A run for their money: Young candidates rival older incumbents in midterm fundraising
As a growing crop of young candidates challenge longtime Democratic incumbents, some are not just breaking through in the money race, but outraising their opponents altogether.
NEW @npr.org: As a growing crop of young candidates challenge longtime Democratic incumbents, some are not just breaking through in the money race, but outraising their opponents altogether.
A look at generational dynamics in 12 House districts with @elenamoore.bsky.social
05.03.2026 13:39
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The woman in front of me on the MARC train is clipping her nails.
20.02.2026 13:57
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The @washingtonpost.com is facing massive layoffs today. It keeps getting harder and harder out there for professional journalists.
Solidarity.
04.02.2026 14:12
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This email. #FOIA. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/20/m...
20.11.2025 12:33
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Russell Vought is on the Charlie Kirk show right now, tells host Andrew Kolvet that the 4,000+ RIFs are "just a snapshot."
"We're going to keep those RIFs rolling throughout the shutdown... We will probably be north of 10,000."
15.10.2025 17:44
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NEWS: Federal Judge Susan Illston begins hearing on labor unions lawsuit against Trump administration mass layoffs during the shutdown, saying she's inclined to grant a temporary restraining order.
15.10.2025 17:44
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The Emmys will get it wrong. That's why we give out the Deggys
Every year ahead of the Emmys, TV critic Eric Deggans gives out his own awards for the best shows and performances. These are the Deggys.
It's here! My annual attempt to pre-empt the mistaken choices the Emmys will make Sunday with my own, world-reknown awards show, The DEGGYS, was just published! Andor! The Residence! Colbert! Oh, my! READ: https://loom.ly/Pb343IA
12.09.2025 11:46
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President Trump Asks Supreme Court To Uphold Tariffs
Now that SCOTUS has agreed to consider whether Trumpβs tariffs are legal, hereβs what to look for from the case
from the @npr.org Politics Podcast and featuring @titonka.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/4SAJ...
10.09.2025 11:22
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Image of a caregiver hugging multiple students in a day care. Below the image text reads: "New Mexico will be the first state to make child care free The program will start in November and provide child care to all residents regardless of income."
βChild care is essential to family stability, workforce participation and New Mexicoβs future prosperity,β Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said in her announcement. https://bit.ly/4pdtsSS
09.09.2025 17:18
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Happy Monday, Washington.
08.09.2025 13:19
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With the AJC dropping its print edition, I feel compelled to share one of the greatest moments in print design history
28.08.2025 16:56
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On #nationaldogday, please enjoy Monument City Dogsβ celebration of my dogβs 12th birthday with my 4-year-old dog also dressing up for the occasion. (The 12 year old is in the blue party hat in the video and the gold hat in the photo.)
26.08.2025 16:26
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I shared a bit more about this win here: www.linkedin.com/posts/rachel...
I truly, truly could not have done this reporting without major support from @apmreports.org, who were just the best partners I could have asked for.
23.08.2025 12:25
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Thank you π
20.08.2025 14:32
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My husband says I did this to him but for the record I have no recollection of this.
The one that irks me is further and farther.
18.08.2025 18:43
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Slightly belated post because Iβm on vacation and staying largely off the internetβ¦
But Iβm excited and honored to announce that this story produced with @apmreports.org won an @rtdna.bsky.social Murrow award for investigative reporting
www.wypr.org/wypr-news/20...
17.08.2025 12:29
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10 million additional Americans will be uninsured in 2034 due to President Trumpβs new tax law, according to a Congressional Budget Office forecast.
bit.ly/3Hp6ZRK
09.08.2025 00:02
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From @washingtonpost.com, Katie Mettler reports on unmarked graves of Black children dating back to the 19th century, behind a current juvenile detention center with a past rooted in racism.
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
18.07.2025 16:21
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The heroes at the Yale Budget Lab are calculating tariff faster than Trump can change them.
Right now the tariff rate is up +15.6 %-pts to 18 percent, roughly ten times that of other industrialized nations, and the highest since 1934.
budgetlab.yale.edu/research/sta...
10.07.2025 14:41
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Just caught Senate Majority Leader John Thune going back into the chamber, and when I asked if he had the votes, he gave me a thumbs up.
01.07.2025 15:41
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