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Posted: Jun 5, 2026, 10:14 PM
Caption: In December 2024, Rob Field — then a top aide to Dem New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy — swiped right on the dating app profile of a woman who identified herself as Leah Andrews. After months of texting, he thought she might be his “forever person.” But around five months after they met, recorded videos of their dates and calls were posted online by conservative influencer Steven Crowder. The woman was not Leah Andrews, according to a lawsuit filed this week by Field, but a Florida woman named Alysia Gamble. According to public records and online videos we reviewed, Gamble was a former QAnon organizer, and her pursuit of Field wasn’t an isolated project. We identified at least three other instances in which Gamble went undercover to court men in an attempt to capture viral content later published online by Crowder or conservative activist James O’Keefe. Crowder’s media company did not return our request for comment, and O’Keefe, who is not named in the lawsuit, declined to comment. Read the full exclusive story from our @d.han at the link in bio.

Likes: 1,311
Comments: 888
Posted: Jun 5, 2026, 5:25 PM
Caption: Democrats are at each other’s throats about Graham Platner after his latest scandal. They don’t know what to do about it. The New York Times released a report with disturbing accounts from several of Platner’s ex-girlfriends, just days before he is set to win the Democratic nomination to face GOP Sen. Susan Collins in Maine, a critical Senate battleground. The report — on the heels of last week’s news that Platner had sexted other women while married — left Democrats torn. Some view him as their only chance to take down Collins. Others warned that he’s a loose cannon and there’s no predicting what other information about his past will spill into public view. What has already come to light, they argued, might already be enough to sink his candidacy, not to mention undermine the party’s core values. Read the full story at the link in our bio. 📸 Ryan David Brown for POLITICO

Likes: 95
Comments: 12
Views: 3,568
Posted: Jun 5, 2026, 12:42 PM
Caption: Should elected officials profit from crypto? Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says it’s “complicated.” “You don’t want to accidentally create any disincentives for people to engage in public office,” Armstrong told our @DashaBurns on #TheConversation. The debate comes as Democrats push for ethics provisions in pending crypto legislation amid scrutiny of the Trump family’s crypto ventures, which Bloomberg has estimated have added roughly $1.4 billion in crypto-related wealth to the family’s fortune. Listen to Armstrong’s full interview on this week’s episode of #TheConversation — link in bio.

Likes: 4,046
Comments: 478
Posted: Jun 4, 2026, 6:38 PM
Caption: Hasan Piker had an up-and-down election night Tuesday as he looks to convert his online influence into wins for progressives. But the popular socialist Twitch streamer is seeking to clarify how he views his role: “A lot of people think I’m some kingmaker,” he told us. “But I’m not a kingmaker — and I’m very clear about that.” Instead, Piker said his goal with campaigns is “just trying to identify wonderful candidates that are more responsive to the needs of the masses, and push for them, and get them elected. Connect them with my audience.” Read the full interview at the link in our bio. 📸 Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP

Likes: 538
Comments: 33
Views: 43.4K
Posted: Jun 4, 2026, 12:57 PM
Caption: EXCLUSIVE: Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong responded to JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon calling him “full of shit” as traditional banks push back against new crypto-friendly legislation on Capitol Hill. Armstrong told our @dashaburns he believes the bill’s crypto regulations will be “good for the banks” and that he was puzzled by Dimon’s harsh rebuke, in which the Wall Street figure criticized the legislation and lambasted the crypto industry’s aggressive lobbying. “I’ve got a lot of respect for Jamie Dimon, so it was kind of sad to hear that,” Armstrong said. Read more at the link in bio, and subscribe to #TheConversation podcast to hear the full interview — out Friday.

Likes: 586
Comments: 10
Views: 17.4K
Posted: Jun 3, 2026, 9:09 PM
Caption: Dem voters are playing it safe in the battlegrounds — and swinging further to the left in some safe-blue districts. Our national political reporter Lisa Kashinsky explained the key takeaways from the biggest primary night of the year. And what this means for the future of the Democratic Party. Read more at the link in our bio.

Likes: 4,401
Comments: 689
Posted: Jun 3, 2026, 11:23 AM
Caption: The Democratic establishment swung back in California on Tuesday. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass advanced to a November runoff in a better-than-expected showing in her reelection bid, while Xavier Becerra was in solid position to make the runoff in the race for governor — both blunting a surge of outsider energy and massive spending in the nation’s most populous state. While the governor’s race was still not called early Wednesday, and Bass still has a runoff to contend with, early results suggested the limits of anti-establishment currents that threatened for months to upend the party apparatus in this heavily Democratic state. Read more at the link in bio. 📷 William Liang / AP

