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Vance heads to Indiana after Republicans warn White House of stalled redistricting push It marks the vice president's second trip to the Hoosier State over the remapping effort.

Scoop: President Donald Trump’s mid-cycle redistricting push is on the verge of stalling in Indiana, top state Republican officials have warned the White House.

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Michigan’s Mallory McMorrow has shifted her stance on the war in Gaza Mallory McMorrow has shifted her position on the ongoing Middle East conflict.

News: Mallory McMorrow has shifted her stance on the war in Gaza and now believes it is a genocide.

Her remarks isolate Rep. Haley Stevens in the field as the only remaining Democratic Michigan Senate candidate not to classify it as such.

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When Bernie Sanders and AOC dropped their videos on the stakes of the shutdown, it inspired wishcasting among Dems that they could be the voice of the party in this moment.

Our @adamwren.bsky.social and @meganmesserly.bsky.social discuss on today's #PlaybookPod 👇

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James Talarico, who has been running for Senate for three weeks, out-raised Colin Allred, who has been running for three months—raising more than $6.2 million Allred’s more than $4.1 million.

New @playbookdc.bsky.social: A group of Senate Democrats could be spending part of the government shutdown on a luxury trip to Napa.

At Charlie Kirk’s memorial, Trump broke from the overall message of forgiveness, declaring he “hates” his opponents.

“[He's the] only man in America ... who could get away with saying something like that at a moment like this,” @adamwren.bsky.social says on #playbookpod.

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Playbook: The YouTube election And the highlights from Friday's afternoon-to-evening news dump ...

Writes @adamwren.bsky.social: The 2028 cycle has the potential to be the first post-cable TV election, heralding the dawn of a post-literate era in which technology fully displaces reading and consumption of news from traditional outlets.

Spencer Cox doing Stephen A and Ezra Klein's shows back to back is the new Full Ginsburg.

Buttigieg to Harris: It wouldn’t have been too risky to pick me as your running mate The former transportation secretary responded to a recent passage from the former vice president's new book that explained why she didn't pick him as a running mate.

EXCLUSIVE: Harris wanted to ask the former transportation secretary to be her running mate in 2024, but thought “it was too big of a risk.”

“I just believe in giving Americans more credit than that,” @petebuttigieg.bsky.social tells our @adamwren.bsky.social.

What Hasan Piker Told His Millions of Followers After Charlie Kirk Was Shot The popular lefty streamer gets candid about sparring with the late conservative activist and his own fears about political violence.

We spoke with Hasan Piker about the fallout from Charlie Kirk’s killing.

He got candid about sparring with the late conservative activist and his own fears about political violence.

Read Piker's full Q&A with our @adamwren.bsky.social 👇

What Hasan Piker Told His Millions of Followers After Charlie Kirk Was Shot The popular lefty streamer gets candid about sparring with the late conservative activist and his own fears about political violence.

One of many bangers from @adamwren.bsky.social these last 24 hours: www.politico.com/news/magazin...

‘Let's not f--k it up’: A former U.S. soccer star has some World Cup advice for the White House Alexi Lalas hails Donald Trump as “the soccer president.” But he worries the federal government's war on American cities could jeopardize next year’s tournament.

Ahead of the U.S. men’s team friendly against Japan today,
@alexilalas.bsky.social spoke with us about the advice he gave Trump, why politicians need to start paying attention to soccer and more.

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Former U.S. soccer star and outspoken MAGA Republican
Alexi Lalas has some advice for Trump on co-hosting the World Cup: "Let's not f--k it up."

He's hailed Trump as “the soccer president” but worries The White House's war on U.S. cities could jeopardize the tournament.

Scoop: Third Way is circulating a memo, shared first with @playbookdc, featuring a new blacklist of words Dems shouldn’t use.

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NEW @playbookdc.bsky.social : GAVIN C. NEWSOM'S @GovPressOffice (NEVER HEARD OF IT UNTIL LAST WEEK!) HAS TAKEN OVER YOUR X FEED (BLUESKY NO LONGER 'HOT'). STEVE BANNON TELLS ME MAGA SHOULD PAY ATTENTION. WHEN I TYPE, AMERICA NOW WINS!!! THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER — AW

Gavin Newsom has adopted a Trump-style online persona.

On #playbookpod, @adamwren.bsky.social argues the California governor is trying to both “emulate Trump" and also "turn a mirror" on the president’s approach to X. But will it work with voters?

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Playbook: How Gavin Newsom took over your X feed And voters find different conclusions to Trump's D.C. takeover in new polling.

Inside the MAGA-parodying strategy that has rocketed California Gov. Gavin Newsom to the top of social media algorithms — while annoying leading Republicans and potentially redefining how Democrats function as the opposition party.

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Trump allies look to primaries as they escalate Indiana redistricting pressure The comments came as Indiana House Republicans were preparing to convene for an afternoon caucus Monday to discuss redistricting.

Trump's political operation is considering primarying Indiana lawmakers who don’t go along with redistricting, @adamwren.bsky.social and Liz Crampton write:

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As Vice President JD Vance meets with Gov. Mike Braun and Indiana legislative leaders to discuss mid-cycle redistricting, a black curtain hangs in front of the governor’s office.

A meeting between Trump and Putin is imminent, according to a White House official and the Kremlin. But how optimistic should we be about a possible thaw in negotiations over the war in Ukraine?

On #playbookpod, @meganmesserly.bsky.social and @adamwren.bsky.social dig deeper: ow.ly/WLIq50WBc2f

Trump's talk of tariffs has been ongoing for months.

But on #playbookpod, @adamwren.bsky.social is asking: Is the White House still full steam ahead with this approach despite concerns over market reactions?

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A new immigrant detention center will be opening in Indiana called the “Speedway Slammer,” modeled after Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz.”

On #playbookpod, Megan Messerly explains why the rhetoric used by the administration to describe these centers is significant.

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Behind the scenes of Texas Democrats’ quorum break in Playbook.

Texas Dems to flee state amid national redistricting battle They will head to Illinois, where Gov. JB Pritzker has expressed sympathy for their plight.

Scoop: Dozens of Texas Democrats plan to flee the state amid a special session Sunday afternoon, making a last-ditch effort to disrupt a mid-decade redistricting attempt forced by President Donald Trump.

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A Republican consultant close to the White House told @adamwren.bsky.social that the party isn’t counting on redistricting to hold the House in the 2026 midterm elections.

Yet Trump is fixated on the issue.

On #playbookpod, we discuss why: ow.ly/lBQr50Wxej5

Scoop @politico.com: @rokhanna.bsky.social will attack @jd-vance-1.bsky.social over Epstein in Ohio today.

Democrats are trying to narrow their attention gap with Republicans. www.politico.com/playbook

What's on President Trump's mind, based on his Truth Social feed:

Meet @jamestalarico.bsky.social, the Texas Democrat that Joe Rogan says should run for President.

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Playbook: Trump world searches for off-ramp on Epstein And the House tees up another series of whirlwind votes.

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