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YouTube says this is a boom time for politicians on the platform. | Lionel Bonaventure/AFP via Getty Images | NOW STREAMING: The 2028 presidential primaries are already unfolding on YouTube. Amid the rapid decline of cable news, potential candidates and other elected officials are locked in a digital arms race to draw subscribers, boost their reach and build what amounts to their own broadcast networks.
- Potential candidates like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) are closing in on audiences that rival or surpass total cable primetime viewers for individual networks.
- Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley is racking up millions of views.
- Vivek Ramaswamy, the former 2024 GOP presidential candidate who is running for Ohio governor, dwarfs any other Republican but President Donald Trump on YouTube with more than 813,000 subscribers.
- Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg’s channel started the year with just 28,000 subscribers, and now has 177,000, having generated nearly 10 million views and accumulated 500,000 hours of viewing time so far this year, according to a spokesperson.
- Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear saw a 448 percent increase in views from last year to this year, a spokesperson tells POLITICO.
Taken together, it signals the arrival of a fast-changing attention economy that has scrambled what effective political communication looks like. The 2028 cycle has the potential to be the first post-cable TV election, heralding the dawn of a post-literate era in which technology fully displaces reading and consumption of news from traditional outlets.
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| “I think there are a lot of elected officials and their staff who are realizing that their viewers are not necessarily just on cable news, and if they want to reach more people, more diverse audiences, they really have to diversify where they're talking,” said Emily Keller, a former Democratic National Committee social media director who now works with Democratic officials as a strategic partner manager for YouTube. In this, Buttigieg’s thinking is instructive. In the past, his team turned to YouTube mainly to share clips from his media appearances. Their thinking is different now. “Looking ahead, we see the channel evolving into a destination of its own,” Chris Meagher, a Buttigieg spokesperson, told POLITICO. Meagher went on to describe the platform as “a place for Pete to connect in a direct and unfiltered way with millions of Americans.” (One example: Buttigieg recently spoke to a rural health care provider about the impact of President Donald Trump’s budget cuts.) The landscape has fundamentally changed since 2016, which some political observers memorably (and incorrectly) predicted would be the “Meerkat election.” That was a passing fad. But the switch to YouTube has staying power. Just last week, YouTube hosted what it trumpeted as its “first-ever exclusive, global broadcast of an NFL game.” C-SPAN has landed there, too. Young men and disaffected voters are also flocking to the platform for their news. “YouTube by far represents the broadest reach potential of any platform, especially among younger audiences and disengaged voters,” Meagher told POLITICO.
| | | | A message from American Advancement: Democrats have a three-part plan for 2026: take back Congress, stop Trump's momentum, and erase his agenda. If Republicans lose the majority, President Trump's historic achievements vanish. Extending premium tax credits helps working families afford health care—and it's how Republicans keep promises that earned their majority. Republicans must protect these credits to protect the majority and the MAGA agenda. The choice is clear: defend our families, defend our future and defend our majority. Learn more. | | | | YouTube says this is a boom time for politicians on the platform. “We’re seeing really significant growth in ways that I would not expect in an off year,” said Carly Eason, a former Republican National Committee official who works as Keller’s counterpart, focusing on YouTube’s outreach to GOP figures. “As they really invest in their channels, work on their channels, and follow a lot of YouTube best practices, they're really reaping the rewards.” YouTube views are surging among both Republicans and Democrats. “Verdict with Ted Cruz” has some 331,000 subscribers. His top video — an interview with Elon Musk— has garnered 1.2 million views. “This Is Gavin Newsom,” hosted by the California governor, has 187,000 subscribers. Beshear, the Kentucky governor, has a series of videos called "Andy Unplugged: The Lighter Side of Leadership," in which he has taken on the drive-thru at