Jonathan Martin

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Politics Bureau Chief and Senior Political Columnist at POLITICO

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Articles

Why the New York Mayor’s Race Matters

6 days ago | politico.com | Jonathan Martin

Voters are disappointed by the Cuomo-Mamdani race, but the result will resonate far beyond the Big Apple. New York City mayoral candidate and former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo greets union members after speaking during a Get Out the Vote Rally on June 16, 2025, in New York City. | Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images Jonathan Martin is POLITICO’s senior political columnist and politics bureau chief.
Why the New York Mayor’s Race Matters

6 days ago | flipboard.com | Jonathan Martin

7 hours agoDonald Trump brings America into Israel’s war on Iran. President Donald Trump claimed during his 2024 campaign for president that America had fought “no wars” during his first presidency, and that he was the first president in 72 years who could say that. This was not, strictly speaking, true. In his …
Sleepless in Boston: Governors and Canadian Premiers Share Their Pain

1 week ago | politico.com | Jonathan Martin

Nobody was amused under the golden dome on Beacon Hill, though. “It was a sobering discussion this morning,” Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey, a Democrat, said of their private meeting before addressing the cameras.
‘Gee, I Don’t Know How We Can Stop This’: Republicans Prepare to Push Trump on Putin

3 weeks ago | politico.com | Jonathan Martin

There’s only one hold-up: Trump doesn’t seem to want to. There’s little indication he will publicly green-light Congress to send him the bill, let alone sign it were it to ever reach him, prerequisites for it to clear both chambers.
‘He Is Ohio’: DeWine Pitches an Alternative to Ramaswamy

1 month ago | politico.com | Jonathan Martin

DeWine wasn’t about to solve Musk’s problem for him by handing Ramaswamy what could amount to a lifetime appointment to the Senate. But the GOP governor knew that if he passed over Ramaswamy for the Senate, the hyper-ambitious biotech entrepreneur would simply turn to running for governor.
‘He Is Ohio’: DeWine Pitches an Alternative to Ramaswamy

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Jonathan Martin

5 hours agoWith help from Eli Okun and Bethany Irvine Good Wednesday morning. This is Jack Blanchard. MARK YOUR CALENDARS: The Conversation with Dasha Burns arrives on Sunday, June 1 — and we’re dropping a first look. Each week on her new podcast, Dasha will sit down with one of the most compelling — and sometimes …
‘No Way to Run a Two-Car Parade Let Alone the House’

1 month ago | politico.com | Jonathan Martin

But these lawmakers, who are overwhelmingly from the two coasts, shouldn’t be surprised. Just as that great sage of our times, John Edwards, once spoke about Two Americas, the GOP is bifurcated. Our tribal silos, it turns out, also exist within the same parties. The bulk of Trump-era congressional Republicans represent red states with lower incomes and more modest tax bills than their outnumbered counterparts in blue America.
Woman graduates from Clayton State University at 79, fulfilling lifelong dream

1 month ago | 10tv.com | Jonathan Martin

ATLANTA — Patricia Sias Ellis has waited a long time for this moment—nearly six decades. But this weekend, the 79-year-old will finally walk across the graduation stage at Clayton State University, earning her bachelor’s degree in criminal justice. “I always knew I wasn’t finished,” Ellis said, reflecting on a journey that began right after high school but was quickly put on hold. Instead of college, she poured herself into working and raising a family.
Woman graduates from Clayton State University at 79, fulfilling lifelong dream

1 month ago | wkyc.com | Jonathan Martin

ATLANTA — Patricia Sias Ellis has waited a long time for this moment—nearly six decades. But this weekend, the 79-year-old will finally walk across the graduation stage at Clayton State University, earning her bachelor’s degree in criminal justice. “I always knew I wasn’t finished,” Ellis said, reflecting on a journey that began right after high school but was quickly put on hold. Instead of college, she poured herself into working and raising a family.
Woman graduates from Clayton State University at 79, fulfilling lifelong dream

1 month ago | wltx.com | Jonathan Martin

ATLANTA — Patricia Sias Ellis has waited a long time for this moment—nearly six decades. But this weekend, the 79-year-old will finally walk across the graduation stage at Clayton State University, earning her bachelor’s degree in criminal justice. “I always knew I wasn’t finished,” Ellis said, reflecting on a journey that began right after high school but was quickly put on hold. Instead of college, she poured herself into working and raising a family.