
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 day ago |
yahoo.com | Holly Otterbein |Daniel Lippman
A top Democratic organization strongly encouraged state campaigns to do much of their digital ad-buying business with a company that one of its members is set to soon join as CEO — a development that has puzzled and concerned some party insiders.
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1 day ago |
politico.com | Holly Otterbein |Lisa Kashinsky
The messy public breakup between two MAGA heavyweights makes some Dems wonder if there’s a role for them to play. President Barack Obama walks to the SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle with Elon Musk, of SpaceX, Thursday, April 15, 2010, at Kennedy Space Center, Fla. | Alex Brandon/AP Elon Musk has been the Democratic Party’s boogeyman since shortly after President Donald Trump deputized him as a top adviser. The billionaire and Trump had a very public breakup this week.
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2 days ago |
politico.com | Holly Otterbein |Lisa Kashinsky |Ben Johansen |Sophia Cai
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 | | | | ELON MUSK has been the Democratic Party’s boogeyman since shortly after President DONALD TRUMP deputized him as a top adviser.
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3 days ago |
politico.com | Holly Otterbein |Gregory Svirnovskiy
Fetterman’s chief of staff leaves amid string of departures Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., center, waves as he arrives for a debate with Sen. Dave McCormick, R-Pa., not shown, Monday, June 2, 2025, at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate, Monday, June 2, 2025, in Boston, as livestreamed on Fox Nation. | Steven Senne/AP Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman’s chief of staff is leaving her post, two people familiar with the matter confirmed to POLITICO on Tuesday.
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5 days ago |
yahoo.com | Holly Otterbein
Sen. Chris Murphy is launching a new PAC aimed at taking on President Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress — the latest sign the Connecticut Democrat is eyeing higher office, according to plans that were first shared with POLITICO. Murphy will announce Monday that his group, American Mobilization Project, is doling out $400,000 to organizations that oppose cuts to Medicaid and register young people to vote. Two of the early recipients of his funds are based in battleground states.
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New: David Hogg privately pitched a compromise to the DNC chair amid their dispute over his plans to fund primary challenges. He was rebuffed. https://t.co/9f5xiwqoT4

But it's possible this is aimed at more broadly trying to win Fetterman over on the right, as political allegiances around him shift. Some of his biggest defenders this week have been conservatives. Fetterman says he's not switching parties, though. https://t.co/k0VDb4e62s