Chief Washington Correspondent of The New York Times; On Washington column regularly in the NYT. Drummer. Occasional Coloradan. Author of "Confirmation Bias."
Washington, D.C.
Joined April 2010
- Tweets9K
- Following1.5K
- Followers40.7K
- Likes164
Carl Hulse retweeted
Reminder that Schumer only needs to win a simple majority of votes from his own party’s member (which would be 29 assuming Colom and Peltola win) — conducted via secret ballot — to be elected majority leader.
Carl Hulse retweeted
NEWS: The last Senate polls of 2026 from NYT/Siena:
From me and @RuthIgielnik
nytimes.com/2026/11/01/us/po…
Carl Hulse retweeted
It’s a rough way to close out a campaign.
With 3 days left to #ElectionDay, here’s part of the closing argument from @RogerMarshallMD.
#kansassenate
Carl Hulse retweeted
.@jacobbogage is one of the finest humans and reporters I’ve ever worked with, give him a follow
.@POTUS absolutely DESTROYS Fake News @jacobbogage:
"You are a SICK guy! Reuters is terrible, by the way. Look at this guy — he's way out of shape... You are disgusting. Put yourself in shape. You look like hell." 🤣🤣🤣
Carl Hulse retweeted
Given how much Paxton/Rs have tried to imply things about Talarico’s personal life, it’s a tough posture to now say Paxton’s personal life is off limits. Good NYT story here about the woman influencer behind the Paxton scenes.
nytimes.com/2026/10/27/us/ke…
Carl Hulse retweeted
Murkowski tells DOJ to butt out
Alaskans don’t need any help voting for their preferred candidates, and the State of Alaska has already handled this by clearly distinguishing the candidates on this year’s ballot. The Department of Justice should never have filed this lawsuit.
apnews.com/article/alaska-se…
Carl Hulse retweeted
OVERNIGHT: @SpeakerMcCarthy on Bloomberg TV in Singapore predicted GOP will lose the House. Blames new GOP leaders for keeping House out of session and working too little. Says a 2006 situation is underway in part due to high gas prices
Carl Hulse retweeted
The NYT has a full account of the attack ad using Amy Acton's mother, her brother's response, and the 1978 indictment of her stepfather on rape charges when she was a child
nytimes.com/2026/10/20/us/po…
Lame duck shaping up.
The Administration’s decision to reduce intel sharing to Ukraine & access to Starlink equates to aiding the invader & the war criminal who bombs cities. Does the Administration think it will get ANY support for the remainder of the 119th Congress? Their agenda is dead unless they change paths.
nytimes.com/2026/10/14/world…
Carl Hulse retweeted
Byron Donalds's financial disclosure forms have been significantly inaccurate entire time he's been in Congress floridabulldog.org/2026/10/u… via @Florida_Bulldog
Carl Hulse retweeted
Hard for me to imagine after McConnell/Garland any Senate controlled by one party will approve a Supreme Court nominee from a president of the other for the next few decades-maybe ever.
New —> Some Democrats don’t expect to fill a Supreme Court vacancy under Trump
BLUMENTHAL: "Well, given the history of Trump nominees, I think it is slim to none that we would support a nominee from this administration."
GALLEGO: "No, we’ve got to do exactly what McConnell did to us."
I asked SCHUMER how he'd handle a potential Trump SCOTUS nominee: "One of the reasons we want to do everything we can to take back the Senate is not let Trump put such horrible justices — MAGA justices — on the Supreme Court and the lower courts."
Court stakes are high in the 2026 battle for Senate control, as Alito admits he's thought about retirement.
nbcnews.com/politics/congres…
Carl Hulse retweeted
NEW: President Trump directly told Russ Vought to find the funds to finance the ads glorifying him. The agency’s general counsel and WH counsel both signed off on the move as legal. The president and WH chief of staff spoke to the DHS secretary. nytimes.com/2026/10/02/us/po…
Farmers and ranchers are hurting. “If you are growing something, you are losing money,” one GOP farm state senator told me last week.
Carl Hulse retweeted
A month ago today, I asked Hinson at the Iowa State Fair if it was time to end the Iran war.
She ignored the question.
Now the answer: “the war needs to be brought to a successful and immediate end.”
Iowans are being squeezed and shouldn’t have to foot the bill at the pump or the checkout line for the war in Iran. We need to use every option at our disposal to provide some relief from high prices.
That includes suspending the gas tax, pausing diesel exports, unleashing E-15 everywhere we can, reinstating the $1/gallon biodiesel tax credit, and creating a diesel relief program to help our farmers and truckers being crushed by the high costs.
While doing this, we should also ensure our highway trust fund is replenished, so that Iowans don’t suffer from crumbling roads and bridges while relief comes our way now. These actions to lower costs are needed ASAP, and the war needs to be brought to a successful and immediate end.
I am working every day to deliver bipartisan results for Iowans and I will work with anyone who is ready to tackle this challenge immediately.
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
Congresswoman voted against resolution to bring immediate end to the war 4 times this year:
clerk.house.gov/Votes/202685
clerk.house.gov/Votes/2026199
clerk.house.gov/Votes/2026282
clerk.house.gov/Votes/2026307
Carl Hulse retweeted
Amtrak so bad it’s causing flight delays now …
UPDATE: An Amtrak construction crew accidentally cut into a fiber line in New Jersey which caused a telecom outage and forced FAA to pause flights in the Northeast.
Right now:
- Flights are resuming at LGA and PHL
- Flights into EWR, JFK, and Teterboro Airport are paused
This incident underscores the need for additional funding to modernize aging infrastructure and prevent disruptions like this in the future.
Follow @FAANews for updates.
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
Amtrak stated the cut was by a New Jersey Transit contractor on NJ Transit property, not an Amtrak crew. businessinsider.com/faa-outage-new… nbcnewyork.com/new-jersey/new…
Verizon said contractors cut its cable running adjacent to an Amtrak rail line. reuters.com/world/us/faa-h…
Carl Hulse retweeted
You know it’s bad when Republicans are seeking a return to Carter policies
W diesel $6.57 in Iowa why doesn’t Pres Trump put an embargo on diesel exports like presidents in the 70s put embargoes on ag products bc food prices were inflated. High diesel prices ARE KILLING FARMERS INCOME #cornwatch #soybeanwatch
Carl Hulse retweeted
Supreme Court blocks Trump's plan to use the postal system to curb mail-in voting. Just two justices register dissent, Thomas and Alito. @AbbieVanSickle nytimes.com/live/2026/09/14/…
Carl Hulse retweeted
Scoop: NOTUS is doing a rebrand, take 2. From tomorrow, the outlet will become "The Washington Sun," after a trademark dispute scuttled its previous plans to be named "The Star" nytimes.com/2026/09/08/busin…
Carl Hulse retweeted
This is an amazing story by @sarahkliff: “I had every intention to pay, I was just struggling,” said Kellie Clutts, whom Sen. Marshall sued over a $129 bill. Clutts said the charge was from a postpartum visit after her daughter’s birth. nytimes.com/2026/09/08/us/po… via @NYTimes
