Maeve Reston

Someone stole my wallet from my car, but left their pink bible behind. So I have no words, except that these are hard times and I hope they are ok ❤️‍🩹

Tillis, now liberated from worrying about his political fate, still tempered his direct criticisms of Trump. He pinned the blame for the Medicaid cuts and other unpopular policies not on the president but on unnamed people around him. nytimes.com/2025/07/09/us/…

it’s simple but probably the biggest reason Zohran is going to win is that he’s the only candidate that’s actually running to be a mayor.

WSJ: JPMorgan Chase Chief Executive Jamie Dimon at an event Thursday called Mamdani “more a Marxist than a socialist” and said the campaign’s talking points were “the same ideological mush that means nothing in the real world.” wsj.com/politics/polic…

What am I doing the day I announce my run for Senate? Working my 9-5 job as an industrial mechanic. We need representatives who know what an honest day's work is like.

Ds might have won the House last year* had North Carolina Rs not done a new gerrymander that wiped out three of their seats. Texas and Ohio could zap more Dem or Dem-leaning seats, making the GOP majority more secure. *would have lost it this year anyway due to deaths

Moving into a new role at @washingtonpost, covering the impact of the Trump administration & the federal government on the D.C. area. So excited, so grateful. Here to dig, listen & learn. My Signal is OCGeorge.59 — let's chat. washingtonpost.com/pr/2025/07/09/…

Trump endorses nearly every Republican state lawmaker in Texas. The backstory from @patricksvitek washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

Texas to consider redistricting congressional map in special session via @maeganvaz washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

Gavin Newsom's clashes with Trump vaulted him into the top tier for 2028 - and South Carolina Dems are watching. His SC meet-and-greets were jammed. Clyburn, the kingmaker, popped up to introduce him. But some Dems wonder if a Californian can win it all: washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

“Get on the right side of history next time,” a protester shouts as a crowd gathers in Pickens, South Carolina to protest Gov. Gavin Newsom’s visit to their state.

California Gov Gavin Newsom touches down in Florence, South Carolina for a rural tour to talk Medicaid cuts & disaster relief. But first coffee at LilJazzi’s…

House Republicans started sketching a framework for this bill over a year ago, preparing for a trifecta in DC. The Senate largely overhauled their bill, but the House overcame hurdles to send it to Trump's desk. Here's what the law does, w/ @jacobbogage washingtonpost.com/business/2025/…

Here's a Top 5 list of this year's biggest caves by the House Folding Caucus***, er, the Freedom Caucus. To be sure, when push came to shove this year, the HFC did not walk the walk. washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

PASSED & becoming law: House Republicans approved Pres. Trump's consequential legislative agenda of his second term, 218 - 214. Two Republicans voted against it: deficit hawk Rep. Massie & moderate Rep. Fitzpatrick

Biden’s climate law boosted red states. Their lawmakers are now gutting it via @ToluseO wapo.st/44kCSlS

Can ICE officers wear masks when making arrests? Can they detain migrant children? How much force can they use when taking people into custody? ⁦@arelisrhdz⁩ looked into what is and isn’t legal when ICE officers make an immigration arrest. washingtonpost.com/immigration/20…

NEW: At least 17 million Americans would lose insurance under the Trump tax and spending cuts plan. GOP legislation would set back years of progress in expanding health care coverage, unwinding key parts of the Affordable Care Act, by @yabutaleb7 washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

Zohran Mamdani calls himself a democratic socialist, making him a massive target for the right. Here’s what term means. By @maeganvaz washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

Nearly a quarter of NYC’s early voters were new Democratic primary participants - Gothamist gothamist.com/news/nearly-a-…