From the Politics Desk

In today’s edition, Allan Smith and Natasha Korecki explore how Democrats are trying to turn the GOP’s “drain the swamp” message on its head.

Welcome to From the Politics Desk, a daily newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail

In today’s edition, we take stock of President Donald Trump’s retribution campaign this month as Ken Paxton and James Talarico look ahead to the general election in Texas.

Steve Kornacki previews the 10 key counties to watch as John Cornyn faces Ken Paxton in the Texas Republican Senate primary runoff election.

In today’s edition, Jonathan Allen shares his top takeaway from President Donald Trump’s efforts this month to unseat fellow Republicans.