Wonder Whip, shown off Churchill Downs and watched the 2024 solar eclipse. Other political leaders have taken a different approach to YouTube’s rising influence, primarily focusing on outreach to existing creators on the platform. Rep. Ro Khanna’s (D-Calif.) recent push to improve child safety on Roblox, the online gaming platform, garnered more than 50 million views across 18 videos on other creators’ channels, said Marie Baldassarre, Khanna’s senior communications adviser. That’s a deliberate choice. “Our strategy with influencers, right-wing creators and non-political voices is reaching hundreds of thousands of first-time voters and letting them know that Democrats aren't so bad after all,” Baldassarre told POLITICO. It’s not just potential 2028 candidates who are flocking to the platform. More broadly, politicians are recognizing they need to build their own audiences. At 92, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) — who, decades ago, was the first senator to adopt the fax machine — is kicking the tires on doing more podcasts, Eason said. Few Democrats have done so well on YouTube as Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.). He began the year with 24,000 subscribers and now has nearly half a million. His straight-to-the-camera videos perform well. “The nice thing about building up a following on YouTube is that it puts my content in front of people who aren't necessarily looking for it,” Schiff told POLITICO in an interview. Not long ago, amid his YouTube experiment earlier this year, Schiff said a waiter at a restaurant complimented him on his “show.” He thought the person must’ve been referring to an appearance on MSNBC or another media hit. He thanked the man and then pressed further. “He looked at me somewhat surprised, and he said, ‘Your show on YouTube,’” Schiff said. “And I thought to myself, ‘Wow, I’ve got a show.’ And now you know that we’re closing in on 500,000 subscribers, that really is like the following of a cable news show.” Schiff said his party still has work to do in checking Republicans’ rise on alternative platforms. “We as a party still have a lot more catching up to do in the digital realm, both in terms of the different platforms, but also with digital and social media influencers,” Schiff said. “The best time for Democrats to care about YouTube was 2018,” Stefan Smith, a Democratic digital strategist, told POLITICO. “The second best time is now.”
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President Donald Trump speaks before signing executive orders in the Oval Office at the White House on Sept. 19, 2025. | Andrew Harnik/Getty Images | 1. SIFTING THROUGH THE NEWS DUMP: A whole lot happened in yesterday’s Friday afternoon-to-evening news dump. Here are the highlights you should know:
- Bad news for Elon Musk: Trump signed a proclamation that institutes a new $100,000 annual fee for H-1B visa applications, POLITICO’s Myah Ward reports.
- Better news for billionaires: Trump officially rolled out his “gold card” yesterday, a $1 million fast-track to U.S. residency that will replace the current EB-1 and EB-2 visa programs, Myah reports.
- Round two at SCOTUS: The Trump administration petitioned the high court for an emergency order to axe temporary protected status for 300,000 Venezuelan immigrants, per AP. The Supreme Court granted a similar order back in May.
- Pentagon wants promises: The Pentagon announced yesterday that reporters would only be allowed to access the building if they sign a note saying they will not publish classified information and other less sensitive documents, POLITICO’s Jack Detsch reports.
2. THE FREE SPEECH DEBATE: “When 97 percent of the stories are bad about a person, it’s no longer free speech,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office yesterday, slamming critical television coverage of him as his administration threatens more action against ABC after the news of Jimmy Kimmel being at least temporarily pulled off the air, POLITICO’s Irie Sentner reports. His comments came a day after saying broadcasters should lose their licenses for airing negative coverage of him, characterizing reporters writing negative stories about as “really illegal,” per NYT’s Luke Broadwater. He also threw his full support behind FCC Chair Brendan Carr, whose threats of ABC affiliates has prompted notable backlash from a small but influential group of Republicans, including Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas). Trump called Carr “a courageous person.” A rock and a hard place: Disney, which owns ABC, is facing blowback on all sides, with protests outside of its studios, a potential boycott growing among celebrities and pressure from lawmakers in opposite directions. More from NBC 3. THE KIRK FALLOUT: A massive public