Patrick Svitek

"Would you consider joining an alternative party to the Democrats and Republicans?" Yes: 49% No: 45% - "Would you consider joining a third party created by Elon Musk?" No: 77% Yes: 17% Quinnipiac / July 14, 2025

THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER the crypto rule has passed after a very long vote. 215-211. The hardline conservatives folded to the leadership once again on this measure.

Barack & Michelle Obama are addressing the divorce rumors head-on. “She took me back!” Barack Obama said jokingly. “It was touch and go for a while.” “There hasn’t been one moment in our marriage where I’ve thought about quitting on my man,' she said. cnn.com/2025/07/16/pol…

More Texas content! Got to write about the fight over redistricting in Texas for today's Early Brief. washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

Jessica Killin, a Democrat challenging Rep. Jeff Crank (R) in GOP-leaning #CO05, announces raising $750K in the first 24 hours of her campaign. Killin is former chief of staff to Doug Emhoff.

In #TXSEN, the pro-Cornyn super PAC Texans for a Conservative Majority is starting a seven-figure statewide ad buy today, including this positive spot:

“We lost the last election because we did not remain loyal to the leader of the party," Hunter Biden says in interview for Jaime Harrison's new podcast washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

Adelita Grijalva defeats Deja Foxx in Arizona primary: 3 takeaways, by @dylanewells wapo.st/4nQxyjh #AZ07

New FEC filing: $1.8M in Gerry Connolly's leftover campaign cash was used to fund a super PAC that helped his former chief of staff win the Democratic nomination to succeed him docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/forms/…

BREAKING: Adelita Grijalva wins Democratic nomination for U.S. House in Arizona's 7th Congressional District special primary election. #APRaceCall at 11:19 p.m. EDT. apnews.com/hub/election-2…

With AP estimating 60 percent of the vote is in, Adelita Grijalva leads Deja Foxx 62-21 in the #AZ07 Democratic special primary

NEWS: Newsom floats calling for a special election to change CA constitution on redistricting: "[The legislature] can put something on the ballot. I could call a special election. We can change the constitution with the consent of the voters, and I think we would win that."

Speaker Johnson breaks with Trump on the Epstein situation, saying Bondi “needs to come forward and explain” the confusion she set off surrounding the so-called client list. @MariannaReports washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

Schumer says he talked to Mamdani last night and will meet with him later in New York. Also says “what globalize the intifada means is really wrong and should be condemned”

Pro-Cornyn super PAC starts putting its eight-figure war chest to work: