Bluesky no longer “hot?”

“I’m not into Democrats sitting on the 30th floor of a Manhattan highrise in their Lululemon outfit with their Yeti cup, talking about, ‘We should go to places that we don’t go’ and then never go,” Emanuel told @playbookdc.bsky.social. www.politico.com/newsletters/...

.@PeteButtigieg takes the stage at the Detroit Auto Show.

Scoop in @playbookdc.bsky.social: @jamestalarico.bsky.social is launching his first statewide ad—backed by 7 figures in Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, and on statewide cable. youtu.be/lSZ26-ZJiTs

Need to read this from @politico.com's @adamwren.bsky.social and @andrewjfhoward.bsky.social.

What Indiana GOP State Sen. Greg Walker texted the White House when they asked him to meet with the president: www.politico.com/news/2025/12...

New: Going into the Oval Office in August, Indiana House Speaker Todd Huston didn't back redistricting & had heard the chatter about whether his daughter Liz, an assistant White House press secretary, would be used as leverage in the plot to redraw America. How it went down in the Oval:

New: Trump’s political operation trained its eyes on a coast-to-coast redistricting project far earlier than has been known, emerging as part of an analysis of looming political threats and opportunities even before he was sworn in this January. www.politico.com/news/2025/12...

Looking forward to it.

Some Democrats are concerned about liberal candidates’ ability to connect with voters in purple and red states. Our @adamwren.bsky.social and @andrewjfhoward.bsky.social discuss what it means for the midterms on today’s #PlaybookPod. 🎧 youtube.com/watch?v=WCL0i1i1PGs

After almost 19 years, @politico.com's newspaper comes to an end with tomorrow's edition. I've been at the helm of the newspaper for over a decade, and it's been an opportunity unlike anything I would've gotten to do at another organization. I'll miss the newspaper, but I'm not going anywhere.

Zooming out on the president's recent string of losses, via @playbookdc.bsky.social:

“Trump 2.0 appears at the nadir of its power,” @adamwren.bsky.social writes in Playbook

"I cannot think of another time when the administration wanted something this badly, and failed this catastrophically to get it from Republicans." @samsteindc.bsky.social, @sonnybunch.bsky.social, and @adamwren.bsky.social on how Indiana Republicans defied Trump and rejected his redistricting push.

"Indiana Republicans have withstood immense pressure from President Donald Trump — and ignored threats on their lives — to defeat his plan to redraw the state’s congressional map ..." By @adamwren.bsky.social / @politico.com

🚨🎧 Enjoyed hosting yesterday’s Today Explained — about emerging cracks in the GOP First Midwest king @adamwren.bsky.social on the WH's bumpy pressure campaign to redistrict Indiana Then @lacaldwelldc.bsky.social on the flood of GOP retirements from Congress and why everyone hates Speaker Johnson

🚨New: Indiana Republicans ignored threats on their lives and rejected President Donald Trump’s demand that they gerrymander the state’s House map to help protect the party’s majority in next year’s midterms.

Whether Turning Point still has the sway to accomplish its vision faced a test Friday. They turned out morethan 200 people, a relatively sparse crowd compared to the 1,000 who gathered to see @petebuttigieg.bsky.social for an anti-redistricting rally in September. t.co/YKyXACmdZo

Indiana Senate Republican Greg Walker “said he would have reported the alleged violation to federal authorities “if I thought that there was anyone of integrity in Washington that would follow through on my accusation ..” @adamwren.bsky.social #redistrict dailyjournal.net/2025/11/26/s...

I asked Susan Orlean how Tina Brown motivated writers at the New Yorker. "Terror," she explained. Full interview here: open.spotify.com/episode/5pGy...

SUSAN ORLEAN is on the podcast tomorrow. After asking Orlean about how she broke into the New Yorker and Resting Reporter Face and Tina Brown's motivational techniques, Bryan asked about three favorite Orlean stories. They are...

New @playbookdc.bsky.social: MAGA’s leader spurns MTG as he embraces Mamdani. “A world turned upside down,” as MAGA macher Steve Bannon put it to me. www.politico.com/newsletters/...

Scoop: Barack Obama huddled with nearly three dozen freshman House Democrats at the Capitol Hill home of Rep. Rosa DeLauro at a Wednesday night event hosted by former Speaker Nancy Pelosi. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...

NEW: An Indiana Senate Republican who President Donald Trump called out in a Truth Social post Sunday for not backing the White House’s plan to draw new congressional maps was later targeted by a swatting, according to local authorities. t.co/PWrWcuna1k

New in @playbookdc.bsky.social: @mallorymcmorrow.bsky.social picks up her first Senate endorsement from @martinheinrich.bsky.social.

