2022: POLITICO (307)

JANUARY

‘It’s only gotten worse’: The long shadow of the night that broke the House

Manchin on Biden’s spending bill: ‘No negotiation going on’

McConnell cracks door to Electoral Count Act reform

Biden decries Trump’s ‘singular responsibility’ for the Capitol riot

Appeals court weighs revived challenge to Texas’ abortion ban

Forget T-shirts and tote bags. NFTs are the hot new campaign swag.

Opinion: How a Simple Twist of Fate Could End Democrats’ Control of the Senate

Fed’s Powell pumped trillions into the economy. Now, he may be the party killer.

‘Rules need to be clear’: Dems call for Covid strategy reset as cases spike

Biden to pitch Senate Democrats on rules changes

Lawmakers raise health concerns as they quietly seek to replace a House chairman

Biden moves to remake the Fed

Harris pushed hard for voting rights – then hit a brick wall

MAGA hats and QAnon: Inside Trump’s first rally of 2022

Kristi Noem’s on a Political Rocket Ship. But Don’t Rule Out a Crash.

Why There’s a Civil War in Idaho – Inside the GOP

Biden’s first year: A tale of two presidencies

GOP reconsiders more ruthless redistricting

Read the never-issued Trump order that would have seized voting machines

Big Weed is on the brink of scoring big political wins. So where are they?

How a toxic chemical ended up in the drinking water supply for 13 million people

Biden’s climate warriors put banks on edge as new rules loom

‘We have a sacred obligation’: Biden threatens to send troops to Eastern Europe

Breyer retirement hands Biden open Supreme Court seat

Biden’s signature legislation expired. Recipients are wondering: WTF happened?

Eric Adams’ war against crime sparks Democratic unrest

Cryptocurrency industry fights proposed NY moratorium. Here is what’s at stake.

How 2 Black women conquered Senate primary politics

Trumpworld adjusts to the growing influence of vaccine skeptics within its ranks

FEBRUARY

A crypto breakthrough? Western states consider taking digital currency

Dems avert total redistricting doomsday – but they’re not out of the woods

‘I am doing the devil’s work’ – Staff at Dem firm revolt over work for Sinema

Vulnerable Senate Dems try to run as tax-cutters

Trump moves to close off Liz Cheney’s political escape hatch

APRIL

U.S. quietly approves more aid as Ukraine braces for ‘chemical and biological’ attacks

‘Back to the Giuliani era’: Adams’ order to clear homeless camps ignites fury in New York

How They Fled: 7 Ukrainian Refugees on Escaping Russia’s War

Jan. 6 panel wonders: Is Trump criminal referral necessary?

‘Terrible’ Messaging on lifting of Trump-era border restriction alarms Dems

DeSantis deploys coveted endorsement to boost his political influence

From judge to justice in 6 weeks: How Schumer got Jackson confirmed

The Supreme Court question Republicans won’t answer

A sour and angry America poised to punish Dems this fall

Democrats turn to their Gen Z whisperer as youth support wobbles

The new White House rule: Do not talk about Joe Manchin

No end in sight for spiking prices? Enter the ‘peak inflation’ crowd

Trump machine spends to take down Georgia governor

Criminal justice reform faces political buzzsaw as GOP hones its midterm message

“I Didn’t Expect to Feel [This] Way”: Making Matzah With Doug Emhoff

GOP megadonors go big in battle for Congress: 5 takeaways from new campaign money filings

Kamala Harris keeps traveling to unconventional places. Here’s why.

Who will run the 2024 election? They’re on your ballot in 2022.

5 plot twists that could upend the midterms

Biden’s options if Russia hacks U.S. infrastructure

Biden’s dismal poll numbers imperil Dem Senate control

Madison Cawthorn photos reveal him wearing women’s lingerie in public setting

California Dems are eyeing Feinstein’s seat – but they’re not talking about it

Border visit backfires on vulnerable Senate Dem

Visiting Kyiv, Austin and Blinken share plans to step up diplomatic presence in Ukraine

The one Republican Trump can’t touch

Warren tries to ‘light the fire of urgency’ for Democrats

The Biden boom turns into a GDP bust

The Rise and Fall of the Star White House Reporter

The Man Behind the Account that Blew Up Capitol Hill

MAY

The Mysterious Case of Marina O.

