Mathew Helman -- also mathelman.bsky.social

Dad, #mapoli communications pro, Senate/House race junkie, @Springsteen disciple, stand-up comedy enthusiast. He/him. Tweeto ergo sum.

[Ally Mutnick @allymutnick]

🚨🚨NY State Sen Peter Oberacker (R) is no longer on the candidate roster for the NRCC’s MAGA Majority program

Oberacker is challenging Rep Josh Riley (D) in #NY19
https://t.co/3hWpbJTZJS

[Axios @axios]

Diesel price surges to all-time high, fueled by wars https://t.co/Z9Efmtvw7r

[ProPublica @propublica]

New: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton appears to have violated federal ethics law in significant ways when filing his most recent disclosures of his assets and liabilities, ethics experts told ProPublica and The Texas Tribune. https://t.co/9KExY1t1Xe

[Texas Tribune @TexasTribune]

New: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton appears to have violated federal ethics law in significant ways when filing recent disclosures of his assets and liabilities, creating confusion about his net worth and holdings, a review by @propublica and The Texas Tribune found. https://t.co/pQ7cHhFPqh

[Axios @axios]

Large employers drop health benefits as costs rise https://t.co/q7VPmIayZT

[Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla]

(NYT) - Large and small employers are bracing for what looks to be the sharpest increase in health care costs in more than two decades.

@nytimes
https://t.co/ekPdjPIRy3

[Mathew Helman -- also mathelman.bsky.social @MatHelman]

.@CommerceGov Secretary, #JeffreyEpstein bestie, and American oligarch @howardlutnick is making bank while pretending to be a public servant.

[WSJ Politics @WSJPolitics]

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick disclosed at least $250 million in income last year, mostly from his prior ownership of Cantor Fitzgerald https://t.co/tCR6sXGrwP

[WSJ Politics @WSJPolitics]

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick disclosed at least $250 million in income last year, mostly from his prior ownership of Cantor Fitzgerald https://t.co/tCR6sXGrwP

[Heather Long @byHeatherLong]

One big sore spot in the August jobs report = wages
Wage growth is the lowest in 5 years

Wage growth = 3.1% in the past year
Inflation is likely to be ~3.5% (it was 3.4% in July)

Americans are being squeezed financially right now.
Inflation has wiped out all wage gains since April (and March was close). Credit card debt is at a record high, savings is the lowest in years, and personal loan use is up. Consumption is almost certainly going to slow.

[Centrism Fan Acct 🔹 @Wilson__Valdez]

It's cool how the country is just being completely mismanaged and every single cabinet member is laser focused on their stupid little reality shows.

[Ryan Nobles @ryanobles]

NEW: I asked swing district Republican Rep. Rob Wittman three different times if he wants President Trump to campaign with him in Virginia. This is how he responded:

[PA Democratic Party @PADemParty]

BREAKING: Newly unearthed audio shows Stacy Garrity’s handpicked running mate, Jason Richey, calling loyalty to Donald Trump and the MAGA agenda a “Nazi Party purity test.”

Now, he and Garrity are running on their 100% allegiance to Trump.

@GarrityforPA, do you agree with your running mate that your support for Donald Trump is like a Nazi Party purity test?

[Inside Elections @InsideElections]

🚨 3 of our House race ratings shifted away from Republicans this week:
#FL14 (Castor): Lean R → Tilt R
#MN01 (Finstad): Solid R → Likely R
#TX35 (Open; Casar): Likely R → Lean R

[Drew Savicki @DrewSav]

Swing district Republicans own this.

[Patrick De Haan @GasBuddyGuy]

BREAKING: according to GasBuddy data, the live U.S. national average price of diesel has set a new record: $5.820/gal, surpassing the previous daily $5.819/gal all-time high that occurred June 17, 2022. (9/3/26 3:25pm ET)

[Patrick De Haan @GasBuddyGuy]

It's full-day official: GasBuddy data shows yesterday's full-day official national average price of diesel at $5.848/gal, setting a record, beating $5.819/gal on June 17, 2022.

[Patrick De Haan @GasBuddyGuy]

6 weeks and a day later, we've hit that milestone. U.S. diesel prices have never been this high. and now the countdown starts for the trickle down to everything consumers buy... record diesel will start funneling down into the economy

[Justin Baragona @justinbaragona]

And, of course, Oliver Darcy was the first to crack the code on why Maria Bartiromo was sudenly released from Fox News.

She spilled to the White House that the corporate bosses delivered an edict not to cover his election-denying primetime address!

https://t.co/wMUD7tTGzU

[POLITICO @politico]

As Trump begins to unveil his midterm plans, many Republicans facing tough elections are wary of tying themselves too closely as Trump's approval rating drags.

“We’ve told them he cannot come,” said a senior Republican involved in a competitive race.
https://t.co/LushsuvCO7

[Meredith Lee Hill @meredithllee]

NEW — Some battleground Republicans have told Trump’s political team they don’t want him in their districts ahead of Nov

And, top GOP pollsters are advising some vulnerable Rs and candidates to not talk about Trump on the trail

“We’ve told them he cannot come,” one R said. “He would not be helpful here.”

More on the balancing act and fallout 60 days out w/ @andrewjfhoward @erinpdoherty

https://t.co/lfSvNKXgfX via @politico