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70-528: It was created in 2005 by Gerard van Vliet and his family. Its annual budget is between fifteen and twenty million euros. This is distributed to programs “such as marine conservation and efforts to promote open and democratic societies”. According to Politico , the foundation is a major donor to some of Brussels' most influential NGOs. In 2015 the foundation paid around €18.5 million to organizations such as The European Consumer Organisation , ClientEarth , Corporate Europe Observatory , Finance Watch , Friends of
140-531: A Pulitzer Prize in 2012, for Matt Wuerker 's editorial cartoons. Politico also has won three George Polk Awards , the first in 2014 for Rania Abouzeid 's investigation of the rise of the Islamic State , the second in 2019 for Helena Bottemiller Evich's investigation of the Trump administration's efforts to bury its climate change plans, and the third in 2020 for Diamond's investigation of political interference in
210-608: A "bombshell" investigation of how President Donald Trump 's health secretary, Tom Price , was flying on charter jets paid for by taxpayers, according to the Washington Post . Price resigned after the stories. The "indispensable" stories published by Politico under Budoff Brown in 2017 helped it "get its groove back," according to the Washingtonian ' s Andrew Beaujon. Politico reporter Alex Thompson in February 2022 broke
280-625: A 93% subscription renewal rate, and it provides nearly half of Politico ' s overall revenue. Access to the Politico.com, Politico Playbook, and its other newsletters remained free of charge. In November 2013, Politico launched Politico Magazine ( ISSN 2381-1595 ), which is published online and bimonthly in print. In contrast to Politico ' s focus on "politics and policy scoops" and breaking news, Politico Magazine focuses on "high-impact, magazine-style reporting", such as long-form journalism. The first editor of Politico Magazine
350-568: A 98-page draft document indicating that the Supreme Court was poised to strike down the landmark Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion nationwide, as well as Planned Parenthood v. Casey , in its ruling on Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization . Chief Justice John Roberts directed the Marshal of the Court to conduct an investigation into the source of the leak . The story became
420-403: A B2B subscription service, launched in 2010. With roughly 300 reporters at its disposal, Politico Pro provides in-depth coverage of over a dozen major topic areas. The service charges subscribing businesses by licenses and topic area (verticals), with the costs in the high four figures to high six figures depending on the scope of the subscription. Despite the paywall in place, Politico Pro has
490-779: A few years, the newsletter had attained a large readership amongst members of the D.C. community. By 2016, over 100,000 people—including "insiders, outsiders, lobbyists and journalists, governors, senators, presidents and would-be presidents"—read Playbook daily. Multiple commentators credit Allen and Playbook with strongly influencing the substance and tone of the rest of the national political news cycle . Daniel Lippman joined Politico in June 2014, in large part to assist Allen with Playbook. Upon Allen's departure in July 2016 to start Axios , Anna Palmer and Jake Sherman joined Lippman to assume Playbook-writing duties. In March 2017, Politico announced
560-625: A former governor of Massachusetts, was declared the presumptive Republican nominee. Among the third-party candidates , former governor of New Mexico Gary Johnson was the Libertarian Party nominee, Jill Stein was the Green Party nominee, former Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia 's 5th congressional district Virgil Goode was the Constitution Party nominee, and former mayor of Salt Lake City Rocky Anderson
630-530: A joint venture with German publisher Axel Springer SE to launch its European edition, based in Brussels . In December 2014, the joint venture announced its acquisition of Development Institute International, a leading French events content provider, and European Voice , a European political newspaper, to be re-launched under the Politico brand. Politico Europe debuted in print on April 23, 2015. Politico.eu ,
700-558: A large help-wanted section listing Washington political jobs. Allsides.com rates its media bias as "Leans Left" as of 2024. Multiple commentators have credited Politico ' s original organizational philosophy—namely, prioritizing scoops and publishing large numbers of stories—with forcing other, more-established publications to make a number of changes, such as increasing their pace of production and changing their tone. Other outlets, including Axios and Punchbowl News , were started by Politico employees. Politico won
770-533: A major driving force of multiple recall elections , including state senators in 2011 and 2012 , Governor Scott Walker in 2012 and a contentious Wisconsin Supreme Court election in 2011 . Starting in August 2012, a series of controversies occurred involving comments made by a number of socially conservative Republican candidates regarding issues regarding rape, pregnancy, and abortion, bringing these issues to
