Reid Epstein

Atlanta, Milwaukee, New York, Peoria, Washington, D.C.

Politics Reporter at The New York Times

Politics reporter @nytimes. Born and raised in the center of the universe: Peoria, Illinois. If you wanna chat email me at [email protected]

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Articles

Republicans Fight Uphill in Virginia Race That Will Test Anger at Trump

4 days ago | flipboard.com | Reid Epstein

3 hours agoTrump appears overwhelmed as opposition grows and support withersRachel Maddow looks at the powerful movement building against Donald Trump as his time in office becomes increasingly shambolic and he becomes more …7 hours agoTrump officials reverse guidance exempting farms, hotels from immigration raidsICE agents have been told to continue conducting enforcement operations at agricultural businesses despite concerns about negative effects on the food industry.
Republicans Fight Uphill in a Virginia Governor’s Race That Will Test Anger at Trump

4 days ago | nytimes.com | Reid Epstein

The politics of Washington nearly always bleed across the Potomac River and into Virginia’s odd-year elections for governor, long seen as the first sign of how the country is feeling about its new president. This year in particular, that is a big advantage for Democrats.
Two top union leaders quit DNC posts in dispute with chairperson

5 days ago | mahoningmatters.com | Shane Goldmacher |Reid Epstein

The leaders of two of the nation’s largest and most influential labor unions have quit their posts in the Democratic National Committee in a major rebuke to the party’s new chair, Ken Martin. Randi Weingarten, the longtime leader of the American Federation of Teachers and a major voice in Democratic politics, and Lee Saunders, president of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, have told Martin they will decline offers to remain at-large members of the national party.
Randi Weingarten Quits D.N.C. Post in Dispute With Chairman

5 days ago | flipboard.com | Shane Goldmacher |Reid Epstein

5 hours agoOrganizers of the "No Kings" rallies that swept across the nation June 14 said the protests drew large crowds that marched against the Trump administration. The American Civil Liberties Union, a part of the coalition that put on the demonstrations, said in a late Saturday, June 14 statement that …
Randi Weingarten Quits D.N.C. Post in Dispute With Chairman

5 days ago | nytimes.com | Shane Goldmacher |Reid Epstein

The leaders of two of the nation’s largest and most influential labor unions have quit their posts in the Democratic National Committee in a major rebuke to the party’s new chairman, Ken Martin.
Younger Democratic candidates bring new energy, but also new risks

1 week ago | seattletimes.com | Reid Epstein

While Democrats across the country are engaged in a debate about how old is too old, in Iowa there is a novel movement to actually have younger people run for office. With candidates in their 30s and 40s running for governor, Senate and the House, Iowa Democrats are set to turn their red state into a laboratory for whether younger candidates can appeal to voters who have abandoned the party during the Trump era.
Younger Democratic Candidates Bring New Energy, but Also New Risks

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Reid Epstein

A youth movement in Iowa is aiming to appeal to voters who have abandoned Democrats in the Trump era. There are pitfalls for people who grew up sharing everything online. While Democrats across the country are engaged in a debate about how old is too old, in Iowa there is a novel movement to actually have younger people run for office.
At ‘CPAC of the center,’ Democratic moderates beat up on the left

2 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | Shane Goldmacher |Reid Epstein

WASHINGTON — The centrist wing of the Democratic Party gathered Wednesday in a hotel basement in downtown Washington with a grand plan. The party should start winning, and stop losing. Surveying the wreckage of the 2024 election, the proud moderates here pleaded that their faction should seize control of the party’s messaging, stiff-arm liberal interest groups, and experience the spoils of real-life victory, all while ignoring angry online activists.
At 'CPAC of the Center,' Democratic Moderates Beat Up on the Left

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Shane Goldmacher |Reid Epstein

At a wonky gathering in Washington, centrist Democrats argued that they were the majority-makers the party needed to take control of Congress in 2026 and beyond. The centrist wing of the Democratic Party gathered on Wednesday in a hotel basement in downtown Washington with a grand plan. The party should start winning, and stop losing.
‘I didn’t get it done’: A reflective Tim Walz wants to make good

2 weeks ago | seattletimes.com | Katie Glueck |Reid Epstein

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Nearly seven months since his ticket lost the 2024 presidential election, Tim Walz is trying all at once to make amends for everything he thinks went wrong. He is going to Republican areas where Democrats lost ground. He is sitting for countless interviews after former Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign limited his media exposure. And as his party engages in collective finger-pointing, he is among the few Democrats admitting that they themselves made mistakes.