Pratt, Bass and Councilmember Nithya Raman are polling neck-and-neck ahead of tomorrow’s primary 🗳️ To learn more about how Pratt went from longshot candidate to one who’s backed by MAGA & polling in 2nd place, read my @ms.now profile of his campaign:

Spencer Pratt has raised $3.7 million in the LA mayor’s race since Jan, compared to the $3.2 million Karen Bass raised over the past 2 years, per the latest campaign finance filings. 👀💰 That includes nearly $500K he raised between May 17 - 27 compared to $82K raised by Bass during the same period.🧵

Spencer Pratt has raised $3.7 million in the LA mayor’s race since Jan, compared to the $3.2 million Karen Bass raised over the past 2 years, per the latest campaign finance filings. 👀💰 That includes nearly $500K he raised between May 17 - 27 compared to $82K raised by Bass during the same period.🧵

Pelosi is Pelosi-ing, shaping the race for her successor on her way out… Took a look at the #CA11 race for @ms.now:

A new UC Berkley-LA Times poll out today shows the LA mayoral race is a tossup ahead of Tuesday’s jungle primary. Mayor Karen Bass is polling at 26%, just 1 point ahead of Nithya Raman, her challenger to the left, & 4 points ahead of Spencer Pratt 👀

Coming up w/ @anacabrera.bsky.social around 1030 am EST today on @ms.now to discuss my reporting on Spencer Pratt’s improbable rise thanks, in part, to MAGA’s backing 👀📺

“For the last 60 years it’s been the same formula: Tell the truth, hold the power accountable, don’t blink,” she said. “And it’s unclear what next season looks like.”

“The new End Corruption Caucus — details of which were shared first with MS NOW — is launching at the direction of Reps. Jason Crow, D-Col., Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and Mike Levin, D-Calif., spanning the party’s centrist to progressive wings.” by @kevinjfrey.bsky.social + Jack Fitzpatrick

“I’m not a senior,” Trump insisted at a White House event on May 4. “I’m far younger.”

"[Pratt] was really able to vocalize for his community in the Palisades & the frustration there. But at one point he was worth $10 million — he blew through that. I don’t know how he’s supposed to handle a budget,” an ex-Hills producer tells @lamaterial.bsky.social:

Some of the standout Spencer Pratt quotes in the VF piece... “I’m cool with Crips & Bloods.” “I’ve eaten more Mexican food than any white person in LA.” "When I announced, I lost a $75,000 energy drink ad that I had set up with TikTok for 3 posts.” www.vanityfair.com/news/story/s...

Breaking NYT: CBS News declined to renew its contract with '60 Minutes' correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi — six months after her segment on torture in Salvadoran prisons was pulled off the air abruptly by Bari Weiss. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/b...

“I’m meeting with the Bloods next week,” he tells me later. “I’m cool with Crips and Bloods.”

Well folks Spencer Pratt blocked me for writing this so you should definitely read it

"Heyward co-hosted a fundraiser with his wife last week at which Pratt was smudged with sage before standing in front of a giant amethyst geode to address about 125 people."

"While the president has raised awareness about infertility and taken several steps aimed at making IVF more accessible much more needs to be done to fulfill that promise, reproductive medicine advocates and experts tell CNN.”

Well folks Spencer Pratt blocked me for writing this so you should definitely read it

Spencer Pratt has called 9/11 “100%” an inside job; had multiple meltdowns on national television; & has admitted to blowing his wealth on crystals, designer clothes & guns. Now, he’s polling 2nd in the LA mayor’s race. How? Partly because he has MAGA’s backing. Deep dive on the race for @ms.now:

NEW: She Faced a Life-Threatening Miscarriage. Under Arkansas’ Abortion Ban, Even Calls to the Governor’s Office Didn’t Help. Emily Waldorf’s case shows how abortion bans have left hospital lawyers, not doctors, deciding who gets care — and how lawmakers and regulators have failed to change that.

Peak/rare wholesome nyc moment: little kid on subway playing rock paper scissors with stranger sitting across from him and the whole car cheering when the kid won 🥹🚊🗽

Spencer Pratt has called 9/11 “100%” an inside job; had multiple meltdowns on national television; & has admitted to blowing his wealth on crystals, designer clothes & guns. Now, he’s polling 2nd in the LA mayor’s race. How? Partly because he has MAGA’s backing. Deep dive on the race for @ms.now:

South Dakotans view Kristi Noem as damaged goods. They would not elect her to office again, a new poll finds. www.keloland.com/keloland-com...

There’s scant help — and loads of shame — for parents whose children hit them, kick them, and even threaten their lives.

Update: Campaign finance filings show Spencer Pratt has officially outraised Mayor Karen Bass. 💰 He’s taken in $3.2 million total to her $3.1 million — and he only joined the race in January. 👀 $2.7 million came in for Pratt since mid-April. The first televised debate was in early May.

Like many, I tore through Belle Burden’s “Strangers” and was flabbergasted by the emotional and financial betrayal. @winterjessica.bsky.social has new reporting from court docs that complicates the story. www.newyorker.com/books/page-t...

