Shane Goldmacher
@ShaneGoldmacher
New York Times national political correspondent, Ex-@NYTMetro @POLITICO, @NationalJournal and @latimes. SF Giants fan. shane.goldmacher@nytimes.com
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NEWS: The last Senate polls of 2026 from NYT/Siena:
From me and @RuthIgielnik
NEWS: Roger Marshall goes rogue.
The inside story of how an embattled Kansas Republican wanted an ad to push back on medical debt attacks, was told no by his team, made one anyway without knowledge of some advisers and got it out into the world.
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NEWS: AOC is headed to Michigan next week for a bus tour with Abdul El-Sayed in the Upper Peninsula — then some solo rallies in and around Detroit
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For 43 consecutive days, James Talarico has been the top fund-raiser on ActBlue over the preceding week.
In other words, the Teaxs Democrat's third quarter fund-raising figure is going to be very, very large.
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Trump weighs in on the midterms four weeks out
NEW: Trump calls his $400 million super PAC “my money that I control.”
Yet federal officeholders are legally barred from directing soft-money groups. A new FEC complaint accuses Trump of violating law.
W/ @maggieNYT:
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New FEC filings:
DNC:
Cash: $16.05 million
Debts: $17.9 million
RNC:
Cash: $130.4 million
Debts: $0
NEWS: Third Way has a new $15 million program to take on — and try to take down the rising democratic socialism movement.
“We are preparing for the next war."
More on how reeling centrists are aiming to strike back —>
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U.S. Sees Iran as Likely Behind Cyberattack on Minnesota Water Systems
Back in ‘21 we examined how and why Graham stuck with Trump after bitterly denouncing his actions on Jan. 6.
Dozens of interviews later (including several w/Graham) we reached this conclusion: He was bone-deep terrified of irrelevance.
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NEW: Marco Rubio effectively controls Venezuela’s finances, the distribution of its natural resources and its government. His grip on the country is a vivid manifestation of American power in the Trump era.
w/ @AKurmanaev
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Last month the @nytimes broke open serious, credible allegations about Graham Platner’s treatment of women. Some people criticized the story or wanted it written differently. I spoke with its editor about our reporting and how we handle on-the-record & off-the-record information.
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The latest twist: The Maine Democratic Party's executive director released an unusual video on Tuesday accusing Team Platner of trying to meddle in the replacement process.
"We have repeatedly reiterated to Graham Platner’s team that they have no role"
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Department of Suboptimal Timing: A major donor DSCC retreat in Colorado Springs in the coming days
NEW: The latest from Maine
— Bernie calls for Platner to quit
— Platner pulls Facebook ads
— DSCC has major donor retreat *this week* in CO
— Troy Jackson files paperwork to explore run
— Nirav Shah calls for a TV debate
W/ Reid Epstein, @katieglueck
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NEW: Platner has not made a decision on dropping out — and no guarantee he does, according to a person familiar with internal campaign discussions.
On NYT live blog —>
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"Regardless of the inaccuracy of the reporting but mindful of political reality will inflict, we are taking the time to reflect on the best path forward for the state that I love, the people that I love, the movement I belong to and the goal of defeating Susan Collins"
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Ted Cruz to President Trump in Oval: "Thank you for getting rid of that ridiculous red card"
“It felt easier, but I am not sure that everything was correct.”
Angie Craig's new ad echoes this old Heidi Heitkamp one — down to the "I'm just getting warmed up" ending (but without the wink)
Craig:
Heitkamp:
