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Gregory Korte @gregorykorte.com · 06/08/2026

In the 16 Michigan counties with higher-than-average college education, Abdul El-Sayed won 54.2% of the vote. In the rest of the state, it was 43.2%. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Gregory Korte @gregorykorte.com · 06/07/2026

The Trump administration is stepping up its efforts to cut red tape across the federal government, releasing a regulatory plan that would eliminate a record 702 existing administrative rules. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Gregory Korte @gregorykorte.com · 13/05/2026

President Trump has continued former President Obama’s “Asian pivot” strategy — and has now made more trips to the continent than every other world region combined.

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Gregory Korte @gregorykorte.com · 04/05/2026

And while Democrats lead in the generic congressional ballot, they're still a point or two behind where they were at this point in the 2018 midterms when they picked up 41 seats.

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Gregory Korte @gregorykorte.com · 04/05/2026

At this point in the cycle -- and it's still early -- the Cook Political report rates 32 districts as tossup, lean Democrat or lean Republican -- half the number of competitive seats as the last midterms in 2022.

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Gregory Korte @gregorykorte.com · 10/04/2026

CHART OF THE DAY: It’s not just that voters feel frustrated by rising prices. They’re skeptical that policymakers have a plan to turn them around. From Bloomberg's Washington Edition newsletter tonight.

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Gregory Korte @gregorykorte.com · 22/03/2026

"Rally 'round the flag" events were always the exceptions that prove the rule. My latest for @bloomberg.com. www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

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Gregory Korte @gregorykorte.com · 20/03/2026

Last year, the Trump administration canceled a legally required annual survey of federal employees to gauge their job satisfaction. So a nonprofit did its own survey -- and found federal workers are demoralized, disengaged and distrustful of political appointees. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Gregory Korte @gregorykorte.com · 16/03/2026

How long will the Iran War last? President Trump’s timeline has been shifting, but it’s generally been in the range of days or weeks. “Any time I want it to end, it will end,” he told Axios last week. Americans aren’t so sure. www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

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Gregory Korte @gregorykorte.com · 21/02/2026

Gallup's late, lamented question on presidential approval was once "the most important time series in US polling history." But in the age of Trump, the truth is presidential approval had become simply a proxy for partisan identity. My weekend essay for Bloomberg: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Gregory Korte @gregorykorte.com · 23/01/2026

One of the most important economic indicators to watch going into midterms is showing a warning for Republicans. From the Washington Edition newsletter from @bloomberg.com. www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

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Gregory Korte @gregorykorte.com · 14/01/2026

More Americans are declaring their independence.

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Gregory Korte @gregorykorte.com · 12/01/2026

Jerome Powell has public opinion on his side so far. From tonight's Washington Edition newsletter from @bloomberg.com. www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

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Gregory Korte @gregorykorte.com · 08/01/2026

The demographic cliff is coming sooner than we thought. Chart of the day in the Washington Edition newsletter via @bloomberg.com: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

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Gregory Korte @gregorykorte.com · 11/11/2025

INGRAHAM: "Is this a voter perception issue of the economy or is there more that needs to be done by Republicans on Capitol Hill or done in terms of policy?" TRUMP: "More than anything else, it's a con job by the Democrats." www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Gregory Korte @gregorykorte.com · 10/11/2025

The economy helped get Donald Trump elected to a second term. Now it's his Achilles’ heel. www.bloomberg.com/news/article... by @mniquette.bsky.social and @laurendezenski.bsky.social

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Gregory Korte @gregorykorte.com · 08/11/2025

In this year’s elections, Democrats across the political spectrum built their campaigns around a single word: affordability. It paid off. w/ @mniquette.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Gregory Korte @gregorykorte.com · 07/11/2025

The lowest confidence in government economic policy in the history of the University of Michigan survey, in today's Washington Edition newsletter: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

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Gregory Korte @gregorykorte.com · 31/10/2025

Nearly 42 million Americans are hours away from missing food aid as SNAP runs out of money. USDA data show most recipients spend nearly all their benefits early in the month — meaning the shutdown could leave grocery budgets empty fast. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Gregory Korte @gregorykorte.com · 24/10/2025

Chart of the day: More consumers than ever say the US government is doing a poor job managing economic policy. From today's Washington Edition newsletter by @bloomberg.com: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

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Gregory Korte @gregorykorte.com · 15/10/2025

Senate votes -- like the nine consecutive failed votes to end the shutdown -- are getting more predictable. From today's Washington Edition newsletter: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

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Gregory Korte @gregorykorte.com · 27/09/2025

My grandfather was born 120 years ago today. So I wrote a little thing about baseball, immigrant families, and the place where he was from. www.johnnyhodapp.com/johnny-hodap...

