Baker-Polito Administration Announces Coordinated Support for Newly Arriving Families and Individuals to the Commonwealth … Terry MacCormack, Press Secretary, Governor's Office … BARNSTABLE — Today, the Baker-Polito Administration announced new shelter and humanitarian supports at Joint Base Cape Cod …

Pennsylvania GOP gubernatorial nominee was registered to vote in N.J. until 2021  —  Mastriano, Oz both come from New Jersey  —  New Jersey is serving as an incubator for Republican candidates in Pennsylvania, with two statewide candidates being New Jersey natives and longtime residents.

Democrats Buoyed by Abortion and Trump, Times/Siena Poll Finds  —  President Biden's approval rating has climbed to 42 percent, and the number of Americans who believe the country is on the right track has doubled but remains low.  —  Even as they struggle to persuade voters that they should be trusted …

Ohio Senate race: Tim Ryan blasts Lindsey Graham abortion ban as J.D. Vance stays quiet  —  U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan railed against a federal abortion ban introduced in the U.S. Senate this week, accusing “extremists” of trying to take advantage of the U.S. Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

Oregon Governor Moves To Toss Up  —  With less than two months until Election Day, the 2022 gubernatorial map has seen some surprising shifts since the outset of the cycle.  Republicans had initially started targeting the Rust Belt, hoping to flip control in perpetual swing states like Michigan and Pennsylvania.

Will The Polls Overestimate Democrats Again?  —  As Democrats' prospects for the midterms have improved — they're now up to a 71 percent chance of keeping the Senate and a 29 percent chance of retaining the House, according to the 2022 FiveThirtyEight midterm election forecast 2 …

Ohio 2022: Vance Holds Four-Point Lead Over Ryan; DeWine Maintains Comfortable Lead over Whaley  —  Home Polls Ohio 2022: Vance Holds Four-Point Lead Over Ryan; DeWine Maintains Comfortable Lead over Whaley  —  An Emerson College Polling/The Hill poll of Ohio voters finds Republican JD Vance …

Biden aides are quietly assembling a 2024 campaign as they await a final decision on his political future  —  WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden's top aides have been quietly building a 2024 campaign effort, with increasing discussions about who might manage the operation, potential themes and structure …

Alabama poll worker insisted state GOP chair show a proper voter ID — and was fired shortly after: report  —  An Alabama man who volunteered as a poll worker in his community was fired shortly after he asked Alabama State Republican Party Chairman John Wahl and his family to present proper identification before voting.

Video appears to show Marjorie Taylor Greene kicking a Gen Z activist  —  Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) appeared to kick an unarmed demonstrator during a confrontation outside the Capitol on Thursday afternoon.  —  Videos posted to Twitter by Greene and the Gen Z activist group Voters …

Why Is There Still No Strategy to Defeat Donald Trump?  —  One of the stunning facts of the age is the continued prominence of Donald Trump.  His candidates did well in the G.O.P. primaries this year.  He won more votes in 2020 than he did in 2016.  His favorability ratings within his party …

Is This 1998?  Or 2018?  —  In order to succeed in a midterm election, one that historically benefits the party out of power, the White House party needs to be able to do two things: 1.  Energize their base 2.  Convince independent/swing voters that supporting the change candidate is a bigger risk than sticking with the status quo.

Judge appoints special master, rejects DOJ bid to delay Mar-a-Lago ruling  —  U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon on Thursday rejected a Justice Department demand to let federal prosecutors continue their review of records marked classified that were recovered from former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate.

Biden's Income-Driven Repayment plan would turn student loans into untargeted grants  —  For media inquiries, contact:  —  Brieanna Nicker esmedia@brookings.edu 202.540.7721  —  Nonresident Senior Fellow - Economic Studies Executive Director, Marriner S. Eccles Institute, University of Utah

Lindsey Graham called Trump ‘a lying motherf***er’ during Ukraine impeachment, book reveals  —  Authors Peter Baker and Susan Glasser report that Mr Graham used the vulgar phrase to describe Mr Trump in the midst of the inquiry that led to his first impeachment trial

Trump openly embraces, amplifies QAnon conspiracy theories  —  After winking at QAnon for years, Donald Trump is overtly embracing the baseless conspiracy theory, even as the number of frightening real-world events linked to it grows.  —  On Tuesday, using his Truth Social platform …

Hillary Clinton: Type Of Documents That Trump Had Are Often Handcuffed To An Officer  —  The former secretary of state detailed the strict protocol for the kind of classified material that Trump may have stashed at home.  —  Hillary Clinton said Thursday that the classified documents former …

The letters left behind by demoralized Russian soldiers as they fled  —  IZYUM, Ukraine — About 10 days before Ukrainian forces retook the city of Izyum last weekend, Russian troops stationed here were so demoralized that they drafted letters begging their superiors to dismiss them from their roles.