Likes: 1,443
Comments: 301
Posted: Jun 2, 2026, 7:09 PM
Caption: COLUMN | The biggest threat to JD Vance in 2028 is Spencer Pratt, writes our Alexander Burns. The reality-soap performer has emerged as a disruptive force in the race for LA mayor, churning up the city’s inert politics with performance artistry, authentic grievance and high-tech vapor. The comparisons to Trump are inevitable and inadequate, considering the president was one of the most recognizable people alive before he ran. But who was Pratt, until he became a major candidate for high office? “And that is what Vance should worry about: Not Pratt himself, but the success of a screwball candidacy made from little besides artifice and anger,” writes Burns. Read his full column at the link in our bio. 🎨 Claudine Hellmuth/POLITICO

Likes: 912
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Posted: Jun 2, 2026, 3:15 PM
Caption: AI ads and influencer payments are flooding California’s midterms — and 2028 is next. Ahead of this year’s elections, California thought it was prepared to regulate a new wave of internet activity on the campaign trail. But the novel tactics are exploiting glaring weaknesses in the state’s ability to check the fast-improving AI features and content-farming tools, according to campaign operatives, state lawmakers and election ethics experts. Former reality TV star Spencer Pratt is testing the state’s deepfake labeling rules in his bid for L.A. mayor on the back of fan-made AI videos trashing incumbent Karen Bass — and it might be working. Read more at the link in bio.

Likes: 164
Comments: 7
Views: 4,323
Posted: Jun 1, 2026, 6:07 PM
Caption: Every week on #TheConversation, our @dashaburns talks to the most compelling and sometimes unexpected power players in Washington and beyond. But for this special first anniversary episode, she turned the mic over to you … our audience. Dasha answered your burning questions, weighing in on everything from the most interesting under-the-radar character at the White House to why her news diet is a “hot mess”... with a few surprise call-ins from friends of the show. Watch the full Q&A at the link in our bio.

Likes: 3,294
Comments: 85
Views: 85.3K
Posted: May 30, 2026, 3:00 PM
Caption: Gov. Josh Shapiro said he can’t recall the last time he saw John Fetterman at a public event in Pennsylvania, sidestepping questions about the senator’s political future and whether he could complicate Democrats’ plans in 2028. “I haven’t seen him, and I’m at most things,” he told our @jmartroad. Watch Shapiro’s full interview in the latest episode of “On the Road with Jonathan Martin” at the link in bio.

Likes: 586
Comments: 203
Views: 13.6K
Posted: May 29, 2026, 10:47 PM
Caption: The White House grounds are being transformed into a full-on UFC fight venue as Trump prepares to host a made-for-TV match on the South Lawn in June. Our White House reporter @benjohansen6 has the details.

Likes: 685
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Views: 22.2K
Posted: Jun 5, 2026, 10:14 PM
Caption: In December 2024, Rob Field — then a top aide to Dem New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy — swiped right on the dating app profile of a woman who identified herself as Leah Andrews. After months of texting, he thought she might be his “forever person.” But around five months after they met, recorded videos of their dates and calls were posted online by conservative influencer Steven Crowder. The woman was not Leah Andrews, according to a lawsuit filed this week by Field, but a Florida woman named Alysia Gamble. According to public records and online videos we reviewed, Gamble was a former QAnon organizer, and her pursuit of Field wasn’t an isolated project. We identified at least three other instances in which Gamble went undercover to court men in an attempt to capture viral content later published online by Crowder or conservative activist James O’Keefe. Crowder’s media company did not return our request for comment, and O’Keefe, who is not named in the lawsuit, declined to comment. Read the full exclusive story from our @d.han at the link in bio.

Likes: 1,311
Comments: 888
Posted: Jun 5, 2026, 5:25 PM
Caption: Democrats are at each other’s throats about Graham Platner after his latest scandal. They don’t know what to do about it. The New York Times released a report with disturbing accounts from several of Platner’s ex-girlfriends, just days before he is set to win the Democratic nomination to face GOP Sen. Susan Collins in Maine, a critical Senate battleground. The report — on the heels of last week’s news that Platner had sexted other women while married — left Democrats torn. Some view him as their only chance to take down Collins. Others warned that he’s a loose cannon and there’s no predicting what other information about his past will spill into public view. What has already come to light, they argued, might already be enough to sink his candidacy, not to mention undermine the party’s core values. Read the full story at the link in our bio. 📸 Ryan David Brown for POLITICO

Likes: 95
Comments: 12
Views: 3,568
Posted: Jun 5, 2026, 12:42 PM
Caption: Should elected officials profit from crypto? Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says it’s “complicated.” “You don’t want to accidentally create any disincentives for people to engage in public office,” Armstrong told our @DashaBurns on #TheConversation. The debate comes as Democrats push for ethics provisions in pending crypto legislation amid scrutiny of the Trump family’s crypto ventures, which Bloomberg has estimated have added roughly $1.4 billion in crypto-related wealth to the family’s fortune. Listen to Armstrong’s full interview on this week’s episode of #TheConversation — link in bio.

