EXCLUSIVE: My latest story for @theatlantic.com : www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

Will be joining @thehill.com & @decisiondeskhq.bsky.social for live coverage of tonight’s primaries starting at 7pm ET! www.youtube.com/live/6oNPfR6...

Some Indiana state lawmakers who defied the White House's redistricting push facing Trump-backed primary challengers tonight also faced death threats. I recently investigated the fragile 50-state security and safety patchwork keeping state lawmakers safe: 19thnews.org/2026/04/poli...

“As recently as this week, Mr. Swalwell communicated directly with a former intern on the app and asked her why she had taken a screenshot of their chat history, based on images provided to The Times, though the messages were not sexual in nature.” www.nytimes.com/2026/05/01/u...

Wednesday: I reported on how abortion is going to show up as a bigger issue in the ‘26 midterms than the current discourse reflects Today: The 5th Circuit blocks abortion pills from being prescribed via telehealth nationwide 19thnews.org/2026/04/abor...

Though they see SCOTUS' gerrymander ruling as a blow, Black women members of Congress who spoke to @gracepanetta.bsky.social noted the success of Black politicians in being elected to non-majority-Black seats. “Black women know how to win all over.” 19thnews.org/2026/05/blac...

New: I’ve spent the last few days talking to Black women in Congress about the VRA decision and what it means for them “We’re gonna hang strong and make sure that we fight against this,” @repterrisewell.govpeeps.us told me 19thnews.org/2026/05/blac...

ICYMI — read this excellent story from @gracepanetta.bsky.social on how state agencies are (not) protecting lawmakers. Political violence is one of the major barriers to a robust, representative democracy.

The economy and the cost of living are driving voters’ concerns and Democratic campaigns’ messaging going into the 2026 midterms. But abortion is still shaping messaging in state-level and especially state supreme court elections. @gracepanetta.bsky.social for @19thnews.org

New from me: Abortion isn't the top issue in 2026 — but Democratic & liberal candidates in state Supreme Court races in Wisconsin & Georgia this spring and in some upcoming House primaries are still running on it + highlighting the issue in their campaigns 19thnews.org/2026/04/abor...

Will be on @waytooearly.bsky.social tomorrow talking about my recent reporting on political violence at about 5:30 a.m tomorrow 🌞 19thnews.org/2026/04/poli...

The House just passed the Survivor Justice Tax Prevention Act, a bipartisan bill making it easier for sexual assault survivors to exclude settlement money from being classified as gross income by the IRS for tax purposes, by voice vote this PM

NEW from me: Former Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman was assassinated last year. What's preventing it from happening again? I spent months asking state law enforcement agencies in all 50 states what they're doing about political violence toward state lawakers: 19thnews.org/2026/04/poli...

Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick is the latest member of Congress to resign ahead of a potential expulsion vote — the Florida Democrat announced her resignation as the Ethics Committee was set to hold a sanctions hearing in her case 19thnews.org/2026/04/shei...

Exclusive: new research from the National Women’s Defense League and shared first with The 19th, has tracked 30 allegations of workplace sexual misconduct against members of Congress made since 2006 — a number the report’s authors say is likely 3-4x higher in reality 19thnews.org/2026/04/sexu...

Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer is the third woman in two months to leave Trump’s Cabinet in the past two months 19thnews.org/2026/04/wome...

President Donald Trump’s second Cabinet was never exceptionally diverse from the start. And in the past two months, three women have been fired or resigned. @gracepanetta.bsky.social via @19thnews.org

Inbox: the House Ethics Committee releases a notably lengthy statement on sexual misconduct & workplace rights in Congress

My team at @19thnews.org is hiring a contract LGBTQ+ reporter to join us for 6 months this year! 💻 Remote (US only) 💰$50/hour 📆 32 hours a week Apply by May 1! 19thnews.org/2026/04/cont...

Even with backlash to #MeToo & intense partisan divisions, sexual misconduct & assault are rare issues that cross party lines. Three Rs sided with Dems to compel release of the Epstein files. New revelations drew near-immediate recriminations across the political spectrum. @gracepanetta.bsky.social

“In an April 2025 exchange…Ms. Chavez-DeRemer’s father, Richard Chavez, wrote to a young female staff member: ‘Hearing u/r in town. Wishing you would let me know. I could have made some excuses to get out and show u around. Please keep this private.’” www.nytimes.com/2026/04/15/u...

“Two congressmen are out... I am furious. Furious that it takes this long, furious we have a culture that silences those kinds of behaviors, and furious that these women have to come forward in shadow, sometimes for their own protection.” @gracepanetta.bsky.social reports.

They came to lobby against online sexual abuse and found lawmakers wrestling with abuse within their own ranks. I spent time with RAINN experts + survivor advocates yesterday for their annual, and this year, pertinently timed Hill advocacy day: 19thnews.org/2026/04/cong...

