David W. Chen

NYT National reporter covering state legislatures and policies. Previous gigs: NYT Sports, NYT Metro, Merc News, AP. On Threads:

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Tyler calls it

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Hobbled Dodger at the plate as the winning run with 2 outs in the ninth in Game 1

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@nyttypos @nytimes Thank you

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Pitching change: I'm humbled to be part of an outstanding group of Sports colleagues who are now joining the National desk. My new beat will be covering state legislatures, state-level policy making, and the political forces behind them. https://t.co/U3mD9BYEis

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New York Public Radio, the parent organization of WNYC, is cutting its staff by about 12%, according to a note to staff from President and CEO LaFontaine Oliver

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“It’s like going to New York and spending your entire time in Times Square, and your takeaway is, every New Yorker is dressed like Cookie Monster”: @hknightsf's rich and nuanced NYT debut looks at the beauty and the warts of her SF https://t.co/Z6Z7pP0wDq

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"In the book, Mr. Romney is said to quote his colleagues by name in discussing how Republican lawmakers really view and talk about Mr. Trump in private when the former president is not present."

https://t.co/UVwrOYYmUk via @anniekarni

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“Now listen, before you get any ideas, no I am not dying. But if you or someone you know is, please call Codey Funeral Home ... (What, you thought I was going to stop telling jokes on this day of all days?)"
https://t.co/ahgMrK8hdR via @SusanKLivio @johnsb01 @njdotcom

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From Top Chef contestant to World Central Kitchen volunteer: My contribution to ⁦@NYTNational⁩ all-hands-on-deck coverage of the Maui wildfires looks at a restaurant in Lahaina’s historic Pioneer Inn, now in ruins https://t.co/Ssq4lxbShG

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Come for the salad anecdote relayed by former @NYTSports reporter Lynn Zinser https://t.co/BsArb7E1iS

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@minakimes Congratulations! A future AAJA member, perhaps!

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@BrettKelman Thank you!

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NEW: I traveled to Guam earlier this year to report on how abortion is already hard to access -- and how several court cases could soon ban it, or make it all but impossible. With powerful photos by @NorikoHayashi_ https://t.co/Sv2cbepyPm via @NYTNational

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THREAD: As a NYT reporter, I've been investigating Trump family international deals since 2016. India, Indonesia, Philippines, Turkey, Panama. I have never seen anything like the Oman deal, re the potential for a conflict of interest. Let's take a look https://t.co/i6MFWaC4uJ

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Feds say "Subject 1" -- who had been the subject of an @nhpr investigation into sexual misconduct -- was in frequent contact with the person accused of directing the 3 men charged in the case
https://t.co/aB8iqrbiUj via @davidenrich

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A vital story by @davidenrich on when "physical and legal threats converge," as more libel lawsuits are being filed to "punish smaller news organizations for aggressive coverage and to deter others from speaking out."
https://t.co/LMc5NXpLIr

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Stay for the kicker in @remytumin's story about GW's new nickname
https://t.co/Q6A7v1XN2e

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"A storybook situation that you could not have scripted"

https://t.co/z9SX2J3Ea3 via @chrisychung @nytimestravel

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Which is a reminder that one of Santos' dubious claims is that he was a volleyball star at Baruch, as chronicled by @billywitz @coreykilgannon

https://t.co/8ljXpG4vBT via @NYTMetro @NYTSports

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The @BorowitzReport weighs in:

https://t.co/S9rhKPIDDO

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"To do it with your kid — I’m telling you, that’s gold": Great @BenMullin story on a father-and-son team https://t.co/x8KOaht3AJ