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#1732856022512840-582: A matter of convenience and cost saving, the special election in New Jersey's 10th congressional district and the special election in Michigan's 11th congressional district were held in conjunction with the regularly-scheduled general election on November 6, 2012. New Jersey congressman Donald M. Payne died in March 2012 while Michigan's Thaddeus McCotter resigned in July 2012. In both districts, voters were asked on
910-743: A plurality of the popular vote (48.8% vs 47.6%), House Republicans were still able to retain a 234 to 201 seat majority. A special election in Oregon's 1st congressional district was held on January 31 to determine a replacement for David Wu , who resigned in August 2011. Another special election in Arizona's 8th congressional district was held on June 12 to elect the replacement of Gabby Giffords , who resigned in January 2012. The winners of these two special elections ( Suzanne Bonamici from Oregon, Ron Barber from Arizona) both ran in attempts to keep their seats. As
980-479: A policy on employees requiring them to acknowledge Israel's right to exist. The print newspaper had a circulation of approximately 32,000 in 2009, distributed free in Washington, D.C., and Manhattan. The newspaper prints up to five issues a week while Congress is in session and sometimes publishes one issue a week when Congress is in recess. It carries advertising, including full-page ads from trade associations and
1050-471: A second term, taking 51.1 percent of the popular vote and 332 of the 538 electoral votes . Romney defeated Rick Santorum , Newt Gingrich , and several other candidates to win his party's nomination in the 2012 Republican primaries . Democrats won a net gain of two Senate seats, retaining control of the chamber. In the first election held in the House of Representatives since the round of redistricting following
1120-601: A series of demonstrations in Wisconsin, involving at its zenith as many as 100,000 protestors opposing the 2011 Wisconsin Act 10 , also called the "Wisconsin budget repair bill." The legislation, passed by the Wisconsin Legislature on June 29, 2011, primarily impacted the following areas: collective bargaining, compensation, retirement, health insurance, and sick leave of the state's public sector employees. These protests became
1190-429: Is the third straight presidential election where the winner had coattails in both houses of Congress. Various other state, territorial, and local races and referendums were held throughout the year. Three state referendums passed legalizing same-sex marriage , while Minnesota became the first state in history to reject a proposed state-level constitutional ban of same sex marriage . Two states approved and one rejected
1260-448: The 2008 U.S. presidential election , and that "after Election Day, [ Politico ] will add reporters, editors, Web engineers and other employees; expand circulation of its newspaper edition in Washington; and print more often." Between the 2008 and 2012 elections, Politico ' s staff more than tripled in size. Notable additions included two political commentators, Michael Kinsley and Joe Scarborough , as opinion writers. In 2009,
1330-531: The 2010 United States census , Democrats picked up eight seats but failed to gain a majority, despite winning the popular vote. In the gubernatorial elections, Republicans won a net gain of one seat. This was the first time since 1936 that a Democratic presidential candidate who won a second term also had Senate coattails in both occasions (although Franklin Roosevelt won a third and fourth term in 1940 and 1944 respectively, he lost Senate seats on both occasions). This
1400-631: The Senate even though the Republican Party retained control of the House of Representatives . As of 2024, this is the most recent election cycle in which neither the presidency nor a chamber of Congress changed partisan control, and the last time that the party that won the presidency simultaneously gained seats in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. Obama defeated Republican nominee Mitt Romney to win
1470-512: The U.S. federal government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic . [REDACTED] Media related to Politico (company) at Wikimedia Commons United States elections, 2012 The 2012 United States elections took place on November 6, 2012. Democratic President Barack Obama won reelection to a second term and the Democrats gained seats in both chambers of Congress , retaining control of
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#17328560225121540-577: The legalization of recreational marijuana , and one more state voted to legalize marijuana for medical use . A referendum was also held in Puerto Rico regarding the future political status of the U.S. unincorporated territory . Following the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision, the 2012 election season became the most expensive in American history. Despite various issues during this election cycle, ultimately little overall change occurred on both
1610-429: The political status of Puerto Rico was held. Puerto Rican voters were asked two questions: First, whether they prefer the status quo of remaining a U.S. unincorporated territory —a majority (54%), rejected the status quo. The second question asked whether they prefer statehood, independence or free association—a majority (61% of votes cast) supported statehood for Puerto Rico. However, one-third of all votes cast left
