Ken Thomas

@WSJ National Political Reporter. @AP alum. [email protected] Signal at kenthomas.35

[Ken Thomas @KThomasDC]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Scott Colom wins election to U.S. Senate from Mississippi.

[Philip Melanchthon Wegmann @PhilipWegmann]

Nvidia is Preparing to Oust Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang
https://t.co/uCXiMQurL2

[Daniella Diaz @DaniellaMicaela]

NEW: If you’re waiting for AOC to make a decision about her political future, you may be waiting a while.

“I will be deliberating this privately, but I probably will not be sharing anything publicly for a little while,” she told me on Monday.

I’ve also learned she has begun bulking up her political operation.

Everything here:

https://t.co/cteVY4pKhk

[Mikenzie Frost @MikenzieFrost]

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is writing a new book, "Repair: Healing a Divided Nation."

It comes out March 9.

He says it’s meant to "spark honest dialogue" about how the country can "rediscover our common humanity and relearn our common purpose."

https://t.co/kRnNQN6PAu

[Vaughn Hillyard @VaughnHillyard]

Newly-obtained by @MSNOWNews from President Biden's upcoming memoir:

Biden's radiation treatment ended as doctors stopped further metastization of his stage 4 prostate cancer; continues hormone therapy.

Rebukes those who suggested cover-up of his cancer: https://t.co/lZYaEACsJb

[Ken Thomas @KThomasDC]

Inbox: .@PeteButtigieg says his latest book, NEXT, will be released Jan. 26, 2027.

[John McCormick @McCormickJohn]

The Democratic candidate for governor was leading in the polls and his Republican opponent hoped that a detail from his past would turn off voters: The small-town boy from northeast Iowa used to be a high-fashion model. by @chantalfdez and me: https://t.co/LuGucJEX4y

[Laura J. Nelson @laura_nelson]

Just in: California voters have rejected the proposed billionaire tax, Proposition 40, ending a heated and expensive fight over what could have been the nation’s first modern tax on wealth. With @pkwsj: https://t.co/ThX7NcsCYg

[Ken Thomas @KThomasDC]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Mario Diaz-Balart wins reelection to U.S. House in Florida's 26th Congressional District.

[Ken Thomas @KThomasDC]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Eli Crane wins reelection to U.S. House in Arizona's 2nd Congressional District.

[Annmarie Hordern @annmarie]

Statement from NVIDIA Board of Directors: The NVIDIA Board is initiating an independent investigation in light of recent reporting that founder and CEO Jensen Huang has been the target of a foreign intelligence effort.

[John McCormick @McCormickJohn]

“It has to be someone that appeals not just to Democrats, but to independents and some Republicans,” Beshear said in an interview. “… I’ve always said I think it ought to be a Democratic governor. That’s whether it’s me—and I haven’t made any decision—or someone else.”

[Philip Melanchthon Wegmann @PhilipWegmann]

On election night, @JDVance’s phone buzzed.

A confidant texted with uncomfortable advice: perhaps he should consider sitting out 2028.

Some allies now tell the VP they no longer believe any Republican can win a presidential election in two years.

Story with @natalieandrews:

https://t.co/XTanVKzTLD

[Ken Thomas @KThomasDC]

Jeffries' House landslide was so unexpected that when an early batch of results from Indiana showed such wide Democratic margins, aides huddled at DCCC headquarters thought their data tracker was glitching - a deep-dive on what comes next https://t.co/BRyxfCNcXx

[John McCormick @McCormickJohn]

Democrats have emerged from a resounding midterm victory with a deep bench and rising stars who have reinvigorated the party. But as they pivot to a 2028 presidential primary contest already informally under way, things could get messier. @KThomasDC & me: https://t.co/p5oQDnVv5x

[Marianna Sotomayor @MariannaReports]

Newsy: Sen. Elissa Slotkin says she’s “not ruling anything out” when pressed at Crooked Con if she’ll challenge Sen. Chuck Schumer for majority leader, noting the group chats are popping off about where a Democratic majority should go

[Patrick Svitek @PatrickSvitek]

Josh Shapiro, pressed at Crooked Con about his thinking on 2028, says he's "thinking about right now governing with a Democratic trifecta for the first time since 1978."

But he says he also wants to help Dems writ large focus on "doing big things again."

"I think coming from the swingiest swing state in America, we’ve got a little bit to say about that, and I definitely intend to be a part of that conversation about what our party looks like going forward."

[Michael Shepherd @mikeshepherdME]

Photographer Linda Coan O'Kresik of @bangordailynews always wanted to see what happens behind the scenes of Susan Collins' election night.

"This is it," Collins said in her hotel suite, about 90 minutes before conceding. https://t.co/D4N1k64YlS

[Michelle L. Price @michellelprice]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump replaces Susie Wiles with Stephen Miller as White House chief of staff after GOP's midterm defeat.

[Laura Weiss @LauraEWeiss16]

News: Sen. Ron Johnson has gathered 5 signatures from GOP senators on a letter demanding a delay of Senate Republican leadership elections, per multiple sources familiar w/ the efforts

Johnson is continuing to gather more signatures through the weekend, per the sources

This is enough support to force a conference meeting to discuss the delay

w/ @bresreports @AndrewDesiderio

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