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Jonathan Weisman

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Chicago-based national editor, recovering political reporter, for The New York Times.

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Jonathan Weisman @jonathanweisman.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Opposition to datacenters has united Republicans and Democrats, environmentalists and ranchers, social justice warriors and private property advocates. In Alabama, Republicans have pulled a new enemy into their fight against Big Tech: Solar Power??? www.nytimes.com/2026/06/15/u...

G.O.P. Stokes Opposition to Solar Power in Fight Against Data Centers

Jonathan Weisman @jonathanweisman.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

‘Spence, what are you doing about housing, because we can’t afford it.’ A new generation of politicians from both parties, many of them renters, are running on the issue of their time, the cost of housing. Gen Z shows some issues are generational, not partisan. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/11/u...

These Young Politicians Want to Fix America’s Housing Problems

Jonathan Weisman @jonathanweisman.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

You mean plutocrats. A plutocracy is a society or government that is controlled or heavily influenced by the wealthiest individuals. Derived from the Greek words ploutos (wealth) and kratosh (power), it is a form of oligarchy where money dictates political and socioeconomic decisions

Jonathan Weisman @jonathanweisman.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

As Kevin Gonzalez lay in a hospital bed, his gaunt frame ravaged by cancer, his aspirations narrowed to a final wish: seeing his parents before he died. Fulfilling that dream meant a desperate fight against time as his father and mother sat in immigration detention. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/u...

A Dying Son, His Detained Parents and a Race to Reunite Before the End

Jonathan Weisman @jonathanweisman.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

@debhaalandnm.bsky.social seemed to have a cake walk to history as she campaigned to become the first Native American woman to be elected a governor. Then Sam Bregman, a DA and dad of Alex Bregman, decided to give her a run as a tough-on-crime Democrat. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/24/u...

Deb Haaland’s Historic Run for Governor Hits a Primary Snag

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Jonathan Weisman @jonathanweisman.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

As Jack Healy notes, a combination of national economic conditions, the Iran war and Republican machinations could put Montana's open Senate seat in play. But the independent candidacy of Seth Bodnar is complicating things, a lot. Do Dems step aside? www.nytimes.com/2026/04/23/u...

An Independent Senate Hopeful Tries to Scare Off Montana Democrats

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Jonathan Weisman @jonathanweisman.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

With the wind at their backs, Democrats are aggressively expanding the battlefield not just to take the House but to grab a substantial majority in the midterms. Emily Cochrane & Reid Epstein look at the reaches that could move into their grasp. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/19/u...

Democrats Eye a Broader Battlefield to Capture Congress in November

Jonathan Weisman @jonathanweisman.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Argentine beef. European steel. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/08/u...

White House Secures Foreign Steel for Ballroom Project

Jonathan Weisman @jonathanweisman.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

“We live in a republic!" For years now, Red State politicians have been foiled by citizens' referendums on abortion, minimum wage & Medicaid expansion. Now the legislators are striking back with ways to stop voter initiatives. Kate Zernike looks at how. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/08/u...

Stung by Voters, Republican Legislators Move to Curb Citizen Initiatives

Jonathan Weisman @jonathanweisman.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Young Latino men were a key part of the Trump coalition in 2024, but places like Lexington, Neb., have been hit hard by the economy. Dan Osborn is testing how secure that coalition is now. Sabrina Tavernise finds a new political awareness in the Heartland. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/04/u...

A Meat Plant Closed in Nebraska. Then Politics Became a Focus for These Latinos

Jonathan Weisman @jonathanweisman.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

In a party once run by octogenarians, the push for generational change spans the country, from Denver to Maine. Nowhere is the Democrats' fight quite so personal as Memphis, where Steve Cohen is being challenged by a former intern, Justin Pearson. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/01/u...

A Memphis Congressman, His Ex-Intern and the Democrats’ Generational Fights

Jonathan Weisman @jonathanweisman.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Took awhile but AP has called the West Tampa state senate seat for a Democratic electrician and union leader, meaning Democrats won 2 of 3 specials last Tuesday, all in Republican territory. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/30/u...