1680-516: The "bombshell report" of how Eric Lander , President Joe Biden 's science adviser, had been "demeaning" colleagues in the office, according to Endpoints News . Lander resigned after the story. Politico acquired E&E News in December 2020 to expand its coverage of the energy and environmental sectors. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. In October 2021, the large German publishing and media firm Axel Springer SE announced that it had completed
1750-513: The 2010 mid-term elections, and this was seen as a modest rebalancing. Democrats won the Colorado House of Representatives , Maine Senate , Maine House of Representatives , Minnesota Senate , Minnesota House of Representatives , New Hampshire House of Representatives , and Oregon House of Representatives that was previously tied. Meanwhile, Republicans won the Wisconsin Senate which
1820-485: The CEO of WNYC public radio, was announced as CEO by new owner Axel Springer in January 2022 and tasked with leading operations of both Politico and Politico Europe . Dafna Linzer , who had been at MSNBC and NBC News, was named as the new executive editor in March 2022. She departed in 2023 after serving a year in the role. On June 25, 2007, Mike Allen launched Playbook, a daily early-morning email newsletter. Within
1890-529: The Earth Europe , Transparency International , Greenpeace , and Zero Waste Europe . Official website This Dutch corporation or company article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Politico Politico (stylized in all caps ), known originally as The Politico , is an American political digital newspaper company. Founded by American banker and media executive Robert Allbritton in 2007, it covers politics and policy in
1960-456: The Federal and the gubernatorial levels. Many of the major issues of the 2012 election were the same as in both 2008 and 2010 . Candidates and voters in 2012 were again focused on national economic conditions and jobs, record federal deficits, health care and the effects of the controversial Affordable Care Act , national security and terrorism, education, and energy. Immigration reform and
2030-499: The November ballot to select two candidates: one to serve the remainder of Payne or McCotter's term, respectively, and the other to serve their respective district's full 2-year term beginning in January 2013. 12 state and two territory governorships were up for election. In addition, Scott Walker of Wisconsin survived a recall election on June 5. Only one state governorship changed hands: In North Carolina , Republican Pat McCrory
2100-587: The United States and internationally, with publications dedicated to politics in the U.S., European Union , United Kingdom , and Canada , among others. Primarily providing distributed news, analysis and opinion online, it also produces printed newspapers, radio, and podcasts . Its coverage focuses on topics such as the federal government , lobbying and the media . Ideologically, Politico' s coverage has been described as centrist on American politics and Atlanticist on international politics. In 2021 it
2170-758: The Washington Post, was hired as editor of Politico Playbook in 2022. In April, 2022, Palmeri left POLITICO after being moved off of Playbook. Since its launch in 2007, POLITICO's Playbook franchise has become global and exists in 13 different locations. These newsletters bring readers inside the conversation that matters within influential political villages and global power centers, including Washington D.C. , New York , California , New Jersey , Florida , Illinois , Massachusetts , New Jersey , Ottawa , Brussels , London , Paris , and, as of February 2024, Berlin . More than one million influential readers currently subscribe to these POLITICO Playbooks. Politico Pro,
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2240-421: The acquisition of Politico for over $ 1 billion. The closing took place in late October 2021. The new owners said they would add staff, and at some point, put the publication's news content behind a paywall . Axel Springer's Chief Executive Mathias Döpfner said that Politico staff would need to adhere to Axel Springer's principles, including support for a united Europe, Israel's right to exist, advocate
2310-507: The campaign was the September attack on the American diplomatic mission at Benghazi , Libya by a heavily armed group. Four people were killed, including U.S. Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens , and ten others were injured. This was initially blamed on a series of protests and violent attacks began in response to a YouTube trailer for the controversial film Innocence of Muslims , considered blasphemous by many Muslims. According to critics,
2380-578: The companies and industries that caused climate change and obstructed action will reduce the credibility of their reporting on climate change and cause readers to downplay the climate crisis . As of 2017, Politico claimed to average 26 million unique visitors a month to its American website, and more than 1.5 million unique visitors to its European site. Following the acquisition of the company by Axel Springer SE , Haaretz and Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting reported that Politico would enforce
2450-509: The consulate site should have been secured better both before and after the attack. Republicans further criticized the Obama administration's response to the attacks, ranging from accusations that they incorrectly attributed the role of anger over the film instead of suspecting it more as a coordinated attack by a terrorist group like al-Qaeda; to complaints with delays in the administration's investigation. Democratic incumbent president Barack Obama