The GOP senator who faulted Trump for Jan. 6 – and lived to tell about it

Republicans rage about breach of draft Roe opinion

Roberts investigation could make the Supreme Court very uncomfortable

Canada is open to Americans who may lose access to abortions, but there’s a catch

Biden administration scrambles to deal with Russians trying to reach America

Ohio was a test case for 2024. The GOP establishment looks screwed.

Biden administration braces for Putin’s Victory Day surprise

How the Jan. 6 panel broke through Trump allies’ stonewalling

Top Biden-connected firm splits with Starbucks amid union outcry

What if Delaware disappeared? 1 million Covid-19 deaths explained in 4 charts.

Senate Democrats’ imaginary majority

Zinke’s wife declaring primary residence in California as he runs in Montana

Senate Republicans’ electability headache

Africa finally has enough Covid shots. Is it too little, too late?

Nancy Mace wobbles on the Trump tightrope

Fetterman’s not-so-secret weapon: Weed legalization

How Trump-backed candidates fared on the busiest primary day

Gas, formula, inflation: Voter anxieties motive struggling Dems

Trump’s bid to control election offices hits first battleground

Final New York maps release leads to midnight shuffle of congressional delegation

Forida’s firewall against abortion restrictions is in peril

House Dems shun primary fight against anti-abortion incumbent

Trump heads for big rebuke in Tuesday’s elections

Biden’s presidency has been colored by crises. It now faces the grimmest one yet.

Yellen, Biden’s not-so-secret weapon, sees clout diminished

Tucker Carlson Calls Him the Future of the GOP. First He Has to Get Elected.

How FEMA helps white and rich Americans escape floods

Strange Bedfellows: Farmers and Big Greens square off against Biden and the GOP

The Putinologist: CIA chief’s long history with Putin gives him special insight

Biden sees exodus of Black staffers and some frustration among those who remain

JUNE

‘They are carpet-bombing us’: Ukrainian troops are getting pounded as they await heavy weapons from the West

Bill Clinton and Tony Blair Have a Warning for Progressives

In Florida, There’s a Growing Gap Between What People Say About Abortion and What They Do

Trump weighs a big bet in Alabama Senate race

How Biden plans to handle the Jan. 6 hearings

How a billionaire mall magnate pulled ahead in the Los Angeles mayoral race

California’s test on crime, House members in danger and more: What to watch in Tuesday’s primaries

Judge sends another trove of Eastman emails to Jan. 6 committee

Democrats meddle in Senate primary to advance hardline MAGA Republican

The Pennsylvania Candidate Freaking Out Both the Left and the Right

Why a Dem dream candidate can’t touch Rubio in Florida

Senators strike bipartisan gun safety agreement

Senate Dems’ best chances to expand majority may run through 2 unconventional lieutenant governors

The Failure of ‘Compassionate Conservatism’ Offers Lessons for the Trumpian Right

Next stop on Trump’s primary warpath: Michigan

Jan. 6 panel: Trump dictated false statement claiming Pence could overturn election

The House’s endangered species: Republicans who break from the base

Washington Post’s New Leader, One Year In: Mean Tweets, Internal Battles, Finding Direction

Justice or overreach?: As crucial test looms, Big Greens are under fire

Delgado quit Congress to be Hochul’s No. 2. Now he actually needs to win.

Jan. 6 committee to highlight Trump’s state-level pressure to overturn the 2020 election

‘They system held, but barely’: Jan. 6 hearings highlight a handful of close calls

DOJ searches home of ex-official who aided alleged pro-Trump ‘coup’

Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade

How Roberts lost control of the court

‘This is a crisis’: Politicians dig in on abortion following Supreme Court ruling

The Supreme Court has chipped away at the Voting Rights Act for 9 year. This case could be the next blow.

