Louisiana is asking SCOTUS to overturn precedent and entirely ban the use of race in redistricting, making the unusual decision to not defend its own map. It represents an existential challenge to the Voting Rights Act. My latest: www.politico.com/news/2025/08...

Trump's assertion that he has the authority to issue national election policy by decree is an audacious power grab, one that crosses a significant red line on elections — a line that Republicans have vigorously defended in the past. My latest for Nightly www.politico.com/newsletters/...

The Voting Rights Act recently celebrated its 60th anniversary. But will it make it to 61? My latest on the significant legal challenges the landmark civil rights law is facing in front of the Supreme Court, for POLITICO Nightly www.politico.com/newsletters/...

Last night, the Supreme Court might have dropped a big hint about how it will handle the Voting Rights Act, a law the Roberts court has long been hostile to. More from me and @joshgerstein.bsky.social www.politico.com/news/2025/08...

Do you want to understand American politics? Watching this weekend's #WrestleMania is a pretty good place to start. My latest on the lessons the president has learned from pro wrestling, in POLITICO Nightly www.politico.com/newsletters/...

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Some personal news, as they say: Excited that I am now the breaking news editor at @politico.com. I've loved my time with the POLITICO Florida team, and can't wait for this new challenge in this urgent moment for news. And ... we're hiring: recruiting.ultipro.com/PER1013PCLL/...

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My job has changed since I last logged on here! I am now deputy national editor at @politico.com. I am largely a lurker on Twitter and plan to do the same here, but will try to do my best to cross post on both sites.

Louisiana has a new congressional map. The Legislature passed lines that will add a second majority-Black district in the state, sacrificing GOP Rep. Garret Graves' home base in the process. Democrats will almost assuredly net one seat. More from me www.politico.com/live-updates...

Millions of Americans will be heading to the polls this year. And with 2023 serving as the set-up, it was a "very, very" good year for voter access. A first look at the Institute for Responsive Government's 50 state (and D.C.) scorecard from me, in tonight's Nightly www.politico.com/newsletters/...

Regular voters were asked about the health of American democracy. To say they were discouraged would be an understatement. My report from a focus group in Northampton County, Pa., on Americans' fears of political violence (and more) in 2024 www.politico.com/news/2024/01...

Louisiana could be getting a new congressional map. But we get some fun parochial fights between Gov. Jeff Landry and Bayou State native Speaker Mike Johnson first. A little explainer for what comes next from me, in our Inside Congress newsletter! www.politico.com/newsletters/...

The problem with the caucuses is there's no polls closing time, and the state party started releasing results. Kinda like how some states with multiple timezones will release results before last polls close. (That being said, I am Team Wait here.) More: www.politico.com/live-updates...

Republican state parties in several battlegrounds are besieged by leadership fights, from a battle in Michigan over who actually is in charge to Nevada's chair being charged for being a fake elector. Madison Fernandez and I round up what's been going down www.politico.com/news/2024/01...

We're just weeks away from some congressional primaries, but the House battleground is far from set. Here's a guide from me on all the redistricting changes that have happened since the midterms — and where to watch before November www.politico.com/news/2024/01...

The 14th Amendment ball is really in SCOTUS' court now. Trump has appealed the Colorado decision declaring him ineligible for the presidency to the nation's top court. It is unclear on when they'll act. More from the team www.politico.com/news/2024/01...

Trump has filed an appeal in Maine state court after the state's top election official deemed him ineligible to run for president because of Jan. 6. But in reality, everyone's just waiting for SCOTUS. More from me on the day's filings www.politico.com/news/2024/01...

I spoke with Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows about her decision finding Trump ineligible to run for president under the 14th Amendment. She said it was her duty to do so, and that she doesn't get an out because it is complex. Read more here www.politico.com/news/2023/12...

BREAKING: Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows has determined that Trump is ineligible to be on the ballot in the state, saying he engaged in an insurrection on Jan. 6 and was disqualified under the 14th Amendment. More from me soon www.politico.com/news/2023/12...

A federal court approved Georgia's new congressional lines, which creates another majority Black district by drawing out Lucy McBath's coalition district. (Same partisan balance: 9R, 5D.) Challenges will continue, but this may be it for 2024. More from me www.politico.com/news/2023/12...

Eleven states will elect a governor next year. Can the historic ticket-splitting survive another Trump-Biden rematch? A Christmas dispatch from me and Lisa Kashinsky on all the big state chief executive races in 2024 www.politico.com/news/2023/12...

Can Dave Reichert lead the Washington GOP out of the wilderness? The former congressman is back and running for the state's open governorship. If he's the nominee, Dems and Republicans think it could be competitive. My latest from Bellevue www.politico.com/news/2023/12...

