Alex Roarty

Update: @NationalMallNPS has responded to my questions about these 12 new statues. "The twelve soldiers represent the collective sacrifice of those who served during the Revolutionary War, reflecting the broad range of individuals who contributed to the nation's founding."

One nonagenarian. Six octogenarians. And about 50 members in their 70s. That’s the Republican Party in Congress. And younger members are confronting the need for a new generation. W/ the amazing @pkcapitol @ReporterOriana notus.org/congress/repub…

El-Sayed continues to consolidate the left notus.org/campaigns/work…

Some news: It's my first week as a Senate reporter for @thehill. Excited to join this all-star team and keep covering the upper chamber. Add me to your press lists: hhuiskes at thehill dot com. Got tips, etc? I'm still on Signal at helenh.68.

Great @CJR piece about The Star ... and a bright piece of news for journalism: cjr.org/feature/star-i…

WASHINGTON, May 26 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump has repeated his false claim that the 2020 election was stolen from him at least 107 times in the last six months, keeping the grievance front and center even as he faces new political risks from the war with Iran and looming midterm elections. Trump devotes near-daily attention to ​the issue, a Reuters review of his public events, interviews and online posts found, and his comments often come in waves. One Saturday in April, amid a fragile ceasefire with Iran, Trump posted allegations about the ‌2020 election - when he lost to his predecessor Joe Biden - seven times on his Truth Social account.

Can a candidate to the left of Jared Golden win in Maine’s 2nd District? This cycle looks a lot like the 2018 election that sent Golden to Washington for the first time. notus.org/maine/jared-go…

The Working Families Party said it is prepared to go “all in” to help Michigan U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed win. notus.org/campaigns/work…

In an interview with CNN on Monday, Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) says he finds Graham Platner's tattoo disqualifying and hopes Maine voters agree with him Auchincloss: “I find that tattoo and his commentary about it to be personally disqualifying. I hope Maine voters agree with me.” #MaineSenate

Immigrants with temporary status will have to return to their home country to apply for green card, a major shift in policy from USCIS. For years, immigrants have been able to file for status adjustments while staying in the country. (1/2) w/ @adorathejourn notus.org/immigration/un…

A campaign account for Senate candidate Mike Collins mocks an adviser to rival Derek Dooley’s PAC whose wife attempted suicide after accusing Matt Lauer of rape. #gapol

In March, Donald Trump had a post drafted endorsing John Cornyn. In May, he endorsed Ken Paxton. I report for @NYMag nymag.com/intelligencer/…

NEW: A deep dive into the misleading picture Rep. Linda Sánchez paints of her campaign to potential donors. She claims to run a “grassroots campaign,” while her constituents have hardly donated anything. Instead, she’s raking in cash from corporate PACs: notus.org/2026-election/…

“For donors, it’s not dissimilar to Biden, when people started saying, ‘This isn’t going well, but what are we supposed to do?’” story with @ec_schneider and @JasJWright

In private group chats and 1-on-1 conversations, DNC members were frustrated, confused and angry, according to 4 people involved in these conversations. There’s a brewing crisis over Martin’s leadership, they said, even if path to replace him is unclear notus.org/democrats/dnc-…

NEWS - Ken Martin’s leadership in crisis post autopsy. DNC member, Martin ally: “If they think this is going to make things go away, no, this is only going to ramp up now.” At least 1 last-min attempt by top DNC officials to rewrite autopsy in late 25, but they ultimately pulled plug. W/ @JasJWright @Alex_Roarty notus.org/democrats/dnc-…

“If this was meant to instill confidence, this did not do it. Donors are saying, ‘How do we get rid of him?’” @ec_schneider @JasJWright and @Alex_Roarty on the fallout from the autopsy release, and the mess circling Ken Martin notus.org/democrats/dnc-…

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Wally edge still has the juice

NEWS - DNC is sharing private messaging guidance w/ state party chairs, urging them to reassert their confidence in his leadership. "Do you have confidence to in Ken Martin's ability to serve as DNC chairman?" (sample q in email) "I am fully confident in his leadership." "Releasing the report in full is a good first step."