Domenico Montanaro

The New York Times reported that Waltz briefly defended his staff, but quote, it was clear he had little if any power to protect their jobs. Remember, it was Waltz or someone on his staff who inadvertently added that reporter to Signal chat group in the first place.

Yeah, it's always a question with every president who they're listening to, who their advisors are. What this tells us is this is a very different group of people around Trump now than in his first term. Then there were more established, experienced people, but he really soured on those kinds of folks and moved more toward people in the right-wing ecosphere

Yeah, it's always a question with every president who they're listening to, who their advisors are. What this tells us is this is a very different group of people around Trump now than in his first term. Then there were more established, experienced people, but he really soured on those kinds of folks and moved more toward people in the right-wing ecosphere

Yeah, it's always a question with every president who they're listening to, who their advisors are. What this tells us is this is a very different group of people around Trump now than in his first term. Then there were more established, experienced people, but he really soured on those kinds of folks and moved more toward people in the right-wing ecosphere

of Trump acolytes and devotees that cropped up with him out of office. And the thing is, on any given day, you just don't know who's in Trump's ear or who he's seeking out, someone with more Washington experience or someone like Loomer. And that makes for a very chaotic and destabilizing White House.

of Trump acolytes and devotees that cropped up with him out of office. And the thing is, on any given day, you just don't know who's in Trump's ear or who he's seeking out, someone with more Washington experience or someone like Loomer. And that makes for a very chaotic and destabilizing White House.

of Trump acolytes and devotees that cropped up with him out of office. And the thing is, on any given day, you just don't know who's in Trump's ear or who he's seeking out, someone with more Washington experience or someone like Loomer. And that makes for a very chaotic and destabilizing White House.

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The win in Wisconsin for Democrats was big because it saw the most spending for any judicial seat in history, and it became something of a referendum on Elon Musk. Musk spent roughly $20 million to support the conservative judge in the race and even made an appearance in the state.

The win in Wisconsin for Democrats was big because it saw the most spending for any judicial seat in history, and it became something of a referendum on Elon Musk. Musk spent roughly $20 million to support the conservative judge in the race and even made an appearance in the state.

His agenda of sweeping federal cuts has been unpopular, and this result is a warning sign for the party not to embrace them too tightly. Republicans won the Florida House seats by double digits, but Democrats significantly cut into the margins in these deeply conservative districts.

His agenda of sweeping federal cuts has been unpopular, and this result is a warning sign for the party not to embrace them too tightly. Republicans won the Florida House seats by double digits, but Democrats significantly cut into the margins in these deeply conservative districts.

You don't want to overread results of special elections, but the party that consistently overperforms in them usually does well in the next midterm elections. Domenico Montanaro, NPR News, Washington.

You don't want to overread results of special elections, but the party that consistently overperforms in them usually does well in the next midterm elections. Domenico Montanaro, NPR News, Washington.

It's not like an eight-week-old, you know, or something like that, which would be a lot of work. But I have to say, giving a puppy as a surprise is not usually the best tactic.

It's not like an eight-week-old, you know, or something like that, which would be a lot of work. But I have to say, giving a puppy as a surprise is not usually the best tactic.

It's not like an eight-week-old, you know, or something like that, which would be a lot of work. But I have to say, giving a puppy as a surprise is not usually the best tactic.

What we found here is that Trump has a 45 percent approval rating, which is lower, by the way, than any past president in the last 80 years since Gallup has been measuring that number. So, you know, clearly Americans still very divided on Trump. I think one of the big warning signs for him in this poll is independence, because only 34 percent of independents approve of the job that he's doing.