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: A crisis of confidence

1 week 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

2 weeks 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

2 weeks 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.
Playbook: MAGA vs. the world

3 weeks ago | politico.com | Zack Stanton

With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany IrvineHappy Friday. This is Zack Stanton. Today, Washington’s cherry blossoms enter peak bloom. See them if you have the chance. Get in touch. In today’s Playbook …— Vice President JD Vance travels to Greenland. — Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) returns to Capitol Hill as the GOP sweats special elections. — Signalgate fallout homes in on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
Playbook: The Musk factor

1 month ago | politico.com | Zack Stanton

With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany IrvineHappy Friday morning. This is Zack Stanton, coming to you on the first full day of spring, with March Madness in bloom. My Michigan State Spartans don’t play until 10 p.m., which is oppressively late in the day for a game to start, in my humble opinion. Get in touch. In today’s Playbook …— Elon Musk heads to the Pentagon as administration pushes back on reports he would receive China briefing.
Playbook: The fight Dems didn’t want

1 month ago | politico.com | Zack Stanton

With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany IrvineHappy Friday. This is Zack Stanton. Get in touch. IN MEMORIAM: “Rep. Raúl Grijalva, one of Arizona’s longest-serving congressmen, dies at 77,” by the Arizona Republic’s Ronald Hansen and Laura Gersony: “Rep. Raúl Manuel Grijalva, the son of a Mexican immigrant who rose to the halls of Congress in a public-service career that stretched more than 40 years, died Thursday after a battle with lung cancer.
Is the honeymoon over?

1 month ago | politico.com | Zack Stanton

With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany IrvineHappy Friday. This is Zack Stanton. Thanks for reading. Get in touch. First up: A note from chief Playbook correspondent Eugene Daniels on his final day at POLITICO …“For four years, I’ve had the honor of being on the Playbook team — working an insane schedule on a product that continues to both drive the news cycle and explain it to hundreds of thousands of people every single day.
Playbook: Is the honeymoon over?

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Zack Stanton

7 hours agoTrump Republicans lash out at Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett as a DEI hireOne Republican blasted Barrett for defying Trump, 'who gave her the robe.' Another called her 'the biggest disappointment' on the court.
Playbook: Zelenskyy’s last, best hope

1 month ago | politico.com | Zack Stanton

With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany IrvineHappy Friday. This is Zack Stanton, coming to you on the last day of February. The National Park Service predicts that peak bloom for Washington’s cherry blossoms starts one month from today. Spring is almost here. Get in touch. It's now or never for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as he meets President Trump at the White House today.
Playbook: Trump’s ‘Apprentice’-style budget battle isn’t over

1 month ago | politico.com | Zack Stanton

With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany IrvineHappy Wednesday. This is Zack Stanton. NEWS FROM HOME: Eugene Daniels, the irrepressible force of nature who has been part of the Playbook team (and many of your morning routines) for the last four-plus years, is leaving POLITICO to pursue an exciting new broadcast opportunity.