A Democratic Electrician Nabs a State Senate Seat in Republican Florida

Jonathan Weisman @jonathanweisman.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

For years, CPAC has been strictly a pro-Trump, America First gathering, with anti-interventionism the creed. This week, as President Trump pursues war in Iran, organizers tried to make a shift, with mixed results. @richardfausset.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/u...

At CPAC, the ‘America First’ Crowd Ponders Giving War a Chance

Jonathan Weisman @jonathanweisman.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

The showdown btwn Graham Platner & @janetmillsforme.bsky.social is part of a larger generational fight for Democrats. The irony in Maine, the state with the oldest population in the country, may be that many older voters are drawn to the party’s youth movement, too. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/u...

In Maine, Many Older Women Prefer the Younger Man for Senate

Jonathan Weisman @jonathanweisman.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Alaska, a petrostate on the edge of failure, is entering a political season with a wide-open governor's race and 1 of the most closely watched Senate races between Dan Sullivan and MaryPeltola. The outcomes will determine the state's future. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/25/u...

A Critical Political Season Could Decide if Alaska Is a Failed ‘Petrostate’

Jonathan Weisman @jonathanweisman.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Whelp, the Democrats just grabbed a special election to represent the Palm Beach district that includes Trump's Mar-a-Lago. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/24/u...

Florida Democrats Win Special Election in Mar-a-Lago’s District

Jonathan Weisman @jonathanweisman.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Republicans and Democrats are arguing over the potential impact of requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote. They could just look at Kansas where a similar law saw 31,000 eligible voters, about 12% of all those who had tried to register, kept from the rolls. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/24/u...

Should You Need to Prove Citizenship to Vote? Ask Kansas.

Jonathan Weisman @jonathanweisman.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

While AIPAC has rarely been involved in a race with dueling Jewish candidates, this one, with Ms. Fine and Mr. Biss, is an exception. And the differences between them, on AIPAC and on Israel, mirror some of the divisions tearing through the wider Jewish community. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/u...

Once a Bipartisan Stalwart, AIPAC Turns ‘Toxic’ in the Illinois Primaries

Jonathan Weisman @jonathanweisman.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

In 2019, the State of New Mexico launched an investigation of Jeffrey Epstein’s Zorro Ranch, then the Trump 1 Justice Department demanded the state stop and turn it over to the feds. The probe then fizzled. Awesome reporting from Reis Thebault. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/01/u...

Epstein’s New Mexico Ranch Gets Scrutiny at Last. It May Be Too Late.

Jonathan Weisman @jonathanweisman.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Meanwhile at the Labor Department: "On Jan. 24, Washington’s Metropolitan Police Department filed a report about forced sexual contact in December at the Labor Department, according to their report, which was viewed by The New York Times." www.nytimes.com/2026/02/19/b...

Labor Secretary’s Husband Barred From the Department After Sexual Assault Reports

Jonathan Weisman @jonathanweisman.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

For Amy Acton, service in for the DeWine administration could be a perfect bipartisan calling card for her run for governor. But that service, as Covid czar, brings up a lot of intense emotions. Can she get past what Kate Zernike called "long political Covid"? www.nytimes.com/2026/02/19/u...

Ohio’s Covid Czar Hopes to Be the State’s Democratic Governor

Jonathan Weisman @jonathanweisman.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Far from the glare of big city media and the whistles of protesters, Trump's immigration agents are active in small towns and exurbs, and the impact can be even more dramatic where resources are already stretched and folks aren't prepared for the chaos. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/u...

Beyond the Big Cities, ICE Is Rattling Small-Town and Exurban America

Jonathan Weisman @jonathanweisman.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

“There is no compromise. There are lawless, masked, armed men." Pooja Salhotra on why the coming DHS shutdown could be very long. After Minneapolis, Dem voters don't want to give Kristi Noem another penny, even if ICE is funded. The GOP base is just as dug in. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/u...

