POLITICO Playbook

Amidst a heated primary, Iowa Dem Josh Turek lands his third endorsement from a sitting senator, Playbook scoops. 👇 politico.com/playbook

A series of special elections and GOP primaries in April and May will test not just the mood of the Republican Party, but also Trump’s vise-like hold upon it. We got the download from @jmart in today’s Playbook ⬇️ politico.com/playbook

The latest POLITICO Poll shows frustration with the White House’s priorities, with a majority saying the admin has not done enough for MAHA. See the poll and more here politico.com/playbook

The No Kings protests and CPAC offered a rousing look at the state of each party's grassroots and enthusiasm ahead of the midterms. The latest in Playbook: politico.com/newsletters/pl…

New: @hasanthehun is driving a wedge in the Democratic Party. @playbookdc surveyed 14 potential '28 Dem candidates, asking whether they would appear on a livestream with Piker if invited. Only 3 definitively said they would. Plus: my interview w/ Piker. politico.com/newsletters/pl…

Newsy nugget here in @playbookdc on who’s left with the bag if Paxton emerges from runoff. politico.com/newsletters/pl…

Texas AG Ken Paxton is pressing his case in his GOP Senate runoff against Sen. John Cornyn. The latest sign? Paxton recently made a trip to Mar-a-Lago to speak with Trump about the race. More in Playbook, from @adamwren, @DashaBurns and @liz_crampton ⬇️ politico.com/playbook

Trump told Cabinet officials today that he voted by mail in Florida's special election because he felt he should be in DC, but Playbook's @iriesentner dug into it and found the president cast his mail-in vote from Palm Beach. Read the details in Playbook politico.com/playbook

Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro is set to appear before before U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein at 11 a.m. for his second court appearance since his stunning capture. @EricaOrden has more on what to watch in Playbook politico.com/playbook 👀

Despite strong White House denials to the contrary, Bill Maher will receive the Kennedy Center’s prestigious Mark Twain humor prize after all. @dlippman got the scoop in today’s Playbook ⬇️ politico.com/playbook

New: Dueling internal polls in MISen. @HaleyforMI releases a polling memo today on a poll conducted in February showing @MalloryMcMorrow trailing and Stevens up by 3.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker held a private call with the Congressional Black Caucus a week after he stirred some tension with members over the Illinois Senate primary. More from @brakktonbooker and @ShiaKapos in today’s Playbook⬇️ politico.com/playbook

What’s the vibe for CPAC as the conservative conference gets set to kick off in Texas? Read more in Playbook ⬇️ politico.com/playbook

Hasan Piker’s plan to stump for Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed has rankled centrist Democrats. See the details first in Playbook PM politico.com/playbook👇

Hasan Piker, the left-wing political streamer, will mark his first large-scale appearance on the stump for the midterms to rally with Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan. Check it out in today's Playbook. ⬇️ politico.com/playbook

A new push launched today by the heterodox Democratic think tank, Searchlight, offers Democrats a roadmap to retake political ground on immigration. Read more in this morning's Playbook. politico.com/playbook

Affordability remains a vulnerability for Trump. But there’s also been only modest change in Trump voters’ concerns about his handling of it. The latest in Playbook: politico.com/newsletters/pl…

New: @jamestalarico lays out his path. Internal polling has him up on Cornyn and Paxton. The campaign is highlighting its coalition as one that “decides general elections.” They also note 120,000 voters switching party preference after most recently participating in a Republican primary. politico.com/live-updates/2…

News here: In the coming weeks, Buttigieg is headed to Oklahoma, North Carolina and Montana, where he is planning to boost “The Montana Plan,” a ballot initiative to curtail corporations from spending money on political candidates or ballot issues. politico.com/news/2026/03/2…

New: @PeteButtigieg has spent half of 2026 already on the road stumping for Democrats in 10 states, 5 of them battlegrounds. “Every kind of state, red, blue and purple, there are races going on and fights going on that I want to make sure I'm part of,” he told me. politico.com/news/2026/03/2…