Holly Otterbein
National Political Reporter at POLITICO
National political reporter @Politico. Mom to the two cutest kids. Always (but not only) covering Pennsylvania. Say hi at [email protected].
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1 week ago |
politico.com | Holly Otterbein |Elena Schneider
Rahm Emanuel, former President Barack Obama’s first White House chief of staff, said the committee is floundering. “We’re in the most serious existential crisis with Donald Trump both at home and abroad — and with the biggest political opportunity in a decade,” Emanuel said. “And the DNC has spent six months on a firing squad in the circle, and can’t even fire a shot out.
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1 week ago |
politico.com | Holly Otterbein |Sophia Cai |Ben Johansen |Irie Sentner
Welcome to POLITICO’s West Wing Playbook: Remaking Government, your guide to Donald Trump’s unprecedented overhaul of the federal government — the key decisions, the critical characters and the power dynamics that are upending Washington and beyond. | Subscribe | | | | PROGRAMMING NOTE: We’ll be off this Thursday but will be back in your inboxes on Friday, June 20. President DONALD TRUMP’s administration is moving toward attacking Iran’s nuclear facilities, according to a Trump official.
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1 week ago |
politico.com | Holly Otterbein
“I appear to be out of step with the leadership you are forging,” she wrote in a letter to DNC Chair Ken Martin. Randi Weingarten has been been a member of the DNC for 23 years. American Federation of Teachers union President Randi Weingarten, a longtime influential member of the Democratic National Committee, is leaving the DNC, according to a letter obtained by POLITICO.
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2 weeks ago |
yahoo.com | Jessica Piper |Elena Schneider |Holly Otterbein
Republicans used to cheer the possibility of Medicaid cuts. Now, as the GOP advances President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” that would reduce Medicaid spending, they're rebranding it as making the program stronger. The shift reflects the striking new politics of Medicaid — and how dramatically the GOP’s coalition has changed under Trump. Now Democrats are hoping Medicaid could be the issue that exposes the cracks in the Trump coalition.
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2 weeks ago |
politico.com | Holly Otterbein
In the recording, an emotional Martin describes being deeply frustrated by the fallout over Hogg, who has ignited a firestorm in the party by vowing to spend $20 million in safe-blue primaries to oust incumbent Democrats he believes are ineffective. Martin paused twice while appearing to choke up. The intraparty feud, Martin said on the recording, is making it more difficult for the party to do its work — and had ruined his ability to demonstrate leadership.
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Scoop: DNC Chair Ken Martin told Vice Chair David Hogg in a private meeting, "You essentially destroyed any chance I have to show the leadership that I need to." "No one knows who the hell I am, right? I’m trying to get my sea legs underneath of me." https://t.co/ZNoVMvE8PV
Scoop: DNC Chair Ken Martin told party leaders in a recent private meeting that he’s unsure about his ability to lead the party because of infighting created by Vice Chair David Hogg. "I don't know if I wanna do this anymore." We got the recording. https://t.co/Kcyzp5bnUl
New: A top Dem group strongly encouraged state campaigns to do much of their digital ad-buying biz with a company that one of its members is set to soon join as CEO — a development that has concerned some insiders. "The perception sucks." w/ @dlippman https://t.co/kYntHiTSAw
