Mark Maxwell

Ted Dabrowski skipped the GOP Unity Breakfast Wednesday, according to several people who were in attendance.

I’m told Juliana Stratton’s historic ascension will be celebrated by the CBC, but it remains to be seen going forward how the caucus engages Gov. JB Pritzker, who provided financial and institutional backing for his Lt. Gov. at the expense of sitting CBC members Robin Kelly and Lauren Underwood. Sources inside the CBC’s political operation stressed that Chair Yvette Clarke’s recent critique was always about a sitting governor’s outsized role in the primary, not the Stratton’s candidacy. More TK.

Not *the* reason he lost but the "he voted to support ICE" line was all over TV.

It’s Pritzker’s party now. All his endorsements won. Illinois Dem primary turnout is on pace to finish ~40-47% higher than 2022. ILGOP primary turnout is ~10 lower than 2022. Different dynamics, but Darren Bailey’s donors have dropped like flies, his bankroll gone.

AIPAC congratulates Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton on her primary win over Rep. Robin Kelly, whose most recent actions have undermined the U.S.-Israel alliance. We look forward to continuing our long-standing partnership with Lt. Gov. Stratton as she advances to the general election.

Mike Lee says his colleagues who don’t support the talking filibuster should be thrown out He’s also ramping up pressure on Thune to not file cloture on the bill (which sets up a vote at 60 threshold): “Once we’re on this bill, we must stay on it until it’s passed into law”