Lots this week: @Kirk-Bado.bsky.social, editor, @NationalJournal.com, @JBendery.bsky.social, Reporter @HuffPost.com, @JessicaTaylor.bsky.social, Sen and Govs Ed. @CookPolitical.com & @SamBrodey.bsky.social, National Political Reporter @BostonGlobe.com bit.ly/Click-2-Listen YouTu.be/XydlgfJw57g

You've already experienced theC-SPAN Radio podcast "Extreme Mortman" episode: Presidents take summer vacations. Now time for long-awaited, hugely-demanded sequel: Presidents take WINTER vacations! W/ special guests @kirk-bado.bsky.social @ledyardking.bsky.social Find ExMo wherever you get podcasts

On the panel @linda-feldmann.bsky.social, DC Bureau Chief, WH Correspondent, Christian Science Monitor, @kirk-bado.bsky.social, Editor of @nationaljournal.com Hotline and @pbump.com, former @washingtonpost.com Columnist and current MS-Now Contributor. bit.ly/Click-2-Listen YouTu.be/_ejj4tQN_rA

In this episode @kirk-bado.bsky.social James Downs @efilter.bsky.social @nenonicolosio.bsky.social and @abby-turner.bsky.social discuss the road to the midterms a year out. Listen on Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/2xdk...

Heading into 2026, Hotline released its first round of power rankings of the Senate, House, and gubernatorial seats most likely to flip. Want to know more? Check out Hotline’s free 2026 Midterm Preview Special Edition: www.nationaljournal.com/md/730107/ho...

In this episode, @kirk-bado.bsky.social and @efilter.bsky.social discuss President Trump's role, or lack thereof, on the campaign trail this year, and what it might mean for next year's midterms. Listen on Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/4nl6...

A lively and insightful group today makes sense of the week’s news: Emily Goodin, White House Correspondent for McClatchy Media, @allansmith.bsky.social, Political Reporter @NBCNews.com and @kirk-bado.bsky.social, Editor, @NationalJournal.com Hotline. bit.ly/Click-2-Listen youtu.be/s4OycElbDSY

Could Donald Trump's souring approval ratings and the overperformance of Democrats in special elections this year combine to flip a Tennessee congressional seat from red to blue? Read @kirk-bado.bsky.social's unlocked story to find out: www.nationaljournal.com/s/729779/see...

In this episode, @kirk-bado.bsky.social and James Downs talk about the tense arms race between red states and blue states when it comes to redistricting. Listen on Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0b6y...

In this episode, @kirk-bado.bsky.social talks to Louis Jacobson and Rich Cohen of the Almanac of American Politics' about the process for writing this edition and keeping up with the rapid political environment before the publishing deadline. Listen on Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/621m...

On this episode @kirk-bado.bsky.social talks to @nenonicolosio.bsky.social about his forecast of the Senate battlefield. Listen on Spotify here: open.spotify.com/episode/5G3r...

Making sense of all the uncertainty with @mayaaking.bsky.social, Political Reporter @nytimes.com, @kirk-bado.bsky.social, Editor @nationaljournal.com Hotline and Tom LoBianco, Editor @24sight.news. bit.ly/Click-2-Listen

On this episode @kirk-bado.bsky.social talks to @efilter.bsky.social about Democrats' struggles with messaging in the Trump 2.0 era. Listen on Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/18Mp...

I also joined @kirk-bado.bsky.social on National Journal Radio to preview the Congressional Baseball Game: open.spotify.com/episode/5Xyt...

Sam Feist, the CEO of CSPAN has an idea to bridge the ever worsening partisan divide on Capitol Hill. Read his interview with @kirk-bado.bsky.social‬ to find out what it is and why Feist thinks it can work: njour.nl/s/728613?unl...

It's here! The Downballot is so stoked to share our calculations of the results of the 2024 presidential election for all 435 congressional districts! Bookmark this must-have data set, generously sponsored by Grassroots Analytics, right here: the-db.co/presbycd And much more in this 🧵 below!

On this episode, @kirk-bado.bsky.social brings on @mattholt.bsky.social to give a temperature check on Democrats in the Trump age. Listen on Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/6CI4...

On this episode, @kirk-bado.bsky.social talks to Mary Frances McGowan and James Downs about the shifting political landscapes in state legislatures. Listen on Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/4cKw...

After months of less-than-happy news, Democrats had a good day Tuesday. @kirk-bado.bsky.social explains in Today's NJ OUTLOOK: www.nationaljournal.com/s/728108/out...

On this episode, @kirk-bado.bsky.social talks to @nenonicolosio.bsky.social about to see where the Senate battlefield forms with open primaries, retirement announcements, and how the midterms could impact Republican female senators. Listen on Spotify:

On this episode, @kirk-bado.bsky.social @rubashkin.bsky.social and James Downs offer an early look at the midterms. Listen on Spotify:

Hey bluesky I’m looking for my next job covering politics and campaigns. If you have any leads lmk!!