2520-459: The controversial Arizona Senate Bill 1070 , passed by the state in 2010 to enhance the power of Arizona's law enforcement agencies to investigate the immigration status of suspected illegal immigrants, also remained important issues. On June 25, 2012, the Supreme Court delivered its decision in Arizona v. United States , striking down three of the four provisions of Arizona's law. In 2011, there were
2590-547: The court. It later turned out that Politico had mistaken Chuck Schumer 's wife Iris Weinshall for Sotomayor, who had never been at the dinner, and Politico did not verify the report. Politico Magazine published an article in April 2017 purporting to show long-term links among U.S. President Donald Trump , Russian President Vladimir Putin , and the Orthodox Jewish Hasidic dynasty Chabad-Lubavitch . The article
2660-454: The creation of a second, mid-day edition of Playbook—entitled "Playbook Power Briefing"—written by the same people who authored the morning edition. In 2017, a weekly sponsorship of Playbook cost between $ 50,000 and $ 60,000. After Palmer and Sherman left to found Punchbowl News , Politico announced a new team of Playbook authors in 2021, including Rachael Bade , Ryan Lizza , Tara Palmeri and Eugene Daniels . Mike Debonis, previously of
2730-610: The decision by Politico to not report on the Trump campaign leaks stands "in marked contrast" to Politico's extensive reporting on the leaked email communications of Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign manager, John Podesta. An investigation by the Intercept , the Nation , and DeSmog found that Politico is one of the leading media outlets that publishes advertising for the fossil fuel industry. Journalists who cover climate change for Politico are concerned that conflicts of interest with
2800-424: The decision to publish the article, stating: "We're not going to back away from having published something because some people think it was a mistake to do so." He added that the newspaper "stands by every word" in the article. According to The Daily Beast , more than 100 Politico staffers signed onto a letter to publisher Robert Allbritton criticizing Politico ' s decision to feature Shapiro's article and
2870-501: The first states to do so, whereas voters in Oregon chose to reject it. Nationwide, cities, counties, school boards, special districts and others held elections in 2012. Some of the major American cities that held mayoral elections in 2012 included: The 2012 election cycle was the first to be impacted by the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision, which prohibited the government from restricting independent political expenditures by corporations and unions. The projected cost of
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2940-529: The first time any states have done so, bringing the number of states that allow same sex marriage from 6 to 9 states. In Minnesota , a proposed constitutional amendment to ban same sex marriage was defeated, the first time such an amendment has not passed. A measure in Massachusetts resulted in that state becoming the 18th US state to allow medical cannabis . By ballot measure, voters in both Colorado and Washington chose to legalize cannabis outright,
3010-490: The forefront. The first most notable was Republican House Representative Todd Akin of Missouri , who was the Republican nominee for a U.S. Senate seat. He stated that pregnancy from rape rarely occurs as a result of what he referred to as "legitimate rape." Akin's comments had a far-reaching political impact, changing a focus of campaigns across the country onto the so-called " War on Women ." Another widely covered comment
3080-464: The interconnectivity of the non-profits with Bill Gates , as well as his personal lack of formal credentials in medicine. Additionally, the article cited the lack of public accountability of the NGOs, their haste to put forward their selected vaccine candidates while public debate was yet unfinished, possible conflicts of interest due to employment of non-profit staff in influential health regulatory bodies, and
3150-742: The massively funded lobbying arm of the consortium. Further censure was given due to lack of consultation with other well-credentialed international not-for-profit groups, and to governments for allowing themselves to be lobbied and yield leadership. In June 2024, several top Politico reporters left the company. Politico editor Michael Hirsh resigned in November 2016 after publishing the home address of white supremacist Richard B. Spencer on Facebook. In January 2022, Politico Playbook incorrectly reported that United States Supreme Court justice Sonia Sotomayor had been seen having dinner with leading Democrats , after Sotomayor earlier having claimed that she could not appear in person for oral arguments at
3220-482: The most-trafficked in the publisher's history, with 11 million views by May 6. Politico ' s first tweet on the report gained more than triple the impressions it normally saw in an entire month on Twitter. In September 2022, Politico published an exposé critical of NGO leadership at the helm of the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic response, written in cooperation with the German newspaper Die Welt . Criticisms included
3290-452: The online news site Capital New York , which also operated separate departments covering Florida and New Jersey. In April 2015, Politico announced its intention to rebrand the state feeds with the Politico name ( Politico Florida , Politico New Jersey , and Politico New York ) to expand its coverage of state politics. In September 2018, Politico announced it would launch Politico California Pro . In September 2014, Politico formed
