Sign in

John McCormick

@mccormickjohn.bsky.social
225 followers 52 following 36 posts

@WSJ national political reporter. Former Bloomberg, Chicago Tribune, Des Moines Register and Rochester Post-Bulletin. Eagle Scout. MN native.

PostsRepliesMedia
John McCormick @mccormickjohn.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
MINNEAPOLIS—If she suspected someone was going to start a fight with her as a child, Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota sometimes struck first. As a tiny girl, she figured the element of surprise was an advantage. www.wsj.com/politics/ilh...
wsj.com
Ilhan Omar Is the Progressive Brawler Conservatives Can’t Stop Talking About
The Minnesota congresswoman is a target for Trump and Republicans, and doesn’t hesitate to punch back.
000
John McCormick @mccormickjohn.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, whose weight has been repeatedly mocked by President Trump, said he has taken a GLP-1 medication for two years after being diagnosed with diabetes. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
wsj.com
Ahead of Possible Presidential Bid, JB Pritzker Says He Is Taking Weight-Loss Drugs
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, whose weight has been repeatedly mocked by President Trump, said he has taken a GLP-1 medication for two years after being diagnosed with diabetes.
000
John McCormick @mccormickjohn.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Lee Greenwood GOP Anthem Mentions More Blue States and Cities Than Red: www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
wsj.com
Lee Greenwood GOP Anthem Mentions More Blue States and Cities Than Red
Lee Greenwood appeared on both nights of the Republican convention in Dallas, singing his "God Bless the U.S.A." The patriotic song has become something of an anthem for Republican gatherings, includi...
011
John McCormick @mccormickjohn.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
www.wsj.com/politics/ele...
wsj.com
The Former Local News Anchor in the Political Fight of Her Life
GOP Rep. Ashley Hinson faces a strong Democratic challenger in Iowa Senate race.
000
John McCormick @mccormickjohn.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Carpetbagger attack again against Zach Lahn in latest @robsandia.bsky.social TV ad. Spot first aired today at 05:12 on KETV (ABC) in Omaha, per AdImpact data. platform.adimpact.com/viewer/d29a6...
platform.adimpact.com
Full-Time
Sand for IA Governor · Election Advertisements
000
John McCormick @mccormickjohn.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
www.wsj.com/politics/ele...
wsj.com
Nepotism Claims Hover Over Campaign of Transportation Secretary’s Son-in-Law
President Trump’s endorsement of 26-year-old Michael Alfonso, Sean Duffy’s son-in-law, hasn’t pushed others from a GOP primary in Wisconsin.
011
John McCormick @mccormickjohn.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
www.wsj.com/politics/ele...
wsj.com
A Democratic Socialist Bartender Rattles Party Elite in Run for Wisconsin Governor
Far-left candidate Francesca Hong leads polling in the state, which delivered the narrowest 2024 presidential outcome.
120
John McCormick @mccormickjohn.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
www.wsj.com/politics/ele...
wsj.com
Rahm Emanuel Pedals Hard to Show Vitality as Aging Potential 2028 Candidate
His long résumé would traditionally be an asset, but it could be a liability in a Democratic Party where some are calling for younger leaders after former President Joe Biden.
000
John McCormick @mccormickjohn.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
www.wsj.com/us-news/insi...
wsj.com
Inside the $850 Million Obama Presidential Center
This month’s opening of the Obama Presidential Center is arguably the biggest investment in Chicago’s South Side in more than a century.
000
John McCormick @mccormickjohn.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
How a State That Backed Trump by 13 Points Became a Midterm Battleground: www.wsj.com/politics/ele...
wsj.com
Ruby Red Iowa Backed Trump by 13 Points in 2024. Now It’s a Battleground.
Iowa has trended red for a decade, but Democrats are showing signs of life, and that could help their party reclaim Congress and maybe even a governorship.
020
John McCormick @mccormickjohn.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
… www.wsj.com/politics/ele...
wsj.com
Republican Nerves Are Fraying Ahead of Midterm Elections
High gasoline prices, the war in Iran and recent Democratic victories are fueling the angst.
