mtg, prompting Chair Ken Martin to hastily announce a task force to further debate party’s position on the issue. thedispatch.com/article/dnc-... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social

NEW: @gavinnewsom.bsky.social is framing his gambit to counter TX and squeeze more Democratic seats out of CA mid-decade as a high-stakes fight w/ TRUMP for control of the House of Representatives. thedispatch.com/article/news... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social

NEW: Jewish Democrats Labor to Maintain Party’s Support for Israel. But a leading group argues GOP has yet to benefit from Democrats’ division over the Jewish state. thedispatch.com/article/jewi... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social

NEW: Candidates for office this year & next are focusing specifically on “affordability,” a rising issue distinct from jobs, wages and recently, inflation, that have typically topped voters' list of economic concerns. thedispatch.com/article/repu... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social

NEW from Charles Hilu: The Autopen Is Popular—and Bipartisan. Republicans have questioned the validity of Biden’s autopen signatures, but many in Congress use the same tool. thedispatch.com/article/auto... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social

Trump’s blank check for Bibi has been terrible for Israel… My new column: www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...

NEW: New York professionals staring down possibility of Zohran Mamdani as next mayor are caught between hopeful & terrified as they contemplate life under an avowed socialist who wants to raise taxes, expand govt & deprioritize policing. thedispatch.com/article/mamd... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social

New poll: The vast majority of NYC Dem primary voters agree with Mamdani’s Israel positions, even arresting Bibi. 57% say they’d be less likely to support incumbent Dems who don’t endorse Mamdani. That includes Schumer and Jeffries right now. www.semafor.com/article/07/2...

NEW from @michaelrwarren.bsky.social: As Trade Deal Looms, TRUMP Goes Soft on China. Taiwan’s president cancels a trip to Latin America after Beijing protested his plan to transit through the U.S. thedispatch.com/article/trum... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social

NEW: The Republican Jewish Coalition. — David Becomes (a GOP) Goliath. My deep dive on perhaps the most influential group in Republican politics. thedispatch.com/article/repu... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social

NEW from Kevin D. Williamson in LOS ANGELES: You see a guy with a big-ass tattoo of St. Jude on his forearm and you know there’s a story and that a lot of that story is going to be horrifying. (never miss a KDW dispatch from the road.) thedispatch.com/article/ille... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social

NEW: MAGA GOP voters most supportive of TRUMP precisely because he's skeptical of foreign military engagements is giving U.S. bombing of Iran’s nuclear weapons infrastructure 👍👍 up, defying assumptions about POTUS' loyal political base. thedispatch.com/article/dona... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social

NEW from @michaelrwarren.bsky.social: How Sergio Gor Cashed in With Trumpworld. Questions remain about the key Trump aide’s path to the White House. thedispatch.com/article/serg... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social

NEW from @mccormackjohn.bsky.social: Trump Is Winning the Iran Argument Within MAGA World —For Now, The Middle East conflict is isolating the neo-isolationists. thedispatch.com/article/dona... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social

NEW from Charles Hilu: Antisemitic Attacks Put Democrats in a Bind. Progressives condemn violent attacks while declining to criticize pro-Palestinian rhetoric. thedispatch.com/article/prog... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social

NEW: During recent political conference in D.C., collection of lawmakers condemned Democratic Party as elitist, leftist, and out of touch. They were all Democrats—as were most in audience that applauded at nearly every turn. thedispatch.com/article/cent... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social

NEW from @michaelrwarren.bsky.social: Will Trump Give Electability a Chance? The scandal-plagued Ken Paxton’s challenge to John Cornyn in Texas will test POTUS' political restraint. thedispatch.com/article/john... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social

NEW: Repairing the Democratic Party’s frayed bond w/ working class voters is focus of a postelection initiative launched by an established Democratic super PAC & overseen by a trio of LA Ds, inclu James Carville & Mitch Landrieu. thedispatch.com/article/demo... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social

NEW from me: There is no constituency for debt reduction. Hence, the current reconciliation package making its way through Congress. www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti... @opinion.bloomberg.com

What becomes of DOGE without Elon Musk? Cole Murphy and Peter Gattuso answer in today's Morning Dispatch: thedispatch.com/newsletter/m...

NEW from SCRANTON, PA: @joshshapiropa.bsky.social Warms to National Leadership. But can Pennsylvania’s Democratic governor handle the spotlight? thedispatch.com/article/josh... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social

NEW from @mccormackjohn.bsky.social: Can @gallego.senate.gov Lead Democrats Out of the Wilderness? The AZ senator prevailed where Kamala Harris failed. Can he repeat that success nationwide? thedispatch.com/article/rube... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social

NEW: Killing them Softly? The measured lobbying strategy business groups view as the only viable option for derailing Donald Trump’s tariffs. thedispatch.com/article/us-c... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social

NEW from @scottlincicome.bsky.social: High-Speed Fail. California has spent billions since 2008 without laying a single piece of track. thedispatch.com/newsletter/c... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social

NEW from @mccormackjohn.bsky.social: Are We Sleepwalking Toward a Constitutional Crisis? Congress shrugs at a top White House adviser suggesting the president may suspend the writ of habeas corpus. thedispatch.com/article/habe... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social

NEW #MondayEssay from Jonah Goldberg: Don’t Call This Conservatism. Much of American ‘conservatism’ today doesn’t deserve the label. thedispatch.com/article/cons... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social

NEW from @michaelrwarren.bsky.social: How Ed Martin Failed His Way to D.C. TRUMP wants him confirmed as U.S. attorney, but he’ll face questions about his scandal-plagued past. thedispatch.com/article/ed-m... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social

NEW from @mccormackjohn.bsky.social: ‘We’re Just Hoping the Ship Sinks. ’How three small American businesses (inclu two in PA) are paying the price for Trump’s tariffs. thedispatch.com/article/trum... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social

LATEST: What ‘Buying American’ Really Means. The politics of consumer choice are about as old as the republic itself. thedispatch.com/article/buy-... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social

NEW from @mccormackjohn.bsky.social: "...the argument that the Alien Enemies Act is a key tool necessary to carry out mass deportations is absurd on its face..." thedispatch.com/article/dona... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social

Big news: The Dispatch has acquired @scotus-blog.bsky.social, and we're thrilled to welcome cofounder Amy Howe—widely respected as one of the nation's leading legal journalists—to our team.

Some NEWS ... www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/b...

NEW: The GOP Considers the Unthinkable: Tax Hikes. To pay for extending 2017 tax cuts, Republicans may target wealthiest earners w/ increases. thedispatch.com/article/repu... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social

NEW from @mccormackjohn.bsky.social: Get Out by Good Friday, Feds Say to Afghan Christians. Department of Homeland Security has revoked immigration status of some Afghans who fled to the U.S. thedispatch.com/article/afgh... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social

Welcome James Kirchick to The Dispatch!

NEW from @michaelrwarren.bsky.social — something a little different: Tiki’s Tide Crests Again. It’s kitschy. It’s exotic. It’s complex. And it’s uniquely American. thedispatch.com/article/tiki... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social

NEW: Do Republican Voters Still Care About Scandal? The outcome of Ken Paxton's primary challenge vs. John Cornyn may answer that question. thedispatch.com/article/john... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social