Thomas Kaplan

Domestic policy editor, @nytimes. Former reporter on Capitol Hill and the campaign trail. Email: [email protected].

[Sheryl Gay Stolberg @SherylNYT]

NEW: Far-right social media sites like Gab are rife with Covid misinformation. Here, the tragic story of one Gab user and his grieving family. Randy Watt, 64, was not a Covid denier, but he did question authority. He took ivermectin and died of Covid-19.
https://t.co/thzHSr2qnH

[Thomas Kaplan @thomaskaplan]

A year after Omicron swept through the U.S. and disrupted the holidays, Fauci does not foresee a repeat this year. From @SharonLNYT and @benjmueller: https://t.co/hWI84jthUm

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Two GOP lawmakers want answers from Amtrak after it gave six-figure bonuses to executives last year. From @bymarkwalker: https://t.co/U9aOiRqNBO

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Pfizer announces encouraging findings about its new booster, though many questions remain. From @SharonLNYT: https://t.co/gSS8pbHGyp

[Sheryl Gay Stolberg @SherylNYT]

NEW: Progressives have figured out how to circumvent Republicans who won’t expand Medicaid: They take the question directly to the voters.

Six red states have passed ballot measures to expand Medicaid. Looks like South Dakota could be next. My report: https://t.co/718x43rNvF

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Supporters of Medicaid expansion have succeeded in passing ballot measures in six states. The next test: South Dakota. From @SherylNYT: https://t.co/vyYmPb104H

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Less than one in 10 eligible Americans have received an updated Covid booster so far https://t.co/qgsogSdAdk

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In a bid to curb overdose deaths, a group in Rhode Island is preparing to open the first supervised drug consumption site legalized by a state https://t.co/1OlGLPjwsP

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The CDC is scrapping its list of Covid travel advisories for foreign countries. From @ChrisCameronNYT: https://t.co/q36OSAaxOL

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The CDC says early data offers positive signs about the monkeypox vaccine, though the findings have many limitations https://t.co/FTU8jztJ8c

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With monkeypox cases on the decline, federal health officials are optimistic that the virus can be eliminated in the U.S. From @SherylNYT: https://t.co/78Xr50GiPX

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TSA officers have discovered more than 4,600 guns at airport security checkpoints this year, @bymarkwalker reports https://t.co/9MdFXvLR0e

[Thomas Kaplan @thomaskaplan]

@kronayne @nytimes Thanks, Kathleen!

[Thomas Kaplan @thomaskaplan]

Some personal news: I’m starting a new job as the domestic policy editor for @nytimes. Excited to get started and very lucky to get to work with such a talented team.

[NYTimes Communications @NYTimesPR]

The inimitable @thomaskaplan is taking on an exciting new role in the Washington bureau of The Times, starting this week as domestic policy editor. https://t.co/o802t11Itw

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@lizcgoodwin @nytimes Thanks, Liz! Congrats to you too!

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@jdawsey1 Thanks, Josh!

[Thomas Kaplan @thomaskaplan]

@kylieatwood @NYTimesPR @amandawgolden Thanks, Kylie!

[Thomas Kaplan @thomaskaplan]

@ndhapple @nytimes Thanks, Nolan!

[Thomas Kaplan @thomaskaplan]

@thegoldston @nytimes Thank you!

[Thomas Kaplan @thomaskaplan]

@Meyer_HM @ReedAbelson @nytimes Thank you!