082
John McCormick @mccormickjohn.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
The bluntness @rahmemanuel.bsky.social offers doesn't include picking a favorite in Michigan's heated Democratic U.S. Senate primary. He also told me he would not endorse in his home state of Illinois, where the March 17 primary is likely to pick the next U.S. senator. www.wsj.com/politics/ele...
wsj.com
Rahm Emanuel Floods Democrats With Criticism and Ideas. Will His Party Listen?
The possible 2028 presidential candidate is rolling out party criticisms and policy proposals as pivotal midterm elections loom.
000
John McCormick @mccormickjohn.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
In an interview, @rahmemanuel.bsky.social said his party grew too complacent during Barack Obama’s presidency. He also said Democrats are now too fixated on Trump and it is hurting their chances in future elections. www.wsj.com/politics/ele...
wsj.com
Rahm Emanuel Floods Democrats With Criticism and Ideas. Will His Party Listen?
The possible 2028 presidential candidate is rolling out party criticisms and policy proposals as pivotal midterm elections loom.
111
John McCormick @mccormickjohn.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
www.wsj.com/us-news/some...
wsj.com
Some Minnesotans Celebrate Victory as Border Czar Pledges to Draw Down Officers
Many say the state’s civil spirit met ICE and appeared to win, though locals are watching to see if the pivot is real.
000
John McCormick @mccormickjohn.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Some Minnesotans Celebrate Victory as Border Czar Pledges to Draw Down Officers
000
John McCormick @mccormickjohn.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
www.wsj.com/politics/ele...
wsj.com
JB Pritzker’s Illinois Political Clout Faces Test in Senate Primary
The billionaire governor is backing his lieutenant governor in a Democratic face-off, but she has struggled to outshine two top rivals.
020
John McCormick @mccormickjohn.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
www.wsj.com/politics/ele...
wsj.com
Democratic Party Flip-Flops on Releasing Review of 2024 Election Failures
DNC Chairman Ken Martin had promised to publicly share the review’s findings, but now he says that doing so would create a distraction.
000
John McCormick @mccormickjohn.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Bloomberg News headline: *TRUMP TROOP DEPLOYMENT TO CHICAGO BLOCKED FOR NOW BY JUDGE
010
John McCormick @mccormickjohn.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Illinois Gov. Pritzker says feds ‘just looking for ways to provoke people’ www.wsj.com/us-news/ice-...
wsj.com
ICE to Expand Footprint in Chicagoland, Homeland Secretary Noem Pledges
Illinois Gov. Pritzker says the feds are “just looking for ways to provoke people.”
010
John McCormick @mccormickjohn.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Trump and Pritzker: The Bad Blood Goes Back Decades www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
wsj.com
The Bad Blood Between Trump and Pritzker Goes Back Decades
President Trump’s declaration that Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker should be jailed is the latest clash between two feuding billionaires.
010
John McCormick @mccormickjohn.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
www.wsj.com/politics/mee...
wsj.com
Meet the Democrat Republicans Fear in Red-State America
Iowa conservatives view state auditor Rob Sand as a serious threat, and his campaign for governor offers a potential template for others in his party.
020
John McCormick @mccormickjohn.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
DETROIT—One of the nation’s most popular big-city mayors says he can’t be a Democrat any longer and is instead trying to test Elon Musk’s suggestion that America needs another option to the two major parties. www.wsj.com/politics/ele...
wsj.com
He Turned Around Detroit as a Democratic Mayor. Now He’s Ditching the Party.
Democrats fear Mike Duggan’s bid for Michigan governor as an independent could boost the GOP candidate.
000
John McCormick @mccormickjohn.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
After unveiling butter cow sculpture at Illinois State Fair, @jbpritzker.bsky.social tells reporters Trump has long history of cheating (question was on redistricting): “He’s defrauded people out of money. He’s cheated on his wives. He’s willing to cheat the American people out of their votes.”
000
Reposted by John McCormick
Opinion Today @opiniontoday.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
AOC, Mamdani and Progressives Rake In Cash as Democrats Remain Divided: Far left’s prolific fundraising shows appeal to the party’s base. (@mccormickjohn.bsky.social and @anthonydb.bsky.social, WSJ-unlocked) www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
wsj.com
AOC, Mamdani and Progressives Rake In Cash as Democrats Remain Divided
The far left’s prolific fundraising shows appeal to the party’s base.
134
John McCormick @mccormickjohn.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
news.gallup.com/poll/692150/... American Pride Slips to New Low
news.gallup.com
American Pride Slips to New Low
Fifty-eight percent of U.S. adults are extremely or very proud to be Americans, the lowest in Gallup's 25-year trend.