memorial honoring Charlie Kirk will be held in Glendale, Arizona tomorrow, with attendees expected to include Trump, top administration and key MAGA world figures. Kirk’s murder has become a prime target for unproven theories about the motives of alleged shooter Tyler Robinson, with some MAGA supporters baselessly alleging that the shooting was the result of a left-wing conspiracy, WSJ’s Joshua Chaffin writes. No link has yet been found between Robinson and the left-wing groups that Trump has vowed to go after, NBC’s Allan Smith and colleagues report this morning. The latest on the investigation: “One person familiar with the federal investigation said that ‘thus far, there is no evidence connecting the suspect with any left-wing groups,’” per NBC. “‘Every indication so far is that this was one guy who did one really bad thing because he found Kirk’s ideology personally offensive,’ this person continued. In addition, two of the people familiar with the probe said it may be difficult to charge Robinson at the federal level for Kirk’s killing, while the third source said there is still an expectation that some kind of federal charge is filed against Robinson.” Taking up the mantle: “Erika Kirk, Who Helped Build a Movement at Her Husband’s Side, Takes Center Stage,” by WSJ’s Eliza Collins and colleagues: “Erika Kirk is taking on a much larger formal role at the organization than she had before, but friends say she acted as her husband’s most trusted adviser, in addition to making public appearances at his side. The couple had emphasized that women should give priority to raising children above career.” 4. SHUTDOWN SHOWDOWN IS ON: Congress is at an impasse as we barrel towards the Sept. 30 deadline to fund the government, after Senate Democrats blocked the House-backed stopgap funding bill yesterday. The House is out for now after passing the CR yesterday morning, and might not be back until Oct. 1. Meanwhile, Senate Majority Leader John Thune is telegraphing his chamber’s next vote on the CR could be Sept. 29, POLITICO’s Meredith Lee Hill reports. Blame game: The messaging battle over who owns this shutdown is only beginning. “If [Democrats] don’t get everything they want, all these things that they want … they want to close our government down,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office yesterday, Irie reports. But Democrats, led by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, blasted the GOP’s bill as another “take-it-or-leave-it” option that they won’t negotiate on. Pushing ahead: Schumer is signaling that he’s not caving — and privately, Democrats are weighing the ramifications of not averting a shutdown, CNN’s Sarah Ferris reports. “I can’t tell you if it’s gonna be a good play or a bad play on shutting it down,” one Democratic lawmaker told CNN. “The point is, nothing else has worked to stop their momentum. You gotta throw some tacks in the road.” 5. WAR AND PEACE: The United Nations General Assembly meeting kicks off next week in New York, with Trump set to headline the gathering on Tuesday. But Trump is coming to the U.N. to tout American power on a world stage that his administration has backed away from, as WSJ’s Robbie Gramer and Alex Ward preview. Roaring in the backdrop of the world’s biggest diplomatic gathering is the war in Ukraine, the growing mass of countries preparing to embrace Palestinian statehood, nuclear tensions with Iran and, of course, the Trump factor in it all, Reuters’ Michelle Nichols writes. Also entering the fray is Mike Waltz, who was confirmed as UN ambassador by the Senate yesterday and will make his debut at UNGA, per POLITICO’s Eric Bazail-Eimil. Where things stand with Russia: Polish jets were deployed early this morning to protect their airspace as Russia launched airstrikes in western Ukraine, per Reuters. The protective measures come after Russia breached Poland’s airspace earlier this month. And yesterday, Russian war planes violated Estonia’s airspace, a move that NATO jets quickly intercepted as European leaders sounded the alarm on provocations by Russian President Vladimir Putin, WSJ’s Thomas Grove reports. Looking to next week, Trump is set to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the sidelines of UNGA, though no date or time has been formally announced, per Bloomberg. Where things stand with Gaza: Israeli strikes killed 14 people overnight as their ground offensive into Gaza City moves ahead, per AP. The offensive is stoking fears that Palestinians will be permanently displaced from the damage, Reuters’ Dawoud Abu Alkas and colleagues report. But the fighting may be primed to continue as the Trump administration is asking for congressional approval to sell nearly $6 billion in weapons to Israel, WSJ’s Jared Malsin and Gramer scooped.
