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D.C. Correspondent @TheNVIndy || [email protected] || Before: @TIME, @NationalJournal, @LATimes, @Stanford. Philly-raised. Nocturnal creature.

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Some personal news—I’m now D.C. Correspondent for The Nevada Independent! As always, I aim to tell unique stories about how policy and politics affect regular people, to write human profiles about those in power, and to break news. Press lists/tips/coffee: [email protected]


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This is awful. National Journal is an institution in DC political coverage. Wishing Casey and others who lost their jobs the best of luck.

Some personal news (the bad kind): After 50 years of scoops and insightful reporting, National Journal is scrapping much of its Congress coverage, so several reporters and myself have been let go. If you've got any leads on a Capitol Hill reporting position, feel free to drop me…



In response to Trump's decision, @repdinatitus says that tomorrow she will introduce the Renewing Efforts to Suspend Testing and Reinforce Arms-Control Initiatives Now (RESTRAIN) Act to prohibit explosive nuclear testing in the United States.

President Donald Trump suggested Thursday the U.S. will restart nuclear weapons testing, likely at the Nevada National Security Sites, upending decades of American policy. Via AP: thenevadaindependent.com/article/nevada…



Susie Lee is among the Dems hit by this ad campaign. It clips her quote from a Harris rally last year: “This is the ‘f around and find out’ election. You mess with our freedoms, we are coming for you.”

New: House GOP’s American Action Network is launching a $5 million ad campaign accusing Democrats in 15 competitive races of fanning the flames of political violence axios.com/2025/10/29/hou…



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NEW: Catherine Cortez Masto and Rand Paul are intro'ing a new bill, shared first with Semafor, that would block the Trump administration from placing tariffs on coffee. Paul: “The US doesn’t grow coffee and taxing it won’t create a single American job.” semafor.com/article/10/28/…


Sen. Rick Scott blocked Rosen's resolution this morning.

Trump wants to pay himself $230 million of YOUR tax dollars. I’m going to the Senate floor today to ask my colleagues to condemn his attempt to pad his own pockets while he cancels SNAP funding. Time for DC Republicans to put the American people first. nbcnews.com/politics/trump…



NEW: Nevada is back in the running to host the first in the nation primary in 2028. @ArtieBlancoSays: "In Nevada, we’re very respectful of the process. We don’t cry about it; we don’t get angry. We just go back and we start the fight again." thenevadaindependent.com/article/nevada…


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I listened to all the podcasts hosted by potential 2028 presidential candidates so you don't have to. Even on 2x speed...it was painful. Our listening guide: washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

dylanewells's tweet image. I listened to all the podcasts hosted by potential 2028 presidential candidates so you don't have to. Even on 2x speed...it was painful. Our listening guide: washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

NEW: In a statement first shared with The Nevada Independent, @nvdems say Nevada is best positioned to be first in the nation according to the just-adopted early state criteria of rigorousness, efficiency, and fairness.

MiniRacker's tweet image. NEW: In a statement first shared with The Nevada Independent, @nvdems say Nevada is best positioned to be first in the nation according to the just-adopted early state criteria of rigorousness, efficiency, and fairness.

DNC RBC meeting ongoing—much discussion this morning centered on whether to list out diverse constituency groups. It addressed concerns about inclusion, outside criticisms about “identity politics,” and how diversity was an original goal in altering the primary schedule.


The DNC's Rules & Bylaws Committee is meeting now to lay out the process to decide early primary states for 2028. Members from Michigan and Georgia stressed that "retail politics" looks different now: fundraising, podcasts, and social media matter a lot in the modern era.


NEW, from me: Potential 2028 contenders JB Pritzker and Andy Beshear were among those who gave to Nevada House Democrats over the past few months. Details, plus donations from Trump-friendly venture capitalists and travel guru Rick Steves: thenevadaindependent.com/article/new-fe…


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Indy Elections takes you behind the headlines of Nevada politics, delivering scoops and smart analysis on the races that could reshape our lives. Subscribe to the free newsletter from @MiniRacker and the rest of team @TheNVIndy here: thenevadaindependent.com/newsletters/el…

TheNVIndy's tweet image. Indy Elections takes you behind the headlines of Nevada politics, delivering scoops and smart analysis on the races that could reshape our lives.

Subscribe to the free newsletter from @MiniRacker and the rest of team @TheNVIndy here: thenevadaindependent.com/newsletters/el…

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EXCLUSIVE: Sandra Jauregui, the third highest-ranking Democrat in the Assembly, is running for Nevada lieutenant governor. @bella_tweetss reports: thenevadaindependent.com/article/sandra…


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For the second straight legislative session, Nevada’s local governments broke their record on lobbyist spending. @oona_milliken, @bella_tweetss and @eric_neugeboren break down the bills behind the more than $5 million in spending: thenevadaindependent.com/article/nevada…


CNN: Rep. Amodei learned the Trump admin was cancelling $202M in battery recycling projects in his district via press release. Amodei: “I hope you’re not paying anybody for congressional relations. Because if you are, you ought to get your money back." cnn.com/2025/10/16/pol…


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