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Covering campaigns at Roll Call. Proud member of @cqrollcallguild. Former Hartford Courant reporter. Daughter of immigrants, grew up in Weymouth, Mass. 🇳🇱

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In light of the Globe's brilliant lesbian bar story, putting out a call to all reporters, especially local ones: please share your quirky features! Weird characters, offbeat locales, bizarre grudges, idiosyncratic policies, cranky gadflies--we want to read about it!
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Julianne McShane@JulianneMcShane1h
Literally begging campaigns to put contacts for reporters on their websites ... I don’t understand not doing this
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julie rovner@jrovner3h
Wrenching story…
The 51st@51stnews21h
NEW: "It’s been hell." "I’m dead inside." "I honestly don’t know if I will ever find work in the U.S. again, let alone D.C." "It’s akin to screaming into a void." What is going on with D.C.'s job market? Contributor Abi Newhouse investigated: 51st.news/job-hunting-doge-u…

"Screaming into a void": why the job market in D.C. is uniquely soul-crushing right now

DOGE cuts, hiring managers who ghost, and the "screening questionnaire" that takes a full day to complete.

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Darrel Rowland@darreldrowland16h
Another dark day... Toledo Blade files notice with state on intent to close Dec. 31, lay off 116 workers cleveland.com/nation/2026/10…

Toledo Blade to close Dec. 31, laying off 116 workers

Block Communications filed a WARN notice with Ohio on Friday confirming the planned shutdown.

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Jonathan Martin
@jmartOct 26
Siren emoji: I hear two former S Carolina govs w a history have cut a closing spot for @AnnieAndrewsMD Senate bid
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Danielle Battaglia@dani__battagliaOct 26
House Majority PAC, (fighting for a Dem majority), is cutting out of #NC11. #ncpol
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AdImpact Politics
@AdImpact_PolOct 25
"This year, nearly $30 million has been spent airing more than 100 campaign ads in Iowa that mention cancer, according to AdImpact data." #IAPol: Iowa’s Cancer Problem is Scrambling the Midterms cnn.com/2026/10/24/politics/…

Iowa’s cancer problem is scrambling the midterms | CNN Politics

As the debate season kicked off in Iowa’s heated gubernatorial race, one question seemed to animate and, in some ways, unify the candidates.

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Another example of “why is the press not reporting on that thing I only know about because I read about it in the press!”
Trevor Metcalfe@TrevorEMetcalfeOct 26
Hi, 👋👋👋 Virginia outlets have reported extensively on this. pilotonline.com/2026/10/22/l…

Virginia Sen. Louise Lucas indicted; led criminal drug enterprise, feds say

The Justice Department on Thursday announced a federal grand jury indictment of Virginia Sen. Louise Lucas on felony charges related to alleged marijuana drug trafficking and money laundering.

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Mabinty 🦋@MabintyQOct 26
If Roy Cooper wins the North Carolina Senate race, it would also signal that Democrats in the state are making steady progress toward turning a purple state blue at the presidential level. #NCSen washingtonexaminer.com/news/…

Could a Roy Cooper win help North Carolina turn blue in 2028?

A Democratic presidential candidate has not won North Carolina since 2008, when Barack Obama ran.

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Ben Smith
@semaforbenOct 26
A great look at the Israel fight that could tear apart the GOP, and the scramble to defuse it, from @ShelbyTalcott
Shelby Talcott
@ShelbyTalcottOct 26
New: The GOP is divided over what “America First” means for the US-Israel relationship, and the debate could become a 2028 fault line. A deeper look at the factions, from staunchly pro-Israel Republicans to the Tucker wing to those in between: semafor.com/article/10/26/20…

Republicans race to avoid a civil war over Israel

Making peace between the GOP’s hawkish establishment and its restive right wing will pose an early challenge for Vice President JD Vance.

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Will Weissert@apwillweissertOct 25
Who's on Air Force One? Trump's midterms entourage includes strategists, aides and aging athletes apnews.com/article/trump-air… by @joshboak

Who's on Air Force One? Trump's midterms entourage includes strategists, aides and aging athletes

President Donald Trump has clocked about 70 hours aboard Air Force One so far this month racing from rally to rally before Election Day.