| | | | Introducing Global Security: POLITICO’s weekly briefing on the policies and industrial shifts driving transatlantic defense. We track how decisions in Washington, Brussels and beyond ripple across borders — shaping the future of security and industry. Sign up today for the free preview version. | | | | | 6. VAX NOT: Following the CDC vaccine advisory panel’s two-day meeting in Atlanta, the votes are in: The panel voted unanimously to remove the blanket recommendation that adults over 65 get vaccinated for COVID-19, and voted against requiring a prescription for the vaccine, POLITICO’s Lauren Gardner and colleagues report. In doing so, they largely maintained access to the vaccine. The panel also voted to stop recommending children get vaccinated with the combined measles and chickenpox vaccine — opting instead to recommend separate shots. An unexpected turn: The advisers tabled a motion that would change recommendations on newborns getting vaccinated against hepatitis B, one of the more controversial expected votes that received outspoken criticism on the Hill this week, per Lauren and co. The big question mark: The changes “left doctors and public health experts confused — it’s not clear whether it means younger, healthy people will need prescriptions for Covid shots — and seeking clarity,” POLITICO’s Simon Levin and Carmen Paun break down. “It left Kennedy’s anti-vaccine allies pledging to ramp up their lobbying to convince the government to go further. On Capitol Hill, it left the tense standoff between Democrats irate about Kennedy’s policies and Republicans divided over them in a holding pattern.” Meanwhile: HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s approval numbers are dropping across multiple polls as the public sours on his vaccine moves, CNN’s Aaron Blake writes. 7. FROM THE WILDERNESS: Kamala Harris’ new book is set to release on Tuesday after several excerpts have left some Democrats confused and angry — a combination that could dim Harris’ future political prospects, POLITICO’s Melanie Mason and Elena Schneider report. “If there’s a political strategy here, it’s a bad one,” David Axelrod told our colleagues. “There’s an awful lot of grievances and finger-pointing that really doesn’t serve a political agenda.” Another operative told Melanie and Elena that the book “reads like, good-riddance to politics.” The TLDR: Harris went surprisingly candid about a slew of speculated 2028ers, among them California Gavin Newsom, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, Pete Buttigieg, Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) and former President Joe Biden. Newsom hit back against Harris’ claim that he was unreachable when Biden dropped out of the race last summer, saying her call came from an “unknown number” and he didn’t realize it was the vice president, per POLITICO’s Jeremy White. The full rundown from POLITICO’s Gigi Ewing 8. THE ECONOMY, STUPID: The stock market ended this week on a high following the Federal Reserve’s first interest rate cut in nine months. But consumer spending continues taking hit after hit, especially among low-income consumers, WaPo’s Jaclyn Peiser writes. But the next big inflation numbers won’t be coming next week as expected, per Axios’ Courtenay Brown: The Bureau of Labor Statistics announced yesterday their key annual report, due Tuesday, will be "rescheduled to a later date." Last year’s release was delayed as well, but no date has yet been given for when to expect the critical inflation data. Foreshadowing: “Stephen Miran Makes His Case for More—and Bigger—Interest Rate Cuts,” by WSJ’s Matt Grossman 9. TIKTOK ON THE CLOCK: Trump told reporters yesterday that a deal for TikTok to move away from Chinese owner ByteDance was approved by Chinese leader Xi Jinping, saying that the deal is “well on its way” but has to be finalized and “we have to get it signed,” NYT’s Emmett Lindner reports. He didn’t provide details of what the deal will entail. But new reporting from WSJ’s Miriam Gottfried and colleagues suggests the Trump administration will rake in multibillion dollar fees from U.S. investors once the deal is done. “Investors in the TikTok deal would pay the government the fee in exchange for negotiating the agreement with China … The final structure and amount of the payment haven’t been finalized as deal talks continue but the fee could end up totaling billions of dollars.”
