Miller's ex-wife alleges he scalded her by throwing hot water from a skillet at her; held a gun to her head; pushed her against a wall and hit her head; and fractured their daughter’s collarbone. He denies all. @anniekarni.bsky.social @draperrobert.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/u...

Domestic Abuse Allegations Rock Max Miller’s Ohio House Race

Representative Max Miller, a Republican, is facing accusations of abuse from his ex-wife in a bitter family feud that might put his otherwise safe seat in play.

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Jeffries Faces Steep Test as Far Left Builds Strength in Congress www.nytimes.com/2026/06/27/u...

Jeffries Faces Steep Test as Far Left Builds Strength in Congress

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Democrat Joanna Mendoza reveals moment she hit bottom as she leans into life story in run for southern Arizona swing district seat, per @anniekarni.bsky.social. #AZ06 www.nytimes.com/2026/06/20/u...

Arizona Democrat’s Tough Past Fuels Pitch for a Key House Seat

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Annie Karni in NYT: "Nancy Mace had one Trumpian view of politics that was immutable, which has come to be shared by a certain set of her colleagues: That notoriety of any type can translate into power, and if ppl know your name they will believe you are important." www.nytimes.com/2026/06/10/u...

Mace Defeat Heralds an Exodus of Rabble-Rousers From Congress

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NEW from Dilley, Texas — Joaquin Castro Is on a Quest to Get Detained Immigrants Released www.nytimes.com/2026/03/13/u...

Joaquin Castro Is on a Quest to Get Detained Immigrants Released

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Republicans Toil to Avoid Saying ‘War’ as Iran Conflict Widens www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/u...

Republicans Toil to Avoid Saying ‘War’ as Iran Conflict Widens

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“Never has there been a Congress that has been such a weak and ineffective check on a president’s abuses of power,” said J.P. Cooney, who was the top deputy to Jack Smith and is set to announce a run today. via @anniekarni.bsky.social {gift link} www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...

Fired Former Trump Prosecutor to Run for Congress in Virginia as a Democrat

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Bill and Hillary Clinton agree to testify in the House Oversight Committee’s Epstein investigation, capitulating to the demands of its Republican chairman days before the House was expected to vote to hold them in criminal contempt of Congress. @anniekarni.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...

Clintons Capitulate on House Epstein Inquiry, Agreeing to Testify

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House panel votes to recommend charging Bill and Hillary Clinton with criminal contempt of Congress for refusing to testify in its Epstein investigation. Nine Democrats join Republicans on bipartisan votes against him and three against her. @anniekarni.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/u...

Top five books I read this year (not that anyone asked): Splinters by Leslie Jamison Bottoms Up and the Devil Laughs by Kerry Howley Wildlife by Richard Ford The Path to Power by Robert Caro Flesh by David Szalay

Elise Stefanik Tried Everything to Please Trump. He Still Jilted Her. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/u...

Elise Stefanik Tried Everything to Please Trump. He Still Jilted Her.

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Legacy Watch. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/u...

Pelosi Resisted Stock-Trading Ban as Wealth Grew, Fueling Suspicion

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And people wonder why GOP women are revolting against Speaker Johnson. He doesn’t see them as equals — and lately, these Republicans sound a lot like feminists. @anniekarni.bsky.social

Sometimes doing the opposite of a Chotiner interview can be equally illuminating of a subject. Just look at Mike Johnson on Katie Miller's podcast. ‘In Triage Every Day.’ A Beleaguered Speaker Says He’s Overwhelmed www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...

‘In Triage Every Day’: A Beleaguered Speaker Says He’s Overwhelmed

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Marjorie Taylor Greene says she will resign from Congress in January, just days after Trump branded her a “traitor” for breaking with him and helping to force a vote to compel the Justice Department to release its Epstein files. @anniekarni.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/u...

Marjorie Taylor Greene Says She Plans to Resign in January

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As Democrats Look to a New Generation, John Larson Hangs On www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/u...

As Democrats Look to a New Generation, John Larson Hangs On

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What if Democrats’ Big Shutdown Loss Turns Out to Be a Win? Despite considerable hand-wringing in the party about caving to Republicans in the government closure, some Democrats see potential upsides in the outcome. (@anniekarni.bsky.social, NYT-unlocked) www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/u...

What if Democrats’ Big Shutdown Loss Turns Out to Be a Win?

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Mad House lives! Catch us on @CBSMornings on Sunday. Thank you @costareports bookshop.org/p/books/mad-...

Ever since Trump arrived in DC, Pelosi, has confounded him. He has tried to intimidate, undermine and embarrass her. Those efforts more often than not backfired. Pelosi seemed not only unintimidated, but also permanently appalled + deeply unimpressed. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...

Challenging Trump, Pelosi Made History

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Johnson has subordinated himself to the president so much that even Trump in private jokes that "I'm the speaker and the president," @anniekarni.bsky.social reports. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/u...

Keeping the House Absent, Johnson Marginalizes Congress and Himself

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🎁🔗: "“I’m the speaker and the president,” Mr. Trump has joked ..." h/t @anniekarni.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/u...

Keeping the House Absent, Johnson Marginalizes Congress and Himself

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Keeping the House Absent, Johnson Marginalizes Congress and Himself www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/u...

Keeping the House Absent, Johnson Marginalizes Congress and Himself

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Very good call except it’s also been true since “locker room talk.”

Dave Weigel@daveweigel.bsky.social · 10mo ago

There’s a new variant of this — “oh, the president likes to have fun and you guys always fall for it” — that is very funny coming from people who are mad about “so they cling to guns or religion” 17 years later.

The last time Rs felt confident they were on the popular side of the health care debate was over a decade ago. In all those years they still haven’t figured out what “replace” would look like. Shutdown Fight Reopens Debate in G.O.P. Over Health Care www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/u...

Shutdown Fight Reopens Debate in G.O.P. Over Health Care

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The Lonely House Republican Still Coming to Work During the Shutdown www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...

The Lonely House Republican Still Coming to Work During the Shutdown

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Inside the Capitol, A Heated Spat Over the Shutdown and Epstein www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/u...

Inside the Capitol, A Heated Spat Over the Shutdown and Epstein

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"As the shutdown headed into its second workweek, there was little sense of urgency in Washington about cleaning up a mess that has thousands of federal workers facing furloughs and possible layoffs and could disrupt critical federal programs." @anniekarni.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/u...

Both Parties Are Resigned to Deadlock as Shutdown Takes Hold

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Democrats Pull Away From AIPAC, Reflecting a Broader Shift www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/u...

Democrats Pull Away From AIPAC, Reflecting a Broader Shift

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‘Greene, Straying From Trump, Reflects an Emerging MAGA Split’ The right-wing Republican congresswoman from Georgia has grown disillusioned with her own party and with President Trump, and increasingly willing to say so. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/28/u... By @anniekarni.bsky.social

Camp Mystic is reopening, and planning to build a memorial that families of the 27 girls who died say they were not consulted about and do not want. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/u...

Camp Mystic Will Reopen Over Objections From Parents of the Dead

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