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Tyler Englander@TylerEnglanderOct 25
Election Day is one milk away
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CT Election Guide
@ctelectionguideOct 24
3 Republican legislators in seats won by Kamala Harris are unopposed. Rep. Tracy Marra in Harris +22, HD-141, Rep. Christine Carpino in Harris +8, HD-32, and Rep. Jason Buchsbaum in Harris +3, HD-69. Carpino notably has been unopposed in 3 of the last 4 cycles.
CT Election Guide
@ctelectionguideOct 23
State Rep. Tracy Marra (R-Darien) is running unopposed in HD-141, the bluest seat in the state held by a Republican legislator. Marra won by 16 points in 2024, despite Kamala Harris winning her seat by a large 61-38 margin, the largest overperformance of any legislator in 2024.
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Sen. Lisa Murkowski
@lisamurkowskiOct 24
Alaskans don’t need any help voting for their preferred candidates, and the State of Alaska has already handled this by clearly distinguishing the candidates on this year’s ballot. The Department of Justice should never have filed this lawsuit. apnews.com/article/alaska-se…

Trump says he ordered the Justice Department's lawsuit over Alaska's US Senate race

President Donald Trump says he ordered the Justice Department lawsuit over Alaska’s U.S. Senate race.

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Andrew Solender
@AndrewSolenderOct 23
No more "impeach the motherf***er" 1st term Trump impeachment was a progressive project. Now they're souring on the "theater" Tlaib: "No matter what happens in November, we'll still have a Trump administration for the next two years to hold accountable" axios.com/2026/10/23/trump-i…

"People are tired of theater": The left sours on "performative" Trump impeachment

"Impeachment can't just be a political messaging strategy," said one progressive House member.

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David Weigel
@daveweigelOct 23
A head-turning new "Michigan First" ad from @AbdulElSayed - he names some issue he agrees with MAGA voters on, then plays a supercut of Fox News hosts/Tucker praising him or bashing Mike Rogers. semafor.com/article/10/23/20…
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Mediaite: Amy Acton’s Mother Was Convicted of Killing Kittens New information about the criminal history of Donna Arthur, the estranged mother of Ohio Democratic nominee for governor, Amy Acton, is coming to light amid the backlash about her appearance in a Vivek Ramaswamy ad — including her conviction for animal neglect after several kittens in her care died in a hot car mediaite.com/crime/amy-acton…

Amy Acton’s Estranged Mother Killed Kittens, Court Records Show

Donna Arthur, the estranged mother of Ohio Democratic gubernatorial nominee Amy Acton was convicted of animal neglect after she left kittens in a hot car.

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Andrew Kaczynski
@KFILEOct 23
NEW: Mike Collins previously suggested hanging U.S. military and political leaders from a helicopter and joked about pushing Pelosi out of a plane. We also uncovered another antisemitic post from a business recently launched by his son-in-law. edition.cnn.com/2026/10/23/p…

KFile: Mike Collins joked about pushing Pelosi from a plane, suggested hanging US leaders | CNN...

In last week’s Georgia Senate debate, Democrat Jon Ossoff accused Republican congressman Mike Collins of calling for immigrants to be thrown to their deaths from helicopters, referring to a social...

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Emily Goodin
@EmilylgoodinOct 23
EXCLUSIVE: Chris LaCivita and James Blair donate their full six-figure Bosnian consulting fee to Trump's presidential library — from @stevennelson10 and me: nypost.com/2026/10/22/us-new…

Exclusive | Chris LaCivita and James Blair donate full Bosnian consulting fee to Trump presidential...

WASHINGTON — President Trump’s election advisers Chris LaCivita and James Blair have donated their six-figure consulting fees from a controversial side-hustle in Bosnia and Herzegovina to...

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Jacob Rubashkin@JacobRubashkinOct 23
In NC-11, GOP nominee Jennifer Balkcom is airing an almost entirely AI-generated ad hitting opponent Jamie Ager for hosting drag performers at his farm in 2019. No AI disclaimers on the ad, which features fake footage of Ager dancing with a drag queen.
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"A whole lot of things happening all at once that have kind of come together in a perfect storm against South Carolina Republicans at the moment." rollcall.com/2026/10/22/why-… by @SavBehrmannDC

Why Republicans are ‘nervous’ over South Carolina 

This should have been the easy part for Darline Graham in the race for a full term representing South Carolina in the Senate. After making it through a tough primary runoff this summer to replace her...

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