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David Halbfinger

@halbfinger

Politics editor for The New York Times, via Jerusalem, NYC, Hollywood, Atlanta. he/him/his. aka (at) halbfinger (at) threads (dot) net

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Astead (@asteadwh) 's Twitter Profile Photo

How Dem establishment used midterm results to clear field for Biden over evidence the public wasn't enthused about re-election was massively undercovered. It was also undercovered bc moves like the state order change were done under guise of affirming racial representation

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The most deeply reported story so far on Trump's second term immigration plans. w Charlie Savage & Maggie Haberman. Here's a gift link so you can read it without an NYT subscription: nytimes.com/2023/11/11/us/…

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Next in our reported-out 2025 Trump policy stakes series went up this a.m. and will be Sunday NYT front: the prospect of withdrawing the USA from or gutting NATO, abandoning Ukraine and a retreat from Europe. w/ Jonathan Swan & Maggie Haberman Gift link: nyti.ms/3uSNafa

Next in our reported-out 2025 Trump policy stakes series went up this a.m. and will be Sunday NYT front: the prospect of withdrawing the USA from or gutting NATO, abandoning Ukraine and a retreat from Europe. w/ <a href="/jonathanvswan/">Jonathan Swan</a> &amp; <a href="/maggieNYT/">Maggie Haberman</a> 
Gift link: nyti.ms/3uSNafa
Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) 's Twitter Profile Photo

With this homepage headline, the The New York Times perfectly summarizes the night in televised politics: "DeSantis and Haley Tear Into Each Other. Trump Enjoys Himself." Haley and DeSantis "called each other liars, while elsewhere Donald Trump faced a friendly town hall crowd."

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Tim Scott is traveling to Florida today so he can fly with former President Donald Trump to New Hampshire for the rally, where he will endorse him. nytimes.com/2024/01/19/us/…

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The Emasculation of Ron DeSantis by the Bully Donald Trump ⁦Michael C. Bender⁩ ⁦Nicholas Nehamas⁩ A last look back at a yearlong humiliation. nytimes.com/2024/01/22/us/…

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News: Trump met with Elon Musk on Sunday. Comes as Musk has been attacking Biden's immigration policies and signaling privately that Biden must be defeated in November. Not yet clear whether he'll write a big check for Trump. w Maggie Haberman Ryan Mac 🙃 nytimes.com/2024/03/05/us/…

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BLOCKBUSTER. Trump: 1. Calls Harris a “bitch” 2. Directs attack on top donor 3. “Disorientated” by Harris surge. 4. Says Dem “weird” meme aimed at Vance, not him. 5. Donors “rattled” by flat-footed response to Harris. Via Maggie Haberman Jonathan Swan nytimes.com/2024/08/10/us/…

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Scoop: US is pressing the UN Security Council to adopt a resolution that would enshrine President Trump’s Gaza peace plan in international law with little room for negotiation. w/ Adam Rasgon David Halbfinger nytimes.com/2025/11/07/wor…