A D.H.S. Shutdown Looms. Bruised Minnesotans Urge Their Parties to Dig In.

Jonathan Weisman @jonathanweisman.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

He raised alarms among colleagues at Labor for social media posts that echoed white supremacists and neo-Nazis. So now he will handle social media for Homeland Security. A great scoop by Evan Gorelick on the 21-yr-old behind all those weird memes on gvt accounts. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...

Homeland Security Hires Labor Dept. Aide Whose Posts Raised Alarms

Jonathan Weisman @jonathanweisman.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

“He’s my first born,” Susan Pretti said. “He’s the one that made me a mother. There was no reason he should have died that day.” Alex Pretti's parents talk to the @nytimes.com Jack Healy. . www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/u...

‘No Reason He Should Have Died’: Alex Pretti’s Parents Open Up

Jonathan Weisman @jonathanweisman.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

A beautiful story by Anna Griffin and Loren Elliott on an ICE raid in tiny, deep red Wilder, Idaho, and how it shattered the town's idyllic view of itself. Trump's campaign of mass deportation is everywhere, not just in the headline-grabbing urban centers. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/u...

A Raid in a Small Town Brings Trump’s Deportations to Deep-Red Idaho

Jonathan Weisman @jonathanweisman.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Good news for @aipac1.bsky.social? More ballots have been counted in New Jersey and the candidate AIPAC dumped money against, @tommalinowski.bsky.social, is now down slightly fewer votes, 485, to the candidate who is really critical of Israel that AIPAC boosted, @analilia-mejia.bsky.social. Congrats

Jonathan Weisman @jonathanweisman.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

“I cry every day,” Judeson said in a shelter 2 days after his release, clutching head in hands and gazed at the ground. “It’s a really bad situation right now.” ICE sweeps people off the streets of Minneapolis, flies them to El Paso, then they're on their own. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/u...

Trump’s Migrant Detention Pipeline Extends From Minnesota to El Paso

Jonathan Weisman @jonathanweisman.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

From the former Washington Post executive editor, Marty Baron:

Jonathan Weisman @jonathanweisman.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Comet was robbed.

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Jonathan Weisman @jonathanweisman.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Folks, as David Goodman foretold in the @nytimes.com, Republicans were worried that even a narrow GOP win in this State Senate runoff in Tarrant County, TX, would be ominous for them. With half the votes counted Democrat Taylor Rehmet leads by 13 points. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/u...

A Tight Statehouse Race in Texas Offers Republicans a Warning

Jonathan Weisman @jonathanweisman.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

"Everybody’s afraid," said Oklahoma City's Republican mayor, David Holt. "Let’s get back to an era of immigration enforcement that is manageable, legal and acceptable to a majority of Americans." Clyde McGrady talks to the mayors. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...

9 Mayors Discuss Safety and Trust in Their Cities Under Trump

Jonathan Weisman @jonathanweisman.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Tricia McLaughlin conceded it would be “morally repugnant” for DHS to be promoting a white supremacist anthem, but “I’m telling you it’s not there." Less than 40 minutes after being shown it was, the Instagram post — including audio — disappeared from social media. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/u...

Administration Social Media Posts Echo White Supremacist Messaging

Jonathan Weisman @jonathanweisman.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Um, about those social media posts from White House and Department of Homeland Security and Labor Department with what sure seems like shoutouts to white nationalists ... what about those? www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/u...

Administration Social Media Posts Echo White Supremacist Messaging

Jonathan Weisman @jonathanweisman.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

Just in time for Trump's efforts to gerrymander every single Republican state, here comes bipartisanship in Illinois. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/07/30/i...

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Bipartisan group launches latest effort to remove partisanship from how Illinois legislative boundaries are drawn

For the third time since 2014, a bipartisan group wants to amend the Illinois Constitution to affect how state legislative boundaries are drawn.

