Jesús Rodríguez
@jesusrodriguez.work
Staff writer @newyorker.com, covering the political scene and its sideshows. Alum of the Washington Post, Politico Mag. 📨: jesus_rodriguez@newyorker.com
New from me in @newyorker.com: A dozen states—from New Mexico to New Hampshire—are lobbying the DNC to host the first 2028 primaries. The contest has become a debate over what kind of party Democrats want to be: focused on minorities? rural voters? winning anyhow? www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
Would You Let New Mexico Pick the President?
How the debate over the first-in-the-nation primary became a battle over the future of the Democratic Party.
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How the debate over the first-in-the-nation primary became a battle over the future of the Democratic Party. www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
Would You Let New Mexico Pick the President?
How the debate over the first-in-the-nation primary became a battle over the future of the Democratic Party.
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How the President’s stalled renovation projects inspired a wave of Schadenfreude sightseeing. www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
Everyone Wants to Touch the Blue Coating in the Reflecting Pool
How the President’s stalled renovation projects inspired a wave of Schadenfreude sightseeing.
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I visited the Reflecting Pool and the Kennedy Center — which have become sort of… anti-monuments. The scene: John Hickenlooper yelling at ducks, a National Guard admonishing a kindergartener, a security guard who told me his gun was real, and more. www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
Everyone Wants to Touch the Blue Coating in the Reflecting Pool
How the President’s stalled renovation projects inspired a wave of Schadenfreude sightseeing.
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I could not be more proud of this brilliant, wonderful writer if he were part of my family (although I consider him chosen family). Please follow his account and his career. @newyorker.com is damn lucky to have him.
Jesús Rodríguez@jesusrodriguez.work · 2mo agoDEPT. OF PERSONAL NEWS: I’m delighted to share that I’m now a staff writer at @newyorker.com, based in D.C. I’ll be covering the political scene from Washington, the campaign trail, and beyond. Send coffee invites/chisme/hate/other treats to jesus_rodriguez@newyorker.com.
DEPT. OF PERSONAL NEWS: I’m delighted to share that I’m now a staff writer at @newyorker.com, based in D.C. I’ll be covering the political scene from Washington, the campaign trail, and beyond. Send coffee invites/chisme/hate/other treats to jesus_rodriguez@newyorker.com.
“They pay for the food, they pay for the place, they pay for the liquor, and you show up, and they’re happy.”
The Texas Democrat Who Wants to “Make Quinceañeras Great Again”
Bobby Pulido, a Tejano musician who’s running for Congress in South Texas, hopes that his status as a regional celebrity will open the door to a lasting connection with voters.
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Bobby Pulido, a Tejano musician who’s running for Congress in South Texas, hopes that his status as a regional celebrity will open the door to a lasting connection with voters. www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
The Texas Democrat Who Wants to “Make Quinceañeras Great Again”
Bobby Pulido, a Tejano musician who’s running for Congress in South Texas, hopes that his status as a regional celebrity will open the door to a lasting connection with voters.
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I wrote about Bobby Pulido, the Tejano singer running for Congress whose opponent dismissed him as a “quinceañera act.” Well, guess where’s he’s campaigning? A story about tradition and my first in @newyorker.com, from Texas → www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
The Texas Democrat Who Wants to “Make Quinceañeras Great Again”
Bobby Pulido, a Tejano musician who’s running for Congress in South Texas, hopes that his status as a regional celebrity will open the door to a lasting connection with voters.
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Don't miss this week's SLR, guest edited by @jesusrodriguez.work and featuring @caseyquack.bsky.social, @kerryhowley.bsky.social, @maurajudkis.bsky.social, @ckim.bsky.social +more mailchi.mp/sundaylongre...
☀️ The Sunday Long Read: Jesús Rodríguez, Robyn, Camp Mystic
The week's best journalism. Every Sunday.
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We are thrilled to have @jesusrodriguez.work edit the newsletter this weekend! Jesús is a writer and journalist in Washington, D.C. covering politics, characters, and culture. mailchi.mp/sundaylongre...
☀️ The Sunday Long Read: Jesús Rodríguez, Robyn, Camp Mystic
The week's best journalism. Every Sunday.
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Markwayne Mullin, the senator from Oklahoma and a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, is going to be in charge of Trump’s deportation operation.
Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 5mo agoBREAKING: KRISTI NOEM IS OUT AT DHS. TRUMP SAYS HE'S REPLACING HER WITH SEN. MARKWAYNE MULLIN.
BREAKING: Trump-Noem DHS admits to wrongfully arresting 261 DACA recipients, 86 of whom were deported, since Trump’s second term started, per disclosure to Congress.
The @washingtonpost.com layoffs disproportionately affected union members of color, per data from the @postguild.bsky.social. 50% of Hispanic/Latino guild members, 45% of Black members, and 43% of Asian members were laid off, compared to 37% of white members. www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/wash...
Washington Post layoffs disproportionately affected union members of color, preliminary Guild data shows
"We cannot ignore what this means for equity, representation, and the future of this organization."
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A brilliant writer and friend. If you have leads, send them his way or mine please
Jesús Rodríguez@jesusrodriguez.work · 6mo agoThey say you haven’t lived until you’ve been laid off. I’ve now lived once. Gutted to see so many coworkers lose their jobs at the Post today. If you know anyone who’s hiring a politics/culture/magazine writer with a law degree who also speaks Spanish: jesusrodriguez.work
They say you haven’t lived until you’ve been laid off. I’ve now lived once. Gutted to see so many coworkers lose their jobs at the Post today. If you know anyone who’s hiring a politics/culture/magazine writer with a law degree who also speaks Spanish: jesusrodriguez.work
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Marco Rubio says he covers his head with a blanket when taking naps on Air Force One so Trump won't think his secretary of state is weak for needing sleep on overseas flights. An outstanding read on Trump's health: nymag.com/intelligence...
Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti. "Please get the truth out about our son."
The anti-Trump coalition of professional liberals, progressives, independents and former Republicans have spent the past year gathering in Washington to talk about their grim new reality.
Democrats spent a year at rock bottom. Have they learned any lessons?
It’s been a long year of arguments, wisdom-mongering and profanity for the professional left and its allies.
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“Democratic politicians have a problem: They are Democratic politicians. Where does that leave a Connecticut senator who’s been on the Hill for nearly two decades?” A superb @karavoght.bsky.social profile of Chris Murphy, codenamed “The Vestryman” by Bannon www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
Chris Murphy needs blue America to wake up
The Connecticut senator once looked like the future of Democratic politics. These days, he worries whether democracy has a future.
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This whole paragraph in @maurajudkis.bsky.social's amazing story about SWEAT and THE SWAMP www.washingtonpost.com/style/of-int...
“Never did I imagine hands on me, and let alone being put on the ground,” said Alex Padilla, California’s first Latino senator, in an interview this week.
What did Sen. Alex Padilla get handcuffed for?
The California Democrat was muscled to the ground after interrupting a Homeland Security news conference. He wondered if it was worth it.
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He’s throwing WorldPride in Trump’s backyard. Who’s with him? www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
He’s throwing WorldPride in Trump’s backyard. Who’s with him?
Ryan Bos is trying to pull off a huge LGBTQ+ event in Washington during a time when not everybody is feeling comfortable showing their colors.
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Capital Pride is throwing a massive pride event on Trump’s doorstep as the administration advances decidedly anti-LGBTQ policies. ED Ryan Bos says “this is not the time to retreat.” @jesusrodriguez.work
He’s throwing WorldPride in Trump’s backyard. Who’s with him?
Ryan Bos is trying to pull off a huge LGBTQ+ event in Washington during a time when not everybody is feeling comfortable showing their colors.
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“You feel like you’re closer to the moon.” You won’t want to miss this great @jesusrodriguez.work meander along the Gulf of America or is it still the Gulf of Mexico? www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
Trump wants it known as the Gulf of America. How American is the gulf?
Oil! Rockets! Migrants! Margaritavilles! Meet us at the edge of a nation on the brink.
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This gulf story has everything: a map-maker debating the name change, an oceanographer listening to whales, a Venezuelan mom on a gulf-side bus ride to an immigration appt — all bookended by Margaritavilles (Key West & S. Padre Island) and, of course, SpaceX. www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
Trump wants it known as the Gulf of America. How American is the gulf?
Oil! Rockets! Migrants! Margaritavilles! Meet us at the edge of a nation on the brink.
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