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: 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...
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 —>
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...
Iran War Looms Over Vance as He Visits Iowa
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/06/u...
Trump’s Indiana Victory Shows His Enduring Grip on Core Republican Supporters
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/06/u...
