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Voters shot down anti-abortion measures in red states like Kansas, Kentucky, Ohio, and Montana. And in the 2022 midterms the Dobbs decision clearly contributed to the party’s lackluster results. Now on the presidential primary campaign trail, Republicans have been in disarray: Early in his campaign, Sen. Tim Scott couldn’t figure out what he believed on the issue; Donald Trump has belittled Ron DeSantis’s six-week ban in Florida; and then there’s the general dodginess of Nikki Haley, who claims to be “unapologetically pro-life” but also thinks the right abortion policy is to “find consensus.” The chaos has been dispiriting to the…

He worked with Trump on the matter. And the former president has embraced him in return. On Wednesday, Trump triumphantly called the new speaker “MAGA MIKE JOHNSON!” in a social media post. Though No Labels has tried to situate itself as a bipartisan, common sense alternative to both parties, Democrats have raised concerns the group’s planned third-party bid will hurt Biden’s reelection efforts. No Labels maintains that its mission appeals to both parties. It has cited Trump’s electoral claims, and specifically his attempt “to disrupt the peaceful transfer of power after he lost the 2020 election” as one of the…

It’s not over yet. Three lawmakers voted “present” during a roll-call poll of the conference, and 22 GOP lawmakers were absent, so it’s possible there might be a decisive handful of “Never Mikes” hiding out there. But the lack of vocal opposition and surfeit of genuine enthusiasm that was aired last night on opposing sides of the House GOP marked a significant shift after three weeks of chaos. “Mike is … a straightforward leader who can unite us as Republicans!” wrote Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-Fla.), one of a handful of centrists who engaged in hard-line tactics as the search played…

According to the registration, OnMessage began lobbying for the Concord Fund in early September. OnMessage Inc., the campaign arm of the firm, has a rolodex of prominent conservative clients for whom they help with campaigns, including the National Republican Congressional Committee, the House GOP-aligned Congressional Leadership Fund, and Sens. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) and Josh Hawley (R-Mo.). Recently, the firm worked for Fair Courts America, a conservative group backed by Republican mega-donor Richard Uihlein that boosted the conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Daniel Kelly. But the group has not been active on the lobbying scene. According to disclosures, OnMessage has just…

Cartoon Carousel Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other head-slapping events in the world of politics. The fruits of these labors are hundreds of cartoons that entertain and enrage readers of all political stripes. Here's an offering of the best of this week's crop, picked fresh off the Toonosphere. Edited by Matt Wuerker. By POLITICO STAFF 10/20/2023 05:00 AM EDT

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A number of abortion rights nonprofits already work on measures to codify abortion rights, and Think Big America would add a new flush of cash from the personally wealthy Illinois governor. Think Big America is modeled after NextGen America, a dark money group founded by billionaire Tom Steyer that advocated on climate change. Nine members of Pritzker’s political team, including Mike Ollen, who was Pritzker’s campaign manager, have stayed in place since his reelection campaign last year and will split their time between the governor’s political work and running the new organization. The group’s board of directors includes several Pritzker…