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Smart read from @daveweigel: 'The Green New Deal has faded in Democratic politics, rarely mentioned in primaries.' semafor.com/article/03/25/…

Gov. Hochul made a surprise appearance at a Young Dems Women's Caucus event in Albany last night. She expressed confidence Democrats will flip Rep. Elise Stefanik's seat, and acknowledged her need to "overperform" at the top of the ticket. Read it first only in First Read

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HOUSTON — Among those standing in the 3-hour TSA security line at George Bush Intercontinental Airport is Former Attorney General Bill Barr.

Everyone's pivoting to short form video nbcnews.com/politics/white…

New: The WH, national Republicans and Gov. Brian Kemp agreed to work to find a consensus candidate in the GA Senate race. But as other candidtaes started to get in the race and there was no consensus candidate in sight, Kemp went on his own and endorsed Dooley, who is now polling routinely in third. "Other people were getting in the race and, you know, they wouldn’t move, and I wasn’t going to sit around and wait," Kemp told me. Now Republicans are miffed as the race appears destined for a runoff, Kemp is still pushing Dooley. "Gov. Kemp’s pitch has been that we need a nominee without a long legislative record, but the voters of Georgia, according to polls, haven’t yet accepted that argument,” one member said. notus.org/republicans/br…

NEW: More than a year ago, the Trump admin put hundreds of employees on paid leave because they worked on “DEI activities.” After paying them to not work for all that time, it has just asked a bunch of them to come back. Full details on a very stressful year-long sabbatical👇

My latest: CDC vaccine adviser Malone steps down to avoid ‘drama’ @rollcall rollcall.com/2026/03/24/cdc…

JUST IN: Democrats tonight have flipped a GOP-held state House seat in Florida. And not just any seat: This is the district that contains Mar-a-Lago. (It voted for Trump by 11% in 2024). That's right: Trump will now be represented by a Democrat, Emily Gregory, in Tallahassee.

Step, the kids banking app recently acquired by MrBeast, made a series of videos coaching kids on how to manipulate their parents into letting them buy crypto. The videos, referenced in a letter sent by Sen Elizabeth Warren yesterday, have all been deleted.

NYT reporting that President Donald Trump and the RNC "are strongly considering Dallas as the site of an unusual midterm convention later this year, according to two people with knowledge of the discussions." Story by @ShaneGoldmacher nytimes.com/2026/03/24/us/…

One of Rep. Dan Goldman's cousins is bankrolling the WFP. And the WFP is boosting Brad Lander.

NEW - Former Rep. Susan Wild is the latest Pennsylvania Democrat to consider challenging Sen. John Fetterman in 2028, according to a person familiar with her thinking who told Semafor she’s getting encouraged to run.

Young Graduates Face the Grimmest Job Market in Years nytimes.com/2026/03/24/bus… via @NYTimes

In @njhotline: Reps. Pelosi and DeLauro will headline a fundraiser for Helena Foulkes as she looks to unseat Gov. Dan McKee

Just In: Poll funded by California Democratic Party shows two Republicans lead pack of candidates for Governor. Steve Hilton 16% Chad Bianco 14% Then 3 Democrats basically in a dead heat: Eric Swalwell 10% Katie Porter 10% Tom Steyer 10% cadem.org/wp-content/upl…

Sen. Markey, ranking member of @SenateSmallBiz, is calling on executives at five of the largest oil and gas companies to lower their own pay and put the savings toward lower gas prices for US consumers news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…

Breaking: The WNBA Board of Governors has unanimously voted to ratify the terms of the new CBA, per source. The agreement has now been ratified by both the WNBPA and the league, and both sides must now complete the long-form document.

People really don’t think it’s a good time to find a job.

Barring a successful write-in effort, Republicans have left Rep. Rob Menendez’s #NJ08 uncontested this year. Would be the first time in nearly two decades that an N.J. congressional race didn’t feature candidates from both major parties. newjerseyglobe.com/congress/n-j-r…