Politics Correspondent, The New York Times. @POLITICO and @TB_Times and @DavidsonCollege alum. Love Lauren and the girls.
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Last week, at a Best Western in Sioux Falls, Joe Biden kissed a woman who wasn’t his wife on the mouth.
That, and other observations about the return of the Bidens.
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Michael Kruse retweeted
Today in NYC feels like a day that would have its own 30 for 30.
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani and New York Governor Kathy Hochul in attendance for Brazil vs. Morocco.
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“Public service, you should not be getting something out of this, right? Like, my net worth has decreased since I’ve been in Congress, not increased,” @JasonCrowCO tells @PunchbowlNews. tinyurl.com/2phb9zrv
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White students now make up less than half of all Americans enrolled in school from nursery through graduate programs. axios.com/2026/06/13/america…
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“This is one of the events they’ll be talking about 100 years from now.” wsj.com/politics/trump-ufc-p…
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“You don’t have to wish me a happy birthday because I’m not happy about that birthday that I’m having. It’s not a number I like, but I’m here nevertheless.” wsj.com/politics/elections/t…
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“Somebody told me today that they ran into someone who said, ‘I don’t know why they keep lying about him being a Hindu.’ And the lady said, ‘Well, they’re not lying. He is a Hindu.’ And the older lady is like, ‘Well, I can’t vote for him.’” politico.com/news/magazine/2…
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“We’ve gone from a bi- and tri-polar to a multi-polar world — others have risen too,” @SenToddYoung tells @adamwren. “It’s a globalized sport, and the quality of play is just remarkably, insanely good.” politico.com/newsletters/pla…
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“I don’t think Democrats have cracked the code on becoming a popular party again,” says @RobStutzman. “I still think they’re deeply unpopular.” But right now “it’s incredibly perilous for Republicans.”
“I don’t think there’s much optimism,” @RobStutzman tells @katieglueck. “Campaigns are going to adapt the best they can, but it’s a party without anyone, without the leader, on message.” tinyurl.com/2feth8zm
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“I don’t think there’s much optimism,” @RobStutzman tells @katieglueck. “Campaigns are going to adapt the best they can, but it’s a party without anyone, without the leader, on message.” tinyurl.com/2feth8zm
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“We’re in an abusive relationship with the federal government. Divorce is a valid response.”
“The salmon don’t pay attention to the 49th parallel. I have way more in common with someone in Vancouver, B.C., than someone in Arkansas.” tinyurl.com/5et98rz3
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“The salmon don’t pay attention to the 49th parallel. I have way more in common with someone in Vancouver, B.C., than someone in Arkansas.” tinyurl.com/5et98rz3
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“The one guy who can energize them is the reason why they’re not energized right now,” says @KCkid. “Which is Trump.”
“It’s working-class voters who are not happy with the Republican Party, and they may not come out and vote,” @jmclghln tells @ShaneGoldmacher. “If they don’t, we lose the House and the Senate.” tinyurl.com/3rf5ryws
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“After he started the war in Iran, people in focus groups who had voted for him and were working class were at a loss for words to try to explain or justify this action — and feel directly impacted by it because of gas prices,” @mollykmurphy tells @ShaneGoldmacher. “In the decade of Trump being in our lives, it feels like a watershed moment of them reckoning with him not being the person they thought he was.”
“It’s working-class voters who are not happy with the Republican Party, and they may not come out and vote,” @jmclghln tells @ShaneGoldmacher. “If they don’t, we lose the House and the Senate.” tinyurl.com/3rf5ryws
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“It’s working-class voters who are not happy with the Republican Party, and they may not come out and vote,” @jmclghln tells @ShaneGoldmacher. “If they don’t, we lose the House and the Senate.” tinyurl.com/3rf5ryws
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“It’s a very clean narrative: Dissatisfied homeowners come in, then there’s a fixer, and then things get better,” @eunjikim_media tells @jessemckinley. “... he knows that Americans are very familiar with it, too.” nytimes.com/2026/06/11/style…
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... it’s worth looking at all the ways we postpone being OK in pursuit of completion. tinyurl.com/bp95dsu5
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“I believe the only true knowledge is through experience. You read a love story, and then you fall in love — then you realize the difference. I want to know what something feels like, not what it looks like.” nytimes.com/2026/06/10/arts/…
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