The New Jersey governor-elect’s campaign says its win can be replicated nationally, in a memo first shared with POLITICO. Mikie Sherrill has advice for her fellow Democrats heading into the 2026 elections: follow the lead I set in New Jersey to win again. A new campaign memo written by Sherrill’s campaign manager Alex Ball, and … Read more
Juan Rodriguez wants Democrats across the country to take heed of how the California’s redistricting campaign embraced the issue and won. Juan Rodriguez knows the conventional wisdom that Democrats should steer clear of talking about immigration — and he thinks it’s dead wrong. The longtime adviser to Gov. Gavin Newsom and former top Kamala Harris … Read more
Dana Williamson served as the governor’s top aide from 2022 to 2024. SACRAMENTO, California — Gavin Newsom’s former chief of staff Dana Williamson entered a not-guilty plea Wednesday to federal public corruption charges, including conspiracy to commit wire fraud and bank fraud. Williamson, who served as the governor’s top aide from 2022 until 2024, is … Read more
The high court extended through Thursday a stay on a lower court order requiring the Trump administration to pay full food stamp benefits this month. The Supreme Court extended through Thursday its order allowing the Trump administration to withhold full food stamp benefits as lawmakers inch closer to ending the record-setting government shutdown. The move … Read more
They’ll use a procedural maneuver to put Republicans in a tough spot. House Democrats will take steps to force a vote on a three-year extension of expiring Affordable Care Act tax credits after Republicans refused to address the issue as part of a bipartisan Senate deal to reopen the federal government. House Minority Whip Katherine … Read more
The sour atmosphere stands to linger as another shutdown deadline approaches and the health care fight continues. House Democrats are back at work — and, boy, are they mad. They’re mad at the Senate Democrats who cut them out of negotiations and cut the deal to reopen the government after a record 43-day shutdown. They’re … Read more
The dramatic reductions had sparked widespread cancellations and raised pressure for a deal to resolve the stalemate. Federally ordered cuts to flights at 40 busy airports will persist at current levels, the Transportation Department said late Wednesday — which opted not to immediately end the restrictions despite the conclusion of the government shutdown that inspired … Read more
Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez is seeking a vote on a resolution condemning the longtime Chicago lawmaker. A fellow Democrat moved to sanction Illinois Rep. Chuy García Wednesday for a gambit in which he retired and functionally guaranteed that his chief of staff would be the only Democrat on the ballot to succeed him. Rep. Marie … Read more
Another California public official — Xavier Becerra, the former health secretary now running for governor — voluntarily cooperated in the investigation that also included his former aide. Gov. Gavin Newsom put his former chief on leave when he learned a year ago that she was under criminal investigation, according to his office. Dana Williamson, who … Read more
Gov. Gavin Newsom is returning to a time-tested technique to exercise soft power at U.N. climate talks. BELÉM, Brazil — Gov. Gavin Newsom may be a climate president in waiting, but as a governor, he has one glaring weakness: He can’t sign treaties with other countries. Newsom is returning to a time-tested technique to exercise … Read more