Jonathan Weisman @jonathanweisman.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

"Mamdani momentum withered in the deserts of southern Arizona on Tuesday night." Jack Healy on Adelita Grijalva's convincing win in Tucson against the upstarts who called for a new face and name to succeed Raul Grijalva in the House. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/u...

A Scion of Democratic Politics Defeats the Upstarts in an Arizona Primary

Jonathan Weisman @jonathanweisman.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

Watch this story line. Nim Kidd, chief of the Texas Division of Emergency Management, said a National Weather Service advisory issued Thursday “did not predict the amount of rain that we saw.” Officials and residents have said they were caught off guard. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/07...

Update from Ernesto Londoño

Jonathan Weisman @jonathanweisman.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Tiring in Tucson of voting for Grijalvas. Jack Healy looks at the race to succeed the deceased Raul as the next test for Democrats. Elect his daughter? Move to the center to appeal to Hispanic men? Go full Mamdani with Deja Foxx, the Gen Z influencer? www.nytimes.com/2025/07/03/u...

After Mamdani Mania, the Next Democratic Test Comes to Tucson

Jonathan Weisman @jonathanweisman.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

An element of the Big Beautiful Bill: a soft abortion ban for blue states. The bill could force Planned Parenthood to halt abortions nationally by cutting off funding for all other women's health services, impacting low-income women. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/u... www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/u...

Planned Parenthood at Risk of Losing Millions in Federal Funding

Jonathan Weisman @jonathanweisman.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

By all means, look at this story and be angry at ... the New York Times.

Jonathan Weisman @jonathanweisman.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Jonathan Weisman @jonathanweisman.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Remarkable.

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Jonathan Weisman @jonathanweisman.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

An enjoyable paragraph from Eric Schmitt and Helene Cooper in the NYT. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/u...

Jonathan Weisman @jonathanweisman.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

And so it begins, from freshman Rep. Lauren Gillen in the Long Island suburbs: “Socialist Zohran Mamdani is too extreme to lead New York City. His entire campaign has been built on unachievable promises and higher taxes, which is the last thing New York needs."

Jonathan Weisman @jonathanweisman.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

Sen. Mike Lee's proposed federal land sale looks just about dead in reconciliation. Jack Healy went to Summit County, Colo., to show why, and just how hard it would have been to actually build the affordable housing Lee said he wanted if the sales had gone forward. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/u...

A Plan to Sell Federal Land Near This Colorado Town Looks Dead. Here’s Why.

Jonathan Weisman @jonathanweisman.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Terry Virts might be a longshot in the campaign to unseat John Cornyn in Texas, but the astronaut's launch video shows two things: Democratic outsiders are hungry to take on Trump, and they're going to do it by attacking both parties. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/23/u...

Former Astronaut Launches Texas Senate Run by Hitting Both Parties

Jonathan Weisman @jonathanweisman.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

There's a misconception that all the federal land that the reconciliation bill would put on the block is remote. Look at Colorado. Many cherish the green space, but the land between Colorado Springs and Denver is not remote and could alleviate housing shortages. www.arcgis.com/apps/mapview...

Jonathan Weisman @jonathanweisman.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Here we go again: It is a failure of journalism to do X, which we all remember and don't actually need to be walked through again. Why do people on Bluesky insist consumers of journalism are THIS stupid?

Jonathan Weisman @jonathanweisman.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

From CBO, re: Trump budget biil: Households would see an increase in the resources available to them. In general, resources would decrease for households twd bottom of the income distribution. Resources would increase for households in the middle and top. www.cbo.gov/system/files...

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Jonathan Weisman @jonathanweisman.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

SCOOP: Trump's political operation is pressing Texas Republicans to redraw House lines in the state, hoping to pick up 2-3 seats in the midterms and blunt Democratic gains. Some Texas Republicans worry it could backfire in a wave year. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/u...

White House Pushes Texas to Redistrict, Hoping to Blunt Democratic Gains