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David Weigel

David Weigel

Politics Reporter, Semafor

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US shutdown isn’t landing in key 2025 elections

In Virginia and New Jersey, both parties see other advantages and are making other campaign plans.
Abigail Spanberger, campaigning in VirginiaChip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Republicans replicate their anti-Harris tactics against Spanberger and Sherrill

Why Republicans see Kamala in every Democratic candidate.
Reps. Abigail Spanberger, D-Va., right, and Mikie Sherrill, D-N.J., are seen in the Capitol’s Statuary Hall on Wednesday, January 23, 2019.Abigail Spanberger and Mikie Sherrill, 2019. Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call

Democrats dig in on, and often politically benefit from, protesting ICE

Democrats who have confronted ICE agents or gotten arrested at protests have consistently drawn more voters and donors to their campaigns this year.
ICE protestersJim Vondruska/Reuters

Tough primaries complicate Democrats’ bid to retake US Senate

In a half-dozen states, the party is facing internal competitions of the sort its leaders once tried to head off.
Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minn.Stephen Maturen/Getty Images

After ‘107 Days,’ Kamala Harris doesn’t know how to win

The former VP describes how Democrats lost her the election in her new book.
Kamala Harris and Joe BidenSaul Loeb/Pool via Reuters

How the Kimmel saga reorders FCC politics

In exile, parties think very hard about what they should have done with their power.
Jimmy Kimmel.John Nacion/Variety via Getty Images

A Democrat goes to war on progressive groups

Adam Jentleson’s new project will counter leftwing organizations that he blames for Democrats’ electoral failures.

Republicans split over Trump’s crackdown on liberal groups, political speech

The majority of the party is cheering his bid to knock back liberal groups. But some are wary of overreacting in Charlie Kirk’s name.

Democrats put another $1.5 million into New Jersey race

‘We’re leaving nothing to chance,’ the DNC chair says.

Debating Charlie Kirk’s legacy

Kirk set an example that is, in two ways, already being honored.

Manhunt underway after Charlie Kirk shot dead in Utah

The 31-year-old activist and Trump ally created a new paradigm for Conservatives after founding Turning Point USA at age 18.

Progressive poll: Mamdani skeptic is vulnerable in NY primary

A left-wing group wants Brad Lander to mount a primary challenge to pro-Israel Democratic Rep. Dan Goldman.

A Christian Texas Democrat on his unorthodox campaign for Senate

James Talarico launched his Senate bid with a call for ‘civility’ — plus opposition to the filibuster and an openness to a new Democratic leader.

The A-word: Abundance acolytes debate their own appeal

Pro-development and pro-nuclear liberals appear ascendant, but their recent conference gave them a chance to names their enemies.

How Nashville foretold MAGA’s move against blue cities

Tennessee Republicans were ahead of 2025’s major electoral trend.

One Democratic strategist’s argument against the ‘tough on crime’ pivot

Insha Rahman spoke to Semafor about how criminal justice reformers are thinking through this moment, and what her group’s polling really says.

The left gives its candidates some wiggle room

New York City Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani has separated himself from some proposals endorsed by the Democratic Socialists of America.

Nationalists consolidate US right — with one small crack

Pro-Trump conservatives celebrated his wins, and debated where Israel fits in.