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New results from The POLITICO Poll show that Republican and Democratic voters are all in on an ends-justify-means approach to redistricting. More in today’s Playbook ⬇️ politico.com/playbook

The Iran war is back, almost like it never left. Will Americans’ inflation headaches follow? The latest in Playbook PM: politico.com/newsletters/pl…

The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act is set to become law at midnight. It’ll be a rare occurrence for two very 2026 reasons. The latest in Playbook PM: politico.com/newsletters/pl…

DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin has intentionally gone “quieter and smarter” about the immigration crackdown. The latest in Playbook PM: politico.com/newsletters/pl…

A significant new economic policy experiment launches today. The latest in Playbook: politico.com/newsletters/pl…

A swing-seat Democrat is making big ad reservations for the fall. Read more in this morning's Playbook: politico.com/newsletters/pl…

Progressives have been emboldened by Abdul El-Sayed’s surging position in the fractious three-way Senate race. The latest in Playbook: politico.com/newsletters/pl…

It’s a remarkable fall for the prominent defense hawk and Trump official-turned-enemy. The latest in Playbook PM: politico.com/newsletters/pl…

After a weekend of stops and starts, the signals from U.S.-Iran peace talks turned more positive today. The latest in Playbook PM: politico.com/newsletters/pl…

Adam Mockler wants to build the largest political debate show around -- and reinvigorate liberalism. The latest in Playbook: politico.com/newsletters/pl…

Differing accounts of what will actually happen with the Strait of Hormuz make clear how tricky the path forward may be. The latest in Playbook PM: politico.com/newsletters/pl…

Todd Young couldn’t be more excited about the arrival of the World Cup. But he has a real concern about last night’s lapse of Section 702 of FISA. The latest in Playbook: politico.com/newsletters/pl…

Is a peace agreement finally at hand, or will progress get derailed again? The latest in Playbook PM: politico.com/newsletters/pl…

Even as today’s inflation report showed price pain getting worse, President Donald Trump doubled down on threatening Tehran with more strikes imminently. The latest in Playbook PM: politico.com/newsletters/pl…

President Donald Trump today tried to keep a lid on an outburst of Israel-Iran hostilities. The latest in Playbook: politico.com/newsletters/pl…

Political outsider Jared Hudson is trying to pull off an upset against Trump-backed Rep. Barry Moore in Alabama's GOP Senate runoff. The latest in Playbook: politico.com/newsletters/pl…

The May jobs report surged past expectations, boosting Americans’ financial fortunes and Republicans’ political ones. The latest in Playbook PM: politico.com/newsletters/pl…

Is the Iran war headed for a stalemate? The latest in Playbook PM: politico.com/newsletters/pl…

If public backlash was the first major obstacle and Hill GOP outrage was the second, Donald Trump's unprecedented fund just hit a third. The latest in Playbook PM: politico.com/newsletters/pl…

Scoop: @PeteButtigieg and @ElissaSlotkin, both weighing 2028 bids, privately huddled over drinks on Mackinac Island this week. “I mean, we did not discuss it outright,” Slotkin told me of 2028. politico.com/newsletters/pl…

Scoop in @playbookdc: Earlier this year, @AbdulElSayed quietly re-registered three eyebrow raising domains: elsayedforpresident.com, elsayedforpresident.org and abdulforpresident.org. And he’s talking more about ‘28 on the trail. But he tells me he’s closing the door on a run. politico.com/newsletters/pl…