Vice President JD Vance has emerged as President Trump’s chief salesman for the new U.S.-Iran deal. Just as notable is who hasn’t joined him: Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Join now to continue reading. Members get exclusive analysis, bonus features and no advertising. Learn more. If you’re already a member, sign in to your account.
Bloomberg: “Trump is leaving the technical work to his vice president, who never wanted the war in the first place. Owning the end to a war he publicly opposed could make Vance a hero to the MAGA base and Republican lawmakers, who are anxious for the conflict to end before the November midterms…” “But if […]
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) accused President Trump of ordering the Justice to investigate him and his wife Jennifer Siebel Newsom, Bloomberg reports. Said Newsom: “Put my name on every and any enemy’s list you have, but leave my wife and family out of your personal vendetta.”
Jonathan Martin: “Democrats are approaching what could be their most wide-open presidential primary in decades, but I’d venture a confident prediction today: one of the two Georgia senators will be on the party’s ticket in 2028.” “Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock, the two Democrats who delivered their party a majority with their twin victories […]
Axios: “In the last month alone, four progressive House candidates she’s endorsed in open primaries have cruised to victory, making her an early kingmaker as she weighs a 2028 presidential run.”
Michelle Goldberg: “If you were cooking up an ideal 2028 candidate in a lab, he — and let’s face it, it’s probably a he — would look a lot like Ossoff. He’s young and handsome, with a picture-perfect family: a beautiful wife who works as an obstetrician-gynecologist and two small daughters. He’s a Southerner from […]
Dan Pfeiffer: “The fundamental mistake of Democrats in the Biden era is that we interpreted the 2020 victory as the American people voting for a return to normalcy after Trump. Because of that analytical error, Biden et al. began touting a return to normalcy and defending the status quo. That’s how we ended up with […]
New York Times: “It is not that Mr. Trump is abandoning Mr. Vance. He involves him in major decisions, has given him high-profile opportunities to position himself for 2028 and trusts the 41-year-old vice president to wage partisan warfare on his behalf. In a cabinet meeting this week, Mr. Trump compared Mr. Vance to Eliot […]
“Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says she hasn’t decided whether to run for president, but the New York congresswoman is making new moves toward a possible White House bid,” Axios reports. “Ocasio-Cortez launched a national tour in recent weeks — without calling it one.” “Whether AOC jumps into the race is one of the biggest X factors in […]
“Sen. Elizabeth Warren, one of most influential leaders in the progressive movement, is being publicly and privately courted by Democrats eyeing presidential bids in 2028 — a sign they’re trying to build up their lefty credentials,” Axios reports. “Progressives are on the rise in the party, and Warren is a key ally to have. She […]
Vanity Fair: “Despite a certain air of inevitability, the Democratic Party’s movers and shakers are trembling at the prospect of another Harris run. I spoke with more than two dozen Harris campaign staffers, former White House aides, elected officials, political operatives, and big-dollar donors for this piece. Aside from her own close advisers, none spoke […]
“Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is familiar with her every move getting analyzed for possible clues to her future. Her approach to this election year, however, sends a clear signal: She’s genuinely unsure what’s next,” Semafor reports. “The 36-year-old New York Democratic socialist is being choosy in which candidates she campaigns for, a shift from past uses of […]
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told CBS News he won’t run for president in 2028.
“Vice President JD Vance brushed off questions about a possible 2028 GOP primary matchup between himself and Secretary of State Marco Rubio — joking that President Trump is drawing on his experience as host of The Apprentice while analyzing who should be his successor,” the New York Post reports. Said Vance: “I just don’t think […]
“Every now and then, while talking to officials in the Oval Office, with friends over dinner, or on the patio at Mar a Lago, President Trump pauses and muses aloud about a subject quietly captivating the Republican Party,” the New York Times reports. “What do you think? JD or Marco?” “According to multiple people close […]
“They assume my ambition is a title or a seat. My ambition is way bigger than that. My ambition is to change this country. Presidents come and go, elected officials come and go, single payer healthcare is forever.” — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), speaking at the University of Chicago.
Former Vice President Kamala Harris told the crowd at an event hosted by the Nevada Democrats that the war in Iran is “bullshit,” CNN reports.
Axios: “Senior Democrats are rebooting an influential foreign policy group to help potential 2028 presidential candidates and bring together national security specialists who could staff the next Democratic administration.”
“Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker may be a billionaire, but should the Democrat run for president in 2028, he would not fully bankroll the bid,” NBC News reports. “Two people involved in discussions around Pritzker strategy said while the governor has not pulled the trigger on a 2028 campaign, he has given early signs that he […]
Arwa Mahdawi: “Here’s the thing about Carlson: he has lots of odious views, but, unfortunately, we don’t have the luxury of ignoring him. He’s not a fringe figure: he knows how to work the attention economy. He had the highest-rated show on Fox before his abrupt departure and his YouTube channel has more than 5 […]
Politico: “It’s a striking turnaround for a politician once dismissed as too hawkish, too establishment and too scarred by a failed 2016 presidential campaign to matter in a post-Trump GOP. But his work on deposing Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro and his steadfast loyalty to Trump have boosted him in the West Wing – and among some […]
Former Rep. George Santos (R-NY), who was expelled from Congress, floated the idea of running in 2028 to oust Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), the Daily Beast reports. Said Santos: “Think I can’t win? Try me, my life is an open book and I’ll take aim at any seat and primary someone out just to prove […]
CNN: “Upward of two dozen Democrats are already writing books, touring potential early primary states or otherwise setting up presidential campaigns-in-waiting. Most are better known than Landrieu. But with few registering as more than a blip in early polls, plenty of less familiar names see an opening to make their case and see if they […]
“At a campaign rally in Augusta, Georgia, on Saturday, the Democratic senator Jon Ossoff mocked Donald Trump’s rosy predictions on Iran and tore into what he called the unprecedented corruption of the president’s family,” The Guardian reports. “While Ossoff is running for re-election in November, he trained most of his fire on the president, and […]
CNN: “With Vice President JD Vance, a one-time Iran war skeptic, now tasked with brokering a deal to end it, President Donald Trump has been monitoring his progress closely and inquiring with various friends and advisers how they’d rank his performance…” “The president has wondered aloud how they think Vance compares to Secretary of State […]
It’s not entirely clear what President Trump thought he was doing by dispatching Vice President JD Vance to campaign alongside Viktor Orbán at a moment when the Hungarian leader was already slipping in the polls. Nor is it obvious why Vance was put in charge of sensitive negotiations with Iran while Secretary of State Marco […]
Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) “said she would consider running for president in 2028 to help the Democratic Party chart a new path built around the next generation of leaders,” the Des Moines Register reports. Said Slotkin: “I’m not so arrogant as to think it has to be me. Midterms is what I’m focused on right […]
Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) is teasing a presidential run, NBC News reports. Said Gallego: “Obviously, like any other elected official, especially ones that won red states in 2024, we have to look at it.” He added: “No matter who runs, even if it’s not me, the candidate that wins in 2028 is going to have […]
The Baltimore Sun is pouring resources into investigating Gov. Wes Moore (D) as he seeks reelection and eyes a potential presidential run in 2028, Semafor reports. Playbook: “That’s in line with the paper’s new mandate, which current and former staff told Semafor is to expose fraud and misdeeds among Democratic politicians in the state. And […]
“Democrats weighing runs for the White House want to forget many of the positions they took in 2020 — and they’re hoping voters will too,” Axios reports. “Leaders and would-be leaders in the party have shifted their views on border security, DEI, crime, climate change, Covid-era lockdowns and more — all with an eye on […]