Alexei Koseff

Congress accountability and enterprise reporter for @washingtonpost. Reach me at [email protected] or on Signal at akoseff.01

[Alexei Koseff @akoseff]

A woman who worked for nearly two years for Rep. Eric Swalwell told the Chronicle she had sexual encounters with him while he was her boss and alleged he twice sexually assaulted her when she was too intoxicated to consent. https://t.co/Xx6zg3lxBM

[Alexei Koseff @akoseff]

The White House, anticipating a surge of congressional oversight and legislative probes, has already added 15 new staff to its counsel's office, @katiadoyl reports. On Wednesday, it released a letter threatening to investigate the investigators. https://t.co/vvH9DPAXAH

[Alexei Koseff @akoseff]

House Republicans elected Rep. Jim Jordan as their leader for the next Congress after Speaker Mike Johnson stepped down
https://t.co/lMkcNa119q

[Alexei Koseff @akoseff]

Congress has only five more scheduled weeks before the end of the year — but some Republicans are urging their colleagues to work weekends and holidays to push their agenda through the lame-duck session, @theodoricmeyer and @JarrellTDillard report: https://t.co/y3XBWt0546

[Alexei Koseff @akoseff]

@natsfert @farhip Thank you for shouting that out!

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“The fates of the half-dozen congressmen facing such allegations reveal that, in the absence of rules or culture that effectively prevent and punish misconduct, the most effective tool for accountability might be public opinion.” https://t.co/71MifQrvpw

[Alexei Koseff @akoseff]

@SSHarmon79 @ZavalaA Steve, have you considered that, as a Democratic operative, you may be clouded by your own biases?

[Alexei Koseff @akoseff]

On his way out the governor's office, Newsom commutes the sentences of California's entire death row.

Early in his first term, he announced a moratorium on executions — a huge controversy just a few years after the state voted to speed up the process.
https://t.co/Mr09MKmWNY

[Alexei Koseff @akoseff]

@julepandme Yes, candidates have ideas about what they would like to do. The party has not actually laid out a specific agenda yet. The story explores the different arguments for how Democrats should use their huge new majorities given that Trump is still in power.

[Nick Baumann @NickBaumann]

"The ingredients are in place for the biggest break with Israel since the era of President Dwight D. Eisenhower." https://t.co/O4oR4IDwUr

[Alexei Koseff @akoseff]

Nancy Pelosi’s endorsement ultimately was not enough to decide the next representative from San Francisco

[Connie Chan 陳詩敏 @conniechansf]

Thank you, San Francisco.

This election has ended, but our movement and our commitment to one another carries forward. I will be right there with you.

[Alexei Koseff @akoseff]

Once the euphoria fades from Tuesday night, Democrats face a sobering task: figuring out how to wield their new majorities in the final two years of Donald Trump’s tenure.

With @AnnaLissRoy, @marianaa_alfaro, @merica, @theodoricmeyer and @ErinatThePost: https://t.co/7H2pJRdESy

[Alexei Koseff @akoseff]

I covered two House members under ethics investigations (for domestic violence and sexual misconduct allegations) scrambling for reelection this fall. Both have now officially lost.

Max Miller in Ohio: https://t.co/PnWzaMiPWG

Jimmy Gomez in California: https://t.co/aRqwYy6jGm

[Mariana Alfaro @marianaa_alfaro]

@washingtonpost @AnnaLissRoy We have a small but powerful team:
Our Senate pro is @theodoricmeyer
On Econ policy, hit up @JarrellTDillard
Anything NatSec+Congress, @noahjrobertson
And our investigative guy, @akoseff

With recurring appearances by the masterful @lizcgoodwin @matthewichoi @rbeggin

[Mariana Alfaro @marianaa_alfaro]

Now that Election Day is behind us, a quick reintroduction: I cover the House for @washingtonpost alongside @AnnaLissRoy!

If you're an incoming member, a returning member, an aide, a strategist, or just love to chat about the House, you can find me on Signal: mariana_alfaro.10

[Alexei Koseff @akoseff]

They just started playing “Closing Time” at the Susan Collins election party. She is not coming out to speak tonight.

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Kansas will have its first Democratic senator in nearly a century https://t.co/CsuA2YAWRn

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With a win in the Senate race, James Talarico breaks Democrats' long drought in Texas https://t.co/TwRdGSENaa

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As Maine results sloooowly trickle in, Susan Collins is doing another tour around her election party while Lady Gaga’s “Just Dance” plays

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History made by the first Black woman ever elected governor in the United States

And now the Jon Ossoff/Raphael Warnock presidential speculation can begin in earnest...

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BREAKING: Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms wins Georgia's governor race, NBC News projects. https://t.co/mxugcZ9Gw4