Jen Bendery
@jbendery.bsky.social
I report on Congress, the Trump administration and now authoritarianism for HuffPost.
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Signal: jbendery.41
Fascinating to see when Run for Something saw it's biggest spikes in people signing up to run for office in the past year:
November 14, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Fascinating to see when Run for Something saw it's biggest spikes in people signing up to run for office in the past year:
Okay last one.
20-min walk folks.
20-min walk folks.
November 13, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Okay last one.
20-min walk folks.
20-min walk folks.
There's too many to keep taking pictures of!
November 13, 2025 at 8:19 PM
There's too many to keep taking pictures of!
And... another one.
November 13, 2025 at 8:19 PM
And... another one.
Capitol Hill continues to have a strong anti-Trump sign game. Spotted this one on a short walk today.
November 13, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Capitol Hill continues to have a strong anti-Trump sign game. Spotted this one on a short walk today.
Its plaque reads: “In Honor Of Friendship Month: We celebrate the long-lasting bond between President Donald J. Trump and his ‘closest friend,’ Jeffrey Epstein."
At the bottom: “Voice Over: There Must Be More To Life Than Having Everything.”
A reference to Trump's creepy bday message to Epstein.
At the bottom: “Voice Over: There Must Be More To Life Than Having Everything.”
A reference to Trump's creepy bday message to Epstein.
November 13, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Its plaque reads: “In Honor Of Friendship Month: We celebrate the long-lasting bond between President Donald J. Trump and his ‘closest friend,’ Jeffrey Epstein."
At the bottom: “Voice Over: There Must Be More To Life Than Having Everything.”
A reference to Trump's creepy bday message to Epstein.
At the bottom: “Voice Over: There Must Be More To Life Than Having Everything.”
A reference to Trump's creepy bday message to Epstein.
Here a photo of the statue, currently set up in front of a Busboys and Poets cafe.
Anonymous activists put this up last month on the National Mall, but the Trump admin tore it down. It's baaaack, with a few "scars," as one of the activists told me.
Anonymous activists put this up last month on the National Mall, but the Trump admin tore it down. It's baaaack, with a few "scars," as one of the activists told me.
November 13, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Here a photo of the statue, currently set up in front of a Busboys and Poets cafe.
Anonymous activists put this up last month on the National Mall, but the Trump admin tore it down. It's baaaack, with a few "scars," as one of the activists told me.
Anonymous activists put this up last month on the National Mall, but the Trump admin tore it down. It's baaaack, with a few "scars," as one of the activists told me.
The 6 House Democrats who voted tonight to end the government shutdown (and who signaled it wasn't worth fighting to protect people's health care ). www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
November 13, 2025 at 3:02 AM
The 6 House Democrats who voted tonight to end the government shutdown (and who signaled it wasn't worth fighting to protect people's health care ). www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Trump is signing the bill to reopen the government at 9:45pm tonight
November 13, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Trump is signing the bill to reopen the government at 9:45pm tonight
One image that immediately jumped out when I opened some of these files:
November 12, 2025 at 5:38 PM
One image that immediately jumped out when I opened some of these files:
Even the Dem centrists at Third Way are mad about the deal moderate Senate Dems cut with Republicans to end the shutdown:
"We should not have surrendered until we received at least something tangible on lowering health care costs."
"We should not have surrendered until we received at least something tangible on lowering health care costs."
November 10, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Even the Dem centrists at Third Way are mad about the deal moderate Senate Dems cut with Republicans to end the shutdown:
"We should not have surrendered until we received at least something tangible on lowering health care costs."
"We should not have surrendered until we received at least something tangible on lowering health care costs."
I deleted a tweet from earlier about Sen. Markey saying he planned to vote against this deal "with every fiber of my being" because I misread the statement and it was actually from Sen. Merkley. My bad.
November 10, 2025 at 3:21 AM
I deleted a tweet from earlier about Sen. Markey saying he planned to vote against this deal "with every fiber of my being" because I misread the statement and it was actually from Sen. Merkley. My bad.
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), who cut the deal with the GOP to reopen the government + caved on demanding ACA health care subsidies be extended as part of any deal:
“Let’s be clear.... There is no one in the Senate who wants to see these tax credits extended more than me."
“Let’s be clear.... There is no one in the Senate who wants to see these tax credits extended more than me."
November 10, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), who cut the deal with the GOP to reopen the government + caved on demanding ACA health care subsidies be extended as part of any deal:
“Let’s be clear.... There is no one in the Senate who wants to see these tax credits extended more than me."
“Let’s be clear.... There is no one in the Senate who wants to see these tax credits extended more than me."
How you can tell the shutdown is getting to Trump now
November 7, 2025 at 4:47 PM
How you can tell the shutdown is getting to Trump now
We're at the point in the government shutdown where the entire Democratic congressional delegation from Colorado is urging the FAA to please let their state's biggest airport use its own funds to pay air traffic controllers.
November 7, 2025 at 3:57 PM
We're at the point in the government shutdown where the entire Democratic congressional delegation from Colorado is urging the FAA to please let their state's biggest airport use its own funds to pay air traffic controllers.
The story is that Trump made up stuff to try to take credit for falling food prices at Walmart, but also, this image our team made 😂
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
November 6, 2025 at 7:35 PM
The story is that Trump made up stuff to try to take credit for falling food prices at Walmart, but also, this image our team made 😂
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
HuffPost's front page right now 🍎
November 5, 2025 at 3:22 PM
HuffPost's front page right now 🍎