Hutchinson prepares to bring Jan. 6 committee inside Trump world

State lawmakers are shaping the future of abortion. Watch these names.

Supreme Court handcuffs Biden’s climate efforts

JULY

The Real Reason Washington Ignored Kavanaugh’s Would-Be Killer

Opinion: How the Founders Intended to Check the Supreme Court’s Power

From Chelsea Clinton to David Petraeus, Here’s What Politicos Are Reading This Summer

U.S. military’s newest weapon against China and Russia: Hot Air

Shadow 2024 race: Newsom vs. DeSantis

Boris Johnson’s downfall was his own making

‘Stunned, outraged, and deeply saddened’: Biden mourns Japan’s Abe after assassination

‘This Is Disgusting’: An Insider’s Account on the Fall of Cuomo

Democrats bet on abortion in bid to oust pro-impeachment Republican

Meet the key players in the next Jan. 6 hearings

Jan. 6 panel zeroes in on Trump’s ‘clarion call’ to extremists

Schumer-Manchin talks on Dem agenda hit a new hurdle: Covid quarantine

Senators in both parties want to prevent the next Jan. 6. They’re not looking for the select panel’s help.

‘Oh, God, no’: Republicans fear voter backlash after Indiana child rape case

Abortion foes move to block online ads for reproductive services

National GOP endorsements poured in for 25-year-old. It might not matter.

Homeland Security records show ‘shocking’ use of phone data, ACLU says

It’s not just Hunter Biden: Prepare for a 2023 packed with House GOP investigations

‘It’s the accumulation’: The Jan. 6 hearings are wounding Trump, after all

Biden tests positive for Covid, but is ‘keeping busy’

The One Time Trump Couldn’t Lie His Way Out of a Crisis

Trump and Pence squared off in the desert. It was one-sided.

Cheney: Jan. 6 panel prepared to consider subpoena for Ginni Thomas

The Midwestern pioneer lobbying Republicans on same-sex marriage

The GOP’s messiest primary

‘Feeling great,’ Biden says his Covid recovery shows nation’s Pandemic progress

Dems start racing the clock – and Senate rules – to pass Manchin-blessed deal

The Manchin pressure campaign: CEOs, labor bosses and Bill Gates

Manchin to Sinema: Believe in this bill

AUGUST

Trump-backed conspiracy theorist makes charge for chief election position in Arizona

China sends warships to surround Taiwan amid Pelosi visit

With 2024 approaching, Hawley takes a Trumpian turn to clip NATO

How the newest megadonor wants to change Washington

‘There’s Never Been Anybody Like Him in the United States Senate’

Dems near pivotal vote with climate agenda intact, prescription-drug plan dinged

GOP partially strips out insulin cap from Dems’ climate, tax and health care bill

A Party Promoter, an Activist and a City Councilman by 23, Chi Osse Isn’t Done Yet

Trump world takes stock of which Republicans back him against the FBI

Trump takes the Fifth

How the Trump-FBI feud puts swing-state Republicans in a bind

GOP contorts itself in defense of Trump as new FBI search details emerge

Trump under investigation for potential violations of Espionage Act

‘Left to rot’: The lonely plight of long Covid sufferers

Judge orders Graham to testify in Atlanta-area Trump probe

A new, powerful signal that Dems’ midterms hopes aren’t lost

2024 preview? Cheney telegraphs her next, direct shot at Trump

‘Never in a Million Years’: Arizona Republicans Grapple with the Rising Fringe

Trump search worsens FBI’s surveillance politics headache with GOP

‘Starting to turn’: Cooling labor market shifts power back to bosses

Trump’s throw-everything-against-the-wall response to the Mar-a-Lago search

Judge says FBI’s evidence for searching Mar-a-Lago is ‘reliable’

Documents recovered at Mar-a-Lago were among government’s most classified, letter shows

Democrats gain momentum: 5 takeaways from the last big primary night of 2022

Justice Department proposes deletions for Mar-a-Lago affidavit

Dr. Oz shifts strategy as campaign ails

Intel officials to assess national security fallout from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago documents

Fox News Fired Me After I Said Biden Won. That Wasn’t the Worst of It.