“There're little, secret groups that are forming,” said a Los Feliz screenwriter who is a registered Democrat and is backing Pratt — “but I wouldn’t announce it if I was with a group of seven people eating out for dinner.” Good piece from LA Material on the ‘Secret Spencer’ voters 👀

Pete Hegseth told West Point grads during his commencement address today, "we are sending you, perhaps, to war.” 👀 Soon after the speech ended, Trump told an Axios reporter he’s “50-50” on reaching a deal with Iran or resuming war. Catch up on the latest here @ms.now:

I’ll be on @ms.now today at 2:45 p.m. ET talking about my deep dive on Spencer Pratt, the reality TV star-turned-LA mayoral candidate who’s polling in second place... and has earned MAGA’s backing 👀 Tune in! 📺

“Only 54% of non-MAGA Republicans approve of Trump’s performance, while support among white and rural voters has fallen to 43%.”

A new Fox Poll shows "Trump’s approval fell to 80% among Republicans, while the survey found his overall approval rating underwater at 39%, with 61% of registered voters disapproving of his job performance."

“We will do everything in our power to make whole those who were persecuted for political purposes. This includes stripping DOJ’s website of partisan propaganda.” www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

If you’ve been living under a rock, Spencer Pratt is running for LA mayor and polling in second place... yes, I’m serious. 🗳️ For @ms.now I took a deep dive into the race, looking at how it’s a litmus test for both MAGA and Dems. ⤵️ www.ms.now/news/news-an...

If you’ve been living under a rock, Spencer Pratt is running for LA mayor and polling in second place... yes, I’m serious. 🗳️ For @ms.now I took a deep dive into the race, looking at how it’s a litmus test for both MAGA and Dems. ⤵️ www.ms.now/news/news-an...

NEW @ms.now: The improbable rise of Spencer Pratt from a crystal- & TikTok-loving reality TV star to LA mayoral candidate polling 2nd to incumbent Karen Bass is a test for the GOP: How far can a Trump-like populist candidate go in a deep blue city, & at a time when the president’s deeply unpopular?

MAGA’s backing Spencer Pratt’s mayoral run, but he doesn’t seem to want their support. 👀 He insists his voters “just want to go on TikTok, have their Wi-Fi working, and be able to not step in human poop or a fentanyl needle on the walk to get their matcha.” 🤨 My look at the race for @ms.now:

via this interesting @juliannemcshane.bsky.social piece, which lays out how Pratt is surprisingly competitive in LA and trying to figure out where he fits on the right. www.ms.now/news/news-an...

lol at Spencer Pratt saying “I’m not a political person” while running to be a politician and grounding his populism in: “They just want to go on TikTok, have their Wi-Fi working, and be able to not step in human poop or a fentanyl needle on the walk to get their matcha. That’s who I represent.”

Spencer Pratt says he's "not a political person." So why is MAGA — and Trump himself — rallying behind his run for LA mayor? Read more from Julianne McShane:

It’s Pratt-day at @ms.now: I’ll be on-air talking about my reporting w/ @anacabrera.bsky.social at 11:50 and Chris Jansing two hours later. Crystals, hummingbirds and the Hills may be mentioned. 👀

NEW @ms.now: MAGA's backing Spencer Pratt in the LA mayor's race But they're less eager to promote his penchant for conspiracy theories & history of reckless spending — facts that some Angelenos told MS NOW make them skeptical he can run the country's second-largest city with a $14 billion budget.

NEW @ms.now: The improbable rise of Spencer Pratt from a crystal- & TikTok-loving reality TV star to LA mayoral candidate polling 2nd to incumbent Karen Bass is a test for the GOP: How far can a Trump-like populist candidate go in a deep blue city, & at a time when the president’s deeply unpopular?

❗FIRST ON @ms.now: Abortion providers faced violent threats & sustained harassment in 2025, as Trump’s DOJ moved to embolden anti-abortion protesters, according to a new report shared first w/ me “Provider safety protections are being actively weakened,” the CEO of National Abortion Federation said

Scenes from the Trump-Epstein memorial reading room, a free public exhibit in Tribeca, NYC open til Thursday. The exhibit examines Trump & Epstein’s friendship & features a memorial to Epstein’s 1,000+ known victims. It also featured copies of the files, though they’re not able to be read on site

New from @lawofruby.bsky.social & me @ms.now - Acting AG Todd Blanche made a surprising admission this morning: The DOJ “failed” in its rollout of the Jeffrey Epstein files by releasing victims’ identities and personal information But Epstein survivors say some of his other claims were inaccurate.

❗First to @ms.now: A new report shows violence + harassment against abortion providers persisted in 2025, as the DOJ weakened protections. ~200 facilities reported violence/harassment beyond basic protesting, including >60 that received death threats and other threats of harm. More from me here ⤵️

❗FIRST ON @ms.now: Abortion providers faced violent threats & sustained harassment in 2025, as Trump’s DOJ moved to embolden anti-abortion protesters, according to a new report shared first w/ me “Provider safety protections are being actively weakened,” the CEO of National Abortion Federation said

The corrections officer who has said she was the last person to see Epstein alive is set to testify before the House Oversight Committee today. Here’s what to know - w/ @lawofruby.bsky.social for @ms.now:

❗SCOOP: The first lawsuit over the Trump administration’s abortion ban for veterans & their dependents was just filed. Minority Veterans of America says one of its members w/ chronic health issues + a history of pregnancy complications is currently being impacted. More from me at @ms.now:

I love remembering every 6 months or so that music exists 😍🎶

Five hour flight delay (& counting) for a 90-minute flight... a Jet Blue specialty! Sadly, I will never again fly this airline.