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Let’s make a Trump Free Space! Or at least try and think about politics (and the country) without him at the center. America, Actually — my new podcast about elections, voters, and the people/ideas charting our path to a post-Trump future — starts this Saturday! In audio feeds & YouTube @vox.com

The Biden era was built on a false premise. The idea that Donald Trump's political rise and MAGA movement was some aberration, and not an outgrowth of fundamental shifts in society and politics. On @majorityreport.bsky.social with @emmavigeland.bsky.social and @samseder.bsky.social

Making The Run-Up, I wasn't thinking about audience. Or impact. I was thinking about record creation — & working from the expectation that people would eventually look back on ‘24 & say, "how the hell did this happen?" The goal was to create something that could answer that clearly. w/ Isa Tejera

Meeting people where they are is about more than tone -- it's also about format. On podcasting as a news traditionalist with @isatejeranews

Why does politics reporting matter? I go back to 2022 and 2023. When insiders set the conditions for a candidate rematch the country didn't want. And by the time most people tune in and wonder "how did I get these options?" It's often already too late On @majorityreport.bsky.social

From The Epstein Files to an inexplicable Iran War, Trump 2.0 is now taking on positions reminiscent of the Republican establishment he once stood against On @ragingmoderates.bsky.social with @jessicatarlov.bsky.social

The median Democrat has "radicalized." Not in terms of moderate or progressive, per se, but they increasingly want elected officials who do and not talk -- and aren't afraid to demand party leadership use the levers of power at their disposal. On @majorityreport.bsky.social

The death of identity politics has been overstated. But while some pols use race, gender, sexuality as a shield to avoid talking about what people actually care about (& that's dead) — others use it to help voters understand their values & vision. That will always retain power On Industry Standard

The stories driving the Trump backlash in polling aren't coming from the left. It's price increases nobody voted for. A war no one wanted. Epstein. Old age. And immigration roundups of neighbors, not "violent criminals." Promises made, promises broken On @karaswisher.bsky.social

Voters have stopped trusting election officials, newspapers, and doctors. They trust a friend's group chat instead. I still think news coverage misses when this breakdown started. Not 2024. COVID. The conspiracy ecosystem grew into the empty space. On Raging Moderates w/ @jessicatarlov.bsky.social

Did America’s structurally fragile political system make a “Donald Trump” inevitable? @hcrichardson.bsky.social on this week’s episode of America, Actually

Most advice for Dems is ideological — be more centrist, progressive etc But I’ve met so many voters who don’t fit in that box, or choose from all buckets. IMO — it is more important to have clearly articulated vision as a candidate than to calibrate to those whims W/ @karaswisher.bsky.social

Scoop — Trump admin's new Medicare portal accidentally exposed health workers’ social security numbers. It’s latest setback with DOGE-backed initiative. We flagged the problem to officials two days ago to fix it. with @ence.bsky.social

LANDMARK DECISION — The Supreme Court has narrowed Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act with their decision in Louisiana v. Callais, opening the door to sweeping redistricting changes across the South that could erase up to 10 majority-Black seats and flip them from blue to red.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court voids majority Black congressional district in Louisiana, boosting Republican chances.

New: Manosphere influencer Clavicular is everywhere, and that’s not an accident. A paid marketing campaign is spreading video clips of his controversial antics across social media. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

👀 SCOOP: Axel Springer CEO Mathias Döpfner told Politico staff Monday that those uncomfortable with the company's core values — including support for Israel's right to exist — should "work for other companies." Matthew Kassel reports:

Nearly half of all Americans want to Abolish ICE. Arizona Senator @gallego.senate.gov warns Democrats that position is “ridiculous.” Why?

The second-most reckless driver in NYC - whose RAM 1500 truck has racked up 547 speeding or red-light tickets since 2022 - is a NYPD officer. All that a police spokesman would say is that those speeding tickets were "not related to his job." A+ local journalism: nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/04/23/t...

“The North Carolina man arrested late Wednesday for allegedly threatening a mass shooting at a New Orleans festival is a former law enforcement officer whose family reported he was seeking to harm ‘Black people.’”

The damning 2019 HBO documentary on Michael Jackson can no longer be seen on HBO Max because Warner Bros agreed to bury it in an agreement with the Jackson estate. The director won't get the film back until HBO's license expires in 2029 www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil found dead after being trapped in rubble following Israeli strike, obstruction of rescue: cpj.org?p=583367

Kalshi announces 3 new political insider trading enforcement actions, on candidates in Virginia, Texas, and Minnesota primaries: news.kalshi.com/p/kalshi-pol...

I’ll be on @cnn.com Inside Politics and The Arena today talking about our new podcast America Actually and this interview with @gallego.senate.gov, which will air in full this week.

First reported by Beth LeBlanc of @detroitnews.com, U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens, who is running for U.S. Senate, was loudly and prolongedly booed at the Michigan Democratic Party convention.

D.C. police were about to arrest Rep. Cory Mills (R-Florida) after a woman accused him of assault last year, but a lieutenant ordered them not to when she changed her account after appearing to talk to the congressman.

BREAKING: Eight children were killed in an "extensive" mass shooting in Shreveport, Louisiana, police say. The suspected shooter is also dead.