Same-sex marriage puts Ron Johnson in a bind

Republicans fight abortion backlash with ads – and stealth website edits

Garland’s perilous path to prosecuting Trump

SEPTEMBER

Defiant Rick Scott explains ‘strategic disagreement’ with McConnell over battle for Senate

Why Sarah Palin’s loss is a warning for the GOP

The seeds of Biden’s democracy speech sprouted long before the Mar-a-Lago search

Colleges burn through Covid cash trying to soften inflation for students

How Liz Truss won

Dems erase GOP’s Senate advantage

Inside the fight to fend off hackers at Ukraine’s largest telecom

Steve Bannon charged with money laundering, conspiracy

‘The environment is upside down’: Why Dems are winning the culture wars

Republicans look to restrict ballot measures following a string of progressive wins

Who will control the House? Look to New York.

Trump fights back against DOJ in dispute over classified records

What to watch in the last primaries: A Senate GOP brawl and a Dem Governor in peril

It’s a race for House GOP No. 3 next year – but a lopsided one

How four private groups used their clout to control the global Covid response – with little oversight

Meet the Brooklyn judge now at the epicenter of the Mar-a-Lago records case

He Could Be Our First Jewish President. But First He Needs to Beat a Christian Nationalist.

‘The threat is real’: Dems press big donors to target state races

He’s a Dem investigative champ. That doesn’t guarantee a promotion.

How Judge Cannon broke with conservatives in Trump documents case

New York AG sues Trump and family, alleging massive fraud

Trump’s legal troubles are mounting. And his support is consolidating.

Trump to unleash millions in the midterms in possible prelude to 2024

Brooklyn’s library moves to slip books through red state bans

Abortion upends the battle for a dozen key governorships

‘Desperate move’: Dems’ Iowa Senate pick pushes back after kiss allegation

DeSantis faces the true test of any Florida governor

‘This is a major, major storm’: DeSantis warns residents to shelter in place as Hurricane Ian lurches towards Florida

Massive rescue efforts underway as Ian floods Florida

Biden denounces Kremlin’s ‘phony’ move to annex Ukrainian territory

OCTOBER

Gavin Newsom Brings the Fight to Red States

A shaken Supreme Court returns to chambers

Weak rural turnout could hurt GOP in November

Biden wants to use Medicaid to address abortion ‘crisis.’ States aren’t biting.

Senate Dems face brutal 2024 map with at least eight undecided incumbents

Kari Lake’s Arizona campaign looks like nothing you’ve seen before

How Influential Senate Democrats Shut Down a Bid to Call Witnesses Against Trump

Blast on Russia bridge to Crimea threatens Moscow supply route

Battle for Senate majority remains a nail-biter

Kyiv calls for air defenses as Putin brings his Syria tactics to Ukraine

Republicans are chasing key governorships. There’s one big thing missing.

Why Biden’s SEC chief is enraging Wall Street

Oregon is suddenly in jeopardy, and Joe Biden wants to help

‘He’s Developing Blinkers’: Has Ron DeSantis Let All the Winning Go to His Head?

Dems’ dreaded deja vu: Another 50-50 Senate

How DeSantis and Florida Republicans are reshaping higher education

Fiona Hill: ‘Elon Musk Is Transmitting a Message for Putin’

Democrats are putting money and resources into … Rhode Island

Election Forecast: Slate of races tilt toward GOP

In Liz, they did not Truss: British PM resigns after six weeks in office

A bad sign for Democrats in critical Nevada Senate race

New York governor’s race takes sudden turn after Zeldin surge

‘Frustrated and powerless’: On fight with China for global influence, diplomacy is America’s biggest weakness

