Dozens of Democratic members of Congress are boycotting Le Diplomate, Rasika, and other popular DC restaurants amid union disputes, Axios reports. axios.com/2025/06/05/sco…

Torpedo bats have come to the Congressional Baseball Game! Organizers got four bats specially made, two for Dems and two for Reps. #CBG25

The latest on Democratic infighting from Erika Filter, featuring an extended conversation with Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez

15 years ago, Democrats faced a reckoning, complete with packed town halls, as tea party Republicans pushed back against early Obama administration actions. Now, some say they're seeing a moment unfold that a former lawmaker said has "eerie similarities." ow.ly/PsQS50W5JtC

New quest: Washington DC! After two years of work, Steph and I have just launched the Creator Economy Caucus in the House of Representatives, a bipartisan group where creators can work alongside lawmakers to ensure legislation is timely and relevant for the Internet age. We've

Congratulations to Erika Filter for being named a finalist at tonight's Society of Professional Journalists awards for her writing on how former Vice President Kamala Harris' gender took a backseat last cycle. 🔓unlocked njour.nl/s/726163/?unlo…

The ⁦Washington Nationals⁩ have called up Bruce the Bat Dog from the ⁦Rochester Red Wings⁩. 🐾 More on the organization’s leader in head pats and belly rubs ahead of his highly anticipated Major League debut: curlyw.mlblogs.com/nationals-call…

After receiving a $1.56 million grant last year, the Siletz Tribe will officially be reintroducing sea otters to the Oregon coast, over a hundred years since they were extirpated, in conjunction with other tribes and nonprofits. buff.ly/2PqgAmI

Trump is feeling good about Elon Musk's apology. "I thought it was very nice that he did that," Donald J. Trump told me on the phone this morning. Is a full truce coming? nypost.com/2025/06/11/us-…

Nearly 6 years since I started down a rabbit hole to find out who was Dan of Dan’s Cafe, my magnum opus (abridged) has now been published: washingtoncitypaper.com/article/765951…

entire fullbright board resigns citing claims of trump admin interference saying their legacy depends on “the integrity of the program’s selection process based on merit, not ideology, and its insulation from political interference. that integrity is now undermined.”

Now out of power, Dems are taking a page out of Trump’s playbook: posting online and appearing on podcasts. Erika Filter reports (unlocked): buff.ly/Yt14kV2

People are having very strange conversations with ChatGPT, in which they discover secret cabals or conspiracies or that we are in fact living in The Matrix. It sends these people into delusional spirals. Then ChatGPT tells them to email me about it. nytimes.com/2025/06/13/tec…

On this episode Kirk A. Bado talks to Erika Filter about Democrats' struggles with messaging in the Trump 2.0 era. Listen on Spotify: buff.ly/twj9xPk

Tussles with President Trump and a local tragedy thrust the Minnesota governor back into the national spotlight right as Democrats search for a leader. Erika Filter reports (unlocked): buff.ly/nRplVa8

People, he’s in South Carolina… YES HES RUNNING. Good lawd. They’re all running till they’re not but like come on folks… sfstandard.com/2025/07/08/new…

New from me: the Supreme Court agreed to take up a case that could get rid of the limit on coordinated spending between candidates and parties, giving political parties more bang for their buck. Free to read: nationaljournal.com/s/729023/the-s…

Iowa’s once prominent position as the kickoff to the Democratic nominating calendar is uncertain after the national party traded the Field of Dreams for Williams-Brice Stadium in South Carolina during the 2024 cycle. Erika Filter reports (unlocked): buff.ly/LoNJTNr

Me for The 51st on D.C.’s dead-animal collectors, who handle more than a dozen daily requests for help: 51st.news/dc-who-collect…