Sasha Issenberg
@sissenberg
A journalist for Monocle, Politico, and others. Author of books including @Engagement_Book, @victorylab and THE LIE DETECTIVES.
My book "THE LIE DETECTIVES: In Search of a Playbook for Winning Elections in the Disinformation Age" is out now. It covers what I consider the most urgent frontier of political innovation: how to track, measure and respond to online disinformation. —> sashaissenberg.com
More Americans get their soccer news from @politico than from any other source
🔴How #FIFA boss Gianni #Infantino learned to navigate US politics, from the White House to city councils. Our investigation for @politico. // @SophiaCai99 politico.com/news/2025/07/2…
“He might be the most connected man in the world,” says @alexbruesewitz. “You know, the Dos Equis commercials, the most interesting man in the world? That is him. This guy is having this moment, and he’s capitalizing on it.” tinyurl.com/mr4x8yfr
“He was never a big factor in terms of life”
REPORTER: Why do you think your supporters in particular have been so interested in the Epstein story? TRUMP: I don't understand it. He's dead for a long time. He was never a big factor in terms of life. I don't understand what the interest and fascination is. The credible…
The Ornacle not knowing the difference between Saudi Pro League clubs: very relatable tbqh

She likes Arts & Leisure, I go straight for the push alerts on the marital status of other states’ attorneys general

Can this attitude survive New York City purchasing Talenti by the truckload to stock the government-run supermarket’s gelato aisle?
Question: Is there room for you and Mamdani in the Democratic Party? Phillips: The answer, ultimately, I think, is no When you have socialists in the Democratic Party, I don't know how anybody could argue that that would be beneficial for the party or for the country
Coming up in Issenberg's Brill's Content: old-school NY Post-style "tale of the tape" comparing these two stories published by @nytpolitics 342 minutes apart.


NEW: When Alex Lasry, CEO of the NY/NJ World Cup Host Cmte saw a post about CBP being “suited and booted” for FIFA games, Lasry called Andrew Giuliani who assured him that DHS would just have routine presence at the games. politico.com/news/2025/07/0…
The Donald Trump administration and the Stephen Miller administration don’t always coordinate tho
In fact, as @SophiaCai99 writes in @politico, World Cup preparations demonstrate a vision of an alternate Trump administration — one that welcomes foreign visitors, believes in international cooperation, and serves as a supportive partner to Democratic-run cities and states. —>
“There should be a total travel ban on FIFA because I hate soccer!” former Trump campaign chair Steve Bannon joked recently. politico.com/news/2025/07/0… gettr.com/post/p3mwb3b1f…
Awaiting @AlexiLalas take on this
Trump has given up on 'America First' in one arena: Sports ow.ly/FnNw106eR7j
Excellent piece from @SophiaCai99
Trump has given up on 'America First' in one arena: Sports ow.ly/FnNw106eR7j