Ben Kamisar
National Political Reporter at NBC News
National Political reporter @NBCPolitics / Political Unit. @northwesternU grad. Sandwiches are the great equalizer.
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6 days ago |
nbcnews.com | Ben Kamisar
One year after six quarterbacks flew off the board in the first round of the NFL draft, the teams that took those risks are largely optimistic marching into the 2025 season. But the bevy of quarterback-needy teams sitting toward the top of next week’s draft might not be so lucky, as teams and analysts don’t appear nearly as high on this crop of prospects as they were last year's.
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1 week ago |
nbcnews.com | Ben Kamisar |Bridget Bowman
The first campaign finance reports of the year provided an early look under the hood at how burgeoning campaigns are preparing for a fierce battle for control of Washington in the 2026 midterm elections — and the next presidential contest. There were clear signs of Democratic enthusiasm, with cash flowing to Senate candidates in top battleground races and to the outspoken progressives who have styled themselves as opponents of President Donald Trump.
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1 week ago |
bouncemovies.com | Ben Kamisar
Plus, a growing number of Republicans are identifying with the MAGA movement. Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, an evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail. In today’s edition, Bridget Bowman breaks down the state of the 2026 Senate map as campaigns across the country start to get off the ground.
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1 week ago |
nbcnews.com | Ben Kamisar
As President Donald Trump nears the 100-day mark of his second term, recent polling from NBC News shows how he has consolidated the Republican Party not just around himself, but also around his broader “Make America Great Again” movement. Thirty-six percent of registered voters identified themselves as MAGA supporters in the March NBC News poll.
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1 week ago |
nbcnews.com | Ben Kamisar
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Friday she would not seek re-election, a decision that means the Republican's time as governor will come to an end just shy of the 10-year mark after the 2026 election. "Serving as your governor has been the greatest honor of my life, an opportunity that not so long ago, I never could have imagined," Reynolds said in a video posted to social media.
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Circling back, one interesting quote from McMorrow that didn't make it into the story about how the Democratic Party has "microtargeted itself to death." https://t.co/XSdQnvI1Ew https://t.co/2QWYUVdGO7
In an interview with NBC News ahead of her announcement, McMorrow called for not just a "a new generation of leadership, but a new generation of Democrats who, when they get power, are actually going to do the things they said they’re going to do." https://t.co/XSdQnvI1Ew