020
John McCormick @mccormickjohn.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
www.wsj.com/us-news/manh...
wsj.com
Suspect in Killing of Minnesota Lawmaker Arrested After Manhunt
The capture of 57-year-old Vance Luther Boelter ended a two-day manhunt that left a community on edge.
010
John McCormick @mccormickjohn.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
A gaffe by an Iowa senator has become an attack line against Republicans nationally, with Democratic fundraising emails, political ads, social media and T-shirts now highlighting her words heading into the midterm elections. www.wsj.com/politics/ele...
wsj.com
Senator’s ‘We All Are Going to Die’ Gaffe Becomes Rallying Cry for Democrats
The lawmaker is being haunted by her one-sentence reply to a constituent complaining about proposed Medicaid cuts.
32166
John McCormick @mccormickjohn.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
www.wsj.com/politics/who...
wsj.com
Rahm Emanuel, Teasing a White House Bid, Says Democratic Brand Is Weak
The pugilistic Democrat isn’t hiding his political ambitions, openly considering a presidential run as the party struggles to find a way out of the wilderness.
000
John McCormick @mccormickjohn.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
www.wsj.com/us-news/who-...
wsj.com
Who Is Elias Rodriguez? A Portrait of Jewish Museum Shooting Suspect Emerges
The Chicago man charged with killing two Israeli embassy staffers has been a vocal advocate for Palestinian issues and a staunch critic of corporations.
010
John McCormick @mccormickjohn.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
wsj.com
The Billionaire Hotel Scion at the Center of the Fight Over Harvard
The heat is rising on Penny Pritzker, the senior fellow on Harvard’s powerful governing board.
300
John McCormick @mccormickjohn.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
In new video, @jbpritzker.bsky.social hits Trump and welcomes Canadians to Illinois in tourism play, selling "Midwest nice." gov-pritzker-newsroom.prezly.com/gov-pritzker...
gov-pritzker-newsroom.prezly.com
Gov. Pritzker Invites Canadian Travelers to Enjoy Illinois
600,000 Canadians visit Illinois each year
010
John McCormick @mccormickjohn.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Fun to be on the radio with my former colleague, @daveweigel.bsky.social
3435
John McCormick @mccormickjohn.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
If JB Pritzker runs for the Democratic presidential nomination, he will be betting his party’s best prospect is a political punch-throwing heavyset billionaire who inherited massive wealth. While that sounds like Donald Trump, he would be wagering on himself. www.wsj.com/politics/ele...
wsj.com
America’s Second-Richest Elected Official Is Acting Like He Wants to Be President
Billionaire Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois is one of the top Democrats being watched as the party searches for a way out of the political wilderness.
000
John McCormick @mccormickjohn.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Federal spending is higher since President Trump took office even as the Department of Government Efficiency slashes contracts, cuts jobs and ends diversity programs, by @anthonydb.bsky.social / @jamesgbenedict www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
wsj.com
See How Government Spending Is Up Even as Musk Touts Savings
The Musk team’s estimated $150 billion in savings barely makes a dent in $6.8 trillion of expenditures largely on autopilot, a WSJ analysis finds.
002
John McCormick @mccormickjohn.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
www.wsj.com/politics/dem...
wsj.com
Democrats Bet Casting Trump as Agent of Chaos Will Boost Their Fortunes
Following a week of wild, tariff-induced market swings, some Democrats say just let Trump be Trump.
000
John McCormick @mccormickjohn.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
Sorry for failing to include link earlier. Just starting here… www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
wsj.com
Hours in Line, Cut-Off Calls: Accessing Social Security in the Era of DOGE
Advocates say cutbacks hurt the agency’s already depleted field offices: “It’s like a house of cards.”
031
Reposted by John McCormick
Ken Thomas @kthomasdc.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
wsj.com
Hours in Line, Cut-Off Calls: Accessing Social Security in the Era of DOGE
Advocates say cutbacks hurt the agency’s already depleted field offices: “It’s like a house of cards.”
072
John McCormick @mccormickjohn.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
Social Security offices are facing long lines and wait times amid staff cuts and a high volume of retirees claiming benefits, by @kthomasdc.bsky.social
32710