Michael Kruse
@michaelkruse.bsky.social
Senior staff writer, POLITICO, POLITICO Magazine. michaelkruse.bio
“If we as women are putting our eggs on ice for a decade to make sure that our career is thriving, we have a prioritization problem.”
Conservative Young Women Flip the Script: Kids First, Then Career
“Seasons” is the new buzzword for those starting a family earlier in life and focusing on professional advancement later.
www.wsj.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:08 AM
“If we as women are putting our eggs on ice for a decade to make sure that our career is thriving, we have a prioritization problem.”
“I’m a Bronx girl. You should know that we can eat Queens boys for breakfast.”
AOC built her own political machine. Now she’s deciding her next move.
Seven years after Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez leapt onto the national stage as an outsider, she’s learned an inside game and is considering a run for Senate or president.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:59 AM
“I’m a Bronx girl. You should know that we can eat Queens boys for breakfast.”
“You can’t have a political party that hates everyone except white people who like Hitler and think you’re going to win elections.”
Why Republicans Are Fighting About the Nazis
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:33 AM
“You can’t have a political party that hates everyone except white people who like Hitler and think you’re going to win elections.”
"There was a noise in my head for the entire 15 hours that sounded like a little machine clunking around."
Kyrsten Sinema Is Ready for Her MAHA Turn
In a new interview, the one-time Democrat says the movement for psychedelic medicine should capitalize on the Trump administration.
www.politico.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:09 AM
"There was a noise in my head for the entire 15 hours that sounded like a little machine clunking around."
Laura Loomer: “What’s the purpose of people voting in 2026 if the Democrat policies are ‘rational?’”
What Trump’s Mamdani praise — and MTG’s ouster — says about MAGA’s future
A whirlwind Friday is the freshest reminder that the MAGA movement has always been defined more by id than ideology.
www.politico.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Laura Loomer: “What’s the purpose of people voting in 2026 if the Democrat policies are ‘rational?’”
“We believe, like, on Latino buyer’s remorse alone, we can flip these seats.”
Why Dems are bullish in Texas — with or without a redraw
And Ukraine talks heat up as confusion swirls.
www.politico.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:56 AM
“We believe, like, on Latino buyer’s remorse alone, we can flip these seats.”
POLITICO Weekend.
DOGE is in chaos
Here's a look inside the DOGE succession drama Elon Musk left behind.
www.politico.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:50 PM
POLITICO Weekend.
Even more now.
Feels like people are re-reading this these days.
‘Nobody Listened To Me’: The Quest to Be MTG
All Marjorie Taylor Greene ever wanted was someone to pay attention to her.
www.politico.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Even more now.
... I exchanged pleasantries with Al Gore and Margaret Tutwiler and Elliott Abrams and a lot of other people whose names one used to read in the newspaper back when people read newspapers.
Susan Glasser: I got a hug from Rachel Maddow at Dick Cheney’s funeral.
Dick Cheney’s Long, Strange Goodbye
On seeing Rachel Maddow at the former Vice-President’s funeral, while Donald Trump threatened Democrats on social media with death by hanging.
www.newyorker.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:12 PM
... I exchanged pleasantries with Al Gore and Margaret Tutwiler and Elliott Abrams and a lot of other people whose names one used to read in the newspaper back when people read newspapers.
Susan Glasser: I got a hug from Rachel Maddow at Dick Cheney’s funeral.
Dick Cheney’s Long, Strange Goodbye
On seeing Rachel Maddow at the former Vice-President’s funeral, while Donald Trump threatened Democrats on social media with death by hanging.
www.newyorker.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Susan Glasser: I got a hug from Rachel Maddow at Dick Cheney’s funeral.
This just in.
Party of one: Trump chews up and spits out his inner circle
Those who have secured a spot in Trump's rarified air of trusted lieutenant found that it doesn't last for long.
www.axios.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:57 PM
This just in.
“Folks just want their school boards to be boring again. They want normalcy. Once the board was taken over by a super partisan extremist majority, folks across the political spectrum were dismayed.”
In culture war backlash, Democrats sweep school boards
The party recruited and invested in school board races to oust Republicans. It worked.
www.politico.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:30 PM
“Folks just want their school boards to be boring again. They want normalcy. Once the board was taken over by a super partisan extremist majority, folks across the political spectrum were dismayed.”
“I’m sorry, Mr. President. We think there is another path forward to get you what you need, and that is by finding a good candidate instead in congressional district No. 1 and getting behind a person there and funding that person and organizing that campaign.”
Why Is Indiana Resisting Trump’s Redistricting? The Senate President Explains.
Rodric Bray is doing what he thinks is right, even when the president calls him a "RINO."
www.politico.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:28 PM
“I’m sorry, Mr. President. We think there is another path forward to get you what you need, and that is by finding a good candidate instead in congressional district No. 1 and getting behind a person there and funding that person and organizing that campaign.”