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Gregory Korte @gregorykorte.com · 18/09/2025

New Gallup data find Republicans far more willing to weaponize the IRS against political foes — even before the assassination of Charlie Kirk ramped up partisan division.

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Gregory Korte @gregorykorte.com · 10/09/2025

NEW: The US Treasury Department is offering to pay employees as much as $10,000 for ideas that lead to verified savings on federal contracts. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Gregory Korte @gregorykorte.com · 08/09/2025

New Gallup poll finds two-thirds of Democrats now view socialism favorably — up from half in 2010. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Gregory Korte @gregorykorte.com · 05/09/2025

As tariffs go up, so do the audits. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Gregory Korte @gregorykorte.com · 03/09/2025

Washington Edition Chart of the Day: Gallup data show nearly half of federal workers are on site full time — far more than in the private sector. www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

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Gregory Korte @gregorykorte.com · 03/09/2025

BREAKING: The Trump administration illegally froze more than $2 billion in research funding for Harvard University, a federal judge ruled. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Gregory Korte @gregorykorte.com · 03/09/2025

ServiceNow Inc. is offering federal agencies discounts of as much as 70% on its software, a move aimed at spurring adoption as the Trump administration presses for faster government implementation of artificial intelligence tools. w/ @brodyford.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Gregory Korte @gregorykorte.com · 26/08/2025

And in some states -- including Republican-leaning Indiana and Utah -- mail-in voting is the norm.

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Gregory Korte @gregorykorte.com · 26/08/2025

After reaching an all-time high in the pandemic election of 2020, mailed-in ballots now comprise about three in ten ballots cast. But older voters are much more likely to rely on the mail to vote.

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Gregory Korte @gregorykorte.com · 26/08/2025

Mail-in voting is perhaps the most divisive issue in election administration, thanks in part to President Donald Trump's crusade against the practice.

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Gregory Korte @gregorykorte.com · 25/08/2025

Mid-decade congressional redistricting is a mess. A mid-decade census would make it messier. (via Bloomberg's Washington Edition newsletter) www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

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Gregory Korte @gregorykorte.com · 31/07/2025

Here's how Texas Republicans hope to squeeze three or more additional GOP congressional seats out of the Lone Star state: Republican districts will get less red, and Democratic districts will flip red or get deeper blue. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Gregory Korte @gregorykorte.com · 28/07/2025

DOGE claims $199 billion in savings, but only half of that is documented on its web site. An update on DOGE in the post-Musk era: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Gregory Korte @gregorykorte.com · 24/07/2025

Elon Musk's public approval rating has taken a beating since splitting with Donald Trump. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Gregory Korte @gregorykorte.com · 09/07/2025

CORRECTED chart to show DCA-BOS route is JetBlue.

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Gregory Korte @gregorykorte.com · 09/07/2025

Federal employees have taken more than 7 million flight segments on government business this fiscal year. Here are the most common routes, according to General Services Administration data. Via the Washington Edition newsletter: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

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Gregory Korte @gregorykorte.com · 17/02/2025

Sometimes I get the impression that agencies make #FOIA difficult on purpose. How should I reconcile "Please respond to this email" with "Please do not reply directly to this email?" (p.s. My request wasn't for e-mails and did include a timeframe.)

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Gregory Korte @gregorykorte.com · 08/11/2024

The remarkable rightward shift in Tuesday's election was as much or more about a Democratic collapse than a Trump surge. My latest: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Gregory Korte @gregorykorte.com · 05/03/2024

Super Tuesday poll closing times: www.bloomberg.com/news/live-bl...

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Gregory Korte @gregorykorte.com · 13/01/2024

Getting hate mail for a story I wrote about … the weather.

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Gregory Korte @gregorykorte.com · 30/11/2023

Oil painting of Henry Kissinger, by George W. Bush.

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