Likes: 4,046
Comments: 478
Posted: Jun 4, 2026, 6:38 PM
Caption: Hasan Piker had an up-and-down election night Tuesday as he looks to convert his online influence into wins for progressives. But the popular socialist Twitch streamer is seeking to clarify how he views his role: “A lot of people think I’m some kingmaker,” he told us. “But I’m not a kingmaker — and I’m very clear about that.” Instead, Piker said his goal with campaigns is “just trying to identify wonderful candidates that are more responsive to the needs of the masses, and push for them, and get them elected. Connect them with my audience.” Read the full interview at the link in our bio. 📸 Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP

Likes: 538
Comments: 33
Views: 43.4K
Posted: Jun 4, 2026, 12:57 PM
Caption: EXCLUSIVE: Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong responded to JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon calling him “full of shit” as traditional banks push back against new crypto-friendly legislation on Capitol Hill. Armstrong told our @dashaburns he believes the bill’s crypto regulations will be “good for the banks” and that he was puzzled by Dimon’s harsh rebuke, in which the Wall Street figure criticized the legislation and lambasted the crypto industry’s aggressive lobbying. “I’ve got a lot of respect for Jamie Dimon, so it was kind of sad to hear that,” Armstrong said. Read more at the link in bio, and subscribe to #TheConversation podcast to hear the full interview — out Friday.

Likes: 586
Comments: 10
Views: 17.4K
Posted: Jun 3, 2026, 9:09 PM
Caption: Dem voters are playing it safe in the battlegrounds — and swinging further to the left in some safe-blue districts. Our national political reporter Lisa Kashinsky explained the key takeaways from the biggest primary night of the year. And what this means for the future of the Democratic Party. Read more at the link in our bio.

Likes: 4,401
Comments: 689
Posted: Jun 3, 2026, 11:23 AM
Caption: The Democratic establishment swung back in California on Tuesday. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass advanced to a November runoff in a better-than-expected showing in her reelection bid, while Xavier Becerra was in solid position to make the runoff in the race for governor — both blunting a surge of outsider energy and massive spending in the nation’s most populous state. While the governor’s race was still not called early Wednesday, and Bass still has a runoff to contend with, early results suggested the limits of anti-establishment currents that threatened for months to upend the party apparatus in this heavily Democratic state. Read more at the link in bio. 📷 William Liang / AP

Likes: 1,443
Comments: 301
Posted: Jun 2, 2026, 7:09 PM
Caption: COLUMN | The biggest threat to JD Vance in 2028 is Spencer Pratt, writes our Alexander Burns. The reality-soap performer has emerged as a disruptive force in the race for LA mayor, churning up the city’s inert politics with performance artistry, authentic grievance and high-tech vapor. The comparisons to Trump are inevitable and inadequate, considering the president was one of the most recognizable people alive before he ran. But who was Pratt, until he became a major candidate for high office? “And that is what Vance should worry about: Not Pratt himself, but the success of a screwball candidacy made from little besides artifice and anger,” writes Burns. Read his full column at the link in our bio. 🎨 Claudine Hellmuth/POLITICO

Likes: 912
Comments: 43
Views: 22.7K
Posted: Jun 2, 2026, 3:15 PM
Caption: AI ads and influencer payments are flooding California’s midterms — and 2028 is next. Ahead of this year’s elections, California thought it was prepared to regulate a new wave of internet activity on the campaign trail. But the novel tactics are exploiting glaring weaknesses in the state’s ability to check the fast-improving AI features and content-farming tools, according to campaign operatives, state lawmakers and election ethics experts. Former reality TV star Spencer Pratt is testing the state’s deepfake labeling rules in his bid for L.A. mayor on the back of fan-made AI videos trashing incumbent Karen Bass — and it might be working. Read more at the link in bio.

Likes: 164
Comments: 7
Views: 4,323
Posted: Jun 1, 2026, 6:07 PM
Caption: Every week on #TheConversation, our @dashaburns talks to the most compelling and sometimes unexpected power players in Washington and beyond. But for this special first anniversary episode, she turned the mic over to you … our audience. Dasha answered your burning questions, weighing in on everything from the most interesting under-the-radar character at the White House to why her news diet is a “hot mess”... with a few surprise call-ins from friends of the show. Watch the full Q&A at the link in our bio.

Likes: 3,294
Comments: 85
Views: 85.3K
Posted: May 30, 2026, 3:00 PM
Caption: Gov. Josh Shapiro said he can’t recall the last time he saw John Fetterman at a public event in Pennsylvania, sidestepping questions about the senator’s political future and whether he could complicate Democrats’ plans in 2028. “I haven’t seen him, and I’m at most things,” he told our @jmartroad. Watch Shapiro’s full interview in the latest episode of “On the Road with Jonathan Martin” at the link in bio.

Likes: 586
Comments: 203
Views: 13.6K
Posted: May 29, 2026, 10:47 PM
Caption: The White House grounds are being transformed into a full-on UFC fight venue as Trump prepares to host a made-for-TV match on the South Lawn in June. Our White House reporter @benjohansen6 has the details.

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