Inbox: Planned Parenthood Action Fund endorses @janetmillsforme.bsky.social for Senate in Maine and @julianastratton.bsky.social in Illinois

The specific allegations against Swalwell aside….this response reflects a very pervasive (but wrong) belief. Most sexual violence is relational and survivors keeping contact w/ their assailants is very common and not necessarily discrediting (esp when there’s a power imbalance)

everything is political, even reality shows (try as they might) and at @19thnews.org we're building quite the body of work around this 👀 see: 19thnews.org/2026/03/mano... from @jazzmyth.bsky.social @gracepanetta.bsky.social & @jennifergerson.bsky.social

Exciting news: @19thnews.org is hiring a full time contract climate reporter to join our team for a few months! ♻️🌎 💻 Remote (US only) 📆 Late April-late July 💰 $50/hour Apply by April 15! 19thnews.org/2026/04/cont...

"She does Pilates" serves as shorthand for both a set of instructions and expectations for how a “good” and desirable woman should be. with @gracepanetta.bsky.social @jennifergerson.bsky.social for @19thnews.org 19thnews.org/2026/03/mano...

Why are so many men on social media and reality TV talking about how they want a woman who does Pilates? @19thnews.org investigates: 19thnews.org/2026/03/mano...

Women in their 20s - 30s said they feel left behind in the economy; are anxious and apprehensive about the future; and largely don’t think politicians, including President Trump, understand their struggles. @gracepanetta.bsky.social reporting for @19thnews.org

It's not just young men — young women are struggling too. I sat in on two @navigatorsurvey.bsky.social focus groups of young women in battleground states who said they're pessimistic about the direction of the US and unhappy with the state of the economy 19thnews.org/2026/03/youn...

Earlier this month, I spent some time with Michigan gubernatorial candidate @jocelynbenson.bsky.social in Alabama, where she got her start working at the SPLC straight out of college and returns every year to mark the anniversary of Bloody Sunday 19thnews.org/2026/03/joce...

RIP Robert Mueller, who ran a notoriously tight, leak-free ship but always kept the press on our toes. There was no better education as a baby reporter/intern!

Happy Illinois primary day to all who celebrate! I’ll be live with the great folks @thehill.com & @decisiondeskhq.bsky.social most of the night breaking down the results 🍀🗳️ www.youtube.com/live/8zWgdkn...

Platner campaign response to this ad: "This is nothing more than a desperate attempt for relevance from the governor, who is trailing an oyster farmer in every recent poll."

Inbox: Illinois Lt. Gov. & Senate candidate Julianna Stratton shares a posthumous endorsement from the late Rev. Jesse Jackson

👋🏼 good morning from Selma, AL, where lots of civil rights advocates and Dems are gathered for the Selma Jubilee weekend marking the 61st anniversary of Bloody Sunday. Possible 2028 presidential hopefuls Sec. Pete Buttigieg & Gov. Wes Moore spoke this AM at a church service

Markwayne Mullin will be the first DHS secretary to nearly come to blows with a union leader during a Senate hearing 19thnews.org/2023/11/men-...

[email protected] projects James Talarico will win the TX Democratic Senate primary over Jasmine Crockett

happy election day! 🤠 excited to be joining the team at @decisiondeskhq.bsky.social & @thehill.com tonight for live analysis here: www.youtube.com/live/t7855-q...

I wrote a book! It's trickling out, already in some bookstores. And I'm doing a bunch of events for it (see below). More info on book in alt text.

Exactly, and obviously the struggle a 20-year-old refers to specifically in reference to her own ice-skating efforts is not all struggle of all people forever unless you're Grumpy Cat Champion of the Oppressed incarnate (and self-appointed). As I was saying: lithub.com/rebecca-soln...

Alysa’s giving us a clear off ramp from the reign of the “clean girl aesthetic,” the valorization of productivity, and the growing laundry list of beauty products and procedures women are now expected to spend our money on in order to meet a beauty standard focused on thinness and conformity

Alysa Liu telling 60 Minutes “I love struggling, it makes me feel alive” is a legit revolutionary statement from a Bay Area native in a time when copious amounts of time and resources are being put toward convincing us to opt out of experiencing struggle, friction and self-actualization

The Backlash is out and it's an Epstein special, with reads on complicity, Me Too, men still ruling the world. With links to must-reads by @sianushka.bsky.social @carolecadwalla.bsky.social @gracepanetta.bsky.social @melindacooper.bsky.social and many others thebacklash.substack.com/p/men-close-...

"In an incident last year that rankled some senior staff at the agency, Lewandowski made it known to top ICE officials that he wanted to be issued a law-enforcement badge and a federally issued gun, according to people familiar with his push" www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

"Noem routinely berated staff if she saw Homan on TV and kept track of both their appearances to make sure she was on TV more than him, according to people familiar with the matter." www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

One problem with the 2nd paragraph here (that I've seen in other articles along these lines). The House is not a continuing body, and Speaker Johnson doesn't carry over as the House speaker when the new Congress is seated in Jan 2027. They have to elect a new speaker before they can do anything

🎙️As Pam Bondi testifies about the Epstein files and survivors call for accountability on Capitol Hill, host @alimuldrow.bsky.social speaks with local child advocate Prenicia Clifton and and @gracepanetta.bsky.social of @19thnews.org about abuse prevention. Listen here www.wortfm.org/the-world-wo...