Kirk A. Bado
@kirk_bado
Journalist and political analyst @njhotline || Contributor @noosphereapp || Early riser || The player to be named later || kbado@nationaljournal.com
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This guarantees the ballroom story will continue to be in the news less than 75 days until the midterms
Breaking: US Chief Justice John Roberts said President Donald Trump can keep building his new White House ballroom for now while the Supreme Court considers issuing a longer-term order
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A tradition unlike any other: It’s Hotline’s annual summer reading recs! Thanks to all the Friends of the Program (TM) who sent in recommendations!
Sean Duffy was a cast member on "The Real World: Boston" in 1997 and performed strip teases for laughs when he was 25 years old.
FEC July '26 (Raised / Ending Cash)
🟥@NRCC $7.94M / $92.36M
🟦@DCCC $12.32M / $80.17M
🟥@NRSC $9.0M / $56.2M
🟦@DSCC $10.5M / $39.92M
New from me: Election officials, facing pressure from President Trump, hope for the best but prepare for the worst. It's crunch time less than 80 days from Election Day. Free to read:
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We know you count on The Associated Press for U.S. election results.
Beginning Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026, AP's race calls will move to @AP — we’ll now post our breaking election news in the same place as the best of AP’s global news report.
And you can always find the latest results and race calls from AP here:
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The midterms of scandal are underway:
Facing pressure from Trump, election officials hope for the best but prepare for the worst
New FEC filings:
DNC:
Cash: $16.05 million
Debts: $17.9 million
RNC:
Cash: $130.4 million
Debts: $0
REVEALED: The true scope of Harry and Meghan's American political ambitions as they sought an Oval Office meeting with Joe Biden and a US Senate seat:
Delusional Prince Harry and Meghan Markle sought US political clout far beyond the dreams of any British royal since King George III, The Post has learned, with the Duchess of Sussex angling to take over the Senate seat held by Kamala Harris ahead of the 2020 presidential election.
As part of their quest to be American power players, they requested an Oval Office meeting with Biden, as well as accommodations at nearby Blair House — a perk reserved for foreign leaders on state visits.
Details here w/ @saraknathan:
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Oyez, Oyez and Ahoy! Paddlers — and one dog — protest Chief Justice John Roberts' private Maine island.
This is to serve the rest of Eric Swalwell’s term. AIPAC spent big against state Sen. Wahab, but she beats Melissa Hernandez regardless. They face off again in November
Sen. Darline Graham’s stumbling performance at the final GOP primary debate on Tuesday has prompted questions among Republicans in D.C. about her prospects in next week's runoff against Rep. Ralph Norman.
“It was always going to be a lot harder than she was told when she got into this, but I thought she could win before the debate. Now, I think she’s done for,” a senior GOP campaign official involved with the race told JI.
My latest for @jewishinsider:
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🚨@InsideElections moves:
CA21 (Costa-D) Likely D→Solid D
CA45 (Tran-D) Tilt D→Lean D
CO5 (Crank-R) Likely R→Lean R
KY6 (Barr-R) Solid R→Likely R
NJ9 (Pou-D) Lean D→Likely D
NV2 (Amodei-R) Solid R→Likely R
SC1 (Mace-R) Solid R→Likely R
TX15 (De La Cruz-R) Lean R→Tilt R
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Some DNC shade in this DLCC fundraising pitch
Inbox: The DCCC says it raised $12.3M in July
Today we are shifting 4 key statewide race ratings:
#TXSEN#: Lean R → Toss Up
#IASEN#: Lean R → Toss Up
#TXGOV#: Solid R → Likely R
#IAGOV#: Toss Up → Lean D
No Love for Trump in Oklahoma?
Fairshake will report holding a massive $122.8 million in cash on hand in an FEC report later today.
No word yet on its fall spending plans but the CLARITY Act vote, expected in September, looms large.
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Mayor Andre Dickens blasts ‘wrong choice’ by DNC to not select Atlanta in scathing letter
