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On Wednesday, a group of pooh-bahs from college sports—an industry with boundless self-regard but limited ability to agree on anything—met with our elected pooh-bahs in Washington, D.C., who proudly do that for a living.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Voters have never much cared for rich people trying to buy the state’s highest elected office.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

The Scottish Parliament said a number of EV charging points were available for elected members to use.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

As in prior years, the pollsters noted, each of the voters’ priority issues for elected officials to address — from cost of living to healthcare to housing — “are all driven by pocketbook concerns.”

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

He told Americans that his preference was to complete the term to which he’d been elected, but that he longer had enough support to continue.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin