Jesús Rodríguez
@jesusrodriguez.work
Journalist @washingtonpost.com, writing political features. Immigrant, nosy, big-nosed.
“Democratic politicians have a problem: They are Democratic politicians. Where does that leave a Connecticut senator who’s been on the Hill for nearly two decades?”
A superb @karavoght.bsky.social profile of Chris Murphy, codenamed “The Vestryman” by Bannon www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
A superb @karavoght.bsky.social profile of Chris Murphy, codenamed “The Vestryman” by Bannon www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
Chris Murphy needs blue America to wake up
The Connecticut senator once looked like the future of Democratic politics. These days, he worries whether democracy has a future.
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October 29, 2025 at 2:39 PM
“Democratic politicians have a problem: They are Democratic politicians. Where does that leave a Connecticut senator who’s been on the Hill for nearly two decades?”
A superb @karavoght.bsky.social profile of Chris Murphy, codenamed “The Vestryman” by Bannon www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
A superb @karavoght.bsky.social profile of Chris Murphy, codenamed “The Vestryman” by Bannon www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
This whole paragraph in @maurajudkis.bsky.social's amazing story about SWEAT and THE SWAMP www.washingtonpost.com/style/of-int...
June 25, 2025 at 3:29 PM
This whole paragraph in @maurajudkis.bsky.social's amazing story about SWEAT and THE SWAMP www.washingtonpost.com/style/of-int...
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“Never did I imagine hands on me, and let alone being put on the ground,” said Alex Padilla, California’s first Latino senator, in an interview this week.
What did Sen. Alex Padilla get handcuffed for?
The California Democrat was muscled to the ground after interrupting a Homeland Security news conference. He wondered if it was worth it.
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June 19, 2025 at 5:20 PM
“Never did I imagine hands on me, and let alone being put on the ground,” said Alex Padilla, California’s first Latino senator, in an interview this week.
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Capital Pride is throwing a massive pride event on Trump’s doorstep as the administration advances decidedly anti-LGBTQ policies.
ED Ryan Bos says “this is not the time to retreat.” @jesusrodriguez.work
ED Ryan Bos says “this is not the time to retreat.” @jesusrodriguez.work
He’s throwing WorldPride in Trump’s backyard. Who’s with him?
Ryan Bos is trying to pull off a huge LGBTQ+ event in Washington during a time when not everybody is feeling comfortable showing their colors.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 26, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Capital Pride is throwing a massive pride event on Trump’s doorstep as the administration advances decidedly anti-LGBTQ policies.
ED Ryan Bos says “this is not the time to retreat.” @jesusrodriguez.work
ED Ryan Bos says “this is not the time to retreat.” @jesusrodriguez.work
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“You feel like you’re closer to the moon.” You won’t want to miss this great @jesusrodriguez.work meander along the Gulf of America or is it still the Gulf of Mexico? www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
Trump wants it known as the Gulf of America. How American is the gulf?
Oil! Rockets! Migrants! Margaritavilles! Meet us at the edge of a nation on the brink.
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March 17, 2025 at 1:20 PM
“You feel like you’re closer to the moon.” You won’t want to miss this great @jesusrodriguez.work meander along the Gulf of America or is it still the Gulf of Mexico? www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
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This gulf story has everything: a map-maker debating the name change, an oceanographer listening to whales, a Venezuelan mom on a gulf-side bus ride to an immigration appt — all bookended by Margaritavilles (Key West & S. Padre Island) and, of course, SpaceX. www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
Trump wants it known as the Gulf of America. How American is the gulf?
Oil! Rockets! Migrants! Margaritavilles! Meet us at the edge of a nation on the brink.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 12, 2025 at 6:36 PM
This gulf story has everything: a map-maker debating the name change, an oceanographer listening to whales, a Venezuelan mom on a gulf-side bus ride to an immigration appt — all bookended by Margaritavilles (Key West & S. Padre Island) and, of course, SpaceX. www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
On the Gulf Coast, no one’s really calling it “Gulf of America.” Is there anything American about it?
I went to Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, the border and the Margaritaville in South Padre Island, Texas to figure it out.
@washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
I went to Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, the border and the Margaritaville in South Padre Island, Texas to figure it out.
@washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
Trump wants it known as the Gulf of America. How American is the gulf?
Oil! Rockets! Migrants! Margaritavilles! Meet us at the edge of a nation on the brink.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 12, 2025 at 7:55 PM
On the Gulf Coast, no one’s really calling it “Gulf of America.” Is there anything American about it?
I went to Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, the border and the Margaritaville in South Padre Island, Texas to figure it out.
@washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
I went to Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, the border and the Margaritaville in South Padre Island, Texas to figure it out.
@washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
“My history will not be defined by this case,” Bob Menendez told me last January, choking back tears. @washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
Bob Menendez’s golden rule
The federally indicted New Jersey senator says he’s a man of his word. And he says he can still win.
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January 29, 2025 at 9:28 PM
“My history will not be defined by this case,” Bob Menendez told me last January, choking back tears. @washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
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Latinos like the Ramirez family were an essential part of the coalition that helped Trump retake the White House. But any future loyalty to the GOP depends on whether he can deliver on his promises.“Now, I’m like Arizona. I’m the pendulum.” @jesusrodriguez.work
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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January 20, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Latinos like the Ramirez family were an essential part of the coalition that helped Trump retake the White House. But any future loyalty to the GOP depends on whether he can deliver on his promises.“Now, I’m like Arizona. I’m the pendulum.” @jesusrodriguez.work
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“Call me Sarah.”
Actually, Sarah McBride does have an agenda
Sarah McBride, the first out transgender member of Congress, represents Delaware in the House, and has fielded attacks from fellow members such as Rep. Nancy Mace.
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January 10, 2025 at 9:03 PM
“Call me Sarah.”
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In her first week as a Member of Congress, Sarah McBride introduced a bill with Republican Young Kim.
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January 11, 2025 at 2:19 PM
In her first week as a Member of Congress, Sarah McBride introduced a bill with Republican Young Kim.
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Actually, Sarah McBride does have an agenda. I spent part of her first week — a week of many firsts — trying to figure out what it is. Don’t miss the *insane* takeout order that got her to Congress.
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@mcbride.house.gov @washingtonpost.com
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@mcbride.house.gov @washingtonpost.com
January 11, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Actually, Sarah McBride does have an agenda. I spent part of her first week — a week of many firsts — trying to figure out what it is. Don’t miss the *insane* takeout order that got her to Congress.
washingtonpost.com/style/power/20…
@mcbride.house.gov @washingtonpost.com
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@mcbride.house.gov @washingtonpost.com
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Don’t miss this profile by @jesusrodriguez.work www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
Actually, Sarah McBride does have an agenda
Sarah McBride, the first out transgender member of Congress, represents Delaware in the House, and has fielded attacks from fellow members such as Rep. Nancy Mace.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 11, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Don’t miss this profile by @jesusrodriguez.work www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
How a Bernie to Trump voter in Michigan thought about the election: the billionaire knew more about what it’s like for regular people than Harris
December 9, 2024 at 1:29 PM
How a Bernie to Trump voter in Michigan thought about the election: the billionaire knew more about what it’s like for regular people than Harris
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“Numerous Harris organizers believed it was failing to invest in mobilizing Black and Latino voters in the nation’s sixth-largest city, the biggest prize in the election’s most populous battleground state.”
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/07/u...
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Harris Staffers Went Rogue to Reach Black and Latino Voters in Philadelphia
Worried that the campaign was neglecting voters of color in Philadelphia and other battleground cities, organizers secretly gathered at a Dunkin’ Donuts and elsewhere to get out the vote.
www.nytimes.com
December 7, 2024 at 5:31 PM
“Numerous Harris organizers believed it was failing to invest in mobilizing Black and Latino voters in the nation’s sixth-largest city, the biggest prize in the election’s most populous battleground state.”
