By far the coolest part of the Texas Election Code is the chapter allowing astronauts, many of whom live around Houston, to vote from space. 🚀🌕👨‍🚀

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There's a special place in purgatory for politicians listing a broken press email address on a campaign website

14 years ago this week, I started full time in 30 Rock. First for @Morning_Joe, then @MSNBC, before @NBCNews, where I've been for a decade. So very proud of the work I've done, grateful for the incredible people here, and excited to cover another election. Midterms, let's go!

Because it’s back in the news, re-upping our party registration story from last week. Democrats have rebounded in party registration in swing states, and a lot of the “decline” was due to significant Democratic dead weight on the rolls.

This is somewhat obvious, but the people who leave the voter rolls are less likely to be voters (that's how you get purged!) So a lot of the "Democratic losses" in 2025 were from people who weren't voting anyways, and likely will have very little election impact.

Some voter file analysis with @janestreet. I think something that's been missed on reporting of the Democratic losses is just how much of that comes from D registrants *leaving* the rolls.

NEW: After years of steering voters to vote by mail, more Democratic groups are pushing their voters to cast their ballots in person. “This is the best way that we can get Democrats elected is if you vote early in person," said ASDC chair Jane Kleeb. By @janestreet & me nbcnews.com/politics/2026-el…

Scoop: Democrats mobilize unprecedented effort to counter midterm sabotage - “New Battlefield Project” will deploy tens of thousands of 'democracy protectors' - training will emulate ICE activists in MN – Pushing for early, *in-person* voting – Broader effort has included election integrity table top w/ *Hillary Clinton & Holder Me & @janestreet nbcnews.com/politics/2026-el…

Whistleblower says USPS system Trump ordered for mail ballots is flawed and untested @janestreet nbcnews.com/politics/electio…

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New from @janestreet: North Carolina state Auditor Dave Boliek recently met with members of the North Carolina Election Integrity Team earlier this month. The group is closely tied to a national organization founded by Cleta Mitchell nbcnews.com/politics/electio…

So this is pretty wild: A polling firm that came out of nowhere to show Francesca Hong with a 23-point lead over David Crowley in the Wisconsin primary has shut down and said its whole operation was bogus

i called a restaurant last night, intending to send a round of drinks to some friends. the AI assistant who answered the phone said it was a *wonderful* idea and that would not allow me to do it. "what about a gift card?" goodness just let humans answer the phone again

it's been a day nbcnews.com/author/jane-c-ti…

Did you know that @Adrian_Fontes and @CiscoForNevada are cousins? Neither did they until after they were both elected! nbcnews.com/politics/2026-el…

"California Secretary of State Shirley Weber, a Democrat, asked Mullin in a July 23 letter to share the information of anyone who gave the federal government private voter data, as it is a crime under state law. " nbcnews.com/politics/electio… via @janestreet

Like anyone who’s spent any time around politics, I have many Lindsey Graham stories. This is perhaps my favorite… I was covering Congress (Best! Beat! Ever!) for the NYT when the Mother Emanuel shooting happened in Charleston. It was summer, but I was wearing pants and a sweater that day because it was always SO freezing in the Capitol. Anyhow, news of the shooting came down, and the DC Bureau chief called me with an order: Get yourself to Charleston ASAP and glue yourself to Graham’s side. She wanted a piece on the senator grappling with the unimaginable. So I headed straight to the airport, arriving in Charleston with just my backpack and what I’d be wearing to work that day, and linked up with Graham. He had me meet him at a restaurant, where I told him I needed to shadow him for the next 48 hours. And he looked at me, with amused distaste, and said: “You are sticky. And you are icky. If you want to shadow me, go buy some nice new clothes—maybe a dress—and take a shower, and then we’ll talk.” (He was not wrong; I was sweaty and gross). So I drove to a local big box store, bought a dress (he seemed to have a strong preference for a dress), and spent the next few days with him, resulting in this piece (which, for reasons not worth getting into, ended up being fairly different than the original assignment): nytimes.com/2015/06/20/us/po…

Fact-checking Trump’s interview with NBC News’ ‘Meet the Press’ nbcnews.com/politics/donald-…

White House not happy with South Carolina. “We knew it was bumpy all along, never a guarantee. But the votes were there on the last vote and nothing changed." WH got no head's up from Gov. Henry McMaster that ground was shifting w/@janestreet nbcnews.com/politics/2026-el…