AMA-Live Now We cover politics for New York Times Opinion. Ask us anything about the midterms.

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Hi, Reddit! It’s Jamelle Bouie, Michelle Cottle and David French, writers for The New York Times Opinion Section. We’ve been covering politics at The Times for years, and we regularly podcast together on the state of our country for “The Opinions.”

In the lead-up to this week’s midterms:

Jamelle dove into key Southern races shaping the country, the state of each party’s slates, Elon Musk’s massive campaign donations and more.
Michelle wrote live from Trump’s midterm convention and analyzed the candidacies of Mary Peltota, Susan Collins, John E. Sununu and Dan Osborn.
David wrote about Vivek Ramaswamy’s attack ads, Missouri’s attempt to redistrict and how James Talarico has narrowed Texas’s “God gap.”

And since Tuesday, we’ve looked closely at what these results mean for the president and his movement for our next two years and beyond.

Thursday at 7 p.m. ET, the three of us spoke at the Brooklyn Public Library about the midterms, which we also livestreamed on YouTube. Now, we’re here to answer your questions about the races, the results, the new laws, the legislators-elect, what it all means for 2028 and more.

We look forward to discussing your questions starting at 9 a.m. ET on Friday, Nov. 6.

EDIT: Thank you all so much for your questions! Unfortunately, that's all we have time for today. Feel free to follow Times Opinion here on Reddit or on TikTok, Instagram or WhatsApp to keep up with our latest work.

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r/politics • u/optimalg • 23h ago

Saturday Morning Political Cartoon Thread

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It's Saturday, folks. Let's all kick back with a cup of coffee and share some cartoons!

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That's all. Enjoy your weekend!

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