He did - it’s how I ended up being mentioned in the files 25 times, as Epstein and Krauss brainstormed how to dismiss the account I gave to Buzzfeed. Surreal.

If there’s any group of people that comes out looking better from the Epstein files, it’s woman journalists. @jkbjournalist.bsky.social and @tinabrownlm.bsky.social of course, but also @kbriquelet.bsky.social and ex-Page Six editor Emily Smith who wrote articles in 2018 that got under Epstein’s skin

While reporting this, I had something happen that's never happened. A comms rep for one of the co's disputed my reporting and said what I was telling them was untrue because it was not in Grok, xAI's chatbot. I was looking directly at the files. And this person was using AI to challenge the truth.

Tangentially, if you haven’t already read @gracepanetta.bsky.social’s new story about the discussion of #MeToo in the Epstein Files, you really should.

NEW: I spent hours combing through the references to #MeToo in the latest tranche of Epstein files. I found Epstein closely tracked the fallout of #MeToo, joked about being in a "pariahs club," and advised men accused of misconduct behind the scenes 19thnews.org/2026/02/jeff...

Epstein tracked #MeToo fallout and advised accused men behind the scenes, @gracepanetta.bsky.social reports. Behind the scenes, Epstein used his resources and influence to advise other men accused of sexual misconduct and wondered how the reckoning could impact him.

On the DDHQ Podcast, @gracepanetta.bsky.social joined to talk Senate races. A growing split among Democrats is "Abolish *Trump's* ICE" vs. outright "Abolish ICE." This came up recently on the debate stage in the #ILSen Dem primary. Check out the pod here: decisiondeskhq.substack.com/p/senate-wom...

DDHQ Podcast welcomed @gracepanetta.bsky.social to chat about 2026 Senate races with high-profile women candidates. One is #TXSen, where Dems are split on Rep. Jasmine Crockett, who has given fuel to her "electability" detractors. Watch/listen here: decisiondeskhq.substack.com/p/senate-wom...

How Amazon's Melania Trump documentary marks a post-#MeToo comeback for its director: Brett Ratner was all but exiled from Hollywood after sexual misconduct allegations (which he denied), and Trump's 2024 win paved the way for his return to directing: 19thnews.org/2026/01/mela...

How Amazon's Melania Trump documentary marks a post-#MeToo comeback for its director: Brett Ratner was all but exiled from Hollywood after sexual misconduct allegations (which he denied), and Trump's 2024 win paved the way for his return to directing: 19thnews.org/2026/01/mela...

Later today, DDHQ will release a new podcast where @geoffreyskelley.com & @gracepanetta.bsky.social discuss Senate races with high-profile women candidates. They covered Maine, Michigan, Alaska, Iowa & more! Subscribe to get it in your inbox later today! decisiondeskhq.substack.com/welcome

New joint statement from Democratic members of Minnesota’s congressional delegation calls for ICE/CBP officers to leave the state “immediately” and for Republicans to “speak up for the safety of all Minnesotans”

A magistrate judge found no probable cause to support arrest warrants for 5 people involved in the St. Paul church protest. DOJ appealed to the 8th Cir. That appeal led to this remarkable letter from the Chief Judge of the Minnesota district court… storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

The women of Congress — plus Paris Hilton — gathered today to rally for the DEFIANCE Act, which would give survivors of nonconsensual explicit deepfakes the option to sue perpetrators directly. @gracepanetta.bsky.social was live from Capitol Hill for @19thnews.org 19thnews.org/2026/01/pari...

Former Sen. Kyrsten Sinema is being sued under a rare North Carolina law by a woman who says she "destroyed a 14-year marriage by sustaining an affair with a former member of her security detail and U.S. Senate staff," @law360.bsky.social reports www.law360.com/articles/243...

What will the year in politics look like? Our political reporter @gracepanetta.bsky.social will discuss what she’s following, key issues, candidates and more as this midterm election year takes shape. Join us for a Reddit AMA at 1 p.m. ET! https://bit.ly/3YEWX45

The Senate passed the bipartisan DEFIANCE Act, which would allow victims to sue creators of nonconsensual, sexually-explicit deepfakes, by unanimous consent today, @jazzmyth.bsky.social reports 19thnews.org/2026/01/sena...

Supermajority, the nonprofit focused on mobilizing young women, is shutting down, @jennifergerson.bsky.social reports. The organization, co-founded by Cecile Richards, Ai-jen Poo, and Alicia Garza, has been a key player in the women's resistance movement since 2019 19thnews.org/2026/01/supe...

Exciting holiday news! @19thnews.org is hiring *two* full-time editors to join our newsroom in 2026! 🥳 Apply by January 19! 19thnews.org/19th-news-ed...

Inbox: the Corporation for Public Broadcasting’s board has voted to dissolve the organization following Congress pulling its federal funding

Before we close out the year, we wanted to remind you that Evie McGee and Stephen Colbert have generously offered to match all donations to The 19th up to $10,000 through midnight. ✨ Thank you for your support! Here’s to a braver, clearer, more joyful 2026. 💜 https://bit.ly/48ufq81

Exciting holiday news! @19thnews.org is hiring *two* full-time editors to join our newsroom in 2026! 🥳 Apply by January 19! 19thnews.org/19th-news-ed...

