Deputy national politics editor @WashingtonPost focused on campaigns. Fenitn.33 on Signal / [email protected]

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Joined June 2011
“I’m teaching kids here’s what you do, here’s what you don’t do. And Paxton is not someone you can look up to" How suburban women in Texas could doom Ken Paxton's Senate bid, @mollyhf reports washingtonpost.com/nation/20…
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New in Axios 2028: 2028 rivals take advantage of Beshear’s handling of the Texas gov race. Pritzker gave an extra million Newsom raised 75k Moore privately gave 100k from his re-election Latino lawmakers furious Beshear didn’t get on a call this month axios.com/2026/10/18/beshear…
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The GOP has had a majority of the nation's governorships since 2010. After November, maybe not. While so much attention is on what will happen in Washington, Republicans’ grip on state power is also at risk in elections wapo.st/4zDyywf
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EXCLUSIVE: @mediabymyla goes deep into the safety record of a business led by John Braun, the Republican challenging Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez in one of the most competitive House races. Read for free: wapo.st/4i8n2Sk
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Great work from @washingtonpost’s @teoarmus explaining the ongoing politics of my home state. I often complain about how national newspapers describe the Kansas electorate, but Teo explains the nuances swiftly and aptly. wapo.st/4k8IuZY
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Spent the past few weeks reporting on mass layoffs at a local PepsiCo plant, a landmark where I grew up in Prince George’s County — this is the result. washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/…
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New: “The Democratic Party ignores or fails to invest sufficiently in the South at its own peril.” My dispatch from the trail w/Warnock. We visited Medgar Evers’ home in Jackson, talked his bullishness on MS-Sen, why Dems should invest in the South & 2028 politico.com/news/2026/10/18…
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As Ted Cruz is going all out to help Ken Paxton win, James Talarico is playing nice with Cruz washingtonpost.com/politics/…
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The FEC, the agency tasked with enforcing campaign finance law, has been unable to perform most of its duties for the past year and a half because it lacks enough members to hold a vote. wapo.st/4irNfww
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Huge warning signs for GOP in new Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll. -Record low Trump approval (33%) -Democrats trusted more than GOP on economy -Since 1986, highest share saying they’re worse financially than when POTUS took office wapo.st/4inunih
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When Long Island congressional candidate Chris Gallant’s bondage photos leaked, he decided to lean in instead of dropping out. It seems to be working. nymag.com/intelligencer/arti…
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The best friends in life will flame you in front of a newspaper reporter like this washingtonpost.com/politics/…
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Troy Jackson told Susan Collins to ‘shut up’ during the final Maine Senate debate: washingtonpost.com/elections… An AFL-CIO organizer is making these buttons at his event tonight in Biddeford
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To be clear: Some facts are neither in dispute nor unclear. Our photographer was clearly marked as Press. She was clearly beaten. These are not partisan or risible statements, but indisputable. We urge a thorough investigation and accountability.
The Prime Minister’s Office: The facts surrounding the confrontation near Abu Falah, during which Washington Post photojournalist Heidi Levine was allegedly assaulted, remain unclear and are under investigation. Israel unequivocally condemns violence against anyone—Jews, Arabs, Christians or journalists. Those responsible will be held accountable. But serious questions remain. Reports indicate some 200 Arabs and far-left activists confronted approximately 40 Israeli youths. Footage shows masked individuals on both sides hurling objects, amid reports of fireworks fired at Jewish youths. Other footage appears to show Levine knocked down and immediately helped to her feet by the same unidentified individual. The investigation must establish the facts, including who initiated the violence. We will not allow disputed incidents to be exploited to demonize the hundreds of thousands of law-abiding Jewish residents of Judea and Samaria. The facts must determine the conclusions. Not the headlines.
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NEW: Megadonors have now poured *2.3 billion* into the midterm elections. Leading the pack is Elon Musk, the world's richest man, who is now the biggest individual political donor in American history. Six donors have given $100M+. Read here: washingtonpost.com/elections…
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