This New Jersey mayor wants to be a governor like Ron DeSantis or Greg Abbott — but for the left (www.politico.com)
EPA climate program: Sneak peek at 2028 Democratic primary (www.politico.com)
Ukraine rejects claims of Western pressure over attacks on Russian oil facilities (www.politico.com)
Ukraine will continue attacking Russian oil refineries, Kyiv vows...
Indicted Sen. Bob Menendez declines reelection as Democrat, may run as independent (www.politico.com)
McConnell dismisses GOP's bid for Ukraine aid 'loan' (www.politico.com)
Lawmakers pass milestone privacy bill overshadowed by TikTok fever (www.politico.com)
The data-privacy bill passed Wednesday, the Protecting Americans’ Data from Foreign Adversaries Act, H.R. 7520, is highly targeted: It prevents any companies considered data brokers — third-party buyers and sellers of personal information — from selling that information to China, Russia or other “foreign adversaries.”...
AIPAC to spend big in Democratic primaries to back pro-Israel candidates (www.politico.com)
Dems launch 11th-hour meddling operation in Ohio GOP Senate primary (www.politico.com)
Democrats are meddling in Ohio’s Senate GOP primary at the 11th hour to boost Bernie Moreno, the candidate former President Donald Trump endorsed to face vulnerable Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown....
Trump easily wins Florida primary; DeSantis comes in third (www.politico.com)
Navarro’s bid to stave off jail sentence denied at Supreme Court (www.politico.com)
Peter Navarro, a former trade adviser in Donald Trump’s White House, appears to be heading to jail.
New court papers detail sexual assault allegations against New York City mayor (www.politico.com)
Is There Something More Radical than MAGA? J.D. Vance Is Dreaming It. (www.politico.com)
Schumer’s Israel rebuke leaves AIPAC in a delicate position (www.politico.com)
Don’t rule out troops to Ukraine, Finnish FM says (www.politico.com)
This Democratic senator says Biden’s climate efforts are falling short — and young voters are noticing (www.politico.com)
The US privately told Israel the kind of Rafah campaign it could support (www.politico.com)
Senior U.S. officials have told their Israeli counterparts the Biden administration would support Israel going after high-value Hamas targets in and underneath Rafah — as long as Israel avoids a large-scale invasion that could fracture the alliance....