"Find me a small town in southeast Wisconsin where people don't even want 401ks anymore! And get me pictures!"

Making sense of the Trump and Democratic chaos: With John Bennett, White House Correspondent & Editor-at-Large, CQ @rollcall.com, @kirk-bado.bsky.social, Editor, @nationaljournal.com Hotline and @evanmcs.bsky.social, Reporter @notusreports.bsky.social. bit.ly/Click-2-Listen

The scandal engulfing the Eric Adams could swallow the state Democratic Party. www.nationaljournal.com/s/727606/the...

New from me: What Trump's full-court press on the press means for readers, the GOP's path to its largest majority in decades, and an ode to the dearly departed Bar Tab. Subscribe!

First Senate rankings from the Cook Political Report: Republicans are defending more seats overall, but Democrats hold the two most vulnerable seats on the map. www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/sen...

Making sense of the news of the week with @mayaaking.bsky.social, Political Reporter @nytimes.com, @pbump.com, Columnist @washingtonpost.com and author of the How to Read This Chart Newsletter and @kirk-bado.bsky.social, Editor of The @nationaljournal.com Hotline. bit.ly/Click-2-Listen

Making sense of the news of the week with @mayaaking.bsky.social, Political Reporter @nytimes.com, @pbump.com, Columnist @washingtonpost.com and author of the How to Read This Chart Newsletter and @kirk-bado.bsky.social, Editor of The @nationaljournal.com Hotline. bit.ly/Click-2-Listen

Love it or Leavitt open.substack.com/pub/kirkbado...

On DC scanner (10:31): one body from crashed confirmed taken into DC

In less than two weeks, President Trump has taken multiple actions to combat what he calls 'left-wing gender insanity,' with the latest coming this evening in another executive order, this time targeting gender-affirming care for kids. www.nationaljournal.com/s/727405/wha...

Inbox: Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM) will forgo a potential gubernatorial run and remain in the Senate, citing Trump’s “alarming actions this week.”

New roundup of my work during a very busy week. https://buff.ly/4g59e8c

President Trump might have opened a new front in the war against the media by repeatedly calling the press “the enemy of the people” in his first term, but President Nixon helped pave the way for this mistreatment 50 years ago.

On this episode, @kirk-bado.bsky.social talks to @zacweisz.bsky.social and George E. Condon Jr. to discuss the logistics of Trump’s indoor inauguration, and what to expect in the first weeks of his second term in office. Listen on Spotify: https://buff.ly/3PHDTxx

Bracing for Trump 2.0 open.substack.com/pub/kirkbado...

"But for Mr. Trump’s election and imminent return to the Presidency, the Office assessed that the admissible evidence was sufficient to obtain and sustain a conviction at trial.”

On this episode, @kirk-bado.bsky.social and Charlie Cook discuss the upcoming Trump era. Listen on Spotify:

Reflecting on Jimmy Carter, how to get a true "unfiltered view of government", and the too online James Carville. https://buff.ly/4fWW1OG

Good news: @cspan controls cameras today on the House floor, providing an unfiltered view of government Bad news: This arrangement might be temporary So I say Johnson—or whoever emerges as Speaker when the dust settles—should grant them permanent access www.nationaljournal.com/s/727176/kee...

What we’re taking with us in the new year.

“Victim A recalled receiving $400 in cash from Representative Gaetz that evening, which she understood to be payment for sex. At the time, she had just completed her junior year of high school.” www.cnn.com/2024/12/23/p...

For the last episode of 2024, @ledyardking.bsky.social brings on @dcdufour.bsky.social and @kirk-bado.bsky.social to look back at 2024 in politics. Listen on Spotify:

New: After ABC News agreed to pay $15M to President-elect Trump’s future library to settle a defamation lawsuit, the incoming president pocketed the win and immediately opened another front in his war against the media.

The Democratic-aligned House Majority PAC fired the opening salvo of the 2026 race for the House yesterday. The powerful PAC named its initial targets of 29 GOP-held districts and listed 16 more districts to watch that could become competitive in the right environment.

Republicans will return to Congress with one of the narrowest majorities in decades and enacting Trump's agenda might be difficult. Look for the states, where Republicans had a stronger showing, to carry out Trump's sweeping agenda.

All but one ballot measure supporting open primaries and ranked-choice voting was “rejected, marking a setback for electoral-reform advocates” after millions spent across several states.

"But unlike some of Mr. Trump’s earlier efforts, the identities of his current merchandise business partners are shielded through the creation of limited liability companies, which are structured to allow those partners to remain anonymous." www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/u...

Smart and analysis and reporting from @MayAKing.bsky.social, Southeast Politics Reporter @NYTimes.com, Emily Gooden, Senior White House Correspondent @DailyMail.co.uk and @Kirk-Bado.bsky.social, Editor, @NationalJournal.com Hotline. billpresspods.share-a-link.top/y8wkgp