Exclusive: Graham Platner is shaking up his campaign amid a swirl of controversy, bringing in a longtime friend to function as his Maine Senate campaign’s new manager, hiring a compliance firm and sending non-disclosure agreements to staffers. t.co/ObW3h6XZ3q

NEWS: Indiana Senate Republicans say they do not have votes to pass mid-cycle redistricting despite a pressure campaign from the White House, according to a spokesperson for Senate President Pro Tempore Rodric Bray. www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

DNC Chair @kenmartin.bsky.social loves his job. It still makes him want to pull his hair out. Read the wide-ranging interview with our @adamwren.bsky.social, where Martin discusses Dem prospects in NJ and VA, as well as the party’s redistricting challenges👇

Scoop: President Donald Trump’s mid-cycle redistricting push is on the verge of stalling in Indiana, top state Republican officials have warned the White House. www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

News: Mallory McMorrow has shifted her stance on the war in Gaza and now believes it is a genocide. Her remarks isolate Rep. Haley Stevens in the field as the only remaining Democratic Michigan Senate candidate not to classify it as such. www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

When Bernie Sanders and AOC dropped their videos on the stakes of the shutdown, it inspired wishcasting among Dems that they could be the voice of the party in this moment. Our @adamwren.bsky.social and @meganmesserly.bsky.social discuss on today's #PlaybookPod 👇 🎧 ow.ly/trwu50X4VKp

James Talarico, who has been running for Senate for three weeks, out-raised Colin Allred, who has been running for three months—raising more than $6.2 million Allred’s more than $4.1 million.

New @playbookdc.bsky.social: A group of Senate Democrats could be spending part of the government shutdown on a luxury trip to Napa.

At Charlie Kirk’s memorial, Trump broke from the overall message of forgiveness, declaring he “hates” his opponents. “[He's the] only man in America ... who could get away with saying something like that at a moment like this,” @adamwren.bsky.social says on #playbookpod. 🎧 ow.ly/f96V50X09Q6

Writes @adamwren.bsky.social: The 2028 cycle has the potential to be the first post-cable TV election, heralding the dawn of a post-literate era in which technology fully displaces reading and consumption of news from traditional outlets.

Spencer Cox doing Stephen A and Ezra Klein's shows back to back is the new Full Ginsburg.

EXCLUSIVE: Harris wanted to ask the former transportation secretary to be her running mate in 2024, but thought “it was too big of a risk.” “I just believe in giving Americans more credit than that,” @petebuttigieg.bsky.social tells our @adamwren.bsky.social.

We spoke with Hasan Piker about the fallout from Charlie Kirk’s killing. He got candid about sparring with the late conservative activist and his own fears about political violence. Read Piker's full Q&A with our @adamwren.bsky.social 👇

One of many bangers from @adamwren.bsky.social these last 24 hours: www.politico.com/news/magazin...

Ahead of the U.S. men’s team friendly against Japan today, @alexilalas.bsky.social spoke with us about the advice he gave Trump, why politicians need to start paying attention to soccer and more. Read his Q&A with our @adamwren.bsky.social👇

Former U.S. soccer star and outspoken MAGA Republican Alexi Lalas has some advice for Trump on co-hosting the World Cup: "Let's not f--k it up." He's hailed Trump as “the soccer president” but worries The White House's war on U.S. cities could jeopardize the tournament.

Scoop: Third Way is circulating a memo, shared first with @playbookdc, featuring a new blacklist of words Dems shouldn’t use. www.politico.com/newsletters/...

NEW @playbookdc.bsky.social : GAVIN C. NEWSOM'S @GovPressOffice (NEVER HEARD OF IT UNTIL LAST WEEK!) HAS TAKEN OVER YOUR X FEED (BLUESKY NO LONGER 'HOT'). STEVE BANNON TELLS ME MAGA SHOULD PAY ATTENTION. WHEN I TYPE, AMERICA NOW WINS!!! THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER — AW

Gavin Newsom has adopted a Trump-style online persona. On #playbookpod, @adamwren.bsky.social argues the California governor is trying to both “emulate Trump" and also "turn a mirror" on the president’s approach to X. But will it work with voters? 🎧 Listen here: ow.ly/HcMs50WIIEN

Inside the MAGA-parodying strategy that has rocketed California Gov. Gavin Newsom to the top of social media algorithms — while annoying leading Republicans and potentially redefining how Democrats function as the opposition party. More in Playbook: www.politico.com/newsletters/...

Trump's political operation is considering primarying Indiana lawmakers who don’t go along with redistricting, @adamwren.bsky.social and Liz Crampton write: www.politico.com/news/2025/08...

As Vice President JD Vance meets with Gov. Mike Braun and Indiana legislative leaders to discuss mid-cycle redistricting, a black curtain hangs in front of the governor’s office.

A meeting between Trump and Putin is imminent, according to a White House official and the Kremlin. But how optimistic should we be about a possible thaw in negotiations over the war in Ukraine? On #playbookpod, @meganmesserly.bsky.social and @adamwren.bsky.social dig deeper: ow.ly/WLIq50WBc2f

Trump's talk of tariffs has been ongoing for months. But on #playbookpod, @adamwren.bsky.social is asking: Is the White House still full steam ahead with this approach despite concerns over market reactions? Listen to our analysis: ow.ly/uAHh50WBcfL