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...

AG Pam Bondi is addressing the Epstein files + survivors in her opening statement to House Judiciary "I am deeply sorry for what any victim has been through as a result of that monster," she says, promises allegations of criminal activity will be investigated

Happening now: members of Congress and Epstein survivors are set to speak at a news conference ahead of AG Pam Bondi’s testimony before House Judiciary

Kurt Olsen, in addition to being closely involved with the Stop the Steal efforts, talked to Trump on the phone at least 3 times that we know of on January 6, 2021 www.businessinsider.com/who-trump-sp...

A year ago, Hochul was seen as perhaps one of the most vulnerable/weak Dem gov’s up in 2026. Since then, Mike Lawler declined to run, Elise Stefanik dropped out of the race 6 weeks into her campaign, and now Delgado is dropping out too

NEW: New York Lt. Gov Antonio Delgado is suspending his gubernatorial campaign challenging Gov. Kathy Hochul

In the race to face Collins, Dems have close primary between Gov. Janet Mills & oyster farmer Graham Platner. Platner led more early polls but no new data in 2 months. Check out DDHQ's recent Senate podcast w/ @gracepanetta.bsky.social for our chat about #MESen.

GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski comes out against proposed GOP election overhaul bills (the SAVE and MEGA Acts): "Imposing new federal requirements now, when states are deep into their preparations, would negatively impact election integrity"

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...