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GREAT WEEKEND READS:
— “How Jessica Reed Kraus Went from Mommy Blogger to MAHA Maven,” by the New Yorker’s Clare Malone: “The founder of ‘House Inhabit’ has grown her audience during the second Trump Administration with political gossip and what she calls ‘quality conspiracy.’” — “America Loves Cocaine Again — Mexico’s New Drug King Cashes In,” by WSJ’s Steve Fisher, José de Córdoba and Santiago Pérez: “The Trump administration’s war on fentanyl created an opening for ‘El Señor Mencho’ to smuggle cocaine into the U.S. by the ton.” — “How Trump Broke Corporate America’s Most Valuable Consultant,” by Businessweek’s Josh Eidelson: “Businesses are begging the White House and RFK Jr. to rethink their massive cuts to Niosh, a workplace research agency that saves the US billions of dollars a year.” — “Have we been measuring mountains all wrong?” by Gordy Megroz for National Geographic: “A new method for quantifying grandeur is reshuffling the pecking order of the planet’s most impressive peaks. Turns out Everest has steep competition.” — “One Vigilante, 22 Cell Tower Fires, and a World of Conspiracies,” by Wired’s Brendan I. Koerner: “Inside the mind of the most prolific anti-5G arsonist in the world—and the incoherent, very online political violence of our era.” — “‘I love you too!’ My family’s creepy, unsettling week with an AI toy,” by the Guardian’s Arwa Mahdawi: “The cuddly chatbot Grem is designed to ‘learn’ your child’s personality, while every conversation they have is recorded, then transcribed by a third party. It wasn’t long before I wanted this experiment to be over.” — “They Were Promised a Taste of America. They Got Abuse and Exploitation,” by NYT’s Amy Julia Harris: “Every year, tens of thousands of young people are sent on visas to toil as farmworkers, housekeepers and office interns, all in the name of cultural exchange.” — “The Artwork That Spawned 9/11 Conspiracy Theories and Mystery,” by Kyle MacNeill for Rolling Stone: “Twenty-five years ago, art collective Gelitin illicitly built a balcony, installed it on the 91st floor of the World Trade Center, and stood above New York City. A year later, the planes struck and conspiracy followed.”
| | | | Want to know how policy pros stay ahead? Policy Intelligence Assistant — only with POLITICO Pro — merges trusted reporting with advanced AI to deliver deeper insights, faster answers, and powerful report builders that drive action. Get 30 days free. | | | | | | | TALK OF THE TOWN | | Kamala Harris launched her Substack with a new excerpt from her book. Elise Stefanik’s Capitol Hill townhouse is now on the market for $2.195 million. PALACE INTRIGUE: “Contribute money to the new White House ballroom President Trump is constructing and, in exchange, donors may be able to choose a Trumpian option: their names etched inside the White House forever. At least that's one option that has been discussed,” CBS’ Arden Farhi and Jennifer Jacobs report. “Multiple companies have pledged to donate $5 million or more for what was projected to be a $200 million addition to the executive mansion, according to sources familiar with the matter. … Google, R.J. Reynolds, Booz Allen Hamilton, Lockheed Martin, Palantir and NextEra Energy have donated.” PLAYBOOK METRO SECTION: “The White House Peace Vigil, after standing for decades, is dismantled,” by WaPo’s Marissa Lang WHAT HILL STAFFERS ARE READING: The Hill announced its annual list honoring 25 staffers who help make Capitol Hill run. The honorees: Monica Garay, John Keast, Victoria Rivas, Matt Gallivan, Stacy Sanders, Sean Clerget, Rebecca Avitia, Patrick Schilling, Sara Guerrero, Calli Cooper, Robert Boland, Eric Schmitz, Brett Horton, Nnemdilim ‘Nd’ Ubezonu, Carlos Paz, Ryan Wrasse, Scarlet Samp, Dan Kunsman, Evan Schatz, Reema Dodin, Faye Cobb, Steve Abbott, Greta Gao, Jake Greenberg and Regan Delaney. Read their bios — SPOTTED at the annual “Notable Staffers” ceremony hosted by the Hill at the Samsung Executive Briefing Center on Thursday night: Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Reps. Jimmy Gomez (D-Calif.), Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) and James Comer (R-Ky.), Julia