Zack Stanton

Detroit, Washington, D.C.

Deputy Editor, Playbook at POLITICO

Deputy editor of @playbookdc at @politico. Write @PoliticoMag. Macomb County native. Threads: zackstanton Signal: zstanton.01 Email: [email protected]

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Playbook: What, me worry?

1 week ago | politico.com | Zack Stanton

With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany IrvineHappy Saturday. This is Zack Stanton. Send your Kentucky Derby tips: .
Chaos or control?

1 week ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Zack Stanton

Share FIRST IN PLAYBOOK: As 2028 buzz swarms around him, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is set to travel to South Carolina at the end of May to headline the state party’s influential Blue Palmetto Dinner, POLITICO’s Brakkton Booker scoops this morning.But but but: Moore insists he isn’t running for president in 2028. “I am clear — I’m not running,” he tells Brakkton.And yet … his South Carolina visit will coincide with Rep.
Playbook: Chaos or control?

1 week ago | politico.com | Zack Stanton

With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany IrvineHappy Friday morning. This is Zack Stanton. . FIRST IN PLAYBOOK: As 2028 buzz swarms around him, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is set to travel to South Carolina at the end of May to headline the state party’s influential Blue Palmetto Dinner, POLITICO’s Brakkton Booker scoops this morning. But but but: Moore insists he isn’t running for president in 2028. “I am clear — I’m not running,” he tells Brakkton.
Trump’s trip to hallowed political ground

2 weeks ago | politico.com | Zack Stanton

Attendees wait in line for an event with U.S. President Donald Trump to commemorate his 100th Day in office at Macomb County Community College Sports & Expo Center in Warren, Michigan on April 29, 2025.
A WHCD like none other

2 weeks ago | politico.com | Zack Stanton

With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany IrvineHappy Friday. This is Zack Stanton. Welcome to the start of White House Correspondents Dinner weekend. . A NOTE TO READERS: This week marks 10 years since the launch of POLITICO Europe. What began as a small digital start-up is now a formidable newsgathering enterprise spanning the continent.
Playbook: Decision time on the border

3 weeks ago | politico.com | Zack Stanton

With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany IrvineGood Sunday morning, and Happy Easter to those who celebrate. This is Zack Stanton. . President Donald Trump has fewer guardrails and more accommodating advisers and Cabinet officials this term. | Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images DECISION DAY: On his first day in office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order declaring a national emergency along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Playbook: Postcard from El Salvador

3 weeks ago | politico.com | Zack Stanton

With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany IrvineGood morning. This is Zack Stanton, wishing a meaningful Good Friday to those who observe. . BREAKING THIS MORNING: “Rubio Says U.S. to Decide in Days if End to Ukraine War Is ‘Doable,’” by NYT’s Roger CohenIn today’s Playbook …— Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) stuns Washington with the news he met with Kilmar Abrego Garcia in El Salvador. — The anti-Trump resistance feels new urgency ahead of planned mass protests on Saturday.
Playbook: A crisis of confidence

1 month ago | politico.com | Zack Stanton

With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany IrvineHappy Friday. Zack Stanton in your inbox this morning. . In today’s Playbook …— Economic tumult continues, with China unveiling new 125% tariffs on the U.S.— Dems see an opening by tying President Donald Trump to “chaos.”— SCOTUS intervenes in the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
Playbook: The Resistance arrives

1 month ago | politico.com | Zack Stanton

With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany IrvineGood Sunday morning. Zack Stanton here. Tough loss for Duke fans. Get in touch. TALKER: “How the Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg got added to the White House Signal group chat,” by The Guardian’s Hugo Lowell: “According to three people briefed on the internal investigation, [in 2024, Jeffrey] Goldberg had emailed the campaign about a story that criticized [Donald] Trump for his attitude towards wounded service members.
Trump’s tariff turmoil

1 month ago | politico.com | Zack Stanton

With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany IrvineHappy Friday. Zack Stanton here, urging you to learn from my errors and retain the blissful ignorance that comes from not checking your 401(k) this morning. Get in touch. In today’s Playbook …— Markets sputter and recession fears skyrocket amid President Donald Trump’s tariff blitz. — Vote-a-rama comes to the Senate. — Barack Obama and Kamala Harris tee off about Trump.