Democrats are suing in N.H. to overturn a law that requires those that register to vote on Election Day, but don't have a photo ID, to cast an "affidavit ballot" that could be thrown out after initial tabulation. A lil exclusive from Holly Otterbein and me www.politico.com/news/2023/12...

This week's population estimates from the Census Bureau is setting a trend for the rising political power of the South — at the expense of California, New York and Illinois. Some (way too early) 2030 apportionment analysis from me www.politico.com/news/2023/12...

The pandemic feels like it is in the rear view mirror. But America's mayors still bear the scars. I traveled to Tacoma, Washington, for the final edition of POLITICO's Mayors Club to find out how the job of mayor has been permanently changed www.politico.com/news/2023/12...

BREAKING: The Colorado Supreme Court rules that Trump is ineligible to run for president under the 14th Amendment, saying he engaged in insurrection on Jan. 6. Much more from us soon www.politico.com/news/2023/12...

Maine's secretary of state publicly grappled with the attempts to have Trump disqualified under the 14th Amendment today, in a hearing that stretched on for hours. It is a rare situation of an election official, not a court, overseeing this. More from me www.politico.com/news/2023/12...

Georgia has a new congressional map that obliterates Lucy McBath's district. She says she isn't going anywhere. The latest on the country's newest congressional map, and a redistricting process that's probably not done, from me and Brittany Gibson www.politico.com/news/2023/12...

Colorado's Supreme Court gave little indication how it would rule on if Trump is ineligible to run under 14A. But the justices seemingly disagreed with the Trump attorney assertion that Jan. 6 wasn't an insurrection. More from us www.politico.com/news/2023/12...

The most prominent effort to have Trump disqualified under the 14th Amendment lands in front of Colorado's Supreme Court today. Next stop, SCOTUS? We dig in www.politico.com/news/2023/12...

Terry McAuliffe is back. He's wading into Virginia's Democratic gubernatorial primary and backing his protégé, Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney. An interview with Terry and a lil scoop from me www.politico.com/news/2023/12...

NEW: A federal appeals court issued a ruling that could gut the Voting Rights Act, saying only the federal government — not private citizens or civil rights groups — is allowed to sue under a crucial section of the landmark civil rights law. More soon www.politico.com/news/2023/11...

A Colorado judge ruled that Trump has engaged in an insurrection on Jan. 6, but can still run for president. We have the latest on the push to have Trump disqualified under an interpretation of the 14th Amendment www.politico.com/news/2023/11...

I talked to Max Rose about the program he is advising to turn out young New Yorkers, the state's redistricting case and more. POLITICO Pro subscribers can read more in this morning's Score! subscriber.politicopro.com/newsletter/2...

NewDEAL and the New Democrat Coalition are out with their 2024 agenda, a good preview of what battleground Democrats want to run on next year. A scoop from me in Huddle www.politico.com/newsletters/...

News: The Biden campaign is testing alternatives to ActBlue, Holly Otterbein and I report. Regular donors probably won't notice anything, but this could be the beginning of a major shift in the permanent Democratic campaign infrastructure www.politico.com/news/2023/11...

Election officials are on edge after what appears to be another round of physical threats — this time involving envelopes of fentanyl. “I see this as a prelude to 2024, and I also view this as a domestic terrorist event," Washington's Steve Hobbs told me. My latest www.politico.com/news/2023/11...

The POLITICO debate tracker is up and running for the Dec. 6 debate! According to our analysis, four candidates qualify: Trump (who already said he is skipping), DeSantis, Ramaswamy and Haley www.politico.com/2024-electio...

Glenn Youngkin's 2024 white knight era is over after a disappointing Tuesday. What comes next? We explore what the next two years hold for the Virginia guv. Will he be Mr. Veto, or Mr. Bipartisan www.politico.com/news/2023/11...

News: Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney will launch his 2025 Virginia gubernatorial bid before the end of the year and has already started to assemble his campaign team. Fresh details from me www.politico.com/news/2023/11...

I went to Bucks County, one of the swingiest counties in Pennsylvania, over the summer to check in on the county commission race and what it might say about 2024. Last night, the Democrats won. My story from August www.politico.com/news/2023/08...

Joe Biden wasn’t on the ballot on Tuesday in Virginia. But Democrats’ big win will bring welcome news on the other side of the Potomac. My analysis on what the blue sweep in Virginia means for 2024 www.politico.com/news/2023/11...

My analysis of Beshear's big win in #KYGov tonight: There's still a path for Democrats to thread the needle, even in deep-red states ... and Biden's dismal approval ratings might not be as big of an electoral drag as they would appear at first glance www.politico.com/news/2023/11...

BREAKING: Beshear WINS in Kentucky. A major hold for Democrats in this year's marquee gubernatorial race www.politico.com/live-updates...