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Runoff routes: Vallas and Johnson to map different roads to the mayor’s office

The newly chosen combatants in Round Two of the mayoral sweepstakes are off and running. And with 34.1% of the vote in Round One, Paul Vallas is clearly the front-runner. Experts say Brandon Johnson must reunite progressives and make better inroads with Black voters to beat him,

Chicago Sun-Times

Lightfoot is out, Vallas and Johnson are in — the April runoff

Mayor Lori Lightfoot finished third in Tuesday’s election with 16.89% of the vote, behind former Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas at 33.95% and Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson with 20.32%.

Chicago Sun-Times

Carter: Still a model for candidates asking 'Why not me?'

As 2024's campaign season begins, politicians are looking in the mirror and deciding whether they see an American president staring back

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Johnson’s momentum could land him in April 4 runoff with Vallas, analyst says

David Axelrod has helped to elect mayors, senators and the nation’s first Black president. While not ready to “write the epitaph” of incumbent Mayor Lori Lightfoot, he said: “She definitely has a very, very steep uphill climb.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Blinken: 2 years into Biden term, US 'in a better place'

Secretary of State Antony Blinken says that two years into President Joe Biden’s administration, the United States is “in a better place in the world” and better positioned to address global issues including climate change, COVID-19 and dangerous opioids

The Independent UK

Iowa caucuses, built on myth, lose place at head of the line

The Iowa caucuses and their outsize importance have largely been an exercise in myth-making

The Independent UK

Tim Degnan, Daley top gun and state senator, dies at 82

Tim Degnan a trusted point man, was key to Richard M. Daley’s political, policy success. As a lawmaker, he raised funds for the new Comiskey Park to keep the White Sox in Chicago.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Barack Obama gets a midterm do-over to help boost Democrats

Barack Obama is trying to do something he couldn’t during two terms as president: help Democrats succeed in national midterm elections when they already hold the White House

The Independent UK

Heidi Heitcamp, new University of Chicago’s Institute of Public Policy boss, is ‘North Dakota nice’

She succeeds David Axelrod. Two things you didn’t know: Heidi isn’t her real first name. And she grew up in a town so small that “my family was one-tenth” its total population.

Chicago Sun-Times

Republicans will try to impeach Biden ‘every week’, Adam Kinzinger says

Anti-Trump January 6 committee member warns of likely aggressive tactics if GOP retakes House in midterms

The Guardian - US

David Axelrod has done 500 episodes of ‘The Axe Files’ and talked with every stripe of politician — here’s what he thinks of the mess we’re in now

CHICAGO — You’ve likely heard this before, or felt it in your bones, but it’s horrifying, debilitating and worth repeating, especially right now, as we head into a political season: At least half of this country hates the other half. According to the Pew Research Center, 75% of Democrats think…

Chicago Tribune

Democrats split by bid to boost election denier in Michigan Republican primary

Democrats are intervening in Republican primaries, prompting fears the strategy could backfire or promote Trump allies

The Guardian - US

The Uber campaign: how ex-Obama aides helped sell firm to world

Uber sought access to leaders, officials and diplomats through David Plouffe and Jim Messina, leak shows

The Guardian - UK

Gabby Giffords fundraises in Chicago in wake of Buffalo and Uvalde shootings: ‘A better world is possible’

“We are living in a challenging time, but we are up for the challenge,” the former congresswoman from Arizona told supporters Wednesday.

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Ex-Obama adviser David Axelrod says Biden’s age will be ‘major issue’ if he seeks re-election

President will be 82 years old in 2024

Axios

Biden's age would be a liability if he runs in 2024, David Axelrod says

"The stark reality is the president would be closer to 90 than 80 at the end of a second term" Axelrod said.

The Independent UK

When Biden 'speaking from his heart' doesn't speak for US

There’s no such thing as a purely personal opinion from the Oval Office on major matters of policy

Salon

Obama advisor undercuts his return to WH

David Axelrod was a big booster of Obamacare, which has done little to prevent Big Pharma from price-gouging

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Jen Psaki denies White House resignation rumours, says she’s complied with all ethics rules

Press secretary would follow well-worn path from White House to cable news

Chicago Sun-Times

Tempestuous tenure of ‘Jane Byrne’

New WTTW documentary, airing Friday, a reminder that the problems of the past are still with us.

The Independent UK

Former US ambassador to Ukraine says possibility of another Trump term ‘concerns our allies’

Republicans ‘need to rethink their allegiance to the former president to rethink their brand’

Chicago Sun-Times

Incumbents in electoral trouble include Pritzker, Lightfoot, Democratic analyst says

Billionaire Ken Griffin has pumped $20 million into the gubernatorial campaign of Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin, who’s seeking the GOP nomination. And Lightfoot could face a challenge from Arne Duncan, the former U.S. education secretary.

Chicago Sun-Times

Invasion of Ukraine could raise gas prices by 50 cents a gallon, making ‘hard hand’ for Democrats even worse, former Obama adviser says

"It’s a huge political problem for President Biden, because we’re already feeling the effects of inflation related to the pandemic," David Axelrod told the Sun-Times. "As [Winston] Churchill did in Britain, [Biden] needs to explain to people why that sacrifice is necessary."

Tribune News Service

NY Times’ Sarah Palin editorial showed ‘arrogance and sense of power uncontrolled,’ her lawyer says as jury starts deliberating libel case

NEW YORK — Team Sarah Palin disclosed its disdain for the New York Times went beyond the error at the heart of her libel lawsuit during closing arguments in the case Friday.

The Independent UK

Sarah Palin testifies she was ‘powerless’ over New York Times editorial in libel case

On the witness stand, former Alaska governor compares herself to David with newspaper as Goliath

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