Trump’s Shadow Over Games and Global Talks

POLITICO Playbook surveys a weekend where a tight New Jersey Democratic primary (Analilia Mejia leading Tom Malinowski) could be reshaped by late AIPAC spending, while Trump’s resonance colors both the Winter Olympics and the Super Bowl coverage; the issue set also covers high-stakes diplomacy—Witkoff and Kushner in Oman pursuing Iran talks, Cuba negotiations, and Russia-Ukraine prisoner swaps—illustrating how culture, elections, and foreign policy collide in 2026.