I'm off today. But my colleague @gracepanetta.bsky.social is all over today's massive news for trans youth:

ICYMI: I profiled @pelosi.house.gov’s outgoing chief of staff Terri McCullough — the first woman to serve as chief of staff to a House speaker 19thnews.org/2025/11/terr...

NEW: I profiled a powerful Democratic woman you’ve likely never heard of: Terri McCullough, @pelosi.house.gov’s longtime outgoing chief of staff, who reshaped the policy + political landscape for women and made history of her own alongside Pelosi 19thnews.org/2025/11/terr...

“When you do a job like this, your priorities move the day,” Pelosi said. “And her priorities were: ‘How do we do this bill or this commission or this committee that we’re forming … thinking about the women? It’s not always the case around here.” @gracepanetta.bsky.social reports for @19thnews.org

New: I talked to @replamonica.bsky.social about her decision to get on a train just hours after surgery for uterine fibroids to vote on the government funding bill last week 19thnews.org/2025/11/lamo...

"I know everybody sees us today as grown adults, but we are fighting for the children that were abandoned and left behind in the reckoning. This is who you’re fighting for.” @gracepanetta.bsky.social reports.

“I want everybody to take a look,” survivor Haley Robson said. “I know everybody sees us today as grown adults, but we are fighting for the children that were abandoned and left behind in the reckoning. This is who you’re fighting for.” @gracepanetta.bsky.social via @19thnews.org

There's a lot going on! The news is overwhelming (even if you're a politics junkie like me!) We want our coverage at @19thnews.org s to help you make sense of it, not add to the noise. Tell us what you need from us in 2026 by filling out our audience survey survey.alchemer.com/s3/8565522/7...

Hey everyone, thank you so much for the outpouring of support. I need to pay rent, and I launched a GoFundMe spot.fund/LahutRentFund

I was one of the four people who got canned. In the interim, you can subscribe to my newsletter, Straight From The Hut. No paywall, but feel free to choose the pay to support model. I'm not going anywhere — the show goes on, and I'll be back on MSNBC Saturday night. straightfromthehut.substack.com

New: Conde Nast fired four employees who were among a group that confronted the company's head of human resources on Wednesday over the decision to fold Teen Vogue into Vogue/recent cuts. Employees who were fired included journalists from the New Yorker, Wired, and Bon Appétit.

Calling Tuesday night a “half-dozen scattered elections” shows why everyone needs to follow sites like The Downballot. There were thousands of elections this week, and Dems achieved as close to a clean sweep as is possible. We kept readers informed on dozens and dozens of them.

New: Women candidates, running on affordability, powered many of Dems’ big wins last night. Aside from the VA and NJ gov races, women made up a large % of those who flipped VA House seats + set a record for women’s representation in that chamber 19thnews.org/2025/11/demo...

Democratic Rep. Jared Golden, facing a primary challenge from state Auditor Matt Dunlap, says he won't seek reelection in #ME02

Gubernatorial exchange program! #NJGov #VAGov (h/t @gracepanetta.bsky.social )

NEW: Mississippi Democrats broke the Republican Party's supermajority in the state Senate tonight for the first time since 2011. It came as Democrats flipped 2 Senate seats and 1 House seat. “Mississippi just broke the supermajority—and the people have taken back their power,” the party says.

BTW, great lede by The 19th reporter @gracepanetta.bsky.social: "Democratic Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani has twice defeated Andrew Cuomo, who resigned as governor in the face of sexual harassment allegations, in New York City’s mayoral race."

State Sen. Ghazala Hashmi wins the VA lt gov race, @decisiondeskhq.bsky.social projects, making her the first Muslim woman elected to a statewide office *ever* in US history 19thnews.org/2025/11/virg...

I wrote yesterday about how the dynamics of the NJ governor's race have been super gendered — this is just the latest example 19thnews.org/2025/11/miki...

On September 23, Adelita Grijalva was elected to Arizona’s 7th Congressional District. But she still hasn’t been sworn in, leaving more than 800k constituents without representation in the House. Grijalva and Dems are crying foul. @gracepanetta.bsky.social covering for @19thnews.org

Such a special night last night at the Murrow Awards ceremony with some of my @19thnews.org colleagues celebrating win for our breaking 2024 election coverage! 🏆💐

The 19th is hiring for a part-time editorial production assistant! Come join us! 💰 $35-40/hour ⏲️ Up to 25 hours/week 📅 Oct-December 2025 (w/ potential to renew) 💻 Remote (US only) Applications due Oct 24 👇 19thnews.org/editorial-as...

The divisions in American politics are usually obvious, often nowhere more than in the U.S. House. But there are also glimmers of bipartisanship, and, lately, many of those have been driven by women. Story by @gracepanetta.bsky.social & @19thnews.org michiganadvance.com/2025/09/15/w...

“We are not the footnotes in some infamous predator’s tabloid article. We are the experts and the subjects of this story. We are the proof that fear did not break us.” @gracepanetta.bsky.social reports for @19thnews.org.

A new paper by Harvard professor Claudia Goldin found that countries where men take on more of the household labor and child care have higher fertility rates. 19thnews.org/2025/08/fert...

Who’s questioning women’s right to vote? A special report republished from @19thnews.org by Mariel Padilla, @gracepanetta.bsky.social & Mel Leonor Barclay

holy shit @19thnews.org won a Murrow (for the second year in a row!!!) www.rtdna.org/2025-nationa...