Alexei Koseff
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Keeping an eye on all things California in Washington DC for @sfchronicle. Reach me at [email protected]
Washington, DC
Joined September 2012
I’ve hit my term limit in Sacramento. This is my last week at CalMatters. It’s been a privilege to help Californians understand how their government is serving them for the past 12 years. I’m excited to continue that work in a new way in Washington. https://t.co/TLqXiqgewP
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Washington correspondent Alexei Koseff will play a key role in chronicling President Trump’s policies targeting California and the tension between the state and the federal government.
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Though he does not have direct authority to move games, his frequent musings raise the specter that Trump could try to use the World Cup, or several other major upcoming sporting events, to gain leverage over California in their frequent political clashes. https://t.co/dmdcAQq3w1
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Despite the president’s repeated flirtations with the idea — he has similarly floated relocating matches from Seattle and Boston — no host city is realistically under threat.
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And…yet another Democrat jumps into the race for California governor
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Rep. Eric Swalwell, a longtime nemesis of President Trump, announced Thursday on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” that he will run for governor in 2026, promising to be a “protector and fighter” for...
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Devastating and infuriating. This story deserves your time today.
Babies are dying in America’s jails as pregnant women give birth alone on toilets and in dirty cells. One woman chewed through her umbilical cord. Another lost her child after an officer stopped at Starbucks on the way to the hospital. W/ @jonschuppe: https://t.co/dWVVq6bSzo
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Another Democrat jumps into the race for California governor
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The billionaire former hedge fund manager and 2020 presidential candidate who was an early leader of the drive to impeach Donald Trump is running for California governor in 2028.
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Ro Khanna and Marjorie Taylor Greene have cast their unusual partnership as a model for a brighter bipartisan future, though the political slugfest over the Epstein files appears far from over https://t.co/XI4760brXK
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Rep. Ro Khanna told the Chronicle that “the cause was so important” that he overlooked his past disagreements with Marjorie Taylor Greene and got to know her beyond the “caricature of her.”
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Following @LiaOffLeash's reporting that the FBI told several lobbyists it intercepted their communications as part of its investigation into Newsom's former chief of staff, Newsom's office confirms some members of his admin were also notified:
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The FBI notified some current and former members of the Newsom administration that agents intercepted their communications as part of its investigation of the governor’s former chief of staff.
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Katie Porter made amends with at least one of the crypto entrepreneurs who spent millions to defeat her Senate campaign last year, @joegarofoli reports, part of the gubernatorial hopeful's recent charm offensive with the California business community:
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Katie Porter’s outreach to billionaire Chris Larsen and other figures in the business community could help her campaign survive a critical juncture.
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In recent months, as Newsom grew his national profile, his rhetoric has also become increasingly biblical, writes @SophiaBollag:
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Gavin Newsom’s rhetoric has become strikingly biblical as he has elevated his national profile. It could be a strategic move as he tries to appeal to voters in swing states who may be more...
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Congress’ attention is poised to shift next week to the Epstein files — due in large part to @RoKhanna and @RobertGarcia, who have keyed into the case as one of Democrats’ most effective political attacks against President Donald Trump. https://t.co/XcDxCHSyBc
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Two California Democrats have keyed into the release of the Epstein files as one of their party’s most effective political attacks against President Trump: “We won’t stop until we do that.”
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A lawsuit claiming that Proposition 50 is an illegal racial gerrymander now has the backing of Trump's Justice Department, @BobEgelko reports https://t.co/RAaHIwkHTF
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The Trump administration is seeking to join a Republican lawsuit that contends the new congressional maps approved by state voters last week illegally discriminate in favor of Hispanics.
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Trump administration accuses California's Rep. Eric Swalwell, a vocal critic of the president, of mortgage fraud, @NBCNews reports. Sen. Adam Schiff is facing a similar investigation. https://t.co/6eY7zwx2pf
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Swalwell is the latest Democrat to face mortgage fraud allegations from Federal Housing Finance Agency head Bill Pulte, who sent a letter to the Justice Department on Wednesday.
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California’s Adam Gray is one of just six House Democrats who voted for this funding bill
The House has approved a bill to reopen the federal government. The bill now must be signed by President Trump to end the longest government shutdown in US history. https://t.co/fAoVrXcGzS
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"The news today of formal accusations of impropriety by a long-serving trusted advisor are a gut punch. I have voluntarily cooperated with the US Department of Justice in their investigation, and will continue to do so," @XavierBecerra said in a statement https://t.co/p8ace5ughL
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Gavin Newsom’s former chief of staff has been charged with stealing $225,000 from a campaign account held by Xavier Becerra, who was secretary of Health and Human Services under President Joe...
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BREAKING: former @CAgovernor chief of staff Dana Williamson arrested in FBI corruption probe
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The Trump administration set the refugee admissions cap for the coming year at just 7,500, with most slots for Afrikaners from South Africa. The decision is expected to significantly reshape how resettlement services are delivered nationwide.
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Federal cuts to Bay Area resettlement agencies imperil Afghan refugees in hubs like Fremont’s “Little Kabul.”
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Nancy Pelosi's daughter will not seek to succeed her in the House https://t.co/BEX0ivBxvj
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Pelosi will seek the state Senate seat currently held by Scott Wiener. His term doesn’t expire until 2028, but he is a top contender to replace Nancy Pelosi in Congress in 2026.
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Nancy Pelosi’s retirement brings to a close one of the most consequential chapters in California political history. How will the state fare in Washington without its most influential champion? https://t.co/iyVZBZ5Y5e
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The longtime legislator’s retirement signals the last in a series of Capitol Hill departures for powerful California politicians, leaving the state bereft of the influence it once enjoyed.
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Kiley lives in a Sacramento suburb that was drawn into a Democratic-leaning district under Proposition 50. He is still deciding whether to seek re-election in another seat, where he would have a better shot of winning but would have to challenge one of his Republican colleagues.
I want to thank everyone who has reached out about my plans for next year in the wake of Prop. 50. While I will be running for reelection to the House, it's going to take time to figure out in which of the newly drawn districts. My current district has been chopped into six
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Nancy Pelosi’s retirement brings to a close one of the most consequential chapters in California political history. How will the state fare in Washington without its most influential champion? https://t.co/iyVZBZ5Y5e
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The longtime legislator’s retirement signals the last in a series of Capitol Hill departures for powerful California politicians, leaving the state bereft of the influence it once enjoyed.
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The earliest Nancy Pelosi photo in the @sfchronicle archives is from 1972 and originally referred to her as "Mrs. Paul Pelosi" in the caption. A visual timeline of her legacy: https://t.co/514J44Zv0z
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They survived 25 hours. Can you? Hundreds of weapons, 40+ skills, and infinite builds await. No battle pass, no online grind — just a single-player game that refuses to stop evolving. Cat Girl Survivor is chaos, perfected.
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