It was not a particularly suspenseful election night in Texas, but that just gave Christine Zhang and Zach Levitt time to cook this up for @shanegoldmacher.bsky.social's takeaways file: www.nytimes.com/2026/05/26/u...
NEW: Trump’s Self-Indulgence Deepens G.O.P. Fears in Midterms
Paxton, “peanuts” and a fund for potential payouts for Jan 6ers has Republicans frustrated with the president.
More w/ Patricia Mazzei —>
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/25/u...
NEW: The one stat that should frighten GOP most.
President Trump’s approval rating among independent voters in new NYT poll (26%) is below President Biden’s in the wake of his disastrous debate before he dropped out.
My piece on Trump and GOP —>
NEW: A mystery new super PAC with GOP links has suddenly spread more than $1 million around three Dem House primaries in just over a week — including for a sex therapist in Texas accused of antisemitism.
The intensive new phase in the House fight —> www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/u...
NEW at NYT: How 10 Days Shook the House Map
“Put bluntly, Republicans have roughly 10 more House seats that favor them than they did just 10 days ago”
From me and @timbalk.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/09/u...
The bottom line of two court rulings in the past 10 days is to make it easier for Republicans to gerrymander districts in their favor and harder for Democrats to do the same. The net effect may be 10 seats for the GOP. @shanegoldmacher.bsky.social @timbalk.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/05/09/u...
Trump’s Indiana Victory Shows His Enduring Grip on Core Republican Supporters
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/06/u...
Iran War Looms Over Vance as He Visits Iowa
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/06/u...
NEWS: Chris Larsen, a tech billionaire from California, said he planned to spend $3.5 million to help Alex Bores in a NY House race that has become one of the year’s biggest proxy fights over the future of AI regulation.
From me and Nick Fandos: www.nytimes.com/2026/05/01/u...
NEW: James Talarico knew when he boarded a plane to NYC last month that the biggest interview of his life would never appear on television.
From Rogan to Colbert, how the 36-year-old won in the attention economy.
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/07/u...