Manchester, Ian Swanson, Bill Sammon, Mike Viqueria, Cory Smith and Hillary Howard. OUT AND ABOUT — The Trust for the National Mall hosted a “Monumental Conversation: On the Road to 250” event at the Waldorf Astoria to benefit their mission to preserve America's Front Yard and their campaign to raise $250 million in honor of the 250th anniversary of American independence in 2026. The luncheon featured a panel conversation about the symbolism of the National Mall for America's 250th moderated by David. M. Rubenstein. The panel featured Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and first lady Dawn Moore and Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin and first lady Suzanne Youngkin. SPOTTED: Sheila Johnson, Jason Rosenberg, Catherine Townsend, Virginia Ali, Rye Barcott, Mary Brady, Kellyanne Conway, Karen Cotton, Kate Curtin Lindsey, Georgette "Gigi" Dixon, John Drew, Sam Feist, Omri Gainsburg, Sheila Johnson, Alexandra Keane, Kevin Keane, Stacy Kerr, Giuseppe Mastroeli, Anita McBride, Bill McBride, Nels Olson, Marie Sylla-Dixon, Caleb Vuljanic, Karen Wawrzaszek and Clete Willems. — The Congressional Sports for Charity Foundation and the Trust for the National Mall hosted the inaugural Congressional Pickleball Match on the National Mall on Thursday. Honorary Congressional co-chairs included: Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Andy Kim (D-N.J.), Jake Ellzey (R-Texas), Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.) and Greg Stanton (D-Arizona). THE PLAYERS: Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio), Sharice Davids (D-Kan.), Morgan Luttrell (R-Texas) and August Pfluger (R-Texas). SPOTTED: Chip and Sally Akridge, Matt Borgia, Missy Foxman, Trish Halloran, Matt Hendrickson, Mark Johnson, Jessica Moore, Randy Ross, Aaron Segal, Bill Sweeney, Ryan Thompson and Catherine Townsend. MEDIA MOVE — John Seward is joining the Washington Times as a defense and national security reporter. He previously worked at NOTUS. HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Axios’ Stephen Neukam … NYT’s Caroline Kitchener … Colbert King … WaPo’s Sophia Nguyen … Francesca Craig … CNN’s Van Jones, Kristen Holmes and Cathy Straight … Brent Perrin… Climate Imperative Foundation’s Stephanie Epner … Michael Kikukawa … Peter Flaherty … Fox News’ Ainsley Earhardt … Scott Kozar … Jennifer Sosa … MSNBC’s Trymaine Lee … Deborah Roberts … Washington Times’ Rowan Scarborough … Shaun Waterman … NPR’s Neda Ulaby and Lauren Hodges … Bloomberg Law’s Drew Singer … Dan Henning of Sirius XM Radio … Adam Howard … Joe Mansour … Sophie Buzzell of Spring Health … TikTok’s Maureen Shanahan Atchison … Graham Vyse … Henry Samueli … Plus Communications’ Brian Wanglin … Cassie Mills of Small Business Majority … Rachel Glasberg … Valerie Lapinski THE SHOWS (Full Sunday show listings here): CBS “Face the Nation”: French President Emmanuel Macron … Gary Cohn. NBC “Meet the Press”: Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro … Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) … Mel Robbins. Panel: Brendan Buck, Adrienne Elrod, Amna Nawaz and Tyler Pager. CNN “State of the Union”: Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) … Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) … Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) … Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.). FOX “Fox News Sunday”: Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) … Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) … Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt … Colorado Governor Jared Polis … Josh Holmes, Michael Duncan, John Ashbrook and Comfortably Smug. Panel: Francesca Chambers, Hans Nichols, Cal Thomas and Juan Williams. MSNBC “The Weekend”: Zohran Mamdani … Joe Manchin. FOX “The Sunday Briefing”: President Donald Trump … Meghan Hays … Ben Shapiro. NewsNation “The Hill Sunday”: Rep. David Schweikert (R-Ariz.) … Rep. Glenn Ivey (D-Md.) … Eli Lake. Panel: Domenico Montanaro, Sabrina Siddiqui, Audrey Fahlberg and Jim Puzzanghera. Did someone forward this email to you? Sign up here. Send Playbookers tips to playbook@politico.com or text us on Signal here. 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