3360-443: The publication's Brussels-based European operation, was formally launched in 2015. In early 2016, it had about 50 editorial employees and two dozen business employees. A third-party survey published at the time ranked Politico.eu as most widely read news organization among 249 Brussels "influencers" surveyed, although the same panel found it less influential than The Financial Times , BBC , and The Economist . Stephen Brown, who
3430-457: The quote to share the story; the tweet was later deleted. On January 14, 2021, conservative commentator Ben Shapiro was featured as a guest writer for Politico 's Playbook newsletter, where he defended Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives who opposed the second impeachment of Donald Trump . The newsletter drew backlash from Politico staffers. Matthew Kaminski , editor in chief of Politico , declined to apologize and defended
3500-525: The resignation of Richard Berke the previous month. VandeHei was named Politico ' s new CEO in October 2013. Under his leadership, Politico continued to grow: in 2014 alone, it expanded revenues by 25%. By 2016, Politico had nearly 500 employees worldwide. Amidst reports of tensions, VandeHei and Allen announced that they would leave Politico after the 2016 presidential election , but left far sooner. Allbritton, then Executive Chairman and owner,
3570-522: The response from Kaminski. Cambridge Analytica , a British political consulting firm, microtargeted pro-Trump voters and anti- Hillary Clinton voters with native advertising and sponsored or branded content on Politico . In 2024, Politico were handed leaked confidential materials from the Donald Trump presidential campaign. Politico confirmed that the documents were authentic but refused to report on their contents. The Associated Press wrote that
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#17328560225123640-508: The scandal that forced the resignation of Representative Aaron Schock of Illinois in 2015," according to the New York Times. Reporter Marianne Levine in 2017 "helped bring down Trump's Labor Secretary pick," Andy Puzder , after breaking the story that Puzder's ex-wife had accused him of spousal abuse, according to Poynter. Puzder withdrew his nomination after the story. In September 2017, reporters Rachana Pradhan and Dan Diamond authored
3710-493: The second question blank. Governor-elect Alejandro García Padilla , who had been critical of the process, then sent a message to President Obama, asking him to reject the results because of their ambiguity. On November 8, 2012, Washington, D.C. newspaper The Hill published an article saying that Congress will also likely ignore the results of the referendum due to the circumstances behind the votes. Maine , Maryland and Washington approved same sex marriage by popular vote,
3780-473: The then owner of Politico, launched Protocol , an online tech news site focused on the "people, power and politics of tech." The site focused on how to "arm decision-makers in tech, business and public policy" with important global technology news. It operated as a separate company and with separate business and editorial management than Politico. It was shut down at the end of 2022 after struggling to meet revenue goals. In September 2013, Politico acquired
3850-486: The transatlantic alliance between the United States of America and Europe and a free-market economy, and that staff who disagree with the principles "should not work for Axel Springer, very clearly". Axel Springer said that they would not require Politico employees to sign documents in support of a transatlantic alliance or Israel, though this policy is enforced at German newspaper Bild , another Axel Springer subsidiary. On May 2, 2022, Politico obtained and released
3920-437: The web pages shortened their name from The Politico to more simply Politico . In 2011, Politico began to focus more on long-form journalism and news analysis. This shift in coverage received further support in June 2013 with the hiring of Susan Glasser to oversee "opinion from prominent outside voices" and "long-form storytelling". In September 2014, Glasser was tapped to serve as Politico ' s new editor, following
3990-616: Was Mike Allen , a writer for Time , and Frederick J. Ryan Jr. served as its first president and chief executive officer. Martin Tolchin was another member of the editorial founding team. From the beginning, journalists covering political campaigns for Politico carried a video camera to each assignment, and they were encouraged to promote their work elsewhere. By 2008, Politico received more than three million unique visits per month. In September 2008, The New York Times reported that Politico would expand its operations following
4060-429: Was Susan Glasser , who came to the publication from Foreign Policy magazine. After Glasser was promoted to become Politico ' s editor, Garrett Graff was named editor of the magazine. He was followed by Blake Hounshell (2016–18), and Stephen Heuser (2019–2022). In September, 2022, Elizabeth Ralph was named editor of POLITICO Magazine , now solely a digital publication. In February 2020, Robert Allbritton,
