national political correspondent for @Axios. @CNN contributor. co-author of #1 NYT bestseller “Original Sin.”

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Thanks to everyone for reading the book and putting up with my shameless promotion. Original Sin by me and @jaketapper is an NYT bestseller: #1
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He didn’t just survive, he crushed his opponent. Tides may turn for Torres, especially if DSA targets him in 2028, but it seems that for now, his constituents care more about issues at home than those in the Middle East. (And some agree with him, though that’s probably changing.)
How Ritchie Torres, diehard Israel supporter, easily survived a brutal primary cycle - via @fariharahman_ @CityAndStateNY cityandstateny.com/politics/…
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Exclusive: President Trump tells me Netanyahu "knows who the boss is" ahead of possible White House visit next week. My story on @axios axios.com/2026/07/04/trump-i…
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The bison and the Badlands drew Teddy Roosevelt to North Dakota nearly a century and a half ago. His new presidential library is opening on the same rugged lands. We went inside for a look this week: cnn.com/2026/07/03/us/video/…
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In her endorsement of El-Sayed, AOC notably makes an electability argument rather than an ideological one. Via @ShaneGoldmacher nytimes.com/2026/07/02/us/po…
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Jake Tapper's 10-minute report on how Trump's fortune has exploded since he returned to office, and that only captures part of the full picture
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NEW: Trump purchased as much as $5m each in Broadcom, Meta, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft & Nvidia on 7/23/2025. That same day, his Trump administration unveiled its AI action plan, which could help the cos. Prices for most of the stocks have since increased. nytimes.com/2026/07/01/us/po…
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Talked with @AbdulElSayed about his race. Lots of dunking on Stevens - hopes AIPAC "find some way to teach her how to string two sentences together." semafor.com/article/06/30/20…
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Scoop: Zohran Mamdani to deliver a "major" speech Friday marking America 250, hours before Trump gives his own commemorative address in S.D. Mamdani will speak from George Washington's desk at City Hall and be surrounded by recently naturalized citizens nbcnews.com/politics/politic…
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🚨Fellow 2028 contender @GavinNewsom has been in touch with @ZohranKMamdani via text as recently as last week, a source familiar tells me. Flashback: When Mamdani was elected mayor, he spoke to @GovWesMoore, @GovPritzker and @GovernorShapiro for advice on dealing with Trump.
Scoop w/ @hollyotterbein Kamala Harris called Mamdani last Thursday to talk about the future of the party and set up a longer meeting (they’d also been texting for months) She also has been meeting w/ pro-Palestine activists to hear them out axios.com/2026/07/01/harris-…
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More from Mamdani:
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Mamdani tells Clay Cane: “That is true. The vice president reached out to have a conversation, and we've had a brief conversation. We've been in touch over the last few months, and I really do appreciate her outreach."
Scoop w/ @hollyotterbein Kamala Harris called Mamdani last Thursday to talk about the future of the party and set up a longer meeting (they’d also been texting for months) She also has been meeting w/ pro-Palestine activists to hear them out axios.com/2026/07/01/harris-…
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Mamdani responds:
“I have a lot of respect for the former vice president,” Mamdani says when asked about this phone call. He declines to say any more
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One of the Leaders of the Uncommitted Movement in 2024 on his meeting with Harris—->
I’m proud to be fighting every day on behalf of Senate District 2 families. As State Senator, I’ll always speak up to ensure the concerns of our communities are heard. Recently, I met with Vice President Kamala Harris in Detroit. The meeting came after months of conversations she initiated over multiple phone calls. In my first call with VP Harris, I shared with her that several community members in the Michigan State Senate district I’m running to represent have had family recently killed in Israeli airstrikes with support from our American government, and that my 91-year-old grandmother’s home was destroyed as well. When I met with her last week, I reiterated what has long been my position: American tax dollars must never be used to target civilians and destroy entire communities. Every Democrat knows how important Michigan is to defeating Trumpism. As a Michigan Democratic candidate for State Senate District 2, I urge VP Harris and all of our party’s leaders to side with peace-loving Americans against endless wars, in opposition to the Israeli military’s genocide in Gaza, and against the ethnic cleansing campaign in Lebanon. My focus continues to be on the grassroots movement we’re building to fight for pro-working class, pro-peace values in Lansing and in Washington.
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"A new generation of Democratic politicians are tired of the Democratic establishment." @AlexThomp joined @sarasidnerCNN to discuss Dems' leftward shift and his and @hollyotterbein's scoop on Kamala Harris' outreach to Mamdani and pro-Palestinian activists.
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This is interesting: Kamala Harris met with Abbas Alawieh, who led the Uncommitted Movement’s protests during the Democratic National Convention in 2024.
Scoop: Kamala Harris privately called New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani last week and has been holding lengthy, closed-door meetings with other prominent progressives — including pro-Palestinian activists. w/ @AlexThomp axios.com/2026/07/01/harris-…
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In case you missed it earlier this week on Dems potential tea party moment. A decade in the making. Covid and Biden delayed it, but didn’t stop it (without Covid, Biden was way more likely to lose in 2020 and this could have happened then)
New w/ @hollyotterbein on the Democratic insurgency. It's not just progressives vs. moderates. It's insiders vs. outsiders, with many Dem voters dissatisfied/distrustful of their own party. Some see parallel w/ the tea party and Trump’s takeover axios.com/2026/06/29/democra…
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Jeffries could be dealing with a thin margin so every no vote is potentially significant
NEW: Melat Kiros in a phone call with @POLITICO after her historic win: “We have to vote out any of the incumbents that are standing in our way by taking that kind of corporate PAC money” That includes not supporting Jeffries for speaker, she said.
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Scoop w/ @hollyotterbein Kamala Harris called Mamdani last Thursday to talk about the future of the party and set up a longer meeting (they’d also been texting for months) She also has been meeting w/ pro-Palestine activists to hear them out axios.com/2026/07/01/harris-…
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Scoop: Kamala Harris privately called New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani last week and has been holding lengthy, closed-door meetings with other prominent progressives — including pro-Palestinian activists. w/ @AlexThomp axios.com/2026/07/01/harris-…
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