Jess Bidgood
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I write the On Politics newsletter for @nytimes. Forever @BostonGlobe fan. Send me your ideas. [email protected]
Washington, DC
Joined May 2008
Out of all of those targeted by Trump, Harvard may be in the most difficult spot. w/@jessbidgood
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Even against one of the nation’s oldest institutions, the Trump administration holds the levers of power — and it’s using them aggressively.
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NEW: Trump chose 2 supervisors to run the agency until the Senate could confirm Kash Patel. But the White House goofed on the website and listed the wrong man in charge of the agency. Instead of fixing, officials let it stand and the two men traded titles.
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The White House mixed up who is temporarily in charge of the agency as the Trump loyalist heads into a Senate confirmation hearing.
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“What’s it’s like to interview Kamala Harris.” A Q/A with @jessbidgood for tonight’s On Politics Newsletter https://t.co/ojgn4gVGUT
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‘She didn’t break eye contact. It was intense. You feel on trial.’
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JD Vance, bandaged ears, and a Republican Party that feels a sense of inevitable victory. Recapping Day 1 of the RNC with @jessbidgood on a special episode of @TheRunUpNYT
https://t.co/21iKbp5gtD
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A dispatch from Night 1 of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.
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NEW: We took the deepest look yet into Garland's oversight of his special counsels. The stakes couldn’t be higher, as the AG risks putting his fingerprints on an election that many in both parties have cast as a test of American democracy. W/@aviswanatha
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The attorney general has tried to stay above the political fray while overseeing investigations into Trump, Biden and his son.
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This week, we answered your recent questions about 2024 by setting the main characters aside. @jessbidgood of the NYT On Politics newsletter joins The Run-Up to help break down some of the people who aren’t Biden or Trump that could matter come November.
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Your questions about 2024, answered.
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“He turned around and looked down at me, and as I began to introduce myself, he interrupted me and said, “I saw you back there. And I said to myself: She’s very beautiful but she’s probably a reporter.” Riveting @rebeccadobrien @jessbidgood
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Not as a defendant, but as a possible juror.
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"Trump’s real power on the Hill has always been destructive in nature. He’s someone who blocks things from happening rather than someone who builds consensus" important context to keep in mind from @CatieEdmondson in last weeks 'On Politics' newsletter with @jessbidgood
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Brilliant platform leveraging--@jessbidgood says her dream @nytimes OnPolitics newsletter would be a @taylorswift13 interview. "Taylor, I know you’re reading this: When you’ve got something to say about this election, email me."
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After a long and exhaustive search, we have found our next newsletter writer.
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Apply for my old job! It is a great one.
With the loss/poaching of the amazing @jessbidgood , the small but mighty @BostonGlobe DC bureau is looking for a national political reporter. If you're interested in working for a great and profitable news organization, here's the info.
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I am hugely proud of the work we do in the Globe's DC bureau, and grateful for the Globe's commitment to us. I have learned so much here, from my DC colleagues and Boston-based aces like @vgmac, @emmaplatoff, @samanthajgross and the great great @JamesPindell
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@nytimes But it's bittersweet to leave the @BostonGlobe, which has been my journalistic home for 5.5 years. There is no better team than @JimPuzzanghera, @LissandraVilla, @TalKopan and our fearless leader @JFKucinich. I will miss you guys so much.
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News!! I am so, so excited to join the brilliant team @nytimes, and to write a newsletter I have long loved to read.
We’re thrilled to announce that @jessbidgood is rejoining The Times as the new managing correspondent of the On Politics newsletter.
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The @jessbidgood era is about to begin.
We’re thrilled to announce that @jessbidgood is rejoining The Times as the new managing correspondent of the On Politics newsletter.
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Read all the way to the end where @LissandraVilla is accidentally sent text messages intended for Mellon 👀 https://t.co/ygF4YxFG3h
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“He doesn’t come to all the Washington political balls and gatherings,” David McIntosh, president of the conservative Club for Growth, said of the donor.
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BREAKING 🚨🚨🚨: #SCOTUS to hear Trump criminal immunity appeal in case stemming from his failed bid to cling to power in 2020. To be argued in late April
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So the Washington Post gutted metro and now DCist and WAMU at a time when DC needs oversight over and accountability from our chaotic local elected leaders more than ever. Cool. This is fine.
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GOOD MORNING! Today is the final edition of @EarlyStart! Join us: @fpleitgenCNN @jessbidgood @MaxFosterCNN @VanDamCNN @SangerNYT @ShelbyTalcott @IsaacDovere @AndrewDesiderio @AndyScholesCNN
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