John McCormick

Rahm Emanuel Floods Democrats With Criticism and Ideas. Will His Party Listen? The possible 2028 presidential candidate is rolling out party criticisms and policy proposals as pivotal midterm elections loom.

The bluntness @rahmemanuel.bsky.social offers doesn't include picking a favorite in Michigan's heated Democratic U.S. Senate primary. He also told me he would not endorse in his home state of Illinois, where the March 17 primary is likely to pick the next U.S. senator. www.wsj.com/politics/ele...

Rahm Emanuel Floods Democrats With Criticism and Ideas. Will His Party Listen? The possible 2028 presidential candidate is rolling out party criticisms and policy proposals as pivotal midterm elections loom.

In an interview, @rahmemanuel.bsky.social said his party grew too complacent during Barack Obama’s presidency. He also said Democrats are now too fixated on Trump and it is hurting their chances in future elections. www.wsj.com/politics/ele...

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Some Minnesotans Celebrate Victory as Border Czar Pledges to Draw Down Officers

JB Pritzker’s Illinois Political Clout Faces Test in Senate Primary The billionaire governor is backing his lieutenant governor in a Democratic face-off, but she has struggled to outshine two top rivals.

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Democratic Party Flip-Flops on Releasing Review of 2024 Election Failures DNC Chairman Ken Martin had promised to publicly share the review’s findings, but now he says that doing so would create a distraction.

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Bloomberg News headline: *TRUMP TROOP DEPLOYMENT TO CHICAGO BLOCKED FOR NOW BY JUDGE

ICE to Expand Footprint in Chicagoland, Homeland Secretary Noem Pledges Illinois Gov. Pritzker says the feds are “just looking for ways to provoke people.”

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The Bad Blood Between Trump and Pritzker Goes Back Decades President Trump’s declaration that Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker should be jailed is the latest clash between two feuding billionaires.

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Meet the Democrat Republicans Fear in Red-State America Iowa conservatives view state auditor Rob Sand as a serious threat, and his campaign for governor offers a potential template for others in his party.

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He Turned Around Detroit as a Democratic Mayor. Now He’s Ditching the Party. Democrats fear Mike Duggan’s bid for Michigan governor as an independent could boost the GOP candidate.

DETROIT—One of the nation’s most popular big-city mayors says he can’t be a Democrat any longer and is instead trying to test Elon Musk’s suggestion that America needs another option to the two major parties. www.wsj.com/politics/ele...

After unveiling butter cow sculpture at Illinois State Fair,
@jbpritzker.bsky.social tells reporters Trump has long history of cheating (question was on redistricting): “He’s defrauded people out of money. He’s cheated on his wives. He’s willing to cheat the American people out of their votes.”

AOC, Mamdani and Progressives Rake In Cash as Democrats Remain Divided The far left’s prolific fundraising shows appeal to the party’s base.

AOC, Mamdani and Progressives Rake In Cash as Democrats Remain Divided: Far left’s prolific fundraising shows appeal to the party’s base.
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American Pride Slips to New Low Fifty-eight percent of U.S. adults are extremely or very proud to be Americans, the lowest in Gallup's 25-year trend.

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Suspect in Killing of Minnesota Lawmaker Arrested After Manhunt The capture of 57-year-old Vance Luther Boelter ended a two-day manhunt that left a community on edge.

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Senator’s ‘We All Are Going to Die’ Gaffe Becomes Rallying Cry for Democrats The lawmaker is being haunted by her one-sentence reply to a constituent complaining about proposed Medicaid cuts.

A gaffe by an Iowa senator has become an attack line against Republicans nationally, with Democratic fundraising emails, political ads, social media and T-shirts now highlighting her words heading into the midterm elections. www.wsj.com/politics/ele...

Rahm Emanuel, Teasing a White House Bid, Says Democratic Brand Is Weak The pugilistic Democrat isn’t hiding his political ambitions, openly considering a presidential run as the party struggles to find a way out of the wilderness.

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Who Is Elias Rodriguez? A Portrait of Jewish Museum Shooting Suspect Emerges The Chicago man charged with killing two Israeli embassy staffers has been a vocal advocate for Palestinian issues and a staunch critic of corporations.

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The Billionaire Hotel Scion at the Center of the Fight Over Harvard The heat is rising on Penny Pritzker, the senior fellow on Harvard’s powerful governing board.

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Gov. Pritzker Invites Canadian Travelers to Enjoy Illinois 600,000 Canadians visit Illinois each year

In new video, @jbpritzker.bsky.social hits Trump and welcomes Canadians to Illinois in tourism play, selling "Midwest nice." gov-pritzker-newsroom.prezly.com/gov-pritzker...

Fun to be on the radio with my former colleague, @daveweigel.bsky.social

America’s Second-Richest Elected Official Is Acting Like He Wants to Be President Billionaire Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois is one of the top Democrats being watched as the party searches for a way out of the political wilderness.

If JB Pritzker runs for the Democratic presidential nomination, he will be betting his party’s best prospect is a political punch-throwing heavyset billionaire who inherited massive wealth. While that sounds like Donald Trump, he would be wagering on himself. www.wsj.com/politics/ele...

See How Government Spending Is Up Even as Musk Touts Savings The Musk team’s estimated $150 billion in savings barely makes a dent in $6.8 trillion of expenditures largely on autopilot, a WSJ analysis finds.

Federal spending is higher since President Trump took office even as the Department of Government Efficiency slashes contracts, cuts jobs and ends diversity programs, by @anthonydb.bsky.social / @jamesgbenedict www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Democrats Bet Casting Trump as Agent of Chaos Will Boost Their Fortunes Following a week of wild, tariff-induced market swings, some Democrats say just let Trump be Trump.

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Hours in Line, Cut-Off Calls: Accessing Social Security in the Era of DOGE Advocates say cutbacks hurt the agency’s already depleted field offices: “It’s like a house of cards.”

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Hours in Line, Cut-Off Calls: Accessing Social Security in the Era of DOGE Advocates say cutbacks hurt the agency’s already depleted field offices: “It’s like a house of cards.”

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Social Security offices are facing long lines and wait times amid staff cuts and a high volume of retirees claiming benefits, by @kthomasdc.bsky.social