4130-608: Was Wisconsin's Tammy Baldwin , who became the first openly LGBT member of the US Senate. This was the first congressional election using the congressional districts that were apportioned based on the 2010 census. Elections were held for all 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives . Elections were also held for the delegates from the District of Columbia and five major U.S. territories . Although House Democrats won
4200-444: Was acquired for reportedly over 1 billion USD by Axel Springer SE , a German news publisher and media company. Axel Springer is Europe's largest newspaper publisher and had previously acquired Business Insider . Unlike employees of its German newspapers, the employees of Politico do not have to sign Axel Springer's mission statement that expresses support for Israel and America's and Europe's transatlantic alliance . Politico
4270-527: Was briefly under Democratic control after the 2012 recall elections, and both chambers of the Arkansas legislature for the first time since 1874. The Alaska Senate went from a Democratic-led coalition to Republican control. The Washington Senate went from Democratic to a Republican-led coalition, and the New York State Senate went from a Republican to a Republican-led coalition. A referendum regarding
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#17328560225124340-793: Was elected to replace the retiring Democratic governor Bev Perdue . The territorial governorships of American Samoa and Puerto Rico were also up for election. In many states where if the following positions are elective offices, voters will cast votes for candidates for the state executive branch offices of Lieutenant Governor (though some will be voted for on the same ticket as the gubernatorial nominee), Secretary of state , state Treasurer , state Auditor , state Attorney General , state Superintendent of Education, Commissioners of Insurance , Agriculture, or Labor, etc., and state judicial branch offices (seats on state Supreme Courts and, in some states, state appellate courts). 13 chambers shifted party control, as Republicans had gained many chambers in
4410-430: Was founded in 2007 to focus on politics with fast-paced Internet reporting in granular detail, comparable to the sports analysis of SportsCenter or ESPN . John F. Harris and Jim VandeHei left The Washington Post to become Politico ' s editor-in-chief and executive editor, respectively. With the financial backing of Robert L. Allbritton , the pair launched the website on January 23, 2007. Their first hire
4480-574: Was named acting CEO in Vandehei's stead. Several months after their departure, Washingtonian Magazine reported that the relationship ultimately deteriorated during a series of events including VandeHei pushing Allbritton to sell the company, and Allbritton losing faith in VandeHei's abilities as a CEO. Investment banker Patrick Steel served as CEO between 2017 and 2021. He departed the company in early 2021 after four years. Goli Sheikholeslami, who had been
4550-533: Was named editor-in-chief of Politico Europe in September 2019, died suddenly of a heart attack on March 18, 2021. Jamil Anderlini, previously Asia Editor of the Financial Times, was named Editor-in-Chief of Politico Europe in July, 2021. Under Glasser and successor Carrie Budoff Brown , Politico expanded its focus on investigating Washington policymakers, leading to multiple resignations . A series of stories by Sherman and Palmer in 2015 "helped break open
4620-521: Was re-elected, defeating Republican former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney . This was the first presidential election since the 2010 census , which changed the Electoral College vote apportionment. With the advantage of incumbency, Obama faced no major challengers in the Democratic Party primaries . Several candidates competed in the Republican Party primaries ; by late April, Romney,
4690-415: Was targeted for the amount of wealth he accumulated over his lifetime. Politico staff writer Michael Kruse wrote the article detailing the senator's wealth, writing that Sanders "might still be cheap", according to one of the senator's friends, "but he's sure not poor", which was criticized as combining two antisemitic tropes (Jews are cheap; Jews are rich). Politico 's official Twitter account used
4760-416: Was that of Indiana State Treasurer and U.S. Senate candidate Richard Mourdock , who said that pregnancy from rape was "something that God intended". A number of observers later identified Mourdock's and Akin's comments as a principal factor in their respective election losses. The comments are also credited for having a larger national effect. The major foreign policy controversy during the final weeks of
4830-590: Was the Justice Party nominee. The 33 seats of Class I of the United States Senate were up for election. Democrats were expected to have 23 seats up for election, including 2 independents who caucus with the Democrats, while Republicans were only expected to have 10 seats up for election. The Democrats ended up retaining majority control of the Senate, picking up two net seats. One of the Democratic winners
4900-548: Was widely condemned in Jewish newspapers, with the head of the Anti-Defamation League , Jonathan Greenblatt , saying that it "evokes age-old myths about Jews". In March 2019, Politico was again accused of antisemitism when it published an article depicting imagery of presidential candidate U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders next to money trees. Sanders, one of two Jewish candidates for the 2020 U.S. presidential election ,
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