The big recession risk no one’s talking about

Democrats growing anxious – again – over Black turnout

Democrats scramble to avert shock Senate loss in Washington state

How Maloney got here: The suddenly tough race rattling Dems at the finish

Colleges brace themselves for SCOTUS loss on race-conscious admissions

Democrats lash out at GOP after Pelosi assault

Law enforcement agencies rush to assess new threats to lawmakers

Democrats turn to Obama to rescue them from a midterm shellacking

NOVEMBER

Republicans plan an energy agenda designed to keep Democrats on their heels

Trump lawyers saw Justice Thomas as ‘only chance’ to stop 2020 election certification

‘Emasculating Vance Is Actually Part of Tim’s Effectiveness’

Fresh finger-pointing over Capitol Police’s future after Pelosi home invasion

Biden, Obama and Trump converge on Pennsylvania

‘Still a referendum on both’: Biden and Trump end midterms on 2024 collision course

5 big congressional contests that won’t get settled on Election Day

Politico’s hour-by-hour guide to watching election night

State control hangs on 4 states

All eyes on Arizona and Nevada

‘They completely f–ked up’: How the GOP lost its grip on the Senate majority

Nation waits on Nevada with Senate control on the line

After clinching Senate, Dems eye the unthinkable: Holding the House

House GOP presses toward leadership elections despite post-midterm disarray

‘The weirdest election I’ve ever been a part of’: How the GOP almost blew the House

McCarthy’s next step on the GOP tightrope: Navigating concessions to conservatives

Pelosi, first woman speaker, to depart Dem leadership in seismic shift

Dems get in array on future leadership after Pelosi departs

Voters who backed GOP governors helped keep Senate blue

U.S. lawmakers to foreign allies: Midterm results show our democracy is safe

GOP centrists prepare to ‘flex our muscles’

GOP downplays its Trump wing on the world stage

Black mayors are leading the nation’s biggest cities for the first time

In the War on Thanksgiving, America May Finally Be Winning

Opinion – An Early Clue on Trump’s Republican Support

Newsom Told the White House He Won’t Challenge Biden

Republicans shrug off Trump ’24 bid: ‘The excitement’s just not there’

House Dems on GOP’s thin majority: Welcome to hell

Democrats prepare to upend presidential primary calendar

The quiet maneuvering that delivered Jeffries the top House Dem spot

DECEMBER

Friends to the left of him, critics to the right: McCarthy’s stuck in the chase

Haley, Pence and other potential ’24 candidates buff up their dark money groups

Some Republicans say the midterms were a mandate for further abortion restrictions

The shadow race is on to succeed Feinstein

Republican hopes fade as Warnock momentum picks up in Georgia

5 key places to watch in Georgia’s Senate runoff

Supreme Court grapples with ‘independent state legislature’ theory in blockbuster case

Biden strikes deal to free Brittney Griner from Russian custody

Sinema switches to independent, shaking up the Senate

The Other American Jailed in Russia on Marijuana Charges

Wanted by McCarthy critics: 1 qualified alternative speaker

Inside the secret $32M effort to stop ‘Stop the Steal’

Washington’s new crypto shocker: Sam Bankman-Friend’s arrest

The Biggest Threats to the U.S. Aren’t What You Think

Senate races to avert government shutdown

Bernie Sanders’ new challenge: Bipartisanship

A Battle for the Arctic Is Already Underway. And the U.S. Is Already Behind.

White House leans on Congress, rallies allies, to aid Ukraine through winter of war

Jan. 6 committee prepares to deliver its judgment on Donald Trump

Abortion roiled the midterms. Now it will define the presidential race

U.S. announces Patriot missiles for Ukraine as Zelenskyy arrives in Washington

Senate clinches deal to advance $1.7T government funding bill

Seven takeaways from the Jan. 6 committee’s final report

Biden’s 2022 solution to student debt could fall apart in 2023

How San Antonio became a hub for migrants

Diamond-studded thorns: 2 House Dem centrists speak up on their way out

‘This makes my brain hurt’: Connecticut used disaster aid to rebuild million-dollar homes

A Republican free-for-all looms in 2024 Indiana Senate race

The Presidential Race Is Entering a New Phase. Here’s Who’s Best Positioned.

How Justice Kagan lost her battle as a consensus builder

Biden finds himself once more in a Title 42 bind

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