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/07/u...
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/07/u...
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Wondering what it’s like to go to the Supreme Court? I sat with trans teen L.W. during the historic oral arguments:
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L.W., a trans teen from Tennessee, has her day in the Supreme Court
The 16-year-old is among the plaintiffs in a highly anticipated case argued Wednesday. At issue is their state’s ban on gender transition care for minors.
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December 5, 2024 at 1:47 PM
Wondering what it’s like to go to the Supreme Court? I sat with trans teen L.W. during the historic oral arguments:
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This just isn't true. All of these are from months before the election, plus many, many examples from other outlets. And it wasn't just curiosity! It was accountability, skepticism, informing the public.
December 5, 2024 at 4:52 PM
This just isn't true. All of these are from months before the election, plus many, many examples from other outlets. And it wasn't just curiosity! It was accountability, skepticism, informing the public.
Sheeny, shiny, glossy Jack Schlossberg. @karavoght.bsky.social spent months talking to him and thinking about what to make of him. The result is this great piece capturing him in print amber like few others could.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/2024/1...
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December 5, 2024 at 3:17 PM
Sheeny, shiny, glossy Jack Schlossberg. @karavoght.bsky.social spent months talking to him and thinking about what to make of him. The result is this great piece capturing him in print amber like few others could.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/2024/1...
www.washingtonpost.com/style/2024/1...
yes. we need twitter levels of humor here
(me in a cave 40,000 years ago) you're gonna draw another bull, huh. real exciting
December 4, 2024 at 3:51 AM
yes. we need twitter levels of humor here
Usha Vance: an ex-Democrat who taught JD the ways of the elite and helped propel him into political prominence — but who doesn't say much about herself.
From @karavoght.bsky.social and I: www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
From @karavoght.bsky.social and I: www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
Usha Vance is a ‘powerful’ voice in JD’s ear. What will she say?
Usha Vance, incoming Second Lady, once guided JD into high society at Yale, where they first met. Now, just over a decade later, he will become vice president.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 3, 2024 at 8:28 PM
Usha Vance: an ex-Democrat who taught JD the ways of the elite and helped propel him into political prominence — but who doesn't say much about herself.
From @karavoght.bsky.social and I: www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
From @karavoght.bsky.social and I: www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
we used to be a proper country
December 2, 2024 at 3:44 PM
we used to be a proper country
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On election night, Donald Trump flipped Cameron County, and I knew I had to go back to the place where I spent my first days as a reporter: Brownsville. We traveled through the marshlands into Elon Musk’s Starbase to look at how he helped transform the region and its politics. nyti.ms/3B4IjuQ
How the Border County Where Elon Musk Is a Local Flipped for Trump
Mr. Musk’s rockets and presence have helped shape, and reshape, the culture and politics of Cameron County in South Texas.
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December 1, 2024 at 4:11 PM
On election night, Donald Trump flipped Cameron County, and I knew I had to go back to the place where I spent my first days as a reporter: Brownsville. We traveled through the marshlands into Elon Musk’s Starbase to look at how he helped transform the region and its politics. nyti.ms/3B4IjuQ
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On her first day canvassing for Kamala Harris in Pennsylvania, “I began to sense a dissonance between the celebrity-inflected exuberance of the Harris campaign and the bleak mood and raw divisions I encountered in the streets,” Julia Preston writes.
A Kamala Harris Canvasser’s Education
Even on my first day, I sensed dissonance between the campaign’s celebrity-inflected exuberance and the raw divisions I saw in the streets.
www.newyorker.com
November 30, 2024 at 4:38 PM
On her first day canvassing for Kamala Harris in Pennsylvania, “I began to sense a dissonance between the celebrity-inflected exuberance of the Harris campaign and the bleak mood and raw divisions I encountered in the streets,” Julia Preston writes.