Andrew Howard

While the East Coast was sleeping, AZ Dems ousted their state party chair, Robert Branscomb. More here: politico.com/news/2025/07/1…

Democrats warn of voter backlash over Texas redistricting. Now they have a poll to prove it. ow.ly/4SrR106gBj8

Scoop: The Donald Trump-backed mid-cycle redistricting effort in Texas is already leaving a sour taste in voters’ mouths, according to a new Democratic polling memo. politico.com/news/2025/07/2…

Some redistricting news: MISSOURI Republicans are discussing a new 7R-1D map that would crack Dem Rep Emanuel Cleaver's Kansas City district The WH, which pushed TX to redistrict, is on board, per sources familiar The current map is 6R-2D punchbowl.news/article/campai…

NEW: Gov. Greg Abbott told members of Congress he was skeptical about calling a special session to redraw Texas’ congressional maps. Most Texas Republicans were not a fan, either. Then Trump called. How the redistricting effort came to be: @TexasTribune texastribune.org/2025/07/22/tex…

President Donald Trump is doing everything he can to keep GOP control of the House, and it’s coming at the expense of some of the chamber’s politically ambitious members. More in today's Score: politico.com/newsletters/we…

I spoke with @LauraLoomer on the Epstein files saga. Read the full Q&A in this week’s Women Rule: politico.com/newsletters/wo…

In a state that continues to trend blue, Collins is effectively the lone Republican who can fend off high-level Democratic challengers. “Everybody knows that Susan Collins is a gift to the Republican Party in Maine.” w/ @jsscppr politico.com/news/2025/07/1…

“Collins’ unique position in Maine shows the limits of Trump’s political power,” @andrewjfhoward & @jsscppr write: politico.com/news/2025/07/1…

new - Rs are racking up more cash than Ds as both parties prepare to fight over dozens of House battlegrounds Ten of the nearly three dozen targeted House Rs raised at least $1M. Meanwhile, just one of the 25 GOP-targeted incumbent Ds raised that much w/ @jsscppr @andrewjfhoward

In case you missed it, @ZohranKMamdani's biggest defender in DC has been... Ritchie Torres? Torres intro'd a bill censuring someone who called for his deportation, he defended Z's decision to identify as African American & the two even talked on the phone politico.com/newsletters/ne…

☀️#AZ07 toplines? 1. Politics is still local…at least in Tucson (Grijalva) 2. A strong online presence can raise $ + hype but usual laws of political gravity still apply (Foxx) 3. Sometimes there’s only so much that $1M can buy (Hernandez) ⬇️ azcentral.com/story/news/pol…

EXCLUSIVE: Right-wing activist Laura Loomer warns President Trump that the Epstein files could “consume his presidency” if he doesn’t change course. ow.ly/4uBj50WqIQc

some early takeaways from FEC night w/ @jsscppr + @andrewjfhoward: politico.com/newsletters/pl…

Adelita Grijalva after #AZ07 win over Deja Foxx: “It was not about the individual. It was not about the social media likes. It was about knocking on doors, face to face having real conversations about what is impt…I am so grateful my dad taught us this is how you do the work.”