Author & Staff Writer, NY Times. Married to @KirstenPowers. Native Texan resisting urges to post about @TexasLonghorns, @Astros, @HoustonRockets or @Titans.
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"They're just petrified of Trump. Name the issue. It's just amazing. No one's got a spine." That's former Rep Fred Upton, one of 35 current/former members I spoke to about Congress in the Trump era (free link): nytimes.com/2026/09/16/magaz…
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Among the things Dem populist & DSA candidates have in common is that they're pissed off at their own party--my story (free link): nytimes.com/2026/09/13/us/de…
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"What would Charlie do"--my essay (free link): nytimes.com/2026/09/10/us/po…
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Today, I was informed that the Department of Defense is firing me for insubordination after I told a CBS reporter that I work for Stars and Stripes – not the Pentagon, not any administration, and not any policy maker.
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Edwards was facing both a strong Dem opponent who'd outraised him and a likely censure. He wasn't popular among House Republicans, had lost the support of the WH and the overwhelming evidence of misconduct would be hard to explain to his wife of 46 years: nytimes.com/2026/08/03/us/po…
After much prayer and reflection, I’ve decided to withdraw from my re-election campaign. I will complete my current term. Serving Western North Carolina has been the honor of my life. Thank you for your trust, prayers, and support. God bless WNC and America.
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Among his other questionable deeds, Rep Chuck Edwards took one of his young female aides to Biden's 2024 WH Christmas party; he & her were photographed standing with the Bidens and the Harrises. My story (free link): nytimes.com/2026/08/03/us/po…
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The restraining order against Max Miller includes emails he wrote to his ex-wife's then-divorce attorneys, demanding that they speed things up: "How busy is your schedule? Busier than a member of Congress?" "Do your job." "I'm sure your life is very, very hard."
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Free link: nytimes.com/2026/07/20/busin…
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Lindsey Graham once told me, "I'm unique, but I'm not complicated." Maybe that's true. He was a military hawk who drank almond schnapps, who lived alone and didn't know how to use a toaster. A shrewd legislator, a class clown, a wingman to power. Now at rest.
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There's the court case against Charlie Kirk's alleged assassin, and then there's the court of conspiracy theories--my story (free link): nytimes.com/2026/07/07/us/ch…
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The CIA didn't make Nixon urge WH aides to lie under oath & to pay hush money to the Watergate burglars
We should mark the 54th anniversary of the Watergate break-in (a few days ago) by remembering this:
it is the OG hoax with the pre-FISA CIA running wiretaps on domestic politicians. And then blaming the Nixon campaign. And Washington Post leading (not reporting).
The only thing worse than the lying CIA is the two-faced liar John Dean and the fiction-writer Woodward.
May they suffer in eternity.
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Here is the full text of AG Sulzberger's speech: nytco.com/press/ag-sulzberge…
In an appearance before a press-rights group in New York this evening, New York Times Publisher A.G. Sulzberger had some pointed words for his peers atop U.S. media organizations.
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Terrific inaugural @nytimes profile by @michaelkruse on the unsinkable @KenPaxtonTX (free link): nytimes.com/2026/05/18/us/po…
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“He has the personality of a rock,” @AaronReed4KY tells @DraperRobert. “I don’t think anybody’s going to vote for Ed Gallrein. They’ll either vote for Thomas or against Thomas.” nytimes.com/2026/05/18/us/po…
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Google search results can be manipulated by reputation management firms to emphasize positive stories (& minimize the negative ones). Here's how one firm tried to do that for Epstein associate Kathy Ruemmler (free link): nytimes.com/2026/05/17/us/po…
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After Charlie Kirk's death, a battle for the youth vote between TPUSA, an aspiring Dem replica of the latter and Nick Fuentes (who wants the GOP to get destroyed in 2026)--free link: nytimes.com/2026/04/13/us/po…
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“I think if I lose, nobody’s going to stick their head up. The entire Republican Congress will be a rubber stamp." The @RepThomasMassie profile you've been wanting to read, by @CatieEdmondson (gift link): nytimes.com/2026/03/24/us/po…
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New: Leon Black has said he paid Jeffrey Epstein $170M for tax and estate planning. But a NYT investigation found that Epstein provided a range of other services as well, including helping Black obscure millions of dollars in payments to women. 🎁🔗 nytimes.com/2026/03/23/busin…
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