Mamdani’s New York Rejected Trump — and He Never Forgot.
Mamdani’s New York Rejected Trump — and He Never Forgot
Zohran Mamdani and Donald Trump are the two most prominent populist politicians in America. They grew up on two sides of elite New York City society.
www.politico.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Mamdani’s New York Rejected Trump — and He Never Forgot.
“We’ve seen an extraordinary public outcry in favor of fighting back against Donald Trump’s overreaches in basically every forum,” says @johnbisognano.com.
Poll: Voters support gerrymandering to win the midterms
A majority of both Democrats and Republicans support redrawing congressional districts to give their side a boost next year.
www.politico.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:40 PM
“We’ve seen an extraordinary public outcry in favor of fighting back against Donald Trump’s overreaches in basically every forum,” says @johnbisognano.com.
“Because when I was — everybody remembers the Democratic National Convention in 2004 — when you were … well, you were in elementary school ...”
'Our most important battle’: Obama privately urges freshman Dems to fight cynicism
“I get feeling worn out, tired, and embattled," the former president said to more than 30 lawmakers.
www.politico.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:31 PM
“Because when I was — everybody remembers the Democratic National Convention in 2004 — when you were … well, you were in elementary school ...”
Abby Phillip: “You can’t understand Bernie Sanders and what he’s doing and what he’s building on without understanding Jesse Jackson.”
The red-state Republican sparking Trump’s ire speaks
www.politico.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Abby Phillip: “You can’t understand Bernie Sanders and what he’s doing and what he’s building on without understanding Jesse Jackson.”
“Unless the economy and his numbers rebound, Republicans are going to feel less willing to follow him blindly. And that trend will accelerate once election filing periods pass in individual states and they are clear of potential primary challenges he holds over their heads.”
Congressional Republicans Begin to Look Beyond Trump
www.nytimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:54 AM
“Unless the economy and his numbers rebound, Republicans are going to feel less willing to follow him blindly. And that trend will accelerate once election filing periods pass in individual states and they are clear of potential primary challenges he holds over their heads.”
"... everybody remembers the Democratic National Convention in 2004 ..."
'Our most important battle’: Obama privately urges freshman Dems to fight cynicism
“I get feeling worn out, tired, and embattled," the former president said to more than 30 lawmakers.
www.politico.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:46 AM
"... everybody remembers the Democratic National Convention in 2004 ..."
“I would much rather serve with Mikie Sherrill and Chrissy Houlahan and Elissa Slotkin than Marjorie Taylor Greene and Lauren Boebert.”
Mourning Dick Cheney — and the US House
The former vice president’s funeral marked the end of a certain kind of Congress.
www.politico.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:36 AM
“I would much rather serve with Mikie Sherrill and Chrissy Houlahan and Elissa Slotkin than Marjorie Taylor Greene and Lauren Boebert.”
Good pictures here.
Inside Zohran Mamdani’s Election Day
A photo diary of the mayor-elect’s sprint to the finish.
nymag.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Good pictures here.
“I love Mom, and I love Dad, and I know that deep down they love each other. I want Mom and Dad to make up. And I think they will.”
Trump-Marjorie Taylor Greene breakup shakes MAGA: ‘Mom and Dad are separated’
In Greene’s Georgia congressional district, much of the MAGA base has her back against Trump, who has called her a “traitor.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:15 PM
“I love Mom, and I love Dad, and I know that deep down they love each other. I want Mom and Dad to make up. And I think they will.”
“The current Democratic coalition — older Black voters, young women, college-educated suburbanites — is furious and motivated, and the Republican electorate is demoralized and unhappy,” says @jhagner.bsky.social.
In Red Tennessee, Democrats Dream of the Unlikeliest of Upsets
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:13 PM
“The current Democratic coalition — older Black voters, young women, college-educated suburbanites — is furious and motivated, and the Republican electorate is demoralized and unhappy,” says @jhagner.bsky.social.
“We shouldn’t expect to change the world. Witnessing, recording, protesting, affirming should be enough.”
George Packer: ‘I’ve Stopped Being a Prig About Beautiful Writing’
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:10 PM
“We shouldn’t expect to change the world. Witnessing, recording, protesting, affirming should be enough.”
"In 2016, Republicans controlled 31 governorships and 68 legislative chambers. Come January, the GOP will control only 26 governorships and 57 legislative chambers (more than a 15% reduction on both scores)."
Behind the Curtain: Republicans see dire 2026 warning signs in these 5 polls
Everywhere Republicans look, they see big political trouble.
www.axios.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:03 PM
"In 2016, Republicans controlled 31 governorships and 68 legislative chambers. Come January, the GOP will control only 26 governorships and 57 legislative chambers (more than a 15% reduction on both scores)."