NEW: Republicans can't break through Trump's rhetoric disparaging mail-voting—but they're trying harder than ever to go *around it*

Reese Gorman and I detail the GOP plans and unpack how hard the task will be:

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New season of Arrested Development looks weird

Smart Catie Edmondson story on what Mike Johnson is really doing on Ukraine aid—telling people privately he wants to pass it and suggesting to Biden that $$$ could be linked to reversing US ban on exporting liquid natural gas

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Sen. Katie Britt to IOWA next month to keynote IA Faith & Freedom Coalition spring event...

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trump brought Joe Budden into this

RFK Jr has a chance to have the funniest ticket name in presidential history

New: How GOP Lawmakers Are Already Preparing for Trump’s Return

In his first term,Trump’s lofty plans often hit a wall in Congress—that’s no more

“Those people who are constantly working against him in the Senate are no longer going to be in the Senate.”
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In dropping out of NJ Senate race, Murphy throws a few subtle digs at Andy Kim ('instead of talking about process and politics...') but says she won't waste resources 'tearing down a fellow Democrat'

It Just Means More

the US House of Representatives is back at it

out: party bus

in: uniparty minibus

Some personal news: I'm joining the Daily Beast on Monday as a politics reporter! I'll be covering campaign finance with Roger Sollenberger and continuing to write long-form when I can.

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is it just me or did the ads on this site suddenly get even weirder

For a year, an anonymous Twitter account trashed Rep. Marc Molinaro's enemies—in the voice of Mary Poppins

But a slip-up offers clues that the account could be linked to Molinaro, who happens to be a very big Poppins fan

Riley Rogerson reports:

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After losing a Georgia House special election, CJ Pearson says he won’t compete in a May primary against Republican Gary Richardson. The March 12 election was something of a proxy fight between mainstream Republicans and MAGA activists who backed Pearson. #gapol

Incumbent upset watch in IL's 12th district!

Trump-endorsed Rep. Mike Bost could be in for a close one with Darren Bailey—a guy backed by Matt Gaetz, who Bost once wanted to physically fight at a GOP conference meeting

NEW: At least 23 House Rs have primary threats this cycle—nearly all are from the MAGA right, even if the incumbent is a Trump ally

'The threshold of what it takes to offend Republican primary voters has fallen lower,' Dave Wasserman said

w/ Reese Gorman